# Logistics Overview

OHW26 will be in person at the [Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre](https://bamfieldmsc.com) on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. We are committed to providing an engaging and full experience for everyone and will strive to facilitate cross communication and collaboration across all participants.

## Time

OceanHackWeek 2026 will take place August 24-28.  The participants will be engaged in OceanHackWeek throughout the day.

**Detailed schedule is available on the [Schedule page](../schedule.md).**


## Channel of communication: Slack

We will use the [OceanHackWeek Slack workspace](http://oceanhackweek.slack.com/) as the main channel of communication before, during, and after the hackweek. You should have received an invitation to join this workspace. If you haven't seen it in your inbox, check your spam folder, or email us at *info@oceanhackweek.org*.

[Go directly from a channel or direct message chat into a voice or video chat](https://slack.com/help/articles/216771908-Make-calls-in-Slack), with screen-sharing capability. This will be particularly useful during hack project time.

## JupyterHub ("The Hub") and GitHub

For tutorials and project work we use [CryoCloud](https://book.cryointhecloud.com/), a community JupyterHub where we set up pre-configured compute environments.

- The Hub: [https://hub.cryointhecloud.com](https://hub.cryointhecloud.com)
- OHW GitHub organization: [https://github.com/oceanhackweek](https://github.com/oceanhackweek)

You need to be in the [`ohw26-participants`](https://github.com/orgs/oceanhackweek/teams/ohw26-participants) team **with your organization membership set to public** before you can log in. See the [FAQ](faq.md) for the short version, or the [JupyterHub preparation page](../../resources/prep/jupyterhub.md) for the full walkthrough with screenshots.

## Hack projects

See the [Hacking at OHW26 page](../projects/index.md) for more information.

## Getting Help

See the [Getting Help page](getting_help.md) for guidance and links to have your questions answered or connect with organizers with concerns.

```{toctree}
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FAQ <faq>
Getting Help <getting_help>
```