Dear colleagues, In December 2014, we announced our first RIPE NCC hackathon, and since then we had six. Looking back at these glorious events, we notice the results and inspirations they produced, and we are preparing for the exciting future. This article is a big THANK YOU to the community that made it possible: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/hackathons-are-awesome Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC