Manuthon is a Hackathon initiative focused on Manufacturing. The main Italian Universities are involved in the organization of this initiative. The participants, (bachelor/master/PhD) students, have to work for two days non-stop (about 20 hours), arranged in groups, on specific challenges defined by the involved companies. ManuThon will be held at Università Federico II di Napoli May the 17^th and the 18^th. Some preparatory initiatives will be arranged by each of the involved universities. The goal of this preparatory initiative is to provide the students some tips on how prepare their self to the final competition.