Date
Friday, 24 Nov 2017 7:00 PM
Are you someone who loves to explore data and wants to do good for the community? Then join us for this exciting Datathon with the Edmonton Community Foundation and Canadian Mental Health Association – Edmonton 211, hosted by #Data for Good – Edmonton.
We are thrilled that we will be working with the Edmonton Community Foundation and Canadian Mental Health Association – Edmonton (https://www.ecfoundation.org/ https://edmonton.cmha.ca/ ). Bring your data skills and get ready to dive into the datasets that will be made available for analytics and visualization.
If you would like to participate then RSVP here on Meetup and you MUST also register on Eventbrite using this link … https://edmonton-community-datathon-2017.eventbrite.ca
Planning and logistics (i.e. food and space requirements) will be based on the Eventbrite numbers so it is very important that you register on Eventbrite .
Below is an outline of the schedule for the weekend with specific details included for each day. Opening Mixer
Friday, November 24th
7:00 PM: Doors open
7:30 PM: Presentation from the Edmonton Community Foundation and Canadian Mental Health Association – Edmonton
8:30 PM: Networking social, snacks and drinks
The evening will start with a presentation from the above two organizations. This will be followed immediately by social time to give all the participants a chance to meet each other and begin discussing projects.
The Datathon
Saturday, November 25th
8:00 AM: Doors open, sign-in and breakfast
9:00 AM: Review of Data and Objectives, begin data diving!
12:00 PM: Lunch
6:00 PM: Dinner
11:00 PM: Everyone goes home for the night
Saturday we’ll get to the data! Detailed information will be provided on the data available and the objectives of the Datathon. Participants will form teams and get started on analyzing the data. We’ll have meals and keep the space open until 11 PM for any late-night data divers.
Final Presentations
Sunday, November 26th
9:00 AM: Doors open, breakfast
10:30 AM: Presentation from teams
12:30 PM: It is a wrap; a successful Datathon in the books!
This is your chance to show what you have done with the data! Each team will present the analytics and visualizations prepared during the Datathon.
Other items of note for the weekend:
Each participant should bring their own laptop and software for data analytics / visualization. If you require access to commercial or other specialized applications please let us know in advance.
We do not assign you to a team. We want you to work with the data and objectives that you feel most passionate about, so come Friday with an open mind and be ready to learn.
• You do not have to work with the same team for the whole weekend. Again, we hope that you will find a project to work on to completion, but if at any point you feel like you want to change simply let us know.
You do not have to stay for the entire weekend to participate in the event. We hope that you will find a project you can dig into, but you are always welcome to come and go as you please.