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Vancouver Datajam 2023 News Processor Project

This repository is for the Vancouver Datajam 2023 Hackathon

Project title

News Processor Project

Project statement

Project team members

Team lead: Gabriel Queirozz

Mentor: Kristen Basaraba

Documentation:

Scripting:

Modelling:

Sanity checking:

Testing: Martin Woo

Hackathon Schedule

📅 September 22

6:30 PM: Online Opening Ceremony

7:00 PM: Project Release/Hacking Begins

8:30 PM: Activity 1: Datajam Trivia @ ⁠trivia

📅 September 23

9:00 AM: Online Hackathon Day 2 Kick-off

2:00 PM: Activity 2: Scavenger Hunt @ ⁠scavenger-hunt

7:00 PM: Activity 3: Data Science Trivia @ ⁠trivia

📅 September 24

9:00 AM: Online Hackathon Day 3 Kick-off

11:00 AM: Project Submission Due

12:00 PM: In-Person Check-In Begins @ Willowtree

1:00 PM: Presentations and Judging Begin

3:00 PM: Winner Announcements

3:30 PM: Networking Event Begins

6:00 PM: Vancouver Datajam 2023 Closing Ceremony

Event format: 100% online

Important dates:

Date Action item
Sep 13 - 17 Participants are let in Discord, teams are formed
Sep 18 Workshop day! Keynote: Making AI responsible with May Masoud
Sep 19 Project statements are released
Sep 19-24 Teams may work asynchronously (limited help desk support)
Sep 25 Keynote talks, help desk support provided during the day, project submission deadline, career panel. See speakers

Power up Saturday September 25 - suggested team schedule. All times in PDT

Time Action item
8:00 - 8:10 Land acknowledgement, opening remarks
8:10 - 8:40 Keynote: Role of Statistics in Data Science: Applications in Biomedical Sciences with Prof. Jemila Hamid
8:40 - 9:10 Keynote: How to use the tools of data science to benefit Indigenous peoples and organizations with Hannes Edinger
9:10 - 9:30 Keynote Q&A
9:30 Help desk opens up, teams work on their project
9:30 - 10:00 Teams brainstorm tasks for the day
12:30 - 13:00 Team check in: share exploratory analysis results
15:30 - 16:00 Team check in: teams discuss presentation format and preliminary results
16:00 - 16:45 Teams prepare their 5-10 minute presentation, teams ensure all code is documented and stored in GitHub
17:00 Project video submission deadline
17:30 - 18:30 Project videos released on YouTube. Vote for your favourite team demo!
18:30 - 20:00 Career panel
20:00 - 20:30 People's Choice Award presented. Closing remarks

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