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Save the Date!  UD COVID-19 Hackathon

When: Meet-and-Greet: Thu, May 7th 4:30-6PM; 

            Hackathon: Friday, May 8th 9AM-6PM

Where: Zoom; stay tuned+sign up to Slack for connection details.

REGISTER here by May 6th

What: A Hackathon is generally a colocated event where people tackle specific challenges in small groups to produce rapid results that outline issues and promising approaches to solutions. At this time, COVID-19 certainly poses many challenges and it also forces events to online platforms. This online Hackathon organized by the UD Data Science Institute will focus on Delaware-specific challenges related to the ongoing pandemic. This is not an epidemiological hackathon. Rather, we will look at how the COVID-19 crisis and local response is affecting Delaware and Delawareans, including:

Within each of these three tracks, we will propose some hacks, but we also encourage you to propose projects (there is a dedicated slack channel for discussion of potential projects).

Who: The entire UD community!  You do not need any specific technical expertise to participate. Although technical skills are welcome, and some of the projects will require coders and data experts, some will require writers, graphic designers, sociologists, and generally enthusiastic people willing to help!


Resources:

Code of Conduct

Slack channel 

https://github.com/UDDSI/COVID19hackathon 

Schedule

Meet-and-greet: meet the organizers and the other participants on Thursday, May 7th 4:30-6PM.  This meeting is optional, but it is a great opportunity to ask questions about how hackathons proceed, about the three tracks, and about any project ideas you might have.

Hackathon: Participate in the event!  Friday, May 8th 9-6PM

9 - 10AM: Project descriptions and team assembly. It is important to join the event on time to hear all the project pitches and assure you can work on the project of your choosing and that suits your abilities and skills.

10 - 12:30PM: Work in groups. Each group will have a designated zoom chat room and designated mentors.

12:30 - 1PM: Group check-ins: groups check with their mentors. You will have the opportunity to check with your mentors on the project status, ask for help, and modify the scope of the hack.

1 - 4 PM: Work in groups.

4 - 4:30 PM: Prepare the presentations.

5 - 6 PM: Presentations: each group will have 5-10 minutes (depending on the number of groups) to present their work and results. Each group will be required to present their work, no exceptions! This is because we want to learn from your work and from what you learned!