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SUMMARY:U.N. Datathon with the ADSN
DESCRIPTION:What do you get when you throw a group of people together who don’t know each other\, who come from different backgrounds and disciplines\, and give them a tight deadline to solve a difficult and challenging problem? \nThe answer: The U.N. Datathon\, hosted by the Australian Data Science Network (ADSN). \nThe ADSN hosted seven U.N. Datathon teams over four days (3-6 November) at the QUT Centre for Data Science in Brisbane. An eighth ADSN team competed together at the Melbourne Centre for Data Science. \nRather than having teams of people who already know each other enter the competition\, the ADSN asked people to submit individual expressions of interest to take part in the event. The ADSN then took all those EOIs and put together teams of people from different universities and organisations\, and with varying level of experience. \nOne of the main aims of the ADSN is to get different centres and universities talking and working together. On a different scale\, that was the goal for the ADSN in creating these teams of people who didn’t know each other – and it appeared to work brilliantly!  After just four days\, they left with new friends and new connections\, knowing they had come together in a short amount of time to attack a challenging problem. Each of the teams tackled a different U.N. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). \nThe ADSN would especially like to acknowledge the QUT Centre for Data Science and its Director\, Distinguished Professor Kerrie Mengersen\, for hosting and for financial support of this event. CDS provided travel grants to many of the participants and provided several meals\, along with snacks for the whole weekend. \nThe ADSN hopes to continue doing U.N. Datathon events in the years to come with even more teams! \nHighlights of the ADSN Event at the QUT Centre for Data Science in Brisbane \n\nFriday evening Opening Ceremony and Networking Event at QUT\nThree days of intense problem solving. The Centre was open from 6 am to 11 pm on Saturday\, Sunday and Monday\nSaturday and Sunday morning brekky BBQs\nSunday Pizza night\nHosting teams from all these different universities & organisations\n\nQUT Centre for Data Science\nMelbourne Centre for Data Science & The University of Melbourne\nMonash Data Futures Institute & Monash University\nSydney Precision Data Science Centre & the University of Sydney\nThe University of Adelaide\nUNSW Data Science Hub & UNSW\nWestern Sydney University\nNSW Ministry of Health\nUniversity of Wollongong\n\n\n\nOur official video greeting for the U.N. Datathon global opening ceremony
URL:https://australiandatascience.net/event/un-datathon-adsn/
LOCATION:QUT\, Queensland University of Technology\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, 4000\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Australian Data Science Network":MAILTO:info@australiandatascience.net
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