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Schedule

The Smart Data Hack will run from Monday 16th Feb to Friday 20th February 2015. The rough schedule is shown below (this is subject to change; keep checking back as we add details of side events!).

Locations

IF: Informatics Forum, 10 Crichton Street

G.07 Is on the ground floor of IF, just inside the entrance.

AT: Appleton Tower, 11 Crichton Street

AT 3, 4 and 5 are different floors of Appleton Tower.

AT 4.12 is the main computer lab on the 4th floor of AT.

AT 5.05 is the big computer lab on the 5th floor (also known as Computer Lab West).

Sponsors and data providers are invited to the lunch on Monday, to the Show'n'Tell session on Wednesday, and to the prize-giving on Friday evening.

Monday

TimeActivityLocation
09:00Welcome to the Smart Data Hack!IF G.07
09:30 Sponsor data and challenges

  • 09:30 Intro
  • 09:45 Skyscanner
  • 10:05 Information Services
  • 10:25 Bloomberg
  • 10:45 Coffee break
  • 11:15 City of Edinburgh Council
  • 11:35 Scottish Government Analytical Services
  • 11:55 Practical Action/Global Development Academy
  • 12:15 Democracy Club
IF G.07
13:00Lunch (hot meal)
Chance to talk to lots of new people.
IF Atrium
14:00Idea-pitching & Team FormationIF G.07
16:30 Tutorials:
Bloomberg API overview
AT 5.05 (West Lab)
Maps & Geo APIs
AT4 Open Area
Balsamiq UI Prototyping
AT 4.12 (Lab)
AT 5.05, AT 4 OA, AT 4.12

Tuesday

TimeActivityLocation
09:00Project space availableAT 4 and 5
13:15Lunch (pizza)AT4 open area
14:00Project space availableAT 4 and 5
19:00Bloomberg Pub QuizUshers Bar

Wednesday

TimeActivityLocation
09:00Project space availableAT 4 and 5
11:00Show'n'Tell
(You must attend this to get lunch at Mosque Kitchen on Thursday!)
AT5.05
Lunch (sandwiches)AT4 open area
14:00Project space availableAT 4 and 5
15:00Microsoft Coding CompetitionIF G.07

Thursday

TimeActivityLocation
09:00Project space availableAT 4 and 5
12:00Lunch (Mosque Kitchen)
(You can only get this if you took part in Show'n'Tell on Wednesday)
Mosque Kitchen
14:00Project space availableAT 4 and 5
16:00Google Technical Interview WorkshopIF G.07

Friday

TimeActivityLocation
09:00Project space availableAT 4 and 5
12:00Lunch (pizza)AT4 open area
14:00HACKING ENDS
Judging begins
Your team will be allocated a room on AT3, 4 or 5, and judges will visit you.
17:30Prize-givingIF G.07
18:30Congratulations you made it through the week! Drinks receptionIF Atrium