Data for Good Datathon

Join in Data for Good’s DataThon May 29-31 Are you someone who loves to explore data and wants to do good for the community? Want to work with some interesting & engaging data? Join us for this exciting DataThon organized by Data for Good at the University of Calgary. At this event we will be working with exciting data from the Calgary Distress Centre. This dataset features over 2GB of anonymized information about more than two million phone calls, dating back to 2003. You do not need to be an expert to take part, but you should have knowledge of or interest in social data, data analytics, visualization, programming, statistics, or data science. Bring your excitement, data skill, and desire to learn and get ready to dive into the valuable operational datasets that will be made available for analytics and visualization. This event is hosted by the Department of Computer Science of the University of Calgary. Where: 5th floor, ICT building, University of Calgary 856 Campus Place NW Calgary, AB When: Friday, May 29 – Sunday May 31 Friday 7pm-9pm: Distress Centre presentation & networking social Saturday 8am-11pm: Form teams & work with the data Sunday 9am-12pm: Breakfast, wrap-up, and team presentations. Register: https://eventbrite.ca/event/16602645961/ About Data for Good – Calgary http://www.meetup.com/Data-for-Good-Calgary/ Data for Good brings together leading data scientists / analysts with high impact social organizations through a comprehensive, collaborative approach that leads to shared insights, greater understanding, and positive action through “data in the service of humanity”. Data for Good leads a community of pioneering data scientists / analysts with the talent, commitment, and energy to open doors & inspire a new way of using the skills and tools of corporations & governments, to meet the needs of the NFP/NGO and social innovation sector. About Distress Centre http://www.distresscentre.com/ Through the provision of 24 hour support, counselling, and referrals to a myriad of community resources – all free of charge – Distress Centre ensures that everyone has a place to turn in a time of crisis, whatever that crisis may be. Built upon values of volunteerism, innovation and partnership, Distress Centre has an over 40 year legacy, creating lasting social impact as an essential service in Calgary’s network of care.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/data-good-datathon