Welcome to the Data I/O, where you'll explore real-world datasets, uncover insights, and develop impactful data-driven solutions!

📌Event Details:

📣 What You’ll Do:

✅ Work individually or in teams to analyze datasets

✅ Build interactive dashboards in Lovable (a vibe coder for creating intuitive, visual dashboards)

✅ Present your findings to judges from industry and sponsors

👥 Organized by: Big Data & Analytics Association (BDAA)

✉ Contact Us: [email protected]

Table of Contents

📆Data I/O Program Schedule

🕘 Event Timeline

Time Activity Description
9:00–9:30 AM Check-in & Breakfast Participant check-in, distribute materials, light breakfast + networking
9:30–10:00 AM Kickoff + Challenge Release Welcome remarks, event overview, rules, and dataset/challenge announcement
10:00–10:30 AM Workshop 1 (Databricks) Databricks-led workshop covering tools, setup, and getting started
10:30 AM–1:00 PM Work Block 1 Teams begin working on projects, mentors available for early guidance
1:00–1:45 PM Lunch + Mentor Check-ins Lunch break while mentors rotate between teams for feedback
1:45–5:00 PM Work Block 2 Main development block: modeling, analysis, dashboards, iteration
5:00 - 5:30 PM Workshop 2 (Judging) Go over judging criteria, what judges are looking for, key focus areas (runs simultaneously with Work Block 3)
5:00–7:00 PM Work Block 3 (Final Sprint) Last push to finalize projects, polish presentations, submit deliverables
7:00 PM Submission Deadline Teams submit final deliverables
7:00–8:30 PM Trivia / Games + Giveaway Light activities for participants while judges begin reviewing submissions
7:00–8:45/9:00 PM Presentations Submitted + Judging Final presentations sent in; judging occurs in parallel with games
9:00–9:30 PM Awards + Closing Winners announced, prizes awarded, closing remarks