Hackathon @ The OGTC

Have you ever wanted to get involved in a data hackathon…  First timer? Don’t know how to get involved? Not sure where your skills fit in?   The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), supported by Code the City, will be hosting a hackathon event using real data from oil and gas operators and service providers, with specific challenges to explore.   The hackathon event is an opportunity for data scientists, coders, developers, user experience professionals and those with data visualisation skills to work on these challenges with likeminded individuals in niche teams that will be formed on the day.   As an attendee you will have several unique opportunities, including: Exploring real data and address real industry challenges Applying your data science and other skills to a big problem Gaining insight into what others are thinking and offer your insight too Learning new ways of exploring the problem space with others in a facilitated process. Demonstrating specialist skills to the major data providers and industry partners who will be in attendance   The event will use real production data and through a process of initial exploratory data analysis, ideation and rapid prototyping, participants will develop proof of concept applications and solutions which may be further developed through to production.   This one-day event is being hosted by the OGTC at 20 Queens Road, Aberdeen and is limited to 20 participants.   This is a fantastic opportunity for participants to further develop coding skills and gain understanding of real industry challenges. Data Protection OGTC is committed to protecting the personal information which it collects and processes. During your visit to the OGTC, moving and still images may be captured by our CCTV, automatic video capture or photographers for the purposes of security or publicising events that you may be attending. Any personal information which you provide to OGTC during your visit shall be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy which can be read now at http://www.theogtc.com/site-tools/privacy-policy/   By registering for this event you are agreeing that you consent to the above.