Vancouver Sports Analytics Symposium and Hackathon

Statisticians and sports analysts play a key role in helping organizations reach their highest potential. Many events within the field are currently geared towards industry members and the dissemination of information between these industry partners.

We want to create an avenue for students to gain the proper knowledge and experience, and to help them transition into industry in this growing field. We aim to give participants the vision, skills and inspiration to involve themselves further in statistics and sports analytics. We hope to attract students from across British Columbia from Simon Fraser University, Univerity of British Columbia, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Langara College, Capilano University, University of Victoria and University of Bristish Columbia Okanagan. Participants will test their skills in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Visualization, Computing, Operations Research, Design, Analytics, and Communications.

This will be done through the presentations by our speakers at the beginning of the event, to demonstrate what can and is being done in the field right now. Participants will then have the chance to work on their own projects with supplied data sets, mentors, and a live audience.