Event Information

There are two ways to register.

1. Single undergraduate students can sign up individually and be assigned to a team.
2. Team of three to five undergraduate students can sign up as a team. The team captain should register the team on one form.

Registration this year will be limited to 50 total students, so be sure to sign up your team soon!

Individual registration form
Team registration form 

Mentors are available throughout the weekend to help teams as they work through the data. Make sure to follow us on social media to stay informed on the latest updates and for the chance to win prizes!

Students don't need to be present the entire weekend to participate. You may come and go as you please, but the building will be open the majority of the weekend if you wish to remain on site. All competitors must be present for the event kick-off on Friday and for the presentations and award ceremony on Sunday.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks will be provided throughout the weekend.

• Teams must be comprised of no fewer than three and no more than five undergraduate students.
• If members of your team drop out at the last minute, you may be merged with another team that is also missing members.
• Before downloading the dataset, you must read/sign the Proprietary Data statement. At the end of DataFest, delete all data from personal storage media as they are sensitive.
• Feel free to ask the mentors anything. However, don't expect them to write code or recommend specific methods. They are there to help point you in the right direction, but you’re responsible for getting there on your own!
• This is not an exam, but a collaborative competition.

Each team will present a five-minute presentation of their findings to a panel of judges comprised of faculty and data professionals from a variety of fields. Presentations are evaluated based on creativity, insight, visualization, and communication. There will be awards for prize categories, such as "Best in Show", "Best Insight", "Best Visualization" and the "Judges Pick".

• Each team will have five minutes to present their findings to the judges. This time limit will be strictly enforced.
• Each team will be allowed a maximum of three slides. Just three! 
• Your presentation slides must be emailed to id3a@k-state.edu no later than 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Allowed formats include PDF and PowerPoint. If you choose to use web-based tool like Google Docs or Prezi, please export your presentation as a PDF files as your submission.
• All team members should be present for the presentation, but not all team members are required to speak.