HPE & SAS Half-day Hackathon

 

Total Prizes of SGD 5,000

1. Each team to have 3 members. It is recommended to have a mix of team members to bring in various expertise and skills
2. Each team to have at least one medical practitioner as team. 
3. It is not mandatory to have a team formed in order to participate. If you do not have a team formed, do inform the staff at registration and we will facilitate in matching you with teams that are still looking for members
4. Teams should NOT reuse project problem statements that they have previously published or have been already working on for a long time. Teams are encouraged to propose new problem statements for the hackathon. A declaration is needed during registration.
5. There are different themes for the Hackathon which consist of challenges related to be addressed using data and analytics. More information will be provided later.
6. All participants are required to adhere to Covid19 regulations. E.g. safe distancing, wearing of masks etc.
7. Participants are required to use the SAS tools in their project but are not limited to the use of SAS tools only.
8. There will be cleaned data sets provided in the event. However, participants are not restricted to use the data sets as provided. Participants are required to adhere to the data privacy compliance of the organization.
9. External data sets used should be non-proprietary and open source that are freely available to all other participants.
10. Participants are not allowed to discuss with or seek for external help and opinions from parties outside of the event.
11. Panel judges’ decisions are final.
12. All participants are to maintain conduct in an orderly manner in full compliance with the rules & regulations of the venue. Unorderly conduct as deemed by the organizers and venue as well as any malicious use of the platform will result in ban and/or further prosecution.
13. If participants do not follow the terms of participation, the organizers may ban and remove participants from the venue and future events.
14. The data sets and other information provided to participants with regards to solving the data cases shall be used by them only during the duration of the event. Under no circumstances shall they be used for personal or commercial purposes outside the event format and activities unless stated otherwise. 
15. By registering for this event, you agree to also provide your work (analysis, methodology, source code etc.) to the organizers for them to publish.
16. PDPA: With the registration for this event, you agree that the organizers may present some of your personal data to 3rd parties with regards to the organization and conduct of the event.
17. PDPA: Photographic and film documents (recordings) will be produced during the event. By registering for the event, you agree to the recoding and publication of photos and film recordings in which you are shown within the scope of the event. 
18. The organizers reserve the right to cancel the event before the event is due to begin. Cancellations may occur due to unforeseen circumstances or at the organiser’s discretion. Participants are not entitled neither to the reimbursement of the participation fee, nor to compensation for other losses such as travelling expenses or hotel costs. 

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