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PARTICIPANT HANDBOOK Hack.Sleep.Repeat + Win
SEP 7 – 9 #govhackwyndham
EventRoadmap……………………………………..……………………………………………Pages3-5 Teams…………………………………………………………………….……………………………....Page6 WellbeingatGovHack……………………………………………………………….………….…Page6 Photographyandvideo……………………………………………………….…..................Page6 Socialmedia…………………………………………………………………………………………...Page6 Securityandbuildingaccess……………………………………………………….…………..Page7 OccupationalHealth&Safety………………………………………………………………….Page7 Preparingyourvideo……………………………………………………………………………….Page8 Audio………………………………………………………………….……………………………………Page8 Submittingyourvideo……………………………………………………………………………..Page8 Submittingyourentry……………………………………………………………………………..Page9 Timeframestoregisterandsubmit…….…………………………………………………Page10 TeamCaptain………………………………………………………………….…………………….Page11 Receivingawards………………………………………………………………………………….Page11 Awards………………………………………………………….………………………………………Page11 WhatcanIsubmitasaHack?……………………….………………………………………Page12 Usingopendata……………………….……………………………………………………........Page12 Whattobring……………………….……………………………………………………………….Page13 Techandequipment……………….…………………………………………………………….Page13 Theotherstuff……………………….……………………………………………………..........Page13 Internetaccess……………………….…………………………………………………………....Page14 Food……………………….……………………………………………………………………………..Page14 Specialdietaryneeds…………….……………………………………………………………...Page14 Coffee……………………….…………………………………………………………………………..Page14
EventRoadmap Friday WyndhamCityCivicCentreopen6pm–10pm 6pm–Openingnight
OfficialopeningbyCRAaronAn. CRAnistheSmartCityPortfolioHolder,whichcoversnewandemergingtechnologies,knowledgebasedeconomy,innovationandentrepreneurship.HeisalsotheDeputyChairforFutureFocusedEconomyPortfolioandLearningCityPortfolio. 7pm
Competitioncategoriesarelaunchedandyourteamcanstartcreating.Thefirstnightisallaboutworkingtogetherinyourteamtocreateanidea.
- Findaspottosetupandmakeyourownfortheweekend.- Talktomentorsbeforetheyheadhome!Theyknowthedataandwillhavegreat
ideastogetyourstarted.- HeadtoHackerspace(opensat7pm)andregisterasauser(allteammembersmust
register).Onepersonfromtheteamcreatesateampage.ThiswillunlockalltheprizecategoriesyoucanenteratyourlocationincludingInternational,National,StateandLocalprizes.
- Spendsometimereviewing:o prizestoidentifysomecommonthemesofprizecategories o theOfficialDatalistwhichincludesfeatureddatafromsponsorsandopen
governmentdataportalso Identifythefocusofyourinvestigationandproject
- Checkiftheseprizecategorieshavedatarequirements.- Assignroleswithinyourteam–workingwitheachotherstrengths.- Deconstructtheprizecategory
o Thinkoutsidethebox–entriescanbeanythingagame,anartinstallation,avisualdisplay,astory,agadget,aboardgame,analyticalmodels,adatavisualisation,andofcoursesomegreatapps.Istherenewtechnologyyouwanttotryorperhapsthereisatoolorinsightyouthinkwillhelpgovernment?
o Judgesrewardoriginalityandideasthatmakedataaccessibletounderstand.o DesignThinking o Whatpainpointscouldyouresolve?o Whatotherdatacouldberelevanttothepainpointsorusers? o Mindmapyourideas
- Checkthejudgingcriteria- Ruleoutdatathatneedstoomuchworkorstartengagingmentorsforhelp- CreateanevidencerepositoryandaddthisURLtoyouHackerspaceprojectpage.
Start3
- Startaddingcontentevenifit’sjustphotosofyourworkingsfornow.(Whatisan
evidencerepository?GithubforthetechiesandGooglefolderorsimilarthatyoucanshareviaaURLfornon-techies).
- RecordURLsofdatasetsyouuseforsubmittingonyourprojectpage.- Askforhelp!Therearementors,crewandotherHackerswhocanhelp.
Saturday WyndhamCityCivicCentreopen8am–8pm
AimtolockdownyourconceptbymiddaySaturday.
- Reviewyourteamplansandassigntasks.- It’sokifyoudon’thaveanideayet–thementorswillhaveloadsofideasand
problemstheywantsolved.- Roadtestyourideaswithmentorsandpicktheirbrain.Roadtestideaswithcrew.- AskyourGovHackcrewtohelpconnectwithmentorsforideasifyouneed.- Consolidateyourmanyideasintooneortwogoodones- Datadatadata–howwillyouuseit,mashit,interpretit,presentit?-remember
torecordURLsofdatainyourHackerspaceprojectpageasyougo.- Startastoryboardofhowyouwillcommunicateyourideas- Whatcouldyoucreate/prototype/design/modelthatisachievableandwillhelp
peopleunderstandtheconcept?- Takesomephotosofyourteamormediathatwillhelpinyourvideoentry- Submitteamregistrationpageandnominateprizecategoriesby5pmdeadline!- Nomoreprojectpagescanbecreatedafter5pm.- Keepbuilding- RunyourstoryboardpastsomeGovHackcrew.
Sunday WyndhamCityCivicCentreopen8am–6.30pm Lastyear’scompetitorswillalltellyouthesamething…“ittookmeallafternoontocreatemyvideoandthenwehadloadingproblems…ArggghhPanic!”Onaverage,ittakesaboutanhourtoloadvideosonYouTubeandnewtechnologywhenyou’restressedtakestwiceaslongasyouwant…sofactortheseelementsintoyourday’splans.
- Settasksandactivitiesfortheday- Researchtoolsyouwillneedfortheday–checktheHandbook- Finaliseyourstoryboardscript.Whatmaterialwillfeatureinyourvideo?People?
Places?Prototypes?Data?–whatarethekeypointsorfeaturesyouwantjudgestounderstand?
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- Build,prototypeormockupitemsthatwillfeatureinthevideotodemonstrate
yourconcept.- Howwillyoufeaturethedata?- Updateyourprojectpagewithyourdatastoryanddatasets- Scriptforyourvideo- Arrangeforaquietspacetorecordanyaudio–aimformidday- Craftandedityour3-minutepitchvideo- Applyaudio- By2pmyoushouldbeineditingmodeforyourvideo- Getyourteampagecompletedtomeetallentrycriteria- AimtostartloadingyourvideotoYouTube(orsimilar)bynolaterthan4pm- YouTubegivesyouaURLlinkassoonasyoustartloadingyourvid–somakesure
yougrabthisandenteritonyourprojectpage- Finishandsubmitentryby5pm.
Don’tforgettolookafteryourself:takebreaks,eat,drinkandgoforanoccasionalwalk.Allowsometimetogetawayandfreshenup.Showersclearthemind!
TopTips
• ChecktheEligibilitycriteriaoneachprizecategory–someprizesrequireyoutousedatafromaspecificdataportalordataset.
• Don’ttrytodevelopconceptsthatwineveryprize,focusoncomplementaryprizecategories.
• Goodideasneedsleep–aimfor7hours’minimumontheFridaynightasSaturdaywillbealongday!
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Teams Weexpectthatyouwillbepartofateamalready,orwilljoinateamatthestartofthecompetition.Youcancompeteasanindividual,butwehighlyrecommendyoufindotherawesomepeopleandjoinateam.Thereisnomaximumsizeforateam.Thebestteamshaveamixofskillsets.Ifyoudon’thaveateam,speaktoJessorPreethionFridaynightwhowillhelpyoumeetotherGovHackerslookingforateam. WellbeingatGovHackWyndham Takingcareofyourselfsoundsbasic,butit’ssurprisinglyeasytoforgetoveranintense46hoursatahackathon.Hereareafewglaringlyobviousthingstobearinmind.
- Trynottogettoostressed.(Ithelpstosetrealisticexpectations,andtofocusonhavingsomethingreadytodemo–perfectionismandfeaturecreeparen’tyourfriendsatahackathon.Anddon’tforgettoback-upyourwork,toavoidanylast-minutepanic.)
- Stretch!- Makesureyoueatanddrinkregularly,andnotjustcaffeinateddrinks.Hydration
isimportant.- Takebreaks,gooutsideinthesunshine,tuneouttheworldwithheadphones.- Mealbreaksaretheperfecttimetotakearealbreak,makenewfriendsorget
freshair.- Remembertotakeanymedicationthatyouneed.- Trytogetplentyofsleep.(Wedon’trecommendbeingthatpersonwhoworksallnight
anddoesn’tsleep.Thisrecommendationmaybebasedonreal-lifeexperience.) Photographyandvideo GovHackissubjecttoextensiverecordinginvideo,audioandphotographicform.Byattending,youacknowledgeandacceptthatyoumaybethesubjectofsuchrecording,whichmaybesharedthroughdigitalmediainrelationtoGovHackevents.Wewillseektoaccommodateanyspecificwishnottoberecorded,butcannotguaranteeyouwillnotberecordedinsomeform.Socialmedia Twitterwillbetheprimarysocialmediaplatformthatwillbeusedandmonitoredthroughouttheevent.Questions,comments,mentions,andcatGIFscanbedirectedtotheNationalGovHackTwitteraccount,ortoyourlocalGovHackeventaccount.Pleaseuse:#GovHack#GovHackWyndham@GovHackWyndham 6
Securityandbuildingaccess Volunteerswillbeonsiteforeveryhouroftheevent.Afterhours,thebuildingwillbelocked.Aphonenumberwillbeplacedattheentrytothevenueifyouhavetroublegainingaccess. Neithertheeventorganisersnorvenueoperatorscanacceptresponsibilityforpersonalbelongingsleftunattendedonsite.Ifyoudon’thaveatrustedpersontolookafteryourbelongings,werecommendtakingthemwithyouifyouleavethevenue. OccupationalHealth&Safety OH&Sreferstothepolicies,procedures,legislationsandactivities,whichaimtoprotectthehealthandsafetyofpeoplewithinaworkplace.SpecificwaystolimithazardstoyourselforanotherpersonwhilstparticipatinginGovHackarelistedbelow.
- Itisimperativethatyourhealthandsafetyisnevercompromised.- Ifyouhaveanyexistinginjuries,informavolunteer- Ifyounoticeanyhazards,reportthemimmediatelytoavolunteer(e.g.water
spillages)- Minimisetheriskoftrippingbygettingavolunteertoplacegaffertapeover
cords,securingthemtothefloor- Placetablesandelectricalitemsclosetothepoweroutletswheneverpossible- Bendyourkneeswhenyoulift- Ifyoustarttoshake,putonsomewarmerclothesand/orslowdownonthe
coffee/RedBull Thinkbeforeyoulift! Manualhandlingoccurswhenyouarelifting,lowering,pushing,pulling,carrying,moving,holding,andrestraininganypersonorthing.It’sunlikelyyou’llhavetoliftanythingheavyatthisevent–doyouneedtobemovingthat?CheckwithaGovHackvolunteerbeforemovinganythinglargerthanalaptop. Firstaid Ifapersonisunconsciousorrequiresanambulance,immediatelydial000. Emergencyprocedures Detailsofemergencyprocedureswillbeintroducedtoparticipantsduringinductionandondisplaywithinthevenue.Makeyourselffamiliarwiththeseproceduresatanytimeyou’reonsite. 7
Preparingyourvideo
Animportantpartofyourprojectisthe3-minutevideoshowingyourhackinactionwhich
you’llmaketoshowoffyourprojecttothecompetitionjudges.
• Youareencouragedtoincludeyourteamname,eventlocation,teammembers,and
totalkaboutthedatayouhaveusedandyourdatareusestory.
• Videoscanbeamaximum3minuteslong.
• Yourvideoshouldnottakemorethanafewhoursoutofyourweekendifyoukeepit
simple.
• Werecommendyoumakeastoryboardtohelpplanyourvideo
• Thepreferredmethodistouseascreencapturewithavoice-overnarration
explainingyourhack,whyyoucreatedit,andwhatisbeingshowninthevideo.
Rememberthatthejudgingpanelisviewingthevideosinisolationandmaynothave
anycontextaroundyourproject.
• Youmaymixinotherelementswiththescreencast,suchasfootagedemonstrating
theissuesyourhackaddresses,interviews,liveactionmaterialandactors(ieteam
membersandwillingfriends)you’vefilmed,etc–butbeawarethatvideosthatdon’t
primarilyfocusonshowingoffthehackitselfwillnotbeasusefulasonesthatdo.
HEADTOhttps://govhack.org/handbook/competition/prepare-your-video/
formoreinformation.
Audio
Manyexperiencedvideoproducerswilltellyouthataudiocanbemoreimportantthanthe
visualsinavideo.Makesureyougivesomethoughttohowyoucandothispartwell.
• Findaquietplacetorecordaudio.
• Scriptsoftenneedtoberecordedseveraltimestofitwiththevideofootageand
editedaccordingly.
• Musicisanicetouchbutmakesureyouarelicensedtousethecontent
Submittingyourvideo
• Makesureyouallowatleast1hourtosubmityourvideobeforethedeadline.
• AssoonasyouhavetheURLtothevideo,addthistoyourProjectPage.
• RememberyoumusthavetheactualURLofthevideoonyourprojectpageand
notalinktoanotherwebsitewhereyouhaveembeddedthevideo.Thisisan
importantelementusedtovalidatethevideowassubmittedbeforethedeadline.
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Submittingyourentry
Hackerspace(openonFriday7thSep,at7pm)istheOfficialGovHackcompetition
submissionsiteandallowsyoutosubmitallcomponentsrequiredforyourteam’sGovHack
entry. Note:submissionelementsandtimesaresystemcontrolledsonoextensionsareavailable!Teamsarerequiredtosubmitthefollowingaspartoftheircompetitionentryon
Hackerspace:
• RegisterallteammembersinHackerspace
o Allteammembersmustberegisteredasauserwiththeiremail.Thisensures
yougetaninvitetoawardsnightsandsoyoucanreceiveanyawardsyoumay
win.
• Adescriptiveprojectpagemustbecreatedforeachproject
§ TeammembersandTeamCaptain
§ ProjectDescription
§ Animagethatbestcapturesyourconcepte.g.alogoorImage.
§ NominatePrizeCategories–nominateformultipleprizesandfromalllevelsof
competitionthatyoucanviewincludingInternational,National,Regionaland
Localprizes.CheckyoufulfillanyspecialPrizecategoryeligibilitycriteriasuch
asaspecificdataset.
§ NominateforTeamawardsavailablethisyear
• Recorddataused–ForeachsignificantdatasetyouuserecordtheURLand
explainhowthisdatawasusedinyourentry.Foreachprizecategory,you
nominatemakesureyoucheckforanyspecificdatareuseeligibilityrequirements
andrecordthedata.Thisfieldwillbeusedtovalidatetheeligibilityofyourentry.
• EvidenceRepositoryURL(Mandatory)Thisisyourproofofconcept.Youmustprovide
evidenceofyourworkovertheweekendanycode,graphics,plans,drawings,data
analysisandcleansing,mashups,applications,websiteURLs,models,photosofeach
stagetocreateyourartisticrepresentations.Submitalinktoadigitalrepositorysuch
asaGoogleDriveorDropboxsharedfolder(public)oraGitrepositorysuchaspublic
GitHuborpublicBitBucket
• Amaximum3-minuteVideoentry(Mandatory),mustsubmitactualVideoURLnotlink
toanotherwebsite.Thisisavideopitchofyourentrythattellsastoryofhowyou
havereuseddata.Thevideoshoulddemonstrateyourhackconcept,thebenefitsor
valuetheconceptcouldachieveandwherepossibleintroduceyourteam.Themost
commonmethodistouseascreencast,withavoice-overnarration.§ Note:Judgeswillstopwatchingvideosafter3minutes
• DemoURL(Optional)Ifjudgescanseeandplaywithitthatisuseful,butthisis
aminorcomponentofthejudging. 9
Timeframestoregisterandsubmit:
• 7pmFridayLocaltime–Hackerspaceopensandprizecategoriesareannouncedforyourregion
• 12pmSaturdayLocaltime–allcompetitorsmustregisterasauseronHackerspace.• 5pmSaturdayLocaltime–ATeamProjectPageandyourprizecategorynominationmust
becompletedinHackerspace.RecordallyourteammembersonyourprojectpageandtheURLtoyourevidencerepository(proofofconcept).Nonewprojectspagescanbecreatedafterthistime.Youarestillabletoedityourprojectpageafterthistime.
• 3pmsunday–finaliseyourprojectpageincludingtheURLofdatasetsandhowyouhaveusedthedata.
• 4pmSundayLocaltime–YourvideoshouldbefinalisedandaURLlinkingtoyourvideocreatedtoloadonyourProjectpage.ItmaytakesometimeforyourvideotoloadonceyouhavestartedtheprocessbutgettheURLenteredonyourpage.
• 5pmSundaylocaltime–YouMUSThaveallpartsofyourcompetitionentrysubmittedby5:00pmLocaltime.
• Adescriptiveprojectpage • Prizecategoriesnominated • Dataused–URLs • EvidenceRepositoryURL • VideoURL • DemoURL(Optional)
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TeamCaptain
• EachteammustnominateonepersonontheirHackerspaceprojectpageastheirTeamCaptainandprovidecontactdetails.(GovHackdoesnotacceptjointCaptains)
• TheTeamCaptainwillbethecontactforGovHackorganiserstocoordinatedistributionofprizesaftertheevent.
• Prizemoneymustbeevenlysplitbetweenallteammembersofwinningteams.• Ifallmembersofyourteamareunder18thenpleasenominateaguardianorthe
LocalEventOrganizerwhowillfacilitatethepurchaseofvoucherstosplitwinningsamongsttheteam.
• TeamcaptainmustbeavailabletoflytorepresenttheirteamattheNationalRedCarpetawards.
ReceivingAwards
• SomelocalprizesmaybehandedoutontheSundayafternoon,butmostprizeswillbeannouncedatstateAwardsnightsortheNationalRedCarpetAwards.
• AfterGovHack,alimitednumberofparticipantswhodemonstraterealGovHackSpiritandalimitednumberoffinalistswillbechosentoflytotheawards.Moredetailstobeadvisedafterthemainevent.
• TheRedCarpetAwardspresentagreatopportunitytocelebrateallthecleverprojectsfromaroundthecountrywithsponsors,agencies,mediaandsomehighprofilespecialguests!
• FollowingtheRedCarpetAwards,thecaptainofeachwinningteamwillreceiveanonlineprizeclaimform.Thisformwillfacilitateelectronicfundstransferoftheprize.
Awards
• Cashprizesareuptothevaluestatedontheprize.GovHackreservestherighttoamendthevalueofcashprizesifeventrunningcostsexceedthetotalsponsorshipcollected.
• Prizesmaybesplitbetweenmultipleteams.• GovHackeventsarerunbyvolunteerswiththegeneroussupportofSponsorship.
SponsorshipfundsareusedtofundtheamazingeventsyouattendincludingGovHackConnections,GovhackcompetitionweekendandthestateandNationalawardsnights.Thisincludestheamazingfoodandbeveragesyouconsumeover46hours!!
• Anychangestoprizevalueswillbecommunicatedtowinners.• UnlessotherwisestatedallcashawardsareadministeredbytheGovHackGlobal
Operationsteam.• DevelopmentPrizesareadministeredbythesupportingsponsor.Yourlocalevent
hostwillprovideyouwithinformationonhowtoclaimyourprize.• Anyvouchersorhardwaredetailedasanawardwillbeissuedattherelevant
Awardsnight.• GovHackreservestherighttonotissueanawardifEligibilitycriteriaofthe
competitionortheprizecategoryisnotmet. 11
WhatcanIsubmitasahack? AHackiswhenyoutakesomethingandmakeitbetter!Thisisanopendatacompetitionsoyouneedtoreuseofficialopendatainacleverandcreativeway. Entriescouldinclude,art,jewellery,adigitalsign,aboardgame,historicfilmpieces,avirtualrealitygame,internetofthings(IOT),adigitalsensordisplay,a3Dmodel,avisualisationofdata,aninformedarticleandofcoursesomeamazingwebapps!Weonlylimityoutoyourimagination. Prizecategoriescanhelpprovideinspirationtoshapeyourideas,ascanmentorssodon’tbeafraidtotapintotheresourcesonhandforideas. It’sonly46hours,somanyofconceptsenteredareprototypes,mockups,models,smallerscaleartworksandevenengineeringdesignconceptsfromourmakercommunity.Ofcourse,wehavehadsomeverycraftyteamsdeliverdemosandliveappswithinthetimeframe. Yourproofofconceptsshouldbeshowcasedinsomewayinyourprojectpageand3minutevideosubmission. UsingOpenData YouwillfindthelistofOfficialdataavailablefortheGovHackcompetitionintheOfficialDatasetslistondata.gov.au.Youmustuseatleastoneofficialdatasettobeeligibleforprizes.OfficialdataincludesindividualdatasetsfeaturedandalldatadiscoverableonofficialGovernmentdataportalsthatarepublishedontheOfficialDatasetlist. YouwillneedtoRecordtheURLofthemostprominentdatayouhaveusedonyourHackerspaceprojectpage.Rememberjudgeslovetoseetheirdatareused. Foreachprizecategory,youenter,pleasechecktheeligibilityrequirementstoseeifanyspecificdataneedstobereusedtomeetjudge’scriteria.TomaximizeyourchancestowinNationalandLocalprizeswerecommendyoumashupNationalandLocalofficialdata,givingyouachanceinasmanycategoriesaspossible. Somedatasetslistedondataportalsmayhaveadditionalresourcesavailablewithfurtherinformationonhowtousethedataorothersupportingmaterial.Youareencouragedtodownloadandusetheseresources. Severalcompetitiongoalsrequireentriesmustuseatleastoneofthedatasetsprovidedforthiscontest,butyouarefreetousedatafromtheofficialGovHacklistorotherdatasetsiftheirlicensingtermspermitusageforthispurpose.Youmayalsouseanypubliclyaccessiblewebservicesifitdoesnotincurafinancialcosttouse(privateandsubscriptionAPIsareprohibitedduetolicensingissuesandbarriertoentry). 12
Youcannotusedatayouaretheauthorityorasubjectmatterof..That’snotinthespiritofthecompetition. Whattobring ThemostimportantthingistobringyourGovHackSpiritoffun,friendshipandhelpingothers!GovHackisafriendlycreativeenvironment. Techandequipment Mostparticipantsformteamsandworktogetherandallocatedifferenttaskstodifferentteammembers.Forinstance,youmaybegreatatideatingandcreatingamarketingpitchthroughastoryboard.Anotherteammembermayminedatafortheconceptssoneedsacomputerandsomeoneelsecouldfocustheirenergyonelementsofawinningvideo.Sonoteveryoneneedsalaptop. Herearesomeofthethingswe’veseenpeopleusingatGovHack.
• Laptop• Mouseandmousepad• Adaptorsandpowercables(somemaybesupplied)Headphones• USBthumbdrives,externalharddrivesPhoneandcharger• DrawingtabletandstylusBluetoothadapter• USBhub• Cameraorvideoequipment–althoughnotrequired• Wi-fidongle–notrequiredasvenuehaswifi,howeverpleaseremembertheremay
beahighvolumeofusersatcriticaltimes.• IdentificationorProofofAgecard
Pleaselabelyourbelongingssowecanreturnthemtoyouifyouleavethembehind. Can I leave equipment at the venue overnight?Wediscourage this, however recognise somepeopleliketohavetheirmonitorattheevents.PleasebeawarethatyoudothisatyourownriskandGovHackacceptsnoresponsibilityforanypossessionsleftunattendedatthevenue. Theotherstuff GovHackisgreatfun,butitcanalsobeanintenseandstressfulweekendattimes.Bringwhatyouneedtostayproductiveandcomfortable. • Comfortableclothing• Uggboots,fuzzysocks
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• Ajumper• Musicorpodcasts• Anydatayou’vedownloadedfortheevent,ornotesyou’vemade• Yourfavouritesnacksanddrinks(we’llprovidemainmealsandhealthysnacks!)• Awaterbottle• Glasses,ifyouneedthemforreadingscreens• Pen,paper,post-its,notebook,colouredmarkers,yourstationerydrawerBusiness
cards• AnymedicationsyoumayneedYourwalletandkeys
Internetaccess
WyndhamCitywillprovidefreeWiFi.DetailsforhowyoucanconnecttotheWiFiwillbeprovidedatyoureventlaunch.YourWiFiusage,includingcontentdownloads,maybemonitoredaspartofgeneralvenuesecurity,sopleaseusetheaccessprovidedwithrespectandavoidanyillegalbehaviour.PleasemakesurethelaptopsorcomputersyoubringcanconnectviaWiFi,orthatyoubringaWiFidongle.Hardwiredconnectionsarenotavailableatvenues.Pleasebeawarethatduringpeakperiods(4to5pmSunday)internetconnectivitymaybeslow.Pleaseplanaccordingly.
Food
AtWyndhamGovHackwe’llbetakingcareofyourfoodwhileyou’reatGovHack,soallyouneedtobringalongareanysnacksyouwant.
§ Friday:Supper(fingerfood) § Saturday:Breakfast,lunch,dinner § Sunday:Breakfast,lunch
SpecialDietaryneeds
Ifyouhaveanyspecialdietaryneeds,letusknowontheticketregistrationform(orcontactus,ifyouforgottowhenyouregistered)We’lldoourbesttotakecareofyou.Vegetarian,veganandgluten-freeoptionswillbeavailableforparticipantsthathaveadvisedus,butwedoneedtoknownumberssowecanmakesurethereisenoughforeveryone.
Coffee
WyndhamCitywillhaveabaristaonsiteonSaturdayandSundayfortwohoursinthemorningandtwohoursintheafternoon.
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Headtohttps://govhack.org/handbook/formoreinformationincludingtheGovHackToolkitwithlinksto:
• Anatomyofaproject• Datascience• DatavisualisationGeographicdata• Graphdatabases• Kidswhocode• Makingmaps• Mobiledev• Projecthosting• Scraping• Unstructureddata• Workingwithtabulardata
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