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PARTICIPANT HANDBOOK Hack.Sleep.Repeat + Win

SEP 7 – 9 #govhackwyndham

Wyndham CityCivic Centre
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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

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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

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- 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,[email protected]