Schedule
Below is the tentative schedule for the event.
Note: Students are encouraged to bring to-go boxes to take food home in case we have extra
| Date | Time | Activity | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17th | 4:00 - 6:00 pm | Social event | Norris Louis room (Evanston)# | |
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| April 24th | 5:30 - 6:30 pm | Check-in & Registration | Lutkin Hall (Evanston) / UChicago location* | |
| April 24th | 6:30 - 7:30 pm | Keynote address | Lutkin Hall (Evanston) / UChicago location* | |
| April 24th | 7:30 - 8:30 pm | Competition problem statement announcement | Lutkin Hall (Evanston) / UChicago location* | |
| April 24th | 8:30 - 9:30 pm | Meet & Greet | Lutkin Hall (Evanston) / UChicago location* | |
| ————————— | ————————————- | —————————————— | ————————————- | |
| April 25th | 10:30 - 11:00 am | Check-in & Breakfast | Guild Lounge (Evanston) / UChicago location* | |
| April 25th | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Student teams meet mentors, work on their solution | Guild Lounge (Evanston) / UChicago location* | |
| April 25th | 1:00 - 2:00 pm | Lunch | Guild Lounge (Evanston) / UChicago location* | |
| April 25th | 2:00 - 6:00 pm | Student teams working on their solution | Guild Lounge (Evanston) / UChicago location* | |
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| April 26th | 10:00 - 11:45 am | Check-in & wrap-up presentations | Norris Louis Room (Evanston)** | |
| April 26th | 11:45 - 12:45 pm | Stop work & lunch | Norris Louis Room (Evanston)** | |
| April 26th | 12:45 - 1:00 pm | Presentations preparation | Norris Louis Room (Evanston)** | |
| April 26th | 1:00 - 4:30 pm | Students presentations to judges | Norris Louis Room (Evanston)** | |
| April 26th | 4:30 - 5:00 pm | Break / setup for panel discussion | Norris Louis Room (Evanston)** | |
| April 26th | 5:00 - 6:30 pm | Panel discussion on Careers in data science | Norris Louis Room (Evanston)** | |
| April 26th | 6:30 - 7:00 pm | Awards | Norris Louis Room (Evanston)** | |
| April 26th | 7:00 - 7:30 pm | Extra time to accommodate any delay in schedule | Norris Louis Room (Evanston)** |
#April 17th (Friday): Attendance in the in-person social event is optional. The event may be expanded to include tips and tricks for the DataFest, if interested faculty is found to conduct such a session.
*April 24th & 25th (Friday & Saturday): University of Chicago students can attend the event in-person either at UChicago (location within UChicago to be announced) or at Northwestern University. Northwestern University students are required to attend the event in Evanston.
**April 26th (Sunday): Students from both Northwestern University and the University of Chicago are required to attend the event in-person at Norris Louis Room in Evanston.
Mentors will be available to advise student teams at both the Universities at certain times of the day on April 25 (TBA)
Google map addresses
- Lutkin Hall, Evanston (April 24th 2026)
- Guild Lounge, Evanston (April 25th 2026)
Location at University of Chicago on April 24th & 25th is to-be-announced.
Louis Room, Norris University Center, Evanston (April 26th)