Meetup Locations

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Virtual Participation

Not able to attend a meetup? No problem! Participate virtually and work on your own or form a team.

How It Works

Dive into data visualization alongside students from around the world. At the start of the marathon we'll unveil the data set and challenge you to design and build a project that creatively visualizes the data. You can work individually or in teams, participating online or at one of our in-person meetups. We'll be broadcasting workshops by data viz rockstars throughout the weekend. There will also be games, mini-challenges and more ways to connect with other students. Upload your finished project by the deadline, and then get to see what everyone else has been working on!

Competition & Prizes

We've lined up an awesome jury of leading data and design professionals to evaluate all the Marathon submissions and award over $10,000 in prizes. We'll have separate categories for Interactive and Infographic Design.

Jury

• Amanda Cox, The New York Times
• Andrew Vande Moere, Infosthetics
• Andy Kirk, Visualising Data
• Benjamin Wiederkehr, DataVisualization.ch
• Cesar Hidalgo, MIT Media Lab
• Greg Petroff, GE
• Jake Porway, DataKind
• Jen Lowe, Data Telling / OKFN
• Jerome Cukier, World Bank
• John Keefe, WNYC
• Manuel Lima, Visual Complexity
• Noah Illinsky, Complex Diagrams
• Santiago Ortiz, Moebio
• Stefanie Posavec
• Tom Uglow, Google

Who is Eligible?

The event is free for all participants. Students currently enrolled at the university level (undergraduate or graduate) can compete individually or in a team of up to four members.

FAQs

Questions about data visualization, meetups, registration, or teams? Check out our FAQs page.

Schedule

The weekend will go something like this:

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Contact

Interested in hosting your own meetup? Email Alexandra Pappas.

Have other questions, recommendations, or press inquiries? Email Charlene Manuel.