Event Sponsors

We would like to give a special thanks to the faculties, units, companies and organizations that have supported the Hackathon!

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	The CSS has generously agreed to help sponsor this event. The CSS represents all things robots and all things Cognitive Systems at UBC. For more information about the CSS and their many events, check out their website or their facebook page.
	Through its ongoing support for learning analytics, and through sponsorship, the UBC Faculty of Arts has directly contributed to bringing about this first hackathon event.
	UBC’s Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology (CTLT) has offered vital feedback and assistance as well as sponsorship. In particular, we thank Dr. Ido Roll and Leandro Collares for their time and energy on this event.
	A huge thankyou to Tableau software, data visualizers extraordinaire, for their contribution of student software licenses, raffle prizes and catering sponsorship.
	We are grateful to the UBC Faculty of Science for their support and financial sponsorship. In particular, Dr Megan Butler (Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative & UBC Biology Program) and Dr. Noureddine Elouazizi (Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology and Science Centre for Learning and Teaching) have provided important assistance and contributions to making the event a success.
	VIVA‘s financial support comes in addition to the great training and event planning they do to support visual analytics in greater Vancouver.
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	This hackathon event is organized with advice and conceptual support from the Society for Learning Analytics Research.