Datathon Webinar Now Available - Getting Started!

[Sarah_Miller]

Qlik Academic Program Datathon – There Is No Planet B!

Earlier Qlik  hosted a webinar covering topics of interest related to the Qlik Academic Program Datathon and HOW TO GET STARTED.  In case you were unable to attend the live session or would like to listen to it again, you may do so at the following link: https://qt-lss.s3.amazonaws.com/AP/Datathon/2022QWDatathon/Webinar_2022.03.03.mp4

Topics covered included:

• Overview of Qlik and the Qlik Academic Program
• Overview of Qlik Corporate Responsibility and Qlik.org
• Overview of the United Nations SDGs Summary
• Overview of the Datathon Challenge
• How to Get Started/Demo
• Additional Resources available to you
• Next Steps and Reminders regarding the Datathon eligibility, deadlines and submission details
• Review of PPT template – INCLUDING NEW FTP instructions!

A couple of key reminders:

• To be eligible for the Datathon:
• You must be a current member of the Qlik Academic Program
• Sign up here: qlik.com/academicprogram  
• If you have a team of 2 people, BOTH team members must register for the Datathon and accept the Datathon Terms and Conditions
• Register here: https://go.qlik.com/QlikWorld-2022-Academic-Program-Datathon.html

Submissions: You will need to submit your applications and slide deck using FTP.  Instructions on how to do so have been added to the Datathon Toolkit. Download a copy of the Toolkit via the link or read the new instructions below. https://qt-lss.s3.amazonaws.com/AP/Datathon/2022QWDatathon/Datathon_Toolkit.zip

Qlik UN SDG Datathon FTP Instructions:

• File Name Convention: University-TeamName-Challenge#-MM-DD-YYYY.zip
• FTP Site
• server name: ftpus.qliktech.com
• user: datathon
• password: j3uLg73h$
• port: 22
• Free Open Source FTP Clients
• FileZilla. Topping the list is FileZilla, an open source FTP client.
• Cyberduck. Cyberduck can take care of a ton of your file-transferring needs: SFTP, WebDav, Amazon S3, and more.
• FireFTP. This Mozilla Firefox add-on gives you a very capable FTP/SFTP client right within your browser.
• Classic FTP or WinSCP.

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