Consider participating as a Visiting Consultant / Mentor

Spend an hour or two getting to know the students and offering your sage advice. This is an excellent recruiting opportunity; you get to watch students working in teams, under pressure, striving to understand possibly the most complex data set they have encountered. At other institutions, students have received internships and interviews that have led to full-time employment. Success at DataFest requires that a team have a combination of computational, statistical, and human skills, as well as the ability to communicate clearly and extremely concisely.

[Register here] to sign up as a mentor, or contact Robin Donatello at rdonatello@csuchico.edu for more information.

Financial Contributions

We welcome financial donations from individuals and businesses. Donations are used to provide food, supplies, and caffeine. Students can only work on this data while on site, so feeding them is critical! Contact Robin Donatello, rdonatello@csuchico.edu for more information on how to give.

Swag, giveaways, Prizes!!!

Pens, note pads, USB drives, buttons… Students love these and they help make the event fun. If we get something special, we can give it away in a “midnight raffle” to help keep the energy level high.