Online entries are invited for the Global Climate Change Dataset Upload Contest by IEEE Data Port. Win exciting cash prizes of Rs. 16.5 Lakhs; Check the details below!
About IEEE Data Port
IEEE DataPort is a globally accessible data platform developed and offered by IEEE that provides significant benefits to researchers, data analysts, and the global technical community.
About Global Climate Change Dataset Upload Contest
IEEE’s mission is to advance technology for the benefit of humanity, and today, climate change is one of the most significant threats to humanity. This is why IEEE DataPort is focused on making research in this area available so the global technical community can do what it does best – innovate for the greater good. To that end, IEEE DataPort is hosting a dataset upload contest specifically for research focused on evaluating the impact of and finding solutions for climate change.
- This dataset upload contest is designed to encourage authors and researchers to bring their climate change research to the forefront of the global technical community.
- Anyone who uploads a qualifying dataset to IEEE DataPort between August 1 at 12:00 am EDT and October 31, 2023, at 11:59 pm EST, will have the opportunity to enter the 2023 dataset upload contest for a chance to win one of three cash prizes.
Rewards
Candidates will have the opportunity to enter the 2023 dataset upload contest for a chance to win one of three cash prizes:
- First place: $10,000
- First runner-up: $5,000
- Second runner-up: $5,000
Winners will be selected based on the value and impact of research data in supporting global solutions to climate change, as determined by a panel of IEEE volunteers, as well as the completeness of the entry, including usability of data files and instructions, complete metadata, detailed abstract, and imagery.
- Topics of the submitted research datasets may include but are not limited to, greenhouse gas emissions, changing weather patterns, ocean health, sea levels, water scarcity, flooding, saltwater intrusion, wildfires, polar ice measurements, and impact on specific populations.
- Data may be focused on understanding the science of climate change or developing solutions for climate change.
- When uploading either a standard or an open-access climate change-related dataset to IEEE DataPort during this time, users need to review and agree to the official rules of the contest and select the Climate Change/Environmental category to enter the contest.
Official Rules
No purchase or payment is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not improve your odds of winning.
- Contest: IEEE DataPort Dataset Upload Contest (the “Contest”)
- Sponsor: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA, 08854 (“Sponsor”)
Eligibility
- The contest is open to residents of the United States of America and other countries, where permitted by local law, who are the age of eighteen (18) and older.
- Employees of the Sponsor, its agents, affiliates and their immediate families are not eligible to enter Contest.
- Winners of previous IEEE DataPort dataset upload contests are not eligible to win. Entrants can only win one prize per contest.
- Entrants may be subject to rules imposed by their institution or employer relative to their participation in contests and should check with their institution or employer for any relevant policies.
- Void where prohibited by law.
Agreement to Official Rules
- By participating in this contest, entrants agree to abide by the terms and conditions thereof as established by Sponsor.
- Sponsor reserves the right to alter any of these Official Rules at any time and for any reason.
- All decisions made by the Sponsor concerning the Contest including, but not limited to the cancellation of the Contest, shall be final and at its sole discretion.
Entry Period
- This Contest commences on August 1, 2023, at 12:00 am EDT and concludes on October 31, 2023, at 11:59 pm EDT. (“Entry Period”).
- Sponsor’s server is the official clock for the Contest. Entries received before or after the entry period are void.
How To Enter?
Entrants must register to this link and agree to the Terms and Conditions of the Contest. Check the instructions below!
- Entrants are required to upload either a Standard or an Open Access dataset here!
- The entrant must select the Climate Change/Environmental dataset category for their climate change dataset entry.
- Any dataset format may be used including, but not limited to, .csv, .mat, .xlsx, .xls, .txt, xml, pnml, .zip, .gzip, .png, and .jpg.
- To qualify, dataset entries must include complete metadata (full abstract, custom image, and detailed instructions) and dataset files must be uploaded.
- Datasets uploaded should either be related to scholarly research or, if not related to scholarly research, provide value to the research community.
- Individuals may submit multiple datasets, each serving as a distinct entry.
- Only entries submitted in accordance with these Official Rules will be eligible for consideration. No alternate means of entry are permitted.
- All entries become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
Selection of Winner
- Winners will be selected based on the value and impact of research data in supporting global solutions to climate change, as determined by a panel of IEEE volunteers, as well as the completeness of the entry, including usability of data files and instructions, complete metadata, detailed abstract, and imagery.
- Topics of the submitted research datasets may include but are not limited to, greenhouse gas emissions, changing weather patterns, ocean health, sea levels, water scarcity, flooding, saltwater intrusion, wildfires, polar ice measurements, and impact on specific populations.
- Data may be focused on understanding the science of climate change or developing solutions for climate change.
- Dataset submissions must also meet contest guidelines (submitted to the Climate Change/Environmental dataset category on IEEE DataPort, completeness – usable data files, complete metadata, complete instructions, value to the IEEE DataPort community).
- Datasets without complete metadata or without dataset files will not be eligible to win. Judges may assess the winner based on the quality of the dataset uploaded. Winners will be notified no later than November 30, 2023, 11:59 pm EST.
- Previous IEEE DataPort dataset upload contest winners are not eligible to win. Individuals are eligible to win only one of the three contest prizes.
- Prize: The prizes for the Contest are being sponsored by IEEE. The winners (the “Prize Winners”) shall receive
- $10,000 US Dollars for the winning Climate Change dataset
- $5,000 US Dollars for the first runner-up dataset
- $5,000 US Dollars for the second runner-up dataset
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