Data for Good Ottawa Relaunch event with Ottawa Food Bank

We're back! And with an exciting announcement! We've partnered with the Ottawa Food Bank to host DATA JAM, a hybrid data project event focused on analyzing anonymized data to bolster food security in Ottawa. This isn't your usual jam session—it's all about the data!

Mark your calendars and prepare to join us for our relaunch event on Saturday, June 15th, 2024 from 1PM-3PM, at the University of Ottawa Career Corner in the University Centre Building (UCU 216). Please see the attached maps for directions on campus.

Location:
Career Corner (Room 216 of UCU Building, second floor- this is the top floor)

• A Zoom link will be provided the day prior for those attending virtually
• You should leave yourself some extra time to arrive/park and find the building and room.
• There are several entrances to the building. We have added some campus map images to this event to help you get there. We will also have some print-outs on the doors and inside the building with arrows indicating the way. Feel free to reach out to us on the discord channel if you need assistance finding the room.

Accessibility: Please see the campus maps attached to this event for the location of the building's elevator and barrier-free directions to the room from the elevator.

Food and drink: thanks to our Ottawa Food Bank partners, we will be providing refreshments at this event. Feel free to bring your own refillable water bottles and/or travel mugs. Please no outside food.

Transportation: uOttawa campus is conveniently located along the O- Train Line 1. Plan your trip via public transit to uOttawa campus using this site: https://www.octranspo.com/en/ottawa-destinations/uottawa

Parking: Paid parking is available nearby in the Brooks Parking Garage on campus. on weekends the cost is $9 max. You can pay using the HotSpot app. Brooks garage is HotSpot#4001. You may be able to find free parking in sandy hill or the golden triangle (which is connected to campus via a pedestrian bridge). Leave yourself some extra time to arrive!

Join our Discord Server to stay up to date with upcoming project opportunities, and connect with other members: https://discord.com/invite/YyhW6KddDJ

Agenda
This hybrid event will be co-hosted by Ottawa Food Bank on uOttawa campus. We will kick things off with a short welcome presentation from the DFG leadership team, followed by a presentation from our community partner and description of the data project. There will be lots of time to network and discuss ideas with fellow data-do-gooders!

Feel free to bring:

• Your own water bottle
• Your own coffee mug if you drink coffee/tea
• Your laptop/device (optional - there IS free visitor wi-fi)

Don't bring:

• Outside food
• Any seafood / shellfish into the room as there is an allergy