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<p><strong>I</strong>n what I hope is the first occurrence of a new part of ISBA conferences, Booking.com is launching a data challenge at <a target="_blank" href="https://xianblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/22/isba-2016-logo/">ISBA 2016</a> next week. The prize being a trip to take part in their <a target="_blank" href="https://workingatbooking.com/department/data-science/">monthly hackathon</a>. In <a target="_blank" href="https://xianblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/17/amsterdam-xxx/">Amsterdam</a>. It would be terrific if our Bayesian conferences, including <a target="_blank" href="https://xianblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/mcmskv-5-future-with-a-view/">BayesComp</a>, could gather enough data and sponsors to host an hackathon on site! (I was tempted to hold such a challenge for our <a target="_blank" href="https://xianblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/25/estimating-constants-impressions-soleil-levant/">estimating constants workshop</a> last month, but Iain Murray pointed out to me the obvious difficulties of organising it from scratch…) Details will be available during the conference.</p>
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