the Lift Conference

Feb. 6-8 2013 – CICG, Geneva, Switzerland

Urban Data Challenge

Urban Data Challenge

Fri, Feb. 08 2013 - 11:00 to 16:00
  • Jake Levitas
    Research Director, Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
  • Luc Meier
    Under One Roof project leader, EPFL
Room 23 (level 0)

Get ready for the challenge and meet the data experts and organizers behind from Swissnex San Francisco, the Gray Area Foundation For The Arts, VBZ (public transport of Zurich), TPG (public transport of Geneva) and Fusepool. Come alone and find others, or come already in teams.

Program on February, 8th

11 - 11h15: Welcome and Introduction of the Challenge by Jake Levitas (GAFFTA), Luc Meier & Cyril Dorsaz (Swissnex)

11h15 - 11h45: Short panel and Q & A with the data experts: Antonio Conde (VBZ Zurich), Antoine Stroh (TPG Geneva) and Michael Kaschewsky from Fusepool (EU data pool and sponsor for app seed funding to a finalist of the challenge)  -  moderated by Jake Levitas

11h45 - 15h00: People build teams and start working on the data sets (Jake and Cyril assist)

15h - 16h: Teams pitch their ideas to each other, Q&A, Feedback