The 2021 Virtual Virginia Datathon
Addressing Hunger through Bits and Bytes
The 2021 Virtual Virginia Datathon will be held October 7th-8th, 2021. This year's theme is Addressing Hunger through Bits and Bytes:
Food insecurity rates across the nation are rising and in 2018, there were nearly 850,000 food-insecure Virginians, a number that only increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. This timely theme
serves to solve a challenge that affects our neighbors, friends, and fellow community members. Virginia Datathon teams will work to develop data-driven solutions to address hunger in the Commonwealth by providing actionable insights into how a food system
can fuel all Virginians.
Team Registration is due by the 3rd. More information about the Datathon can be found here: (https://www.cdo.virginia.gov/datathon/)
If you are interested in joining a team, contact Statistical Science masters student Brody Receveur ([log in to unmask]) by or before September 1.
A short message from Brody: “Hello everyone! Would anyone (bachelors, masters, or anyone with a background in data) be interested in joining me on this? I think it is a great opportunity to help
people and to make connections! If you want to join my team, please reach out to me.”
Carroll Barbour
Office Assistant & Undergraduate Advisor
Department of Statistics
George Mason University
Phone: 703-993-3645
