Visualizing Venezuelan Migration Issues in Colombia

LASER PULSE in collaboration with Purdue University, the University of Notre Dame, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, QED, The Center for Global Data Visualization (CGDV), Data Elevates, the Tableau, and USAID-Colombia invite you to participate in a data visualization hackathon. This event will bring together teams of participants from Colombia and Indiana to demonstrate the power of open data for benefiting public knowledge and policy. Teams will assess, analyze and visualize data and present to an audience to communicate a recommendation, story, or new idea through data visualization. This allows for better decision-making and more varied solutions to problems that span a wide range of global development challenges, such as the Venezuelan Migration Issue facing Colombia.

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What is a Data Visualization Hackathon?

A data visualization hackathon is a design sprint-like event in which people collaborate intensively on data visualization projects.

Find Out More About Our Previous Hackathon at George Washington University

Who can participate?

This event is open to undergraduates and graduate students at the University of Notre Dame and Purdue University, as well as Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidad de Antioquia, and Universidad del Norte. Contestants will compete as teams of 2-4 students, with a maximum of 1 non-student member on each team.

What’s required?

A computer or laptop with your favorite tools installed. You can use whatever tools you like! (Excel, Adobe, Python, R, JavaScript, Tableau, Plotly, etc.)

Why should I participate?

In addition to the chance to earn prizes you’ll be able to develop a visualization that showcases a fresh perspective on data, opens up new feedback loops, informs policy, and improves program implementation for the public good!

Note:

We are seeking dynamic data visualizations that are information-oriented outputs (examples of past submissions can be found here ) that can answer topical questions with data and be useful in terms of informing policy.  Note that we are not looking for phone apps or computer programs.

When?

Tuesday, February 4th >> online registration opens * Thursday, February 13th to Friday March 6th >> competition duration * registration will close on Feb. 27

Where?

Data will be available Online at this link from February 13th to March 6th and an award ceremony will take place April 2nd at the Shah Family Expo at Purdue University

Full Rules

To see the full hackathon rules click here

or aqui por Espanol

USAID LASER CGDV Hackathon Slide Deck

You should have received emails from Fred Rossi regarding your partner teams. Please check your spam folder if you are not receiving these emails or email frossi@nd.edu or rsegan@qedgroupllc.com

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What is the Migration Crisis?




Source: Migracion Colombia / 31 October 2019

Learn More About Migration

Hackathon Task

Visualize the Venezuelan migration crisis in Colombia, perform exploratory analysis and give insights from the data.

Hackathon Kick-off Webinar

LASER-CGDV Colombia Hackathon

Judging Criteria




LASER PULSE Hackathon 2020 Data Sets and Resources

Additional data from reputable organizations can be used at the team’s discretion with proper citation

Demographics for UNHCR's populations of concern

Consists of a number of datasets that can be sorted by country such as “Demographics for UNHCR populations of concern residing in Colombia”

Coordination Platform for Refugee and Migrants from Venezuela

Data on the sum of refugees and asylum seekers from Venezuela as reported by host countries

Migration Data Portal

Data on global migration including key migration statistics by country with data sets.

Datos Abierto (Spanish)

Open Data portal from the Government of Colombia

CGDV Recommended Data Sources

General List of CGDV recommended data sources; non-hackathon specific.

Migracion desde Venezuela a Colombia

World Bank Group summary report on Venezuelan migration to Colombia (Spanish).

Esri story map

An interactive infographic story describing some of the issues and challenges facing Venezuelan migrants.

Submit

Register an account on CGDV, and submit your work before 11:59 PM EST March 6, 2020.

How To Upload Your Visual to CGDV?

Team Up

Find your friends and form a team of up to 4 members (or register as an individual and we'll place you on a team).

Prize

First Place: $1,500
Second Place: $1,000
Third Place: $500

Judges



Reema Rustagi

Senior Data Scientist, Data Analytics & Visualization, The QED Group LLC

Rob Segan

Deputy Director, Global Health and Data Solutions, The QED Group LLC

Juan Posada-Burbano

Program Manager, Pulte Institute for
Global Development’s Innovation and Practice Division

Iván Mauricio Gaitán Gómez

Director of Risk, Analysis & Information (RAI Colombia)

Kathryn Seigfried-Spella

Assoc Prof, Dept. of Computer and Information Technology (CIT), Purdue University

Juan Diego Velasquez

Managing Director, Colombia-Purdue Partnership in the Office of Global Partnerships

Dr. Chad Laux

Assoc Prof, Dept. of Computer and
Information Technology (CIT), Purdue University

Andrea Burniske

Chief of Party Laser Pulse

Result

Because of COVID-19 the International Development Expo at Purdue will not be held as planned. We will contact the winners to notify them the second week of April, and announce the results online at this time as well.

Check out all the submissions!

Organizers and Sponsors

Juan Diego Velasquez

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Juan Diego Velasquez is the Managing Director of the Colombia-Purdue Partnership in the Office of Global Partnerships. A native of Colombia, after completing his undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University, Juan Diego stayed at Purdue to complete his graduate degrees (MS ’03, PhD ’09). He has experience in designing and implementing instructional development programs for Graduate Teaching Assistants various campus-wide service-learning initiatives. He was also instrumental in scaling up two small, team-driven activities (including the Colombia-Purdue Initiative) to university-wide initiatives with leadership shared with colleagues outside of Engineering and that serve Purdue’s Discovery, Learning and Engagement missions across all the University’s academic and service units.

Dr. Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar

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Dr. Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology (CIT) at Purdue University. Dr. Seigfried-Spellar studies the “who and why” of cybercrime, specifically the personality characteristics and socio-legal factors associated with cyberdeviant behavior, including internet crimes against children, cyberbullying, and online trolling. She is a Fellow of the Digital and Multimedia Sciences section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and a Member of the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) and the American Psychological Association (APA). She is also a deputized Special Investigator (Tippecanoe Prosecutor's Office) and member of the Tippecanoe High Tech Crime Unit (HTCU).

Rob Segan

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A global health and data specialist with more than 12 years of experience in international development and work in emerging markets. He previously led a team that contributed to more than a $1B in winning proposals for a range of public and private sector clients including USAID, DFID, CDC, and DFAT. He has extensive experience in Value for Money analysis and has led trainings on Moneyball for development in Asia, Africa, and North America. Prior to joining QED, Rob most recently served as a Senior Advisor for the Data Informatics and Analytical Solutions team at Palladium. He has an MBA in Health Sector Management and an MPH in Global Health from Boston University.

Dr. Chad Laux

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Dr. Chad Laux is a faculty scholar that has an extensive profile in research, learning, and service that relates to globalization, over the last year. Recent global activities include Dr. Laux and colleagues developing an institutional relationship with Minuto de Dios University (Uniminuto) that has produced one grant proposal to strengthen economic development in rural (Orinoquia), Colombia formulate economic development plans for rural areas (e.g., Orinoquia), and strengthen the partnership between Purdue and Uniminuto. Current efforts include work to secure funding to work with Uniminuto partners in international labor development across rural Colombia and capacity building. Dr. Laux is co-organizer and chair of the International Conference of Lean Six Sigma (ICLSS), in partnership with Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, UK. Dr. Laux has co-organized and co-chaired the ICLSS for the past five years. Dr. Laux and Spellar organized the 150th event to Mitigate Human Trafficking in the Americas, attracting 300 attendees, including experts, 200+ students, and law enforcement, producing 25 concept notes as potential solutions. on campus. Dr. Laux gave an invited lecture to Universidad de Monterray’s conference on Innovation in Technology for Social Justice. Dr. Laux and co-authors are publishing findings of transactional research of engineering practices in human trafficking. Chad has expanded engagement for globalization at Purdue. Chad is member of the Purdue Systems Collaboratory, and the International Development Group (IDG). He also served on the expert Panel for the World Food Prize Youth Institute at Purdue. Chad has a PhD in Industrial & Agriculture Technology from Iowa State University.

Reema Rustagi

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An analytics professional with over 14 years of experience in varied Statistical and Business data analytics, predictive modeling, data mining and, machine learning; She is adept at client and team management, leading teams and mentoring, project planning and end-to-end project management, collaboration, business development, and business intelligence. Reema has worked across different domains with a notable experience in utilizing a multitude of analytical tools and techniques to design and create innovative solutions and, review and develop organizations' data strategy.

Iván Mauricio Gaitán Gómez

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Professional with 18 years of experience in humanitarian affairs and international cooperation. Experience in conflict analysis and coordination mechanisms and humanitarian response in United Nations agencies (OCHA, UNICEF, and IOM) and in strengthening and promoting democracy in the Organization of American States (OAS). Consultant in International Non-Governmental Organizations (Mercy Corps, World Vision, Lutheran World Federation, Open Society Foundation). Advisor to government institutions in the construction of peace, democracy and security (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Education, Presidential Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation, Presidential Ministry for Security and Defense, and Office of the High Commissioner for Peace). Director of Risk, Analysis & Information (RAI Colombia), a consulting firm specializing in Corporate Social Responsibility and Strategic Communication. University professor and researcher 2002-2019 in areas such as: Latin American Studies, Political Science, International Relations and Geopolitics, International and Border Security, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. Lecturer in Colombia and more than 9 countries in Latin America, the United States and Europe.

Andrea Burniske

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Andrea Burniske has more than 24 years of experience (including 16 years overseas) providing leadership and managing development projects as Chief of Party, Country Representative, and other leadership positions for US universities, US NGOs, the UN system, and as a technical advisor for a foreign government donor. Ms. Burniske excels in strategic leadership with national university, government and NGO teams with strategy that responds to sectoral and cross-cutting needs identified through participatory processes. She has held Chief of Party and Country Office leadership positions for more than 20 years, supervising as many as 25 staff. Ms. Burniske was embedded as COP in a Russian university for a USAID-funded business development project, and later again as program manager and head of the Russian regional office working with and through two Far Eastern Universities and the Russian Academy of Sciences. She has managed applied research grant programs, and led and facilitated research teams in collaboration with NGOs, universities, government leaders, and private sector partners in international development research to translation solutions. Besides USAID, Ms. Burniske had led projects funded by the US Department of State, the US Department of Education, the European Commission, UNICEF, Irish Aid, the World Bank, the Nike Foundation, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).