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California State University, Chico

2025 NorCal DataFest - Registration open!

Announced on: Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025

Registration is now open for the 2025 NorCal DataFest!

This year Chico State's Data Science Initiative and the Data Science Club is collaborating with Sacramento State's Data Science Club to host the 2025 DataFest competition along with more than 100 other universities across the globe.

About DataFest
DataFest, founded at UCLA in 2011, is a 48-hour data analysis competition in which undergraduate students from various majors get to work in teams on large, complex, and real-world data. Students explore, analyze, and visualize the data to discover insights. All majors welcome and mixed teams are encouraged! Everyone has different strengths.

At DataFest, you will get a chance to get creative with data, network with data analysis professionals from industry and academia, and compete for prizes and glory! Free food is provided throughout the weekend!

NorCal DataFest 2025 will start on Friday, April 11th and finish on Sunday, April 13th on Sac State Campus. Undergraduate students attending any college (including community colleges!) from anywhere in the North State are encouraged to participate. You can find more information on the event web page https://norcaldatafest.netlify.com/.

Student participants can register either as an individual or a team. We will help individuals to find teams. Travel support may be available.

See more and register at: https://norcaldatafest.netlify.app/register/