NREL, ETS, and ATI Solar Data Reverse Hack-a-Thon

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The U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Energy Thought Summit (ETS), and the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) are partnering to develop and host the first-ever Solar Data Reverse Hackathon in Austin, Texas.
The hackathon will take place March 25 - 26 in Austin, Texas, at Galvanize. 
The event will challenge developers to collaborate and experiment with solar data sets. The goal? Create actionable solutions and applications to increase the adoption and utilization of solar for both consumers, businesses, and the utility sector.  
All participants will get complimentary passes to <A HREF="http://ets17.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ETS17</A>. 
Questions about the hackathon can be directed to Alejandro Joya-Reichmann via email at: alejandro.joya@zpryme.com
Galvanize Parking Information and Map:
The address of Galvanize is 118 Nueces St. Please allow plenty of time for travel as there is construction in the area.  The entrance to campus is on the corner of 2nd and Nueces St. The entrance to the on-site parking garage is on the Nueces St. side of the building.  Parking is $3 per 15 minutes with a $30 maximum.  There is also parking near by at City Hall and Violet Crown as well as street parking.
<A HREF="http://3wvxppwz1q82uxa6y5lap5st.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/GalvanizeParking_ETS_hackathon.jpg" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Please see the map here.</A>
Prizes:
<UL>
<LI>$1,500 for 1st prize</LI>
<LI>Gift cards for 2nd and 3rd </LI>
</UL>
Mentors:
<UL>
<LI>Katherine Beisner</LI>
<LI>Mark Sanders, ATI</LI>
<LI>Johanna Levene, Manager of Web and Data Technologies, NREL</LI>
<LI>Rob Eger, Technical Project Lead, NREL</LI>
<LI>Lauren Spath Luhring, Software Developer, NREL</LI>
<LI>Ali Mamujee, Director of Cusotmer Operations, Mercatus</LI>
</UL>
Judges:
<UL>
<LI>Ali Mamujee, Director of Cusotmer Operations, Mercatus</LI>
<LI>Kathleen Baireuther - RMI </LI>
<LI>Andrew Fitch - Beam Energy</LI>
</UL>
Agenda:
March 25th
<UL>
<LI>8:30am- Open Doors and sign up</LI>
<LI>9-9:30am- Welcome Session</LI>
<LI>9:30-10:30am- 45-90min Data sets workshop</LI>
<LI>11:00am-Hackathon begins</LI>
<LI>12:00pm- Lunch served</LI>
<LI>10:30-3pm- Industry Mentors</LI>
<LI>5:30pm- 30 min warning till Galvanize Venue closes, propose other places.</LI>
<LI>6:00pm- Galvanize Venue closes. See you tomorrow.</LI>
</UL>
 
March 26th
<UL>
<LI>8:30am Doors open again and everyone, hackers, mentors etc come back for last questions and hacking.</LI>
<LI>8:30am-10:30am- Breakfast lounge</LI>
<LI>10:00am-End of hacking send deliverables</LI>
<LI>11:00am-12:30 Final Pitch/Judging 10 min pitch</LI>
<LI>12:00: Snacks</LI>
<LI>1:00pm- Hackathon winners announced</LI>
</UL>
March 27th
<UL>
<LI>3:45pm- Hackathon winners are announced at ETS</LI>
</UL>
Resources for Review 
<UL>
<LI><A HREF="http://3wvxppwz1q82uxa6y5lap5st.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Hackathon-Schedule.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NREL Solar Data Reverse Hack-a-Thon Schedule</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://zpryme.webex.com/zpryme/lsr.php?RCID=ea8397ed7e1c62c9ab85385be0679ac2" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Industry Problems Webinar Playback (conducted on March 7th)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://3wvxppwz1q82uxa6y5lap5st.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/NREL-Zpryme-Webinar-3-7.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NREL Solar Data Ambassador Program Presentation</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://zpryme.webex.com/zpryme/lsr.php?RCID=8da19d860c27db12955adb09e51aa68b" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NREL Data Sets Webinar Playback (March 16th) </A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://3wvxppwz1q82uxa6y5lap5st.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/NREL-Solar-Tools-Data-COSEIA-030216.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NREL Solar Data Tools</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://3wvxppwz1q82uxa6y5lap5st.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/NREL-Zpryme-Webinar-3-16.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NREL Solar Data Problems Webinar Presentation 3.16.17</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://3wvxppwz1q82uxa6y5lap5st.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/NREL-APIs-Zpryme-Webinar-3-16.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NREL APIs Webinar Presentaion 3.16.17</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://ets17.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ETS17 (ets17.com)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://zpryme.webex.com/zpryme/lsr.php?RCID=beaf43a9da957dcd5682c1f8d53cba8a" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NREL Solar Data Reverse Hack-a-Thon Recap Webinar Partial Playback (April 20th)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://ets17.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ATI-NREL-ETS-Webinar-4.20.17.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zpryme Recap Overview Webinar Presentation 4.20.17</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://ets17.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/NREL-Zpryme-Webinar-4-20.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NREL Solar Data Reverse Hack-a-Thon Webinar Recap Presentation </A></LI>
</UL>
Event Partners Include
<UL>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.nrel.gov/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NREL</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://zpryme.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zpryme</A> and <A HREF="http://ets17.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ETS</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://ati.utexas.edu/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Austin Technology Incubator</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.galvanize.com/campuses/austin-2nd-street-district/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Galvanize</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.edf.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Environmental Defense Fund</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.nationalgridus.com/Default" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">National Grid</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.thesolarfoundation.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Solar Foundation </A></LI>
</UL>

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