[ProgSoc] Introducing CodePlay - Australian Bureau of Statistics Programming Competition

Chris Deigan ctd at progsoc.uts.edu.au
Thu Jan 6 11:43:43 EST 2011


Begin forwarded message:
> From: Samuel Spencer <samuel.spencer at abs.gov.au>
> Date: 6 January 2011 10:53:20 AM AEDT
> Subject: [EXEC] Introducing CodePlay - Australian Bureau of Statistics Programming Competition [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
> 
> To: University Computer Societies of Australia, please forward this to your members, and other parties of interest.
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> _______________________________________________________________________
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> Are you...
> short on cash?
> in need of a new challenge?
> bored waiting for classes to start up again?
> looking for that extra something on your resume to make it really pop?
> 
> If you answered yes to anyone the above, then check out CodePlay being run by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
> 
> At the ABS we deal with some of the largest, most confidential, datasets in Australia, and it's important for us to make sure that we are working with the best tools, the best people and the best data we possibly can.
> 
> For us right now, that means investigating ways we can streamline our digital data curation and creation, and it is with this in mind that we have begun investigation in the XML-based standards DDI and SDMX. Both of these standards are backed internationally within data communities and by large government and non-government organisations, including the United Nations who have recently lead the charge for open data.
> 
> We are looking for Australian tertiary students interested in developing Open-source tools to help both the ABS and the wider statistical community work with these standards to make open data a more attractive proposition for everyone.
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> What's more, there are fantastic prizes on offer for exceptional programs, including a first prize of $1000 and an iPad for the best app as judged by the ABS.
> 
> So, if you are interested in working in the statistics and data mining industries, want to see your code in front of an international audience, or want a leg up for the 2011 ABS Graduate program or Vacation program jump onto the CodePlay website (http://codeplay.abs.gov.au), follow us on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/abscodeplay) , or join our discussions on Google Groups (http://groups.google.com/group/abs-codeplay).
> 
> 
> Samuel Spencer
> Australian Bureau of Statistics
> ABS CodePlay Organiser
> 
> --- Specificity is the soul of all good communication ---
> --- When the game is over, the king and the pawn go in the same box ---
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