ANDS, CSIRO, NeCTAR, TERN, ALA, AURIN, RDS, AuScope, IMOS and University of Melbourne have joined forces to put on a weekend Hackfest in Lab 14, Carlton Connect, University of Melbourne (700 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053) from 4-6 March, 2016.

Melbourne Science Hackfest aims to:

• Foster connections/interactions between data consumers and NCRIS, CSIRO data providers
• Promote data synthesis activities across different domains
• Encourage the development of innovative data products or knowledge systems that may be useful to the wider public
• Demonstrate the innovative value of scientific data
• Further Australia's ability to respond to grand challenges by using data of national significance

Register to confirm your attendence: https://mlb-science-hackfest.eventbrite.com.au/

Register at http://www.the-hackfest.com/events/melbourne-science-hackfest to enter the competition.

For more information please visit: http://sciencehackau.github.io/melbourne/