What draws students to DataFest, where they tackle messy, real-world data sets during an intense, collaborative weekend?
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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: The Leeds-Pretoria-Wits DataFest Hackathons
Pierre-Philippe Dechant shares the story behind International DataFest—how it came to be and the lessons learned from organizing it.
University of Limpopo to Commemorate Statistics2013 as Host of SASA
The South African Statistical Association (SASA) announced that the University of Limpopo will host its 2013 national conference, SASA 2013, November 4–8.
Operations Research Comes to Zimbabwe in a Big Way – The ORSSA 2011 Conference at Victoria Falls
The executive committee of the Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA) recently awarded its 2011 conference to the Zimbabwean OR community. In doing so, ORSSA hopes to foster greater collaboration and cooperation across southern African OR communities, accelerate the expansion of OR applications and education in Zimbabwe, and encourage the establishment of a Zimbabwean OR society.