​🚀 Come join the 6th DubsTech Datathon! A beginner-friendly data science competition for curious minds of all skill levels

​Have you spent hours learning how to make dashboards, visualizations, and machine learning models—but never had the chance to apply them to real-world data? Now’s your chance!

​Join us at the 6th Annual DubsTech Datathon, a hands-on data hackathon where you'll work with real datasets to tackle real challenges. Whether you’re into storytelling through data, solving business problems, or experimenting with machine learning, this is your opportunity to showcase your skills and creativity.

​No experience? No problem. We’re 100% beginner-friendly and open to all. We’ll host live workshops to help you get started, and our mentors will be there to guide you every step of the way.

​🧠 What to Expect:

• ​📊 Challenges with real world datasets

• ​🧰 Projects you can build with tools like Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Python, R, and more

• ​🤝 Team-building opportunities

• ​🏆 Certificates for coming 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

• ​🎓 Workshops and talks to help you learn as you build

• ​💼 Projects you can proudly include in your portfolio

​FAQ

​Can people outside of UW participate? 

​Yes, anyone can participate! While we’re a UW student organization, this event is open to everyone — students, working professionals, or curious learners — and it’s completely free.

​Do I need to know how to code?

​Nope! You can use no-code tools like Excel, Power BI, or Tableau. In fact, some of our past winners have used them to build award-winning projects.

​I'm new to Data Science & Visualization, can I participate? 

​Yep! Many of our participants are beginners, and we have many others coming from all different skill levels. If you want to learn a few data science tools before our event we recommend you watch our Tableau tutorials & Power BI tutorials on our Youtube channel.

​Do we need to form a team?

​You can work alone, or up to teams of 5. Most participants choose teams of 3 to 5 members.

​You can make a team with your friends or use our find team channel on our Discord or join our team building session right after the opening ceremony on the day of the event.

​Note: If you choose to make a team before the event itself, ensure all of your team members are registered for the event. 

​Do I have to be at the Datathon throughout?

​No, you only need to be present at the opening ceremony (9:00 to 10:00 AM) and the end of the event (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM). You can always feel free to ask questions to our team on Discord and we will be happy to support you.

​Will I be able to come up with a solution if I don't have experience doing this before?
Yes! The challenges have been designed such that both beginners, as well as professionals, can attempt them and have an equal chance at winning

​Are we free to use any program or coding language?
Yes. You are free to use any program of your choice as long as you can provide the final deliverable to us in a readable format be it a website, Github repo, Jupyter Notebook, powerpoint, etc. 

​Can I add my Datathon project for my portfolio?
Definitely. It’s your work, and we encourage you to showcase it. If you’d like, give our club DubsTech a small shout-out in your project description — it’s optional but appreciated.