First International Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition
Contestants will submit their predictions for Washington, D.C. (USA), Kyoto (Japan), Liestal-Weideli (Switzerland) and Vancouver, BC (Canada), along with a compelling narrative and reproducible analysis containing any data and code used. Compete for prizes of up to $5,000 and help scientists better understand the impacts of climate change! The competition is open to all.
The competition organizers will provide all the publicly available data on the bloom date of cherry trees they can find. Competitors will use this data, in combination with any other publicly available data, to create reproducible predictions of the bloom dates at four locations around the globe.
The competition is open throughout February 2022 and seeks statisticians and data scientists of all levels, from experts to students just beginning to use statistical software. Complete submissions include a short narrative and a link to a publicly accessible Git repository.
For complete details or to contact the organizers, please visit the website.
Organizers: Jonathan Auerbach and David Kepplinger (George Mason University) and Elizabeth Wolkovich (University of British Columbia)