UX Linked Data Challenge November 3, 2016

The world of Linked Data is very active with publishing and connecting data. But how do you make the use of linked data really attractive? Thursday, November 3, Platform Linked Data Netherlands (PLDN) organizes in collaboration with the University of Twente - Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) and CGI a UX Linked Data Challenge in Rotterdam.
Are you a UX, interaction designer or linked data expert? And can you show the world how intelligent usage of linked data can lead to useful applications for a wide range of users? Then we invite you to join us Thursday, November 3rd.
What can we offer you? 
On 3 November we will use a number of visualization and developer tools to build prototypes for the defined challenges. You get the opportunity to learn to understand the power and flexibility of Linked Data and to work with new innovative tools under the guidance of a Linked Data expert. And you can do this in the stimulating envionment of the CGI Spark Innovation Center.
The most promising prototypes (up to three) from the challenge receive a contribution from Platform Linked Data Netherlands to develop their prototype further. On December 2 they will present their results at the next PLatform Linked Data Netherlands meeting at Waternet in Amsterdam. Through the communication and publication channels of the platform we bring the winners to the attention of a wider audience.
Who is our intended target audience? 
UX and Interaction Designers who want to work with front-end developers on solutions for interesting challenges with linked data. Innovative companies that have lab hours for their employees cab also participate in this challenge.
Date & Time 
November 3, 2016, 9:00-18:00
Location
CGI Spark Innovation Center 
George Hintzenweg 89 
3068 AX Rotterdam 
Parking 
Participants are allowed to park at the Eneco area next to the CGI building (Marten Meesweg 5, 3068 AV Rotterdam)
Program
You can find the details of the program on November 3 .
Language 
The main language at this meeting is English. 
Challenges 
The following challenges are now in preparation to work on November 3rd. You can click on the title link to open the description of the challenge in PDF.
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The descriptions of these challenges are still under construction, but give participants the possibility to prepare themselves in advance for November 3.
Tools 
Participants have the opportunity to work with new and innovative tooling under the guidance of a Linked Data expert. Experts from the following tools will be present at the UX Linked Data Challenge:
# YASGUI - Wouter Beek (VU Amsterdam/Triply)
# Linked Data Reactor (LD-R) - Ali Khalili (VU Amsterdam)
# Linked Data Theatre - Marco Brattinga (Ordina)
# Dydra and AngularJS - Ivan Lagunov (Semaku)
# SPEX Spatio-temporal content explorer - Simon Schneider (University of Utrecht) and Auriol Degbelo (University of Münster)
# Allegro Graph i.c.m. Clojure - Richard Nagelmaeker (BlueSky)
Jury, judgement and prices
A jury will judge the quality of the prototypes that have been build on the basis of the following criteria:
* Overall quality of the prototyping effort
* Originality and innovative nature of the approach
* Quality of the description of the data and tools used, particularly with regard to the reproducibility of the approach
* The thoroughness of the design (it is logical?)
* Potential application in science and society
* Quality of the pitch
And the winners can win the following prizes are provided by Platform Linked Data Netherlands:
* Winner # 1: € 1500, -
* Winner # 2: € 1000, -
* Winner # 3: € 500, -
This prize money must be spent to further improve prototypes during one month and corresponds with approximately 60, 40 and 20 working hours. Then the winners will present their improved prototypes during the next PLDN meeting on December 2 at Waternet in Amsterdam. In addition, the winners will be given further attention at the PLDN website and via other communication channels and publications for which PLDN is responsible.
Terms and Conditions
* To qualify for a prize, you must be able to present yourself as a business or as self-employed
* Companies that are involved in the organization of this event who would like participate with a team at this event are excluded to win a prize.
Registration 
Participation in this challenge event is free. You can register for this event by filling in the registration form at the Geonovum website. The challenge is for UX, interaction designers and Linked Data experts. There is also limited place for other interested parties. We have allowed ourselves the freedom to give the intended target audience higher priority above persons that have a more general interest in this event when we exceed the maximum number of attendants.
Registration form for the UX Linked Data Challenge
More information? Please contact
Ir. Pieter van Everdingen
p.vaneverdingen@geonovum.nl 
Dr. Ir. Rob Lemmens r.l.g.lemmens@utwente.nl