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SUMMARY:QVIDTVM x The Ion: Inaugural Hack Day Competition
DESCRIPTION:Analyze. Innovate. Disrupt.\nQVIDTVM and The Ion are teaming up to host Greater Houston’s most exciting tech and data competition of the year! We’re calling on data scientists\, analysts\, developers\, and innovators of ALL backgrounds to join us for a groundbreaking Hack Day focused on real estate analytics. \nThe Challenge: What is the total value of real estate platformed by Airbnb globally? \nParticipants will use provided datasets—or generate their own—to develop a framework for estimating the total underlying value of real estate platformed by Airbnb globally. Additional consideration will be given to analyses that explore trends over time\, including growth rates\, rates of change\, geographical segmentation\, etc. This is your chance to showcase innovative thinking and cutting-edge techniques\, uncovering insights that could reshape how we think about platform-driven economies. \nFeatured Events: Fireside Chat on AI with Nick King\, Founder and CEO of Data Kinetic \nMr. King is the Founder and CEO of Data Kinetic\, a platform agnostic industry-focused applied AI research\, development\, and advisory company. Nick has been working on enterprise technology platforms for the last 20 years. At Data Kinetic\, he has focused on driving the applied use of AI/ML with enterprise companies. \nBackground Requirements: None beyond basic Excel. While coding can be helpful\, we encourage student participants of all backgrounds and majors. This is an open-ended problem and there is no “right” answer. We want to see how the Ion community and next generation of problem solvers **thinks** about big problems with big data. \nTeam Size: Can be individual or teams of up to four. Must be present both days to qualify for prizes\, but no obligation to stay for entire day. Lunch\, refreshments\, and coffee/tea will be provided! \nPrizes & Opportunities:\n1st Place – $1\,000 and a private hour-long lunch with QVIDTVM’s management team.\n2nd Place – $500.\n3rd Place – $250. \nShowcase Your Vision!\nAll participating teams and individuals are also invited to submit a write-up or presentation deck on any project or startup they are currently working on and seeking funding for. Selected submissions may receive further feedback\, support\, and potential funding opportunities. \nWhy Participate? \n\nCollaborate with Top Talent – Connect with Houston’s brightest minds in data science\, engineering\, and real estate analytics.\nShowcase Your Skills – Gain exposure by presenting your findings to industry leaders and investors.\nWin Big – Compete for prizes\, recognition\, and opportunities to pitch your work to influential decision-makers.\n\nAbout QVIDTVM: QVIDTVM Inc. is a long-only\, long-term-focused asset manager dedicated to deep research and disciplined investing. With a focus on value creation and sustainable growth\, QVIDTVM leverages data-driven insights and rigorous analysis to identify high-quality opportunities across a variety of sectors.
URL:https://iondistrict.com/event/qvidtvm-x-the-ion-inaugural-hack-day-competition/
LOCATION:Ion\, 4201 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
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SUMMARY:NASA Tech Talks: Galactic Gold Rush: Tapping into the Space Economy
DESCRIPTION:We want HOU! Join us to discover NASA’s toughest tech challenges—and apply your skills and expertise to solve them. \nThis month NASA Tech Talks is partnering with the Rice Space Institute to bring you Kelli Kedis Ogborn\, the Vice President for Space Commerce and Entrepreneurship at the Space Foundation\, speaking on the “Galactic Gold Rush: Tapping into the Space Economy”. This talk will provide an overview of the major players\, markets\, capabilities\, and macro trends influencing and influenced by the evolving space economy. Topics covered will address the tangential industries relevant both now and in the future for growing and sustaining its potential. \nWe will have a reception starting at 6pm\, and begin the talk at 6:30pm. Please join us after the talk for drinks and networking at Second Draught! \nAbout the Speakers \nKelli Kedis Ogborn’s leadership has played a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory of companies entering the space market. With extensive experience in R&D and cutting-edge technology applications for the U.S. government and private sector\, her methodologies guide organizations and companies that are transitioning from development ecosystems to market capitalization. \nIn her role as Vice President of Space Commerce and Entrepreneurship at Space Foundation\, Kedis Ogborn leads Space Commerce Institute\, an initiative aimed at providing valuable insights and actionable programming to empower countries\, individuals\, and companies to carve out their niche and thrive in the rapidly expanding space economy. \nPrior to joining Space Foundation\, Kedis Ogborn was President and Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Rockets Corporation (an aerospace company specializing in hypersonic flight)\, President and Chief Executive Officer of H.S. Dracones (a consulting company specializing in technology commercialization) and was contracted as the Congressional Liaison to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). In the DARPA liaison role\, she provided advice to senior leadership and technical offices on Congressional engagement strategies to maintain the agency’s position and reputation as a premier science and technology organization. \nKedis Ogborn is an often-published author and speaker on the market applications of innovation and has worked extensively as an authoritative voice within the emerging space economy – qualifying and quantifying the economic drivers and technology trends driving the industry forward and shaping its investment potential and growth. She is also a frequent panel reviewer and technology assessor for commercialization merit of government R&D proposals and mentor for entrepreneurs. \nShe holds an International Security and Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree from San Diego State University\, a Political Science Bachelor’s Degree from Stockholm University\, and a Master’s Degree in Government and Security Studies from The Johns Hopkins University. \nMontgomery B. Goforth has more than 40 years of experience as both Engineer and Manager in a variety of highly technical space and defense-related efforts.  After working for a small defense contractor specializing in anti-submarine warfare\, he joined NASA’s Johnson Space Center in 1990.  He has held leadership positions in multiple JSC Directorates and Program Offices. In his current role as Assistant Director of the JSC Engineering Directorate\, he has established a framework to better focus Engineering’s efforts towards Human Spaceflight technology and systems development consistent with JSC and Agency goals for exploration. He has used this framework to guide Engineering’s internal investments and external partnerships supporting Lunar and Mars Exploration. Mr. Goforth was born in East Texas\, raised in Southern California and Arizona\, and graduated from Rice University (BSME 1982\, MSME 1987). \n  \nAbout NASA Tech Talks \nIn these presentations\, occurring the fourth Thursdays of the month\, Mr. Montgomery Goforth and other aerospace subject matter experts will discuss the technology development challenges faced by NASA’s Johnson Space Center and the surrounding Aerospace community in our ongoing efforts as the hub of human spaceflight. Presentations will focus on the ways in which these challenges\, and the associated opportunities\, can be leveraged by Houston’s innovation community. We will continue to identify potential space/terrestrial technologies of interest to Human Spaceflight.  Past NASA Tech Talks have included topics such as: \n\nFrom Space to Startup: Leveraging NASA Technology and Innovation to Propel Your Growing Enterprise\nDisruptive Filter Technology for Spacecraft Water Treatment:  The New Promise of Graphene\nLunar dust capture using novel multiplexed inertial filter\nLunar Passive Fuel Cell Technologies:\nMicrobes in Space\n\n\nAbout the Houston Spaceport Frontiers Lecture Series \nThis public lecture series was begun by the Rice Space Institute to introduce students and the general public to the wide array of issues involved in the pursuit of an advanced presence in space: international policy\, technology innovation\, commercialization\, biological impacts\, space science\, etc.
URL:https://iondistrict.com/event/nasa-tech-talks-6/
LOCATION:Ion\, 4201 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Aerospace,Founders & Startups,General Community
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