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[Frontend] Update FAQ to reflect FB question #99

Closed thejmazz closed 8 years ago

thejmazz commented 8 years ago

Relevant file: FAQ.md

New question on our FB page:

  1. will the participants be given a scope of topics or a specified problem to work with, or are we free to choose any problems to hack?
  2. will the biohackathon focus only on synthetic biology and bioinformatics related issues?

Q1 We will be providing a list of potentially useful resources/challenges. But you will still have the freedom to follow a project from

Julian's first comment

Q2 bioinformatics/computational biology (which could have synbio applications)

@jwon0408's edits

Q2 We are still internally finalizing the scope of projects we expect to see

Julian's response

Doesn't agree with limiting "allowed projects", students should be free to create what they feel represents their learning/understanding of something BCB, judging/rubric is not affected by allowing "anything from BCB", this is the spirit of a hackathon. For BioHacks we are simply limiting "anything" down to "anything with BCB". Don't be scared that "anything from BCB" is overly broad, because it isn't given the difficulty of entry to BCB, thats' why we are having this, to educate on BCB, and its a subset of "everything" which is the generic hackathon theme.

ACalza commented 8 years ago

No one will comment here. And personally I think having creative spirit and being open is good. But if you want a chance to score high with the judges, it better be BCB related.

thejmazz commented 8 years ago

Exactly yeah, thats why I see no problem with having it open.

SerayCicek commented 8 years ago

Following sections are added:

What is the theme of UofT BioHacks 2016?

Theme of UofT BioHacks 2016 is bioinformatics and computational biology.

Does registration guarantee a space at UofT BioHacks 2016?

Due to the high demand and limited space, registration does not guarantee a spot in the competitions. Selected candidates will recieve an invitation email. Candidates who accept the invitations will be guaranteed for a spot in the competition. Priority will be given to members who have detailed registration forms and are in groups.

How much coding or biology background do I need?

We do not expect advanced biology or coding background. Teams are encouraged to have members with different backgrounds who work together. Additionally, there will be workshops provided to improve your coding skills.

Will there be hardware (medical devices or gadgets) provided?

No, we do not provide hardware.

Will there be APIs or resources provided?

We will provide APIs and resources in advance.

Will there be transportation provided?

Unfortunately, we do not provide transportation. However, we encourage participants travelling from same university/location to organize their transportations in group in order to benefit from group discounts.

ACalza commented 8 years ago

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