# UMDAC Datathon 2026 — Intel & Prep Folder

Compiled 2026-10-28 for Illyria's Datathon 2026 run (event: Nov 2026, UM Kuala Lumpur).
Everything here is from public sources (GitHub, LinkedIn, university news, Instagram announcements).

## Layout

- `handbook/` — Datathon 2026 official handbook (key facts also in `notes/05-handbook-key-facts.md`)
- `champions/2024-champion-hokkien-mee-is-red/` — **THE 2024 CHAMPION'S ACTUAL REPO**
  - `TeamHokkienMeeisRed_slidesFinalRound-compressed.pdf` (champion's final-round slides!)
  - `champion-slides-text.txt` (extracted text of the deck)
  - `improved_of_Datathon_2024_HMIR.ipynb` (their notebook)
  - `datasets/` (2024 dataset + `Data Dictionary.txt` column definitions)
- `finalists/` — 8 public repos from past participant/finalist teams (2023/2024/2025), cloned from GitHub
- `notes/` — the analysis: winners, problem statements, champion playbook, prep plan, sources
- `datasets/` — (reserved for 2026 data + practice data)

## Start here

1. `notes/02-champion-playbook.md` — how champions actually won (verified from primary materials)
2. `notes/01-problem-statements-and-datasets.md` — what past years asked
3. `notes/03-prep-plan.md` — what to do before the 2026 dataset drops (Nov 13, 11:40 AM)
4. `notes/00-winners-and-teams.md` — full winner board with identities/links
5. `notes/04-sources.md` — every URL used