<span itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InformAction"><span style="display:none" itemprop="about" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><meta itemprop="description" content="Invitation from swvasteamntdsync@swvastemnextthreedayssync.iam.gserviceaccount.com"/></span><span itemprop="object" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Event"><div style=""><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" border="0" summary="" style="width:100%;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;border:1px Solid #ccc;border-width:1px 2px 2px 1px;background-color:#fff;"><tr><td><meta itemprop="eventStatus" content="http://schema.org/EventScheduled"/><div style="padding:2px"><span itemprop="publisher" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization"><meta itemprop="name" content="Google Calendar"/></span><meta itemprop="eventId/googleCalendar" content="rvtplo3utr6od7nsf8basmnm4o"/><div style="float:right;font-weight:bold;font-size:13px"> <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=cnZ0cGxvM3V0cjZvZDduc2Y4YmFzbW5tNG8gc3RlbS1hbm5vdW5jZUBsaXN0cy5yYnRjLnRlY2g&tok=NTIjdG1yODdhbzc0N2IwNG0wajhxdnY0dnYya2tAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbTJmNTdjNzYxM2UzNzEzMjliYmM0YjZlZjg1ZTY2YWI0YjMxNGRiZmU&ctz=UTC&hl=en&es=0" style="color:#20c;white-space:nowrap" itemprop="url">more details »</a><br></div><h3 style="padding:0 0 6px 0;margin:0;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;color:#222"><span itemprop="name">Opioid Datathon</span></h3><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" summary="Event details"><tr><td style="padding:0 1em 10px 0;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#888;white-space:nowrap;width:90px" valign="top"><div><i style="font-style:normal">When</i></div></td><td style="padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222" valign="top"><div style="text-indent:-1px"><time itemprop="startDate" datetime="20190222T130000Z"></time><time itemprop="endDate" datetime="20190222T220000Z"></time>Fri Feb 22, 2019 1pm – 10pm <span style="color:#888">Coordinated Universal Time</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 1em 10px 0;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#888;white-space:nowrap;width:90px" valign="top"><div><i style="font-style:normal">Where</i></div></td><td style="padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222" valign="top"><div style="text-indent:-1px"><span itemprop="location" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Place"><span itemprop="name" class="notranslate">Virginia Tech Roanoke Center
108 North Jefferson Street
Suite 710
Roanoke, VA 24016</span><span dir="ltr"> (<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Virginia+Tech+Roanoke+Center%0D%0A108+North+Jefferson+Street%0D%0ASuite+710%0D%0ARoanoke,+VA+24016&hl=en" style="color:#20c;white-space:nowrap" target="_blank" itemprop="map">map</a>)</span></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 1em 10px 0;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#888;white-space:nowrap;width:90px" valign="top"><div><i style="font-style:normal">Calendar</i></div></td><td style="padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222" valign="top"><div style="text-indent:-1px">stem-announce@lists.rbtc.tech</div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 1em 10px 0;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#888;white-space:nowrap;width:90px" valign="top"><div><i style="font-style:normal">Who</i></div></td><td style="padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222" valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="padding-right:10px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222;width:10px"><div style="text-indent:-1px"><span style="font-family:Courier New,monospace">•</span></div></td><td style="padding-right:10px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222"><div style="text-indent:-1px"><div><div style="margin:0 0 0.3em 0"><span itemprop="attendee" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name" class="notranslate">RBTC STEM Event Announcer</span><meta itemprop="email" content="stem-announce@lists.rbtc.tech"/></span></div></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><div style="padding-bottom:15px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222;white-space:pre-wrap!important;white-space:-moz-pre-wrap!important;white-space:-pre-wrap!important;white-space:-o-pre-wrap!important;white-space:pre;word-wrap:break-word"><span>The Virginia Tech Roanoke Center hosts the Opioid Datathon on Friday, February 22, 2019 and Saturday, February 23, 2019.<p>According to the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, over 20 percent of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them, leading to an epidemic of addiction. In 2017, over 1,000 people died from opioid overdosing in Virginia alone (including prescription opioids, fentanyl and heroin). A Virginia Department of Health report says that opioid-related deaths in Roanoke quadrupled between 2016 and 2017.<p>The 2019 Virginia Tech Roanoke Center Opioid Datathon is a competition organized in collaboration with the Urgent Love (<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.urgentlove.org&sa=D&ust=1546096427549000&usg=AFQjCNE9U1-pP5JHrGNrpyoZaqqh81SEZA" target="_blank">http://www.urgentlove.org</a>) Initiative of Southwest Virginia that will bring together bright, multi-discipline teams. Teams will analyze data sets and turn them into useful information that will support local initiatives and policies that are vital to managing the opioid crisis at the local and regional level.<p>A total of 10 teams will be vetted and accepted by the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center. We would like five multi-discipline student (enrolled full-time in college) teams, along with five professional (not enrolled in college) teams. All participants must be age 18 or above.<p>Prizes will be $1,000.00 for the overall team winner, $500.00 for the top student team and $500.00 for the top professional team. Each team will also receive gift cards from our generous community partner, Cabo Fish Taco.<p>The day will be highlighted by research presentations, speakers and poster sessions. Teams are encouraged to work on their projects and presentations, as well as attend speaker sessions as they'd like.<p>Data stewards from health and other relevant agencies across the region will provide non-sensitive, de-identified data to this challenge for the teams to explore and use. Public and open data sets will also be provided for use<p>Both the public and teams are welcome to attend. Public attendees are welcome to hear speakers, view research and support the effort. Both team members and guests need to register and registration is free.<p>To register, visit: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fevents.eventzilla.net%2Fe%2F2019-virginia-tech-roanoke-center-opioid-datathon-2138711267&sa=D&ust=1546096427551000&usg=AFQjCNH-6BLORaS15AsYMh2QoUFZ8JRKvw" target="_blank">https://events.eventzilla.net/e/2019-virginia-tech-roanoke-center-opioid-datathon-2138711267</a><p>Note: Teams are required to register as one unit, identifying each member. <p>A light breakfast, lunch and refreshments will be provided to team members and volunteers, thanks to our generous community partners.<p>We are looking forward to playing a part in the fight against opioids!<p>The Virginia Tech Roanoke Center is located on the 7th floor of the Roanoke Higher Education Center at 108 N. Jefferson Street in Roanoke, VA.<p>For more information, visit: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vtrc.vt.edu%2Fdatathon&sa=D&ust=1546096427552000&usg=AFQjCNFnkzKhsRhYNgkXkjIqYdQxHmia-Q" target="_blank">http://www.vtrc.vt.edu/datathon</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2FVTData19%2F&sa=D&ust=1546096427553000&usg=AFQjCNFDAxARQKrxGyd46Sh4e4Z5Dccqbw" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/VTData19/</a>.<p>Cost: See Description</p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></span><meta itemprop="description" content="The Virginia Tech Roanoke Center hosts the Opioid Datathon on Friday, February 22, 2019 and Saturday, February 23, 2019.
According to the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, over 20 percent of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them, leading to an epidemic of addiction. In 2017, over 1,000 people died from opioid overdosing in Virginia alone (including prescription opioids, fentanyl and heroin). A Virginia Department of Health report says that opioid-related deaths in Roanoke quadrupled between 2016 and 2017.
The 2019 Virginia Tech Roanoke Center Opioid Datathon is a competition organized in collaboration with the Urgent Love (http://www.urgentlove.org) Initiative of Southwest Virginia that will bring together bright, multi-discipline teams. Teams will analyze data sets and turn them into useful information that will support local initiatives and policies that are vital to managing the opioid crisis at the local and regional level.
A total of 10 teams will be vetted and accepted by the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center. We would like five multi-discipline student (enrolled full-time in college) teams, along with five professional (not enrolled in college) teams. All participants must be age 18 or above.
Prizes will be $1,000.00 for the overall team winner, $500.00 for the top student team and $500.00 for the top professional team. Each team will also receive gift cards from our generous community partner, Cabo Fish Taco.
The day will be highlighted by research presentations, speakers and poster sessions. Teams are encouraged to work on their projects and presentations, as well as attend speaker sessions as they'd like.
Data stewards from health and other relevant agencies across the region will provide non-sensitive, de-identified data to this challenge for the teams to explore and use. Public and open data sets will also be provided for use
Both the public and teams are welcome to attend. Public attendees are welcome to hear speakers, view research and support the effort. Both team members and guests need to register and registration is free.
To register, visit: https://events.eventzilla.net/e/2019-virginia-tech-roanoke-center-opioid-datathon-2138711267
Note: Teams are required to register as one unit, identifying each member.
A light breakfast, lunch and refreshments will be provided to team members and volunteers, thanks to our generous community partners.
We are looking forward to playing a part in the fight against opioids!
The Virginia Tech Roanoke Center is located on the 7th floor of the Roanoke Higher Education Center at 108 N. Jefferson Street in Roanoke, VA.
For more information, visit: http://www.vtrc.vt.edu/datathon or https://www.facebook.com/groups/VTData19/.
Cost: See Description"/></div></div><p style="color:#222;font-size:13px;margin:0"><span style="color:#888">Going (stem-announce@lists.rbtc.tech)? </span><wbr><strong><span itemprop="potentialaction" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/RsvpAction"><meta itemprop="attendance" content="http://schema.org/RsvpAttendance/Yes"/><span itemprop="handler" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/HttpActionHandler"><link itemprop="method" href="http://schema.org/HttpRequestMethod/GET"/><a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=RESPOND&eid=cnZ0cGxvM3V0cjZvZDduc2Y4YmFzbW5tNG8gc3RlbS1hbm5vdW5jZUBsaXN0cy5yYnRjLnRlY2g&rst=1&tok=NTIjdG1yODdhbzc0N2IwNG0wajhxdnY0dnYya2tAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbTJmNTdjNzYxM2UzNzEzMjliYmM0YjZlZjg1ZTY2YWI0YjMxNGRiZmU&ctz=UTC&hl=en&es=0" style="color:#20c;white-space:nowrap" itemprop="url">Yes</a></span></span><span style="margin:0 0.4em;font-weight:normal"> - </span><span itemprop="potentialaction" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/RsvpAction"><meta itemprop="attendance" content="http://schema.org/RsvpAttendance/Maybe"/><span itemprop="handler" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/HttpActionHandler"><link itemprop="method" href="http://schema.org/HttpRequestMethod/GET"/><a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=RESPOND&eid=cnZ0cGxvM3V0cjZvZDduc2Y4YmFzbW5tNG8gc3RlbS1hbm5vdW5jZUBsaXN0cy5yYnRjLnRlY2g&rst=3&tok=NTIjdG1yODdhbzc0N2IwNG0wajhxdnY0dnYya2tAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbTJmNTdjNzYxM2UzNzEzMjliYmM0YjZlZjg1ZTY2YWI0YjMxNGRiZmU&ctz=UTC&hl=en&es=0" style="color:#20c;white-space:nowrap" itemprop="url">Maybe</a></span></span><span style="margin:0 0.4em;font-weight:normal"> - </span><span itemprop="potentialaction" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/RsvpAction"><meta itemprop="attendance" content="http://schema.org/RsvpAttendance/No"/><span itemprop="handler" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/HttpActionHandler"><link itemprop="method" href="http://schema.org/HttpRequestMethod/GET"/><a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=RESPOND&eid=cnZ0cGxvM3V0cjZvZDduc2Y4YmFzbW5tNG8gc3RlbS1hbm5vdW5jZUBsaXN0cy5yYnRjLnRlY2g&rst=2&tok=NTIjdG1yODdhbzc0N2IwNG0wajhxdnY0dnYya2tAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbTJmNTdjNzYxM2UzNzEzMjliYmM0YjZlZjg1ZTY2YWI0YjMxNGRiZmU&ctz=UTC&hl=en&es=0" style="color:#20c;white-space:nowrap" itemprop="url">No</a></span></span></strong> <wbr><a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=cnZ0cGxvM3V0cjZvZDduc2Y4YmFzbW5tNG8gc3RlbS1hbm5vdW5jZUBsaXN0cy5yYnRjLnRlY2g&tok=NTIjdG1yODdhbzc0N2IwNG0wajhxdnY0dnYya2tAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbTJmNTdjNzYxM2UzNzEzMjliYmM0YjZlZjg1ZTY2YWI0YjMxNGRiZmU&ctz=UTC&hl=en&es=0" style="color:#20c;white-space:nowrap" itemprop="url">more options »</a></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#f6f6f6;color:#888;border-top:1px Solid #ccc;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:11px"><p>Invitation from <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/" target="_blank" style="">Google Calendar</a></p><p>You are receiving this courtesy email at the account stem-announce@lists.rbtc.tech because you are an attendee of this event.</p><p>To stop receiving future updates for this event, decline this event. Alternatively you can sign up for a Google account at https://www.google.com/calendar/ and control your notification settings for your entire calendar.</p><p>Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to modify your RSVP response. <a href="https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37135#forwarding">Learn More</a>.</p></td></tr></table></div></span></span>