Timeline

November 29, 2012
Competition Launch; Initial Training Set Released

Entrants begin analyzing Initial Training Set.

December 18, 2012
Public Leaderboard Set Released; Leaderboard Activated

Entrants submit entries developed using the Initial Training Set.  Entries are scored against the Public Leaderboard Test Set.

January 11, 2013
Augmented Training Set, Part 1 Released

Entrants further develop entries using the Initial Training Set and the Augmented Training Set, Part 1.  Entries continue to be scored against the Public Leaderboard Test Set.

February 8, 2013
Public Leaderboard frozen. Participating teams must have made at least one submission to the public leaderboard by this date.

February 9, 2013
Augmented Training Set, Part 2 Released
Public Leaderboard test data (with ground truth arrival times) is released

Entrants further develop models using all available data; Entrants choose their best model and submit their model (see Submission Instructions).

February 14, 2013
Model Submission Deadline (must include code or hash of code)

March 4, 2013
Final Evaluation Set Released

Entrants apply their previously submitted final model to the Final Evaluation Set to generate and submit their final predictions.

March 11, 2013
Final Predictions Submission Deadline