BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events Calendar//iCal4j 1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T231828Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles X-PROLEPTIC-TZNAME:LMT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST TZOFFSETFROM:-075258 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 DTSTART:18831118T120702 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:19180331T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19190330T100000Z;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 DTSTART:19181027T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19191026T090000Z;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PWT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:19420209T020000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PPT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:19450814T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 DTSTART:19450930T020000 RDATE:19490101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:19480314T020100 RDATE:19740106T020000 RDATE:19750223T020000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:19500430T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19660424T090000Z;BYMONTH=4;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 DTSTART:19500924T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19610924T090000Z;BYMONTH=9;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 DTSTART:19621028T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=20061029T090000Z;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:19670430T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19730429T100000Z;BYMONTH=4;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:19760425T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19860427T100000Z;BYMONTH=4;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:19870405T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=20060402T100000Z;BYMONTH=4;BYDAY=1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T161914Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T233000 SUMMARY:DAIS 2026 | Community Virtual Contest – Showcase Your Skills &\; Win Exclusive Swag LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T161914Z LOCATION: TZID:America/Los_Angeles UID:message-8806 DESCRIPTION:Click the link below to go to the event page:\nhttps://communit y.databricks.com/t5/learning-events/dais-2026-community-virtual-contest-sh owcase-your-skills-amp-win/ec-p/156992#M8806\n\nWe promised something spec ial and here it is. πŸŽ‰ We're thrilled to introduce the DAIS 2026 Community Virtual Challenge\, open to every member of the Databricks Community\, wh erever you are in the world. πŸ“… Opens: May 15\, 2026 πŸ”’ Closes: May 31\, 2 026 πŸ† Winners: TBD Β  What is it? Create a project using Databricks Free E dition\, share it with the Community\, and compete for a chance to win Com munity swag. Β  Here's how to participate 1 πŸ› οΈ Create Build any project o n Databricks Free Edition – solve something that matters to you\, whether it's a business problem\, a personal project\, or an idea you've always wa nted to explore. 2 πŸŽ₯ Record Record a short demo video of 2–5 minutes\, w alking through your project and explaining what it does. Upload it to YouT ube\, Google Drive\, OneDrive\, or Dropbox.Β  Make sure the video is access ible – set to "Anyone with the link can view" or share with community@data bricks.com before submitting. 3 ✍️ Post Write a post in the Community Art icles section describing what you built and what you achieved. No code req uired – just share your experience and learnings. You may optionally inclu de the demo video\, but it is not mandatory. 4 πŸ“‹ Submit Fill out the sub mission form with your video link\, community post link\, and project deta ils. Ready to compete? Submit your video\, post & project detailsπŸ“Ž Open Submission Form β†’ Β  How can you win this? Our judges – Databricks Communi ty Fellows (our elite squad of internal experts) and Community Team – will review every submission and score it across 5 criteria\, each worth 10 po ints: Criteria What we're looking for Points 🌟 Originality How unique and creative is the idea? 10 ⚑ Innovation Does it introduce a fresh approach or solve a problem in a new way? 10 🌍 Real-World Relevance Does the proje ct solve a real problem or have practical value? 10 πŸ› οΈ Use of Databricks Free Edition How well did they leverage the platform's features? 10 πŸŽ₯ Pro ject Showcase Does the video effectively communicate what was built and wh y it matters? 10 Total 50 Tiebreaker: In case of a tie\, the entry with mo re likes on their project post wins. So share your Community post and get the votes rolling! Β  πŸ† Top 5 Winners ? Swag Awaits Community Swag Datab ricks Community swag -- shipped to your door. What exactly? That's the mys tery. 🀫 Β  πŸ™‹ Interested in participating?Β Drop your RSVP asΒ Yes on this p ost -- it helps us see who’s working on something cool πŸ‘€. And don't forge t to πŸ”—Β Submit the Form! Ready to show what you've got? We can't wait to s ee what the community creates. Good luck everyone! πŸš€ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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