{"id":34,"date":"2026-01-01T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T00:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-04-14T08:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:49:20","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/challenge\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"The Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Note that all times are UTC &#8211; London, Dublin, Lisbon, Abidjan, Accra, Dakar, etc.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;vertical-align: middle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_01_data.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-154\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_01_data-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;vertical-align: middle\">Reference samples released to registered participants<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;vertical-align: middle\"><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;vertical-align: middle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_02_open.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-149\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_02_open-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_02_open-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_02_open-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_02_open.png 392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;vertical-align: middle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_24yQMJQMITaRkSq\">Submission portal<\/a> opens<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;vertical-align: middle\"><strong>00:01, Sat 01 Aug 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;vertical-align: middle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_03_closed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-150\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_03_closed-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_03_closed-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_03_closed-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_03_closed.png 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;vertical-align: middle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_24yQMJQMITaRkSq\">Submission portal<\/a> closes<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;vertical-align: middle\"><strong>23:59, Wed 30 Sep 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;vertical-align: middle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_04_judging.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-151\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_04_judging-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_04_judging-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_04_judging-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/hackacon\/files\/2026\/04\/hackacon_icon_04_judging.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;vertical-align: middle\">Submissions assessed against the <a 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