BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-121 DTSTAMP:20260411T014757Z SUMMARY:Hybrid Hackathon Sanquin: Making an Impact on Society and Healthcar e DESCRIPTION:Make an Impact on Society and Healthcare: Join the Hybrid Hacka thon at ECDHM 2025! >\;>\; Sign up here! <\;<\; Why Participate? D o you want to make a real difference in healthcare? Are you eager to apply your skills to meaningful\, real-world challenges? Sanquin\, the Dutch Bl oodbank Organization\, is inviting students from the Bachelor's and Maste r's programs in Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence\, as well as Data Science &\; Society\, to participate in this unique hybrid Hackat hon\, organized in collaboration with Flow as part of the 6th European Con ference on Donor Health and Management (ECDHM 2025). You will work on real challenges (which can be found at the end of this text) submitted by inte rnational blood banking experts that impact donor health\, the safety of t he blood supply\, and the future of healthcare. These experts are eager to collaborate with you to develop innovative solutions using technologies s uch as AI\, data science\, robotics\, and gaming! When you register\, you will select your preferred partner through the registration form. This is a unique opportunity to use your skills to make a tangible societal impac t\, to co-create with international professionals\, and to present your wo rk in a competition at the end of the event\, where a jury will select the winning team. Event Details The Hackathon takes place from September 10-1 2\, 2025\, during the ECDHM. This is a hybrid event\, with participants wo rking from two locations: the conference venue in Wijk aan Zee and MindLab s in Tilburg. Prepare for Success Before the Hackathon\, you will be suppo rted with background information by Dr. Elisabeth Huis in ’t Veld\, assi stant professor at the Department of Cognitive Science &\; Artificial I ntelligence at Tilburg University and PI Donor Cognition at Sanquin. In ad dition\, the partner organizations that submitted challenges will be avail able by email to answer questions and provide clarification ahead of the e vent. This will ensure a flying start during the hackathon itself! A Uniqu e Hybrid Format Each group can send one team member to the conference venu e in Wijk aan Zee\, where they will stay overnight and collaborate directl y with the challenge partner. The rest of the team will join from MindLabs in Tilburg\, where catering will be provided throughout the event. This h ybrid setup makes it easy to stay connected and work closely with your par tner organization\, whether you are on-site or remote. Present Your Soluti on and Compete to Win At the end of the Hackathon\, each team will pitch t heir solution to a jury of experts. The most promising and innovative idea s will be awarded! Sanquin also loves to work with you after the Hackatho n\, for example\, by developing videos with your results\, which they can distribute to the blood banking community at large! Sign Up Now! Spots are limited\, so don’t wait\, register now via this form! When signing up\, make sure to indicate your preferred challenge in the registration form. The registration deadline is June 20th. You can sign up as a group (prefer red) or as an individual. Do you have questions? Contact Elisabeth Huis in ’t Veld (e.m.j.huisintveld@tilburguniversity.edu)   ALL PARTICIPATING PARTNERS: Partner: Executive director of the European Blood Alliance. Chal lenges: How can we improve the recruitment and targeting of young donors t o donate plasma in European countries? If countries in the EU are better a ble to collect plasma in their own country\, rather than relying on plasma from the US\, can we develop a way to estimate (country-specific) reducti on in greenhouse gas emissions? Partner: University of Nottingham (UK)\, B lood services in the UK and Australia (NHSBT\, Lifeblood\, etc.). Challeng es: Donors often don’t know when their local blood center is low on supp ly. There is no easy way to connect with donors in a personalized way. Ide a: Create a “BloodBuddy” that pulls live data (via public APIs or thr ough the blood service) on local blood stock levels by blood type\, nearby donation appointments (availability\, urgency)\, and that then creates pe rsonalised prompts ("Your blood type is in urgent need! Book now at [neare st location]") Potential or lapsed donors often have unanswered questions: Am I eligible? What happens at a donation? What if I’m scared of needle s? Also\, how can we as blood banks empower and reassure donors? Idea: De sign an AI chatbot (web or extension-based) trained on donor FAQs\, eligib ility rules\, and emotional support scripts. Partner: Researchers from Red Cross Australia. Challenges: How can we develop personalised donation fre quencies for donors based on their donation history\, health statistics\, and demographic data (e.g.\, age\, gender\, BP\, pulse\, length of donatio n\, history of DAEs)? Can we customize the timing and content of donor com munications based on prior donation patterns and response to donor communi cations\, to maximize retention\, encourage them to book their next appoin tment\, but also avoid donors feeling like they are asked to donate too mu ch? Are there novel solutions that can help to improve recruitment and par ticipation in research among donors?  We have done a lot of research with donors over the last 10 years or so\, in various formats and on various t opics. Is there a way to use this data to optimize future research recruit ment efforts?  Partner: Communication department of Sanquin\, Netherlands . Challenges: How can we recruit men to become blood or plasma donors? How can we recruit minorities to become blood or plasma donors? How can we re cruit Gen Z to become blood or plasma donors? How can we reach people who are not naturally inclined to do volunteer work when it comes to donor rec ruitment? How can we position ourselves as an attractive alternative emplo yer for physicians? What roles (in terms of personnel) are needed at a blo od bank location? What are ways to reach donors within Dutch legislation w ho have not opted in to receive a newsletter? How can we ensure that donor s show up for their scheduled donation appointments? How can we ensure tha t donors make an appointment to donate after receiving a call to donate? P artner: Researchers from Sanquin Challenges How can we make use of games\, Virtual Reality\, or robots in blood donation (centers)? Partner: Red Cr oss\, Belgium Challenges: The European plasma supply is not self-sufficien t. How can we increase the number of plasma donations? Possible related or subquestions could be regarding the costeffectiveness of different plas ma administration techniques\, a comparison and prediction of the use of p lasma in the future in European countries\, and the (effects of) different indicators of plasma administration in Europe. DTSTART:20250909T220000Z DTEND:20250911T220000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250909T220000 TZNAME:UTC TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR