How to join Influcast

Any group, individual, or institution that wishes to participate in Influcast and provide weekly predictions on the trend of the flu season must:

1. Provide the following information for each model they intend to participate with:

   1. Team acronym: a short string that identifies the group (maximum 16 characters; only letters, numbers, and _ are allowed). This string will be used for weekly uploads and to organize the GitHub repository. It must be the same for each model of the group/person/institution.
   2. Team name (in Italian): full name of the team or institution (maximum 160 characters). This will be displayed on the platform.
   3. Team name (in English): full name of the team or institution (maximum 160 characters). This will be displayed on the platform.
   4. Team description (in Italian): description of the team, of the organization it is part of, people, etc. This description will be displayed on the platform.
   5. Team description (in English): description of the team, of the organization it is part of, people, etc. This description will be displayed on the platform.
   6. Model acronym: a short string that identifies the model (maximum 16 characters; only letters, numbers, and _ are allowed). This string will be used for weekly uploads and to organize the GitHub repository.
   7. Model name (in Italian): the extended denomination of the model. This name will be displayed on the platform.
   8. Model name (in English): the extended denomination of the model. This name will be displayed on the platform.
   9. Model description (in Italian): a description of the model that summarizes the methodology used; it may include links to web pages.
   10. Model description (in English): a description of the model that summarizes the methodology used; it may include links to web pages.

2. Indicate one or more GitHub accounts, pre-existing or created for the occasion, with which they will send weekly predictions to the repository. These accounts will be associated with the InfluCast GitHub organization.

3. Provide an email address to be used to receive information from Influcast (general communications, notifications on the outcome of the prediction submissions, etc.).

The aforementioned information should be sent by email to influcast@isi.it