The winner of the contest will receive hotel, airfare, registration and speaking slot at the leading national conference on data journalism, to be held in Louisville from Feb. 28 to March 3, 2013. Here's a look at
[the 2012 event](http://www.ire.org/conferences/nicar-2012/)
, so you know what to expect.
If the winner can't make the trip, we can work out a cash arrangement for the value of the trip (approx. $1,000). But because part of the goal of this contest is putting the data science and data journalism communities together, we would certainly appreciate
 participation!
The winner and a select number of finalists will also have the opportunity to work with leading data journalists to execute their ideas. Winners will be determined by a panel of judges that includes Pulitzer Prize-winning data journalist Stephen Doig of
 Arizona State University.