Webinar – 2nd Infodengue-Mosqlimate Dengue Challenge (IMDC)

Attention, scientific community and public health professionals! On Wednesday, Sep 3, 2025 ⋅ 2pm – 3pm (Central European Time), join the virtual meeting of the 2nd Infodengue-Mosqlimate Dengue Challenge (IMDC). We will present the results of the validation round. This webinar will bring together researchers, health professionals, data scientists, and forecasters who have submitted predictive models to address a major global health challenge: predicting the burden of dengue, in the context of current global climate transformations.

With the official announcement of Sprint 2025, we’re excited to share some important updates with our community!

Registration Period

Registration is still open until June 30, 2025. If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time! The registration form remains the same — don’t miss your chance to participate.

What’s Coming Up?

The main timeline remains unchanged. Here are the key upcoming dates:

• July 31, 2025: Forecast submission deadline (validation datasets)
• September 3, 2025: Webinar – Results of the validation round
• September 23, 2025: Second forecast submission deadline (2026 forecasts)
• October 15, 2025: Presentation of the ensemble model.

Collaboration and Support

Some participants have requested support in joining development teams. If you’re looking to connect or want to get more involved, we encourage you to join us on Discord — it’s our main space for communication, collaboration, and community building.

Official launch of 2025 Sprint

We are very pleased to announce the official launch of the 2nd Sprint: Infodengue-Mosqlimate Dengue Challenge (IMDC). Registration will be open from 05/15/2025 to 06/15/2025 through the registration form.

Detailed instructions about the event and the results of the previous edition can be accessed here

The initiative was led by the Mosqlimate and Infodengue.