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Obtaining the data for the n2c2 challenge requires completing a registration on our data portal, which will open **April 8, 2019.** Data will be released under a Rules of Conduct and Data Use Agreement.

## Registration Process

Below are the steps entailed in the registration process. All members of a team must complete all steps before any member's 2019 n2c2 challenge account is activated.

Team Leaders must be faculty members (post-doc, research scientist, or professor). **Teams consisting of solo students will not be approved.**

- [Visit the DBMI data portal ](https://portal.dbmi.hms.harvard.edu/data-challenges/)and click **Login / Register**.
- Either register (sign up) or log in, depending whether you are a first-time or returning user, following the steps below.

Sort*First-time users of the Data Portal**Returning Users*- Click **Sign Up** tab and use your institutional email and create a new password.



- Click **Log In** tab and log in using the email you used when you signed up.



- Return to data portal and click **Verify Your Email**.



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- Check email for verification and click provided link.



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- Complete your data portal profile with basic contact information (name, organization/institution, title, full address, and phone number).



- Update your data portal profile.







- Navigate to the challenge track in which you are participating ([Track 1](https://portal.dbmi.hms.harvard.edu/projects/n2c2-2019-t1/), [Track 2](https://portal.dbmi.hms.harvard.edu/projects/n2c2-2019-t2/), [Track 3](https://portal.dbmi.hms.harvard.edu/projects/n2c2-2019-t3/), or [Track 4](https://portal.dbmi.hms.harvard.edu/projects/n2c2-2019-t4/)).
- Sign the **Rules of Conduct** ([see preview](/file_url/122)).
- Sign the **Data Use and Confidentiality Agreement** (see preview — [Track 1 or 2 DUA](/file_url/123) | [Track 3 DUA](/file_url/124) | Track 4: no DUA or Rules of Conduct required).
- Join a team by providing the email address that your Team Leader used to register for the portal.
- Team Leaders (faculty only: post-doc, research scientist, or professor):
    - Click Create Team.
    - Inform your team members which email address you used to register for the data portal so that they can enter it to join your team.
    - When members join your team, they will appear in the Your Team box for you to approve.
    - When your entire team has joined and been approved, click Finalize. This will notify the n2c2 organizers that your team is ready to be activated.



 

[Login/Register (DBMI Data Portal)](https://portal.dbmi.hms.harvard.edu/data-challenges/)

[Workshop Schedule (PDF)](/file_url/121)

[Workshop Registration](https://secure.touchnet.com/C20788_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=73&SINGLESTORE=true)