Greetings from the AWS Machine Learning Research Awards team! If you would like to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credit for your participation in DFDC, please complete an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form at this link. You will need to have an AWS account in order to make your request. Please note that the use of AWS Promotional Credit is subject to the AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions. AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions for AWS China regions can be found at this link. AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions for all other regions can be found at this link.
\n\nAWS Promotional Credit Distribution Guidelines for DFDC
\n\n$500K in AWS Promotional Credits will be divided into three pools: (A) 100K$, (B) 200K$, (C) 200K$. Credits will be awarded according to the following guidelines:
\n\n12/23/2019 – 1st AWS credit request deadline. You must complete the AWS Promotional Credit Request Form prior to this deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool A.
\n\n12/30/2019 – 1st AWS credit distribution. Pool A will be divided evenly amongst all teams that have completed an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form and appeared on the DFDC leaderboard by the 1st AWS credit request deadline.
\n\n1/23/2020 – 2nd AWS credit request deadline. If a team has not yet received any credits, it must complete a new AWS Promotional Credit Request form between the 1st credit request deadline and this credit request deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool B.
\n\n1/30/2020 – 2nd AWS credit distribution. Pool B will be divided evenly amongst all teams that (1) have not received credits from Pool A, have completed an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form between the 1st and 2nd credit request deadlines, and have appeared on the DFDC leaderboard, or (2) have received credits from Pool A, and have made at least one new entry that improved their DFDC leaderboard score since the 1st AWS credit distribution.
\n\n3/3/2020 – 3rd AWS credit request deadline. If a team has not yet received any credits, it must complete a new AWS Promotional Credit Request form between the 2nd credit request deadline and this credit request deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool C.
\n\n3/10/2020 – 3rd AWS credit distribution. Pool C will be divided evenly amongst all teams that (1) have not received credits from Pool A or Pool B, have completed an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form between the 2nd and 3rd credit request deadlines, and have appeared on the DFDC leaderboard, or (2) have received credits from Pool A or Pool B, and have made at least one new entry that improved their DFDC leaderboard score since the 2nd AWS credit distribution.
\n\nEach team may submit one request per credit request deadline. The credits will be applied to one AWS account per team, and will expire on 4/30/2020.
\n\nAll deadlines are at 11:59:00 PM UTC on the corresponding day unless otherwise noted. AWS may modify these Guidelines at any time by posting a revised version in the DFDC Discussion Forum or sending teams an email using the email address provided in the AWS Promotional Request Form. Teams using credits after any such modifications agree to the modified Guidelines. AWS reserves all rights to interpret and implement these Guidelines in its sole discretion.
", "messages": [ { "id": 698108, "postDate": "2019-12-18T20:13:49.253Z", "content": "Greetings from the AWS Machine Learning Research Awards team! If you would like to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credit for your participation in DFDC, please complete an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form at this link. You will need to have an AWS account in order to make your request. Please note that the use of AWS Promotional Credit is subject to the AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions. AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions for AWS China regions can be found at this link. AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions for all other regions can be found at this link.
\n\nAWS Promotional Credit Distribution Guidelines for DFDC
\n\n$500K in AWS Promotional Credits will be divided into three pools: (A) 100K$, (B) 200K$, (C) 200K$. Credits will be awarded according to the following guidelines:
\n\n12/23/2019 – 1st AWS credit request deadline. You must complete the AWS Promotional Credit Request Form prior to this deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool A.
\n\n12/30/2019 – 1st AWS credit distribution. Pool A will be divided evenly amongst all teams that have completed an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form and appeared on the DFDC leaderboard by the 1st AWS credit request deadline.
\n\n1/23/2020 – 2nd AWS credit request deadline. If a team has not yet received any credits, it must complete a new AWS Promotional Credit Request form between the 1st credit request deadline and this credit request deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool B.
\n\n1/30/2020 – 2nd AWS credit distribution. Pool B will be divided evenly amongst all teams that (1) have not received credits from Pool A, have completed an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form between the 1st and 2nd credit request deadlines, and have appeared on the DFDC leaderboard, or (2) have received credits from Pool A, and have made at least one new entry that improved their DFDC leaderboard score since the 1st AWS credit distribution.
\n\n3/3/2020 – 3rd AWS credit request deadline. If a team has not yet received any credits, it must complete a new AWS Promotional Credit Request form between the 2nd credit request deadline and this credit request deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool C.
\n\n3/10/2020 – 3rd AWS credit distribution. Pool C will be divided evenly amongst all teams that (1) have not received credits from Pool A or Pool B, have completed an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form between the 2nd and 3rd credit request deadlines, and have appeared on the DFDC leaderboard, or (2) have received credits from Pool A or Pool B, and have made at least one new entry that improved their DFDC leaderboard score since the 2nd AWS credit distribution.
\n\nEach team may submit one request per credit request deadline. The credits will be applied to one AWS account per team, and will expire on 4/30/2020.
\n\nAll deadlines are at 11:59:00 PM UTC on the corresponding day unless otherwise noted. AWS may modify these Guidelines at any time by posting a revised version in the DFDC Discussion Forum or sending teams an email using the email address provided in the AWS Promotional Request Form. Teams using credits after any such modifications agree to the modified Guidelines. AWS reserves all rights to interpret and implement these Guidelines in its sole discretion.
", "rawMarkdown": "Greetings from the [AWS Machine Learning Research Awards ](https://aws.amazon.com/aws-ml-research-awards/)team! If you would like to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credit for your participation in DFDC, please complete an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form at [this link](https://amazonmr.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iaW4kS39OH5b2B). You will need to have an AWS account in order to make your request. Please note that the use of AWS Promotional Credit is subject to the AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions. AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions for AWS China regions can be found at [this link](https://www.amazonaws.cn/en/promotional-terms/). AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions for all other regions can be found at [this link](https://aws.amazon.com/awscredits/). \n\n**AWS Promotional Credit Distribution Guidelines for DFDC**\n \n$500K in AWS Promotional Credits will be divided into three pools: (A) 100K$, (B) 200K$, (C) 200K$. Credits will be awarded according to the following guidelines:\n \n12/23/2019 – 1st AWS credit request deadline. You must complete the [AWS Promotional Credit Request Form](https://amazonmr.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iaW4kS39OH5b2B) prior to this deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool A.\n\n12/30/2019 – 1st AWS credit distribution. Pool A will be divided evenly amongst all teams that have completed an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form and appeared on the [DFDC leaderboard](https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/leaderboard) by the 1st AWS credit request deadline. \n\n1/23/2020 – 2nd AWS credit request deadline. If a team has not yet received any credits, it must complete a new [AWS Promotional Credit Request form](https://amazonmr.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iaW4kS39OH5b2B) between the 1st credit request deadline and this credit request deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool B.\n\n1/30/2020 – 2nd AWS credit distribution. Pool B will be divided evenly amongst all teams that (1) have not received credits from Pool A, have completed an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form between the 1st and 2nd credit request deadlines, and have appeared on the [DFDC leaderboard](https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/leaderboard), or (2) have received credits from Pool A, and have made at least one new entry that improved their [DFDC leaderboard](https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/leaderboard) score since the 1st AWS credit distribution. \n\n3/3/2020 – 3rd AWS credit request deadline. If a team has not yet received any credits, it must complete a new [AWS Promotional Credit Request form](https://amazonmr.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iaW4kS39OH5b2B) between the 2nd credit request deadline and this credit request deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool C.\n\n3/10/2020 – 3rd AWS credit distribution. Pool C will be divided evenly amongst all teams that (1) have not received credits from Pool A or Pool B, have completed an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form between the 2nd and 3rd credit request deadlines, and have appeared on the [DFDC leaderboard](https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/leaderboard), or (2) have received credits from Pool A or Pool B, and have made at least one new entry that improved their [DFDC leaderboard](https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/leaderboard) score since the 2nd AWS credit distribution.\n\nEach team may submit one request per credit request deadline. The credits will be applied to one AWS account per team, and will expire on 4/30/2020. \n\nAll deadlines are at 11:59:00 PM UTC on the corresponding day unless otherwise noted. AWS may modify these Guidelines at any time by posting a revised version in the DFDC Discussion Forum or sending teams an email using the email address provided in the AWS Promotional Request Form. Teams using credits after any such modifications agree to the modified Guidelines. AWS reserves all rights to interpret and implement these Guidelines in its sole discretion. ", "votes": 90 }, { "id": 704669, "postDate": "2019-12-27T20:01:34.323Z", "content": "Hello all, Pool A ($100K AWS Promotional Credits) have now been distributed to the teams that are eligible to receive credits from this pool. The credits will expire on April 30, 2020. \nPlease review the attached document about how to track your credit usage and other tips. A few more notes:\n1. If the AWS account you provided to us is suspended, the credit may not be useable. \n2. You can view your updated credit usage in the Bills section on your Dashboard.\n3. Please set up billing alerts to help monitor your AWS charges.\n4. If possible, we recommend EC2 Spot Instances to save costs.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hello all, Pool A ($100K AWS Promotional Credits) have now been distributed to the teams that are eligible to receive credits from this pool. The credits will expire on April 30, 2020. \nPlease review the attached document about how to track your credit usage and other tips. A few more notes:\n1.\tIf the AWS account you provided to us is suspended, the credit may not be useable. \n2.\tYou can view your updated credit usage in the Bills section on your Dashboard.\n3.\tPlease set up billing alerts to help monitor your AWS charges.\n4.\tIf possible, we recommend EC2 Spot Instances to save costs.", "votes": 10, "replies": [ { "id": 704725, "postDate": "2019-12-27T23:16:09.373Z", "content": "Created a discussion on how to easily use Spot Instances for training: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/123457
", "rawMarkdown": "Created a discussion on how to easily use Spot Instances for training: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/123457", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 705307, "postDate": "2019-12-28T18:52:48.257Z", "content": "Credits received, thank you!
", "rawMarkdown": "Credits received, thank you!" }, { "id": 705878, "postDate": "2019-12-29T15:55:09.360Z", "content": "I used to work with AWS a couple of years back when I was with my last company. We used to work with spot instances where we could create spot instances for any region and any type of server depending on our needs. But here in my own account, I'm not able to create even a single spot instance. I am having to file individual cases in the form of (server:region) combinations to do that. Am I missing something here or has AWS changed this functionality completely?
", "rawMarkdown": "I used to work with AWS a couple of years back when I was with my last company. We used to work with spot instances where we could create spot instances for any region and any type of server depending on our needs. But here in my own account, I'm not able to create even a single spot instance. I am having to file individual cases in the form of (server:region) combinations to do that. Am I missing something here or has AWS changed this functionality completely?" }, { "id": 705944, "postDate": "2019-12-29T17:39:31.457Z", "content": "I am trying to create a spot instance today and realized I had to ask to up my limits/service quota. On-demand already has a quota for basic types but not spot.\nIs that what you're running into as well?
", "rawMarkdown": "I am trying to create a spot instance today and realized I had to ask to up my limits/service quota. On-demand already has a quota for basic types but not spot.\nIs that what you're running into as well?" }, { "id": 705965, "postDate": "2019-12-29T18:21:29.793Z", "content": "Yeah. I understand that they have to cap the number of instances so as to avoid excessive billing related issues but they didn't even put a cap on it, they just set it to zero. There are multiple gpu instances and their price varies in various regions. Given where I live and all these constraints, I'll have to try multiple regions and instances and I'll have to raise a separate request for each combo. If AWS had set it to 1 for every instance per region by default, I wouldn't have to raise any kind of request.
", "rawMarkdown": "Yeah. I understand that they have to cap the number of instances so as to avoid excessive billing related issues but they didn't even put a cap on it, they just set it to zero. There are multiple gpu instances and their price varies in various regions. Given where I live and all these constraints, I'll have to try multiple regions and instances and I'll have to raise a separate request for each combo. If AWS had set it to 1 for every instance per region by default, I wouldn't have to raise any kind of request." }, { "id": 705974, "postDate": "2019-12-29T18:44:41.637Z", "content": "I guess it's somewhat reasonable to block GPU instances by default. What doesn't make sense it to allow on demand CPU instances but no the Spot instances for the same categories.
", "rawMarkdown": "I guess it's somewhat reasonable to block GPU instances by default. What doesn't make sense it to allow on demand CPU instances but no the Spot instances for the same categories." }, { "id": 705977, "postDate": "2019-12-29T18:54:55.250Z", "content": "True that.
", "rawMarkdown": "True that." }, { "id": 706682, "postDate": "2019-12-30T17:27:58.290Z", "content": "I thought 1st AWS credit distribution would be in 12/30/2019
", "rawMarkdown": "I thought 1st AWS credit distribution would be in 12/30/2019 " }, { "id": 706692, "postDate": "2019-12-30T17:38:31.450Z", "content": "Thank you for credits. I found the credits in my AWS account dashboard. What's the promo code? It is needed to redeem. How can I get it? Thank you.
", "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for credits. I found the credits in my AWS account dashboard. What's the promo code? It is needed to redeem. How can I get it? Thank you." }, { "id": 706744, "postDate": "2019-12-30T19:03:41.927Z", "content": "My credits show as already redeemed on dashboard.
", "rawMarkdown": "My credits show as already redeemed on dashboard." }, { "id": 706747, "postDate": "2019-12-30T19:08:24.260Z", "content": "Thanks for the early distribution - my team mate is taking the leap into the full learning of aws.
\n\nTo clarify - since we received credits for this distribution we DO NOT need to submit a new form for the 2nd distribution - we need only to continue to make submissions and show improvement.
", "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for the early distribution - my team mate is taking the leap into the full learning of aws. \n\nTo clarify - since we received credits for this distribution we DO NOT need to submit a new form for the 2nd distribution - we need only to continue to make submissions and show improvement." }, { "id": 706826, "postDate": "2019-12-30T21:55:19.043Z", "content": "The credits have been redeemed for you.
", "rawMarkdown": "The credits have been redeemed for you. ", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 706828, "postDate": "2019-12-30T21:57:02.267Z", "content": "For teams that have received credits - there is no need to submit new forms for future distributions.
", "rawMarkdown": "For teams that have received credits - there is no need to submit new forms for future distributions. " }, { "id": 707168, "postDate": "2019-12-31T10:59:40.073Z", "content": "Oh, the credits have been redeemed. This is my first time. Thank you.
", "rawMarkdown": "Oh, the credits have been redeemed. This is my first time. Thank you. " }, { "id": 736391, "postDate": "2020-02-04T06:11:21.593Z", "content": "I have appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23 and had applied before the deadline. Anyway of troubleshooting as to why I did not receive the credits from pool B.
", "rawMarkdown": "I have appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23 and had applied before the deadline. Anyway of troubleshooting as to why I did not receive the credits from pool B." } ] }, { "id": 732588, "postDate": "2020-01-30T01:23:38.777Z", "content": "Hello all, Pool B ($200K AWS Promotional Credits) have now been distributed to the teams that are eligible to receive credits from this pool. The credits will expire on April 30, 2020. Please review the attached document about how to track your credit usage and other tips. A few more notes:\n1. If the AWS account you provided to us is suspended, the credit may not be useable.\n2. You can view your updated credit usage in the Bills section on your Dashboard.\n3. Please set up billing alerts to help monitor your AWS charges.\n4. If possible, we recommend EC2 Spot Instances to save costs.
\n\nIn addition, here is a tutorial for using AWS for DFDC: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/126156.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hello all, Pool B ($200K AWS Promotional Credits) have now been distributed to the teams that are eligible to receive credits from this pool. The credits will expire on April 30, 2020. Please review the attached document about how to track your credit usage and other tips. A few more notes:\n1. If the AWS account you provided to us is suspended, the credit may not be useable.\n2. You can view your updated credit usage in the Bills section on your Dashboard.\n3. Please set up billing alerts to help monitor your AWS charges.\n4. If possible, we recommend EC2 Spot Instances to save costs. \n\nIn addition, here is a tutorial for using AWS for DFDC: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/126156. ", "votes": 6, "replies": [ { "id": 733156, "postDate": "2020-01-30T18:27:17.703Z", "content": "First, I would like to thank you for the credit distribution. This kind of initiative is what makes possible to users without high-end PCs to participate competitively.
\n\nI think it has already been asked before, but I could not find an answer myself. I have received the credits from the last distribution, but I can't redeem it because I need the promo code.
\n\nHow to proceed? Thanks.
", "rawMarkdown": "First, I would like to thank you for the credit distribution. This kind of initiative is what makes possible to users without high-end PCs to participate competitively. \n\nI think it has already been asked before, but I could not find an answer myself. I have received the credits from the last distribution, but I can't redeem it because I need the promo code.\n\nHow to proceed? Thanks.", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 733274, "postDate": "2020-01-30T23:06:11.397Z", "content": "The credits have been redeemed to the eligible teams. You can check by going to the \"Credits\" tab from your billing console. The attached pdf file has more information.
", "rawMarkdown": "The credits have been redeemed to the eligible teams. You can check by going to the \"Credits\" tab from your billing console. The attached pdf file has more information. ", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 733297, "postDate": "2020-01-30T23:57:20.110Z", "content": "Oh my bad, the credits are indeed redeemed. Thanks for the help!
", "rawMarkdown": "Oh my bad, the credits are indeed redeemed. Thanks for the help!" }, { "id": 733349, "postDate": "2020-01-31T02:17:26.140Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 733374, "postDate": "2020-01-31T03:36:25.373Z", "content": "Yes credits are indeed redeemed :)
", "rawMarkdown": "Yes credits are indeed redeemed :) " }, { "id": 733405, "postDate": "2020-01-31T04:43:44.123Z", "content": "many thanks for aws promotional credits! :-)
", "rawMarkdown": "many thanks for aws promotional credits! :-)" }, { "id": 733864, "postDate": "2020-01-31T16:02:33.137Z", "content": "I think I met the allocation requirements, but why I didn't find aws promotional credits in my account.\nplease tell me why. so thanks.
", "rawMarkdown": "I think I met the allocation requirements, but why I didn't find aws promotional credits in my account.\nplease tell me why. so thanks." }, { "id": 734384, "postDate": "2020-02-01T11:37:01.200Z", "content": "Any way of troubleshooting why I didn't get any credits?
", "rawMarkdown": "Any way of troubleshooting why I didn't get any credits?" }, { "id": 735090, "postDate": "2020-02-02T15:01:35.273Z", "content": "I appeared on the leaderboard on January 29th and I did fill in the form by January 15th (ish).
", "rawMarkdown": "I appeared on the leaderboard on January 29th and I did fill in the form by January 15th (ish)." }, { "id": 736029, "postDate": "2020-02-03T18:30:39.990Z", "content": "1/29 is after the credit request deadline (1/23) when we processed all the data. You may submit another request before 3/3.
", "rawMarkdown": "1/29 is after the credit request deadline (1/23) when we processed all the data. You may submit another request before 3/3. " }, { "id": 736134, "postDate": "2020-02-03T21:28:33.200Z", "content": "Hi, I applied before the deadline but did not receive any credits - are there any additional requirements that were not met?
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi, I applied before the deadline but did not receive any credits - are there any additional requirements that were not met?" }, { "id": 736163, "postDate": "2020-02-03T22:48:24.380Z", "content": "@basidiobolus have your team appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23?
", "rawMarkdown": "@basidiobolus have your team appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23? " }, { "id": 736392, "postDate": "2020-02-04T06:11:34.690Z", "content": "I have appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23 and had applied before the deadline. Anyway of troubleshooting as to why I did not receive the credits from pool B.
", "rawMarkdown": "I have appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23 and had applied before the deadline. Anyway of troubleshooting as to why I did not receive the credits from pool B." }, { "id": 736620, "postDate": "2020-02-04T11:55:16.003Z", "content": "@awsmlra no, I missed that requirement, thanks.
", "rawMarkdown": "@awsmlra no, I missed that requirement, thanks." } ] }, { "id": 700045, "postDate": "2019-12-21T10:50:02.310Z", "content": "As @sdoria mentioned, it be amazing for the participants if AWS could host the dataset directly. \nIt would be also a great demonstration on how AWS handles large datasets and concurrent access.
\n\nE.g. Google Cloud Storage hosted TFRecords in this past comp: https://www.kaggle.com/c/recursion-cellular-image-classification/data (@ Extended Dataset - TFRecords)
", "rawMarkdown": "As @sdoria mentioned, it be amazing for the participants if AWS could host the dataset directly. \nIt would be also a great demonstration on how AWS handles large datasets and concurrent access.\n\nE.g. Google Cloud Storage hosted TFRecords in this past comp: https://www.kaggle.com/c/recursion-cellular-image-classification/data (@ Extended Dataset - TFRecords)", "votes": 5 }, { "id": 768471, "postDate": "2020-03-10T20:51:53.840Z", "content": "Hello all, Pool C ($200K AWS Promotional Credits) have now been distributed to the teams that are eligible to receive credits from this pool. The credits will expire on April 30, 2020. Please review the attached document about how to track your credit usage and other tips. A few more notes:
\n\nIn addition, here is a tutorial for using AWS for DFDC: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/126156.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hello all, Pool C ($200K AWS Promotional Credits) have now been distributed to the teams that are eligible to receive credits from this pool. The credits will expire on April 30, 2020. Please review the attached document about how to track your credit usage and other tips. A few more notes:\n\n1. If the AWS account you provided to us is suspended, the credit may not be useable.\n2. You can view your updated credit usage in the Bills section on your Dashboard.\n3. Please set up billing alerts to help monitor your AWS charges.\n4. If possible, we recommend EC2 Spot Instances to save costs.\n\nIn addition, here is a tutorial for using AWS for DFDC: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/126156.", "votes": 4, "replies": [ { "id": 768476, "postDate": "2020-03-10T20:56:41.877Z", "content": "Great. I got my first credits. Thanks!
", "rawMarkdown": "Great. I got my first credits. Thanks! " }, { "id": 768477, "postDate": "2020-03-10T20:57:05.750Z", "content": "yeehaaaa, time to have some fun!!! thanks a bunch!
", "rawMarkdown": "yeehaaaa, time to have some fun!!! thanks a bunch!" }, { "id": 768485, "postDate": "2020-03-10T21:27:51.257Z", "content": "Hi @awsmlra , I did not receive the credits this time.
\n\nI applied and received the credits in Pool B, and since then made some improvements to the score. After I got my team merged, I resubmitted to Pool C, because I was afraid the team ID changed.
\n\nCan you help me please?
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi @awsmlra , I did not receive the credits this time.\n\nI applied and received the credits in Pool B, and since then made some improvements to the score. After I got my team merged, I resubmitted to Pool C, because I was afraid the team ID changed.\n\nCan you help me please?" }, { "id": 768763, "postDate": "2020-03-11T06:45:24.490Z", "content": "Thank you!
", "rawMarkdown": "Thank you!" }, { "id": 769181, "postDate": "2020-03-11T16:03:14.927Z", "content": "hi @awsmlra ,I haven't received any credits yet.Can you please check from your end .
", "rawMarkdown": "hi @awsmlra ,I haven't received any credits yet.Can you please check from your end . " } ] }, { "id": 810040, "postDate": "2020-04-16T17:20:19.780Z", "content": "Is the any opportunity to extend the expriy date on the promotional credits, so that we can continue to work on the challenge, even though we have passed the end date?
", "rawMarkdown": "Is the any opportunity to extend the expriy date on the promotional credits, so that we can continue to work on the challenge, even though we have passed the end date?", "votes": 3, "replies": [ { "id": 812343, "postDate": "2020-04-18T17:15:45.353Z", "content": "+1 That would be very helpful
", "rawMarkdown": "+1 That would be very helpful" } ] }, { "id": 699144, "postDate": "2019-12-20T05:04:47.067Z", "content": "Please make sure to provide your AWS Account ID as a 12-digit value when you fill in the credit request form. Otherwise the credit cannot be properly applied to your account. Thanks!
", "rawMarkdown": "Please make sure to provide your AWS Account ID as a 12-digit value when you fill in the credit request form. Otherwise the credit cannot be properly applied to your account. Thanks!", "votes": 3 }, { "id": 698197, "postDate": "2019-12-18T23:13:15.340Z", "content": "Thank you. Will AWS host the dataset as well, as indicated in this article?\nhttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/aws-supports-the-deepfake-detection-challenge-with-competition-data-and-aws-credits/
", "rawMarkdown": "Thank you. Will AWS host the dataset as well, as indicated in this article?\nhttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/aws-supports-the-deepfake-detection-challenge-with-competition-data-and-aws-credits/", "votes": 4, "replies": [ { "id": 699088, "postDate": "2019-12-20T03:26:47.600Z", "content": "That text was written in October - I would assume that we would have seen something by now here at kaggle if the dataset was available on aws. But keep looking - this appears to be a multiple company support competition - right and left hand seldom know whats going on is likely :)
", "rawMarkdown": "That text was written in October - I would assume that we would have seen something by now here at kaggle if the dataset was available on aws. But keep looking - this appears to be a multiple company support competition - right and left hand seldom know whats going on is likely :)" } ] }, { "id": 721815, "postDate": "2020-01-17T18:20:52.827Z", "content": "Hi all, we started a new discussion thread about a tutorial for using AWS for DFDC: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/126156. You are welcome to check it out!
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi all, we started a new discussion thread about a tutorial for using AWS for DFDC: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/126156. You are welcome to check it out!", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 701588, "postDate": "2019-12-23T16:32:25.997Z", "content": "If I got this right, storing 500GB on S3 is about $11 while on EBS it's around $50 per month. Anyone know how long it takes to transfer from an EBS to S3 and back?
", "rawMarkdown": "If I got this right, storing 500GB on S3 is about $11 while on EBS it's around $50 per month. Anyone know how long it takes to transfer from an EBS to S3 and back?", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 700699, "postDate": "2019-12-22T13:14:01.867Z", "content": "Here's AWS GPU instances' price.
", "rawMarkdown": "[Here's AWS GPU instances' price](https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/122842).", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 704062, "postDate": "2019-12-27T02:10:33.077Z", "content": "The DFDC organizers explored options for hosting the data on AWS, and decided not to proceed. Sorry for any inconvenience this may bring to you, and please let us know if you have any further questions. Thanks!
", "rawMarkdown": "The DFDC organizers explored options for hosting the data on AWS, and decided not to proceed. Sorry for any inconvenience this may bring to you, and please let us know if you have any further questions. Thanks!", "votes": -3, "replies": [ { "id": 704063, "postDate": "2019-12-27T02:13:40.560Z", "content": "Can we buy a virtual machine instance with GPU that lasts the whole month no matter how much you use it??
", "rawMarkdown": "Can we buy a virtual machine instance with GPU that lasts the whole month no matter how much you use it??" }, { "id": 704087, "postDate": "2019-12-27T03:15:37.770Z", "content": "Sorry to hear about this decision. Any chance that some directions can be provided for a quick down load and install of the data set in a bucket?
", "rawMarkdown": "Sorry to hear about this decision. Any chance that some directions can be provided for a quick down load and install of the data set in a bucket?", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 704720, "postDate": "2019-12-27T22:44:45.697Z", "content": "In my past experience, downloading datasets to instances I rented with different providers was much faster than downloading to my home. I'll give it a try soon with AWS.
", "rawMarkdown": "In my past experience, downloading datasets to instances I rented with different providers was much faster than downloading to my home. I'll give it a try soon with AWS.", "votes": 1 } ] }, { "id": 768034, "postDate": "2020-03-10T11:45:33.443Z", "content": "Thank you very much
", "rawMarkdown": "Thank you very much", "replies": [ { "id": 768037, "postDate": "2020-03-10T11:49:22.930Z", "content": "@haitham82 is anyone received aws credits from 3rd round ?
", "rawMarkdown": "@haitham82 is anyone received aws credits from 3rd round ? ", "votes": 3 }, { "id": 768387, "postDate": "2020-03-10T18:23:33.860Z", "content": "I didn't receive anything did anyone receive credit?
", "rawMarkdown": "I didn't receive anything did anyone receive credit?\n" } ] }, { "id": 765881, "postDate": "2020-03-07T09:29:31.007Z", "content": "Have the credits from the Pool C been already distributed? I fulfilled all requirements but didn't get credits yet.
", "rawMarkdown": "Have the credits from the Pool C been already distributed? I fulfilled all requirements but didn't get credits yet. ", "replies": [ { "id": 766168, "postDate": "2020-03-07T19:23:17.597Z", "content": "Someone mentioned it will be given by 10th this month.\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/122254#765764
", "rawMarkdown": "Someone mentioned it will be given by 10th this month.\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/122254#765764" }, { "id": 766478, "postDate": "2020-03-08T08:12:21.540Z", "content": "on 10th March 2010, Pool C will be distributed as per this discussion group.
", "rawMarkdown": "on 10th March 2010, Pool C will be distributed as per this discussion group. ", "votes": -1 } ] }, { "id": 765742, "postDate": "2020-03-07T02:40:19.090Z", "content": "@awsmlra , a service request to increase the P Instance vcpu limit in my aws account has not been resolved even after 6 days of opening the case. Can you do something about it ?
\n\nThe provided credits are going to go waste w/o appropriate P instance vcpu limits.
", "rawMarkdown": "@awsmlra , a service request to increase the P Instance vcpu limit in my aws account has not been resolved even after 6 days of opening the case. Can you do something about it ?\n\nThe provided credits are going to go waste w/o appropriate P instance vcpu limits." }, { "id": 764385, "postDate": "2020-03-05T12:09:15.153Z", "content": "Hi, I have requested for the credits long before 3rd March but appeared on the leaderboard on 4th. Is that a requirement to get the credits. This was the first and only time I applied for credits. Please let me know if I will get the credits or if I have to apply for the next pool. Thanks a lot.
\n\n\n", "rawMarkdown": "Hi, I have requested for the credits long before 3rd March but appeared on the leaderboard on 4th. Is that a requirement to get the credits. This was the first and only time I applied for credits. Please let me know if I will get the credits or if I have to apply for the next pool. Thanks a lot.\n\n> 3/3/2020 – 3rd AWS credit request deadline. If a team has not yet received any credits, it must complete a new AWS Promotional Credit Request form between the 2nd credit request deadline and this credit request deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool C." }, { "id": 763005, "postDate": "2020-03-04T02:41:44.880Z", "content": "3/3/2020 – 3rd AWS credit request deadline. If a team has not yet received any credits, it must complete a new AWS Promotional Credit Request form between the 2nd credit request deadline and this credit request deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool C.
\n
Hi @awsmlra , I submitted for the 3rd AWS credit distribution a little late after 11:59:00 PM UTC. I hope you can still give me some credit as I would really like to have a good shot with this competition.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi @awsmlra , I submitted for the 3rd AWS credit distribution a little late after 11:59:00 PM UTC. I hope you can still give me some credit as I would really like to have a good shot with this competition. \n", "replies": [ { "id": 763100, "postDate": "2020-03-04T06:15:53.527Z", "content": "We will take a look. Thanks.
", "rawMarkdown": "We will take a look. Thanks. ", "votes": 1 } ] }, { "id": 754533, "postDate": "2020-02-23T17:50:29.980Z", "content": "Hello,
\n\nI applied for credits in the second pool but I forgot about submission and right now I'm waiting for 3'rd redistribution (It will be in 3 weeks). Is there a chance to receive some credits before this day to prepare the environment etc. ?
", "rawMarkdown": "Hello,\n\nI applied for credits in the second pool but I forgot about submission and right now I'm waiting for 3'rd redistribution (It will be in 3 weeks). Is there a chance to receive some credits before this day to prepare the environment etc. ? ", "replies": [ { "id": 757627, "postDate": "2020-02-27T00:49:52.077Z", "content": "The next batch of credits will come in after 3/3. Have you checked AWS free tier?
", "rawMarkdown": "The next batch of credits will come in after 3/3. Have you checked AWS free tier? " } ] }, { "id": 754012, "postDate": "2020-02-22T23:22:14.837Z", "content": "Hello,
\n\nI applied for aws credit at the start but haven't received any so far. I checked the credits tab on the billing dashboard. Can you please let me know.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hello,\n\nI applied for aws credit at the start but haven't received any so far. I checked the credits tab on the billing dashboard. Can you please let me know.\n" }, { "id": 748394, "postDate": "2020-02-17T13:29:49.487Z", "content": "@awsmlra How long will take for AWS to approval limit, at present i am seeing 'Pending amazon action' for limit increase!
", "rawMarkdown": "@awsmlra How long will take for AWS to approval limit, at present i am seeing 'Pending amazon action' for limit increase!", "replies": [ { "id": 749491, "postDate": "2020-02-18T18:25:43.210Z", "content": "Limit increase requests are generally approved quickly.
", "rawMarkdown": "Limit increase requests are generally approved quickly. " } ] }, { "id": 739655, "postDate": "2020-02-08T05:56:02.083Z", "content": "great job
", "rawMarkdown": "great job" }, { "id": 738885, "postDate": "2020-02-07T06:24:08.763Z", "content": "I have not received the credits, even though I have made a submission before deadline (both the deadlines) . Are you still distributing?
", "rawMarkdown": "I have not received the credits, even though I have made a submission before deadline (both the deadlines) . Are you still distributing? ", "replies": [ { "id": 739550, "postDate": "2020-02-08T00:11:11.657Z", "content": "Did your team appear on the leaderboard before 1/23?
", "rawMarkdown": "Did your team appear on the leaderboard before 1/23?" }, { "id": 739672, "postDate": "2020-02-08T06:58:24.117Z", "content": "yes. first submission was around 17th jan
", "rawMarkdown": "yes. first submission was around 17th jan" }, { "id": 745994, "postDate": "2020-02-14T13:04:41.760Z", "content": "@awsmlra same here ... No credits :(
", "rawMarkdown": "@awsmlra same here ... No credits :(" }, { "id": 749503, "postDate": "2020-02-18T18:30:48.177Z", "content": "@mjsML the credit had been redeem for you. As we mentioned in a previous post, you can check your available credit by clicking the \"Credit\" tab on your billing console.
", "rawMarkdown": "@mjsML the credit had been redeem for you. As we mentioned in a previous post, you can check your available credit by clicking the \"Credit\" tab on your billing console." }, { "id": 750929, "postDate": "2020-02-19T20:47:30.190Z", "content": "Checked and verified ... Many thanks for the email assistance 🙌
", "rawMarkdown": "Checked and verified ... Many thanks for the email assistance 🙌 " } ] }, { "id": 736390, "postDate": "2020-02-04T06:10:30.950Z", "content": "I have appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23 and had applied before the deadline. Anyway of troubleshooting as to why I did not receive the credits from pool B.
", "rawMarkdown": "I have appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23 and had applied before the deadline. Anyway of troubleshooting as to why I did not receive the credits from pool B.", "replies": [ { "id": 737082, "postDate": "2020-02-04T22:27:47.463Z", "content": "We will follow up with you.
", "rawMarkdown": "We will follow up with you. " } ] }, { "id": 734838, "postDate": "2020-02-02T04:22:44.640Z", "content": "How to move data(470gb) to aws s3 bucket??? Please help me out......
Hi!\nOne option would be to download data locally and then upload to s3 with aws client. You can search for \"aws s3 cp\" command syntax.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi!\nOne option would be to download data locally and then upload to s3 with aws client. You can search for \"aws s3 cp\" command syntax." }, { "id": 736342, "postDate": "2020-02-04T04:44:56.827Z", "content": "@idcore I dont want to download the data locally.
\n\nIs there a way or aws s3 command to transfer data directly from url to s3 bucket.
", "rawMarkdown": "@idcore I dont want to download the data locally.\n\nIs there a way or aws s3 command to transfer data directly from [url](https://www.kaggle.com/c/16880/datadownload/dfdc_train_all.zip) to s3 bucket.\n" }, { "id": 736467, "postDate": "2020-02-04T08:14:54.203Z", "content": "I think one solution would be to create ebs volume, attach to ec2, wget from kaggle to ebs, do preprocessing (unzip large zip file to 50 zips inside). From ec2 upload to s3 those smaller zips with aws s3 cp or another tool(s3fs etc). Then delete intermediate ebs volume to save on costs.
", "rawMarkdown": "I think one solution would be to create ebs volume, attach to ec2, wget from kaggle to ebs, do preprocessing (unzip large zip file to 50 zips inside). From ec2 upload to s3 those smaller zips with aws s3 cp or another tool(s3fs etc). Then delete intermediate ebs volume to save on costs. ", "votes": 1 } ] }, { "id": 733160, "postDate": "2020-01-30T18:38:47.877Z", "content": "I received AWS Credits today. Hope everyone got by now. Thanks Kaggle & AWS for encouraging to do well in heavy cpu/storage competitions.
", "rawMarkdown": "I received AWS Credits today. Hope everyone got by now. Thanks Kaggle & AWS for encouraging to do well in heavy cpu/storage competitions." }, { "id": 727727, "postDate": "2020-01-24T01:43:39.937Z", "content": "Should I request again after I changed my team name and added new members?
", "rawMarkdown": "Should I request again after I changed my team name and added new members?", "replies": [ { "id": 731650, "postDate": "2020-01-28T21:20:25.127Z", "content": "There is no need to re-request as long as your team ID is the same after you changed your team name and added new members.
", "rawMarkdown": "There is no need to re-request as long as your team ID is the same after you changed your team name and added new members. " }, { "id": 731684, "postDate": "2020-01-28T22:56:12.440Z", "content": "I already re-requested, will my team won't be able to get the credits because of duplicate request?
", "rawMarkdown": "I already re-requested, will my team won't be able to get the credits because of duplicate request?" }, { "id": 731887, "postDate": "2020-01-29T07:27:36.573Z", "content": "Resubmission is not needed for teams that have received credits before, and will add more complexity to our work, but you team will not be disqualified from getting credits due to resubmission.
", "rawMarkdown": "Resubmission is not needed for teams that have received credits before, and will add more complexity to our work, but you team will not be disqualified from getting credits due to resubmission." }, { "id": 732515, "postDate": "2020-01-29T22:49:56.753Z", "content": "OK. Thank you. Sorry for adding more complexity to your work.
", "rawMarkdown": "OK. Thank you. Sorry for adding more complexity to your work." } ] }, { "id": 719649, "postDate": "2020-01-15T17:27:14.417Z", "content": "I have filled out the form to request AWS credits, and have not received any confirmation or credits. Any help @awsmlra ?
", "rawMarkdown": "I have filled out the form to request AWS credits, and have not received any confirmation or credits. Any help @awsmlra ?", "replies": [ { "id": 719964, "postDate": "2020-01-16T02:56:33.620Z", "content": "We will announce here after the credits are applied to eligible team's AWS accounts on Jan 30.
", "rawMarkdown": "We will announce here after the credits are applied to eligible team's AWS accounts on Jan 30." } ] }, { "id": 715807, "postDate": "2020-01-10T21:19:56.820Z", "content": "I accidentally filled the credit request form without making a submission. If I make a submission now, do I filled out the request form again or no?
", "rawMarkdown": "I accidentally filled the credit request form without making a submission. If I make a submission now, do I filled out the request form again or no?", "replies": [ { "id": 715910, "postDate": "2020-01-11T00:40:25.903Z", "content": "I'd also like to know the answer because that's exactly what happened to me. I thought I could fill the form before submitting may be I read the terms too superficially, but I didn't find anything saying I should submit first, I'm using kfold cross-validation with the training data and I'm trying to improve my models' performance before submitting
", "rawMarkdown": "I'd also like to know the answer because that's exactly what happened to me. I thought I could fill the form before submitting may be I read the terms too superficially, but I didn't find anything saying I should submit first, I'm using kfold cross-validation with the training data and I'm trying to improve my models' performance before submitting" }, { "id": 716035, "postDate": "2020-01-11T07:02:15.420Z", "content": "As mentioned in the guidelines, please fill out the request form again before the next deadline (1/23).
", "rawMarkdown": "As mentioned in the guidelines, please fill out the request form again before the next deadline (1/23). " } ] }, { "id": 714808, "postDate": "2020-01-09T19:18:14.377Z", "content": "Hello I've completed the form and see no credits in my account is there a code for redeeming it?
", "rawMarkdown": "Hello I've completed the form and see no credits in my account is there a code for redeeming it?", "replies": [ { "id": 716037, "postDate": "2020-01-11T07:03:43.297Z", "content": "Please refer to the guidelines above, the next credit distribution will be 1/30, if you are eligible.
", "rawMarkdown": "Please refer to the guidelines above, the next credit distribution will be 1/30, if you are eligible. " } ] }, { "id": 712148, "postDate": "2020-01-06T21:36:59.440Z", "content": "Question:\nLet's assume that, by 1/30/2020, we didn't spend all $500 credits - for example, we spent only $300. And we improved our LB score, so we are eligible for the 2nd trench. Assuming that 2nd trench will be another $500/team, will that be cumulative with what we didn't spend from the 1st trench? Will we have $500 from 2nd trench + $200 which we didn't use from the 1st trench = $700? Or we lose what we didn't spend from the 1st trench? (i.e. we should strive to spend ALL $500 until 1/30/2020)?\nThanks!\nPS: EC2 infrastructure is really amazing to train large CNN models, thanks for supporting the competition :) it's really impressive how easy it is to spin up multiple GPUs, disks, etc..
", "rawMarkdown": "Question:\nLet's assume that, by 1/30/2020, we didn't spend all $500 credits - for example, we spent only $300. And we improved our LB score, so we are eligible for the 2nd trench. Assuming that 2nd trench will be another $500/team, will that be cumulative with what we didn't spend from the 1st trench? Will we have $500 from 2nd trench + $200 which we didn't use from the 1st trench = $700? Or we lose what we didn't spend from the 1st trench? (i.e. we should strive to spend ALL $500 until 1/30/2020)?\nThanks!\nPS: EC2 infrastructure is really amazing to train large CNN models, thanks for supporting the competition :) it's really impressive how easy it is to spin up multiple GPUs, disks, etc.. ", "replies": [ { "id": 712209, "postDate": "2020-01-07T00:10:42.713Z", "content": "Great to hear that AWS has been helpful for you! All credits expire on 4/30/2020, so you can continue using them before 4/30. \nBTW, please make sure to improve your LB score by the 2nd request deadline (1/23).
", "rawMarkdown": "Great to hear that AWS has been helpful for you! All credits expire on 4/30/2020, so you can continue using them before 4/30. \nBTW, please make sure to improve your LB score by the 2nd request deadline (1/23). " }, { "id": 714296, "postDate": "2020-01-09T09:24:51.760Z", "content": "How can we check the score that we had when you took the snapshot?
", "rawMarkdown": "How can we check the score that we had when you took the snapshot?" }, { "id": 715814, "postDate": "2020-01-10T21:24:58.993Z", "content": "@frsanchez I believe you can get that from your submission history:\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/submissions?sortBy=date&group=successful&page=1&pageSize=20
", "rawMarkdown": "@frsanchez I believe you can get that from your submission history:\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/submissions?sortBy=date&group=successful&page=1&pageSize=20" } ] }, { "id": 707703, "postDate": "2020-01-01T10:22:43.033Z", "content": "Hi. Are these Promotional credits are chargeable or would be given free of cost as part of this challenge?
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi. Are these Promotional credits are chargeable or would be given free of cost as part of this challenge?", "replies": [ { "id": 708866, "postDate": "2020-01-02T19:27:53.213Z", "content": "The credits are provided free of charge.
", "rawMarkdown": "The credits are provided free of charge. " } ] }, { "id": 707265, "postDate": "2019-12-31T14:09:15.667Z", "content": "To be safe, people might want to avoid changing their team name before the next round of credit...
", "rawMarkdown": "To be safe, people might want to avoid changing their team name before the next round of credit..." }, { "id": 706779, "postDate": "2019-12-30T20:08:36.173Z", "content": "I filled the form at 19th December but I havent received my credits. What can I do?
", "rawMarkdown": "I filled the form at 19th December but I havent received my credits. What can I do?", "replies": [ { "id": 706824, "postDate": "2019-12-30T21:53:23.130Z", "content": "Credits were distributed to the eligible teams according to the guidelines. You may file a credit request and appear on the DFDC leaderboard before the next credit request deadline (1/23/2020).
", "rawMarkdown": "Credits were distributed to the eligible teams according to the guidelines. You may file a credit request and appear on the DFDC leaderboard before the next credit request deadline (1/23/2020). " }, { "id": 706970, "postDate": "2019-12-31T05:05:02.673Z", "content": "I don't know/understand why mine is not loaded. I read the guideline carefully and submit my request accordingly. Anyway thanks...
", "rawMarkdown": "I don't know/understand why mine is not loaded. I read the guideline carefully and submit my request accordingly. Anyway thanks..." }, { "id": 706983, "postDate": "2019-12-31T05:35:58.617Z", "content": "You need to make a submission prior to receive the credits. I didn't receive mine cause I submitted it too late, now I need to wait for the next pool.
", "rawMarkdown": "You need to make a submission prior to receive the credits. I didn't receive mine cause I submitted it too late, now I need to wait for the next pool." }, { "id": 706985, "postDate": "2019-12-31T05:45:47.517Z", "content": "I have submitted it at 19th December which was before the submit deadline.
", "rawMarkdown": "I have submitted it at 19th December which was before the submit deadline. " }, { "id": 706993, "postDate": "2019-12-31T06:11:02.830Z", "content": "Did you check if you appeared on the leaderboard? maybe your submission failed or something..
", "rawMarkdown": "Did you check if you appeared on the leaderboard? maybe your submission failed or something..", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 706996, "postDate": "2019-12-31T06:20:01.553Z", "content": "Damn this is why :( I should have checked this. Now I need to be creative and work on the problem without having computing power.
", "rawMarkdown": "Damn this is why :( I should have checked this. Now I need to be creative and work on the problem without having computing power.", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 707276, "postDate": "2019-12-31T14:32:36.970Z", "content": "Same here!
", "rawMarkdown": "Same here!" } ] }, { "id": 705964, "postDate": "2019-12-29T18:20:50.503Z", "rawMarkdown": "" }, { "id": 701350, "postDate": "2019-12-23T11:38:28.347Z", "content": "Hey, \nHow can I be sure that I will receive my credits by 30th December? \nGiven that I have filled form earlier and I have a position in public leaderboard also.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hey, \nHow can I be sure that I will receive my credits by 30th December? \nGiven that I have filled form earlier and I have a position in public leaderboard also.", "replies": [ { "id": 704059, "postDate": "2019-12-27T02:03:28.433Z", "content": "We will announce here after the credits are applied to the AWS accounts.
", "rawMarkdown": "We will announce here after the credits are applied to the AWS accounts. " } ] }, { "id": 700465, "postDate": "2019-12-22T04:12:14.257Z", "content": "@awsmlra, would be good to receive confirmation emails on successful credit request.
", "rawMarkdown": "@awsmlra, would be good to receive confirmation emails on successful credit request.", "replies": [ { "id": 700681, "postDate": "2019-12-22T12:22:36.853Z", "content": "How long did it take to get the confirmation email. I completed the request form, but I haven't got the email yet.
", "rawMarkdown": "How long did it take to get the confirmation email. I completed the request form, but I haven't got the email yet." }, { "id": 700698, "postDate": "2019-12-22T13:12:49.617Z", "content": "me too, there's no confirmation email. @wuliaokaola
", "rawMarkdown": "me too, there's no confirmation email. @wuliaokaola " }, { "id": 700831, "postDate": "2019-12-22T17:10:20.707Z", "content": "I dont think the confirmation emails are sent. I am asking to send them.
", "rawMarkdown": "I dont think the confirmation emails are sent. I am asking to send them." }, { "id": 701095, "postDate": "2019-12-23T04:41:56.140Z", "content": "We will announce here when the credits are distributed to your accounts. Thanks!
", "rawMarkdown": "We will announce here when the credits are distributed to your accounts. Thanks!" } ] }, { "id": 700219, "postDate": "2019-12-21T16:34:59.187Z", "content": "I applied on the assumption that they would host the data set. If you have to load it to AWS I am not sure that couple hundred dollars of credits will be worth the effort. It took lots of hours to download and extract the full thing on my local server.
", "rawMarkdown": "I applied on the assumption that they would host the data set. If you have to load it to AWS I am not sure that couple hundred dollars of credits will be worth the effort. It took lots of hours to download and extract the full thing on my local server. ", "replies": [ { "id": 700403, "postDate": "2019-12-22T00:06:06.780Z", "content": "The Amazon S3 pricing information can be found on this page. For example, currently S3 Stardard charges $0.023/GB for the first 50TB/month in US East (Ohio) region. Hope this helps.
", "rawMarkdown": "The Amazon S3 pricing information can be found on this [page](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/). For example, currently S3 Stardard charges $0.023/GB for the first 50TB/month in US East (Ohio) region. Hope this helps. " }, { "id": 700485, "postDate": "2019-12-22T04:52:48.120Z", "content": "I have a large amount of personal files on backup at aws. It costs me $0.70 per month. Cost to store the data set was the farthest thing from my mind.
\n\nWhen I uploaded my personal files it took 3 days to complete. The file size was not 480GB - much less. So my point was that if we need to upload the full data to aws to use it - it's probably going to take a very long time. Heck - it took two days for the full data set to extract to my local freenas server - so I am thinking a week of locking up my machine just to get the full data on aws. I don't remember if there was a cost for the upload.
\n\nIn addition to the upload time/cost I will have the issue of learning how to use the aws system. I burned thru half of my $300 from google during the Molecules competition mostly because of the learning curve. My assumption is that aws will be equally challenging to master. A $300 credit that requires me to first upload the data set will likely not entice me into the aws cloud.
\n\nIf Amazon really wants us to get the value from the credits they will host the data.
", "rawMarkdown": "I have a large amount of personal files on backup at aws. It costs me $0.70 per month. Cost to store the data set was the farthest thing from my mind.\n\nWhen I uploaded my personal files it took 3 days to complete. The file size was not 480GB - much less. So my point was that if we need to upload the full data to aws to use it - it's probably going to take a very long time. Heck - it took two days for the full data set to extract to my local freenas server - so I am thinking a week of locking up my machine just to get the full data on aws. I don't remember if there was a cost for the upload.\n\nIn addition to the upload time/cost I will have the issue of learning how to use the aws system. I burned thru half of my $300 from google during the Molecules competition mostly because of the learning curve. My assumption is that aws will be equally challenging to master. A $300 credit that requires me to first upload the data set will likely not entice me into the aws cloud.\n\nIf Amazon really wants us to get the value from the credits they will host the data. \n\n\n\n\n\n" }, { "id": 700510, "postDate": "2019-12-22T05:55:33.513Z", "content": "I think so, everyone must download 400GB dataset and unzip it. It's wasting the time to do repetitive work.
", "rawMarkdown": "I think so, everyone must download 400GB dataset and unzip it. It's wasting the time to do repetitive work. ", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 701241, "postDate": "2019-12-23T09:26:11.060Z", "content": "@pcjimmmy You don't need to download and re-uploade. Just download on the instance.
", "rawMarkdown": "@pcjimmmy You don't need to download and re-uploade. Just download on the instance. ", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 706243, "postDate": "2019-12-30T06:03:39.620Z", "content": "I was able to upload it in about 3-3.5 hours... A neat trick I used was to use AWS Python API boto3(very simple to use!!) running on about 5 google colab notebooks. Was simultaneously extracting and saving to S3 buckets. The speed was about 7-10 MBps. So each zip file took about 12-16 minutes to upload. It could also be made faster by using multithreading(This can almost halve the time to upload!).
\n\nThe 11GB file can't be uploaded with colab due to size though. This you can directly download onto PC, extract and upload it.
\n\nAlong with this, to fetch files directly from Kaggle had to use cookies.
", "rawMarkdown": "I was able to upload it in about 3-3.5 hours... A neat trick I used was to use AWS Python API boto3(very simple to use!!) running on about 5 google colab notebooks. Was simultaneously extracting and saving to S3 buckets. The speed was about 7-10 MBps. So each zip file took about 12-16 minutes to upload. It could also be made faster by using multithreading(This can almost halve the time to upload!).\n\nThe 11GB file can't be uploaded with colab due to size though. This you can directly download onto PC, extract and upload it.\n\nAlong with this, to fetch files directly from Kaggle had to use cookies.", "votes": 2 } ] }, { "id": 699304, "postDate": "2019-12-20T09:45:19.913Z", "content": "WOW
", "rawMarkdown": "WOW" }, { "id": 762655, "postDate": "2020-03-03T17:31:49.253Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 761944, "postDate": "2020-03-03T04:03:46.227Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true, "replies": [ { "id": 763098, "postDate": "2020-03-04T06:15:14.897Z", "content": "The 3rd distribution has not happened yet. Have you used up your credit from the previous distribution?
", "rawMarkdown": "The 3rd distribution has not happened yet. Have you used up your credit from the previous distribution?", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 764033, "postDate": "2020-03-05T05:03:31.673Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 765041, "postDate": "2020-03-06T07:53:41.777Z", "content": "When will the 3rd pool happen still unable to see any credits? Thanks a lot. Also how do we redeem the credit will it appear automatically or you will be sending a code?
", "rawMarkdown": "When will the 3rd pool happen still unable to see any credits? Thanks a lot. Also how do we redeem the credit will it appear automatically or you will be sending a code?" }, { "id": 765764, "postDate": "2020-03-07T04:04:43.153Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "votes": 1, "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 765768, "postDate": "2020-03-07T04:09:40.650Z", "content": "Thanks!
", "rawMarkdown": "Thanks!" } ] }, { "id": 736133, "postDate": "2020-02-03T21:27:40.093Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 733865, "postDate": "2020-01-31T16:03:21.773Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 720251, "postDate": "2020-01-16T09:15:25.987Z", "content": "submitted request today
", "rawMarkdown": "submitted request today", "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 700707, "postDate": "2019-12-22T13:29:35.133Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 698198, "postDate": "2019-12-18T23:14:30.913Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 746125, "postDate": "2020-02-14T16:50:41.750Z", "content": "Thanks.
", "rawMarkdown": "Thanks." }, { "id": 724634, "postDate": "2020-01-21T10:16:27.480Z", "content": "Thank-you.
", "rawMarkdown": "Thank-you. " }, { "id": 702997, "postDate": "2019-12-25T13:04:21.947Z", "content": "thank you
", "rawMarkdown": "thank you" }, { "id": 698213, "postDate": "2019-12-19T00:14:47.043Z", "content": "Thank you!
", "rawMarkdown": "Thank you!" } ], "comments": [ { "id": 704669, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-27T20:01:34.323000", "content": "Hello all, Pool A ($100K AWS Promotional Credits) have now been distributed to the teams that are eligible to receive credits from this pool. The credits will expire on April 30, 2020. \nPlease review the attached document about how to track your credit usage and other tips. A few more notes:\n1. If the AWS account you provided to us is suspended, the credit may not be useable. \n2. You can view your updated credit usage in the Bills section on your Dashboard.\n3. Please set up billing alerts to help monitor your AWS charges.\n4. If possible, we recommend EC2 Spot Instances to save costs.
", "votes": 10, "replies": [ { "id": 704725, "author_name": "Oleg Polosin", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-27T23:16:09.373000", "content": "Created a discussion on how to easily use Spot Instances for training: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/123457
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 705307, "author_name": "S D", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-28T18:52:48.257000", "content": "Credits received, thank you!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 705878, "author_name": "machine man", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-29T15:55:09.360000", "content": "I used to work with AWS a couple of years back when I was with my last company. We used to work with spot instances where we could create spot instances for any region and any type of server depending on our needs. But here in my own account, I'm not able to create even a single spot instance. I am having to file individual cases in the form of (server:region) combinations to do that. Am I missing something here or has AWS changed this functionality completely?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 705944, "author_name": "S D", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-29T17:39:31.457000", "content": "I am trying to create a spot instance today and realized I had to ask to up my limits/service quota. On-demand already has a quota for basic types but not spot.\nIs that what you're running into as well?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 705965, "author_name": "machine man", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-29T18:21:29.793000", "content": "Yeah. I understand that they have to cap the number of instances so as to avoid excessive billing related issues but they didn't even put a cap on it, they just set it to zero. There are multiple gpu instances and their price varies in various regions. Given where I live and all these constraints, I'll have to try multiple regions and instances and I'll have to raise a separate request for each combo. If AWS had set it to 1 for every instance per region by default, I wouldn't have to raise any kind of request.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 705974, "author_name": "S D", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-29T18:44:41.637000", "content": "I guess it's somewhat reasonable to block GPU instances by default. What doesn't make sense it to allow on demand CPU instances but no the Spot instances for the same categories.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 705977, "author_name": "machine man", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-29T18:54:55.250000", "content": "True that.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 706682, "author_name": "Matheus Buarque", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-30T17:27:58.290000", "content": "I thought 1st AWS credit distribution would be in 12/30/2019
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 706692, "author_name": "bto1", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-30T17:38:31.450000", "content": "Thank you for credits. I found the credits in my AWS account dashboard. What's the promo code? It is needed to redeem. How can I get it? Thank you.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 706744, "author_name": "PC Jimmmy", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-30T19:03:41.927000", "content": "My credits show as already redeemed on dashboard.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 706747, "author_name": "PC Jimmmy", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-30T19:08:24.260000", "content": "Thanks for the early distribution - my team mate is taking the leap into the full learning of aws.
\n\nTo clarify - since we received credits for this distribution we DO NOT need to submit a new form for the 2nd distribution - we need only to continue to make submissions and show improvement.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 706826, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-30T21:55:19.043000", "content": "The credits have been redeemed for you.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 706828, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-30T21:57:02.267000", "content": "For teams that have received credits - there is no need to submit new forms for future distributions.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 707168, "author_name": "bto1", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-31T10:59:40.073000", "content": "Oh, the credits have been redeemed. This is my first time. Thank you.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 736391, "author_name": "Birva Patel", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-04T06:11:21.593000", "content": "I have appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23 and had applied before the deadline. Anyway of troubleshooting as to why I did not receive the credits from pool B.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 732588, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-30T01:23:38.777000", "content": "Hello all, Pool B ($200K AWS Promotional Credits) have now been distributed to the teams that are eligible to receive credits from this pool. The credits will expire on April 30, 2020. Please review the attached document about how to track your credit usage and other tips. A few more notes:\n1. If the AWS account you provided to us is suspended, the credit may not be useable.\n2. You can view your updated credit usage in the Bills section on your Dashboard.\n3. Please set up billing alerts to help monitor your AWS charges.\n4. If possible, we recommend EC2 Spot Instances to save costs.
\n\nIn addition, here is a tutorial for using AWS for DFDC: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/126156.
", "votes": 6, "replies": [ { "id": 733156, "author_name": "matheus", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-30T18:27:17.703000", "content": "First, I would like to thank you for the credit distribution. This kind of initiative is what makes possible to users without high-end PCs to participate competitively.
\n\nI think it has already been asked before, but I could not find an answer myself. I have received the credits from the last distribution, but I can't redeem it because I need the promo code.
\n\nHow to proceed? Thanks.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 733274, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-30T23:06:11.397000", "content": "The credits have been redeemed to the eligible teams. You can check by going to the \"Credits\" tab from your billing console. The attached pdf file has more information.
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 733297, "author_name": "matheus", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-30T23:57:20.110000", "content": "Oh my bad, the credits are indeed redeemed. Thanks for the help!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 733349, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-31T02:17:26.140000", "content": "", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 733374, "author_name": "SeshuRaju 🧘♂️", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-31T03:36:25.373000", "content": "Yes credits are indeed redeemed :)
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 733405, "author_name": "FGPC", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-31T04:43:44.123000", "content": "many thanks for aws promotional credits! :-)
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 733864, "author_name": "Zhang Yunfei", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-31T16:02:33.137000", "content": "I think I met the allocation requirements, but why I didn't find aws promotional credits in my account.\nplease tell me why. so thanks.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 734384, "author_name": "Jakob Stigenberg", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-01T11:37:01.200000", "content": "Any way of troubleshooting why I didn't get any credits?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 735090, "author_name": "Jakob Stigenberg", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-02T15:01:35.273000", "content": "I appeared on the leaderboard on January 29th and I did fill in the form by January 15th (ish).
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 736029, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-03T18:30:39.990000", "content": "1/29 is after the credit request deadline (1/23) when we processed all the data. You may submit another request before 3/3.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 736134, "author_name": "basidiobolus", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-03T21:28:33.200000", "content": "Hi, I applied before the deadline but did not receive any credits - are there any additional requirements that were not met?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 736163, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-03T22:48:24.380000", "content": "@basidiobolus have your team appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 736392, "author_name": "Birva Patel", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-04T06:11:34.690000", "content": "I have appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23 and had applied before the deadline. Anyway of troubleshooting as to why I did not receive the credits from pool B.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 736620, "author_name": "basidiobolus", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-04T11:55:16.003000", "content": "@awsmlra no, I missed that requirement, thanks.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 700045, "author_name": "Henrique Mendonça", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-21T10:50:02.310000", "content": "As @sdoria mentioned, it be amazing for the participants if AWS could host the dataset directly. \nIt would be also a great demonstration on how AWS handles large datasets and concurrent access.
\n\nE.g. Google Cloud Storage hosted TFRecords in this past comp: https://www.kaggle.com/c/recursion-cellular-image-classification/data (@ Extended Dataset - TFRecords)
", "votes": 5, "replies": [] }, { "id": 768471, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-10T20:51:53.840000", "content": "Hello all, Pool C ($200K AWS Promotional Credits) have now been distributed to the teams that are eligible to receive credits from this pool. The credits will expire on April 30, 2020. Please review the attached document about how to track your credit usage and other tips. A few more notes:
\n\nIn addition, here is a tutorial for using AWS for DFDC: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/126156.
", "votes": 4, "replies": [ { "id": 768476, "author_name": "datta", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-10T20:56:41.877000", "content": "Great. I got my first credits. Thanks!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 768477, "author_name": "Sasha Baraulia", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-10T20:57:05.750000", "content": "yeehaaaa, time to have some fun!!! thanks a bunch!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 768485, "author_name": "matheus", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-10T21:27:51.257000", "content": "Hi @awsmlra , I did not receive the credits this time.
\n\nI applied and received the credits in Pool B, and since then made some improvements to the score. After I got my team merged, I resubmitted to Pool C, because I was afraid the team ID changed.
\n\nCan you help me please?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 768763, "author_name": "Mikhail", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-11T06:45:24.490000", "content": "Thank you!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 769181, "author_name": "apoorv anand", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-11T16:03:14.927000", "content": "hi @awsmlra ,I haven't received any credits yet.Can you please check from your end .
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 810040, "author_name": "Tom Dowrick", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-04-16T17:20:19.780000", "content": "Is the any opportunity to extend the expriy date on the promotional credits, so that we can continue to work on the challenge, even though we have passed the end date?
", "votes": 3, "replies": [ { "id": 812343, "author_name": "datta", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-04-18T17:15:45.353000", "content": "+1 That would be very helpful
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 699144, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-20T05:04:47.067000", "content": "Please make sure to provide your AWS Account ID as a 12-digit value when you fill in the credit request form. Otherwise the credit cannot be properly applied to your account. Thanks!
", "votes": 3, "replies": [] }, { "id": 698197, "author_name": "S D", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-18T23:13:15.340000", "content": "Thank you. Will AWS host the dataset as well, as indicated in this article?\nhttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/aws-supports-the-deepfake-detection-challenge-with-competition-data-and-aws-credits/
", "votes": 4, "replies": [ { "id": 699088, "author_name": "PC Jimmmy", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-20T03:26:47.600000", "content": "That text was written in October - I would assume that we would have seen something by now here at kaggle if the dataset was available on aws. But keep looking - this appears to be a multiple company support competition - right and left hand seldom know whats going on is likely :)
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 721815, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-17T18:20:52.827000", "content": "Hi all, we started a new discussion thread about a tutorial for using AWS for DFDC: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/126156. You are welcome to check it out!
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 701588, "author_name": "S D", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-23T16:32:25.997000", "content": "If I got this right, storing 500GB on S3 is about $11 while on EBS it's around $50 per month. Anyone know how long it takes to transfer from an EBS to S3 and back?
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 700699, "author_name": "DiegoJohnson", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-22T13:14:01.867000", "content": "Here's AWS GPU instances' price.
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 704062, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-27T02:10:33.077000", "content": "The DFDC organizers explored options for hosting the data on AWS, and decided not to proceed. Sorry for any inconvenience this may bring to you, and please let us know if you have any further questions. Thanks!
", "votes": -3, "replies": [ { "id": 704063, "author_name": "luismriq", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-27T02:13:40.560000", "content": "Can we buy a virtual machine instance with GPU that lasts the whole month no matter how much you use it??
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 704087, "author_name": "PC Jimmmy", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-27T03:15:37.770000", "content": "Sorry to hear about this decision. Any chance that some directions can be provided for a quick down load and install of the data set in a bucket?
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 704720, "author_name": "S D", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-12-27T22:44:45.697000", "content": "In my past experience, downloading datasets to instances I rented with different providers was much faster than downloading to my home. I'll give it a try soon with AWS.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 768034, "author_name": "Heysem Ismail", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-10T11:45:33.443000", "content": "Thank you very much
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 768037, "author_name": "SeshuRaju 🧘♂️", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-10T11:49:22.930000", "content": "@haitham82 is anyone received aws credits from 3rd round ?
", "votes": 3, "replies": [] }, { "id": 768387, "author_name": "Ayman Khalafallah", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-10T18:23:33.860000", "content": "I didn't receive anything did anyone receive credit?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 765881, "author_name": "Mikhail", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-07T09:29:31.007000", "content": "Have the credits from the Pool C been already distributed? I fulfilled all requirements but didn't get credits yet.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 766168, "author_name": "datta", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-07T19:23:17.597000", "content": "Someone mentioned it will be given by 10th this month.\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/122254#765764
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 766478, "author_name": "SeshuRaju 🧘♂️", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-08T08:12:21.540000", "content": "on 10th March 2010, Pool C will be distributed as per this discussion group.
", "votes": -1, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 765742, "author_name": "Ravi Kumar Vadapalli", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-07T02:40:19.090000", "content": "@awsmlra , a service request to increase the P Instance vcpu limit in my aws account has not been resolved even after 6 days of opening the case. Can you do something about it ?
\n\nThe provided credits are going to go waste w/o appropriate P instance vcpu limits.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 764385, "author_name": "datta", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-05T12:09:15.153000", "content": "Hi, I have requested for the credits long before 3rd March but appeared on the leaderboard on 4th. Is that a requirement to get the credits. This was the first and only time I applied for credits. Please let me know if I will get the credits or if I have to apply for the next pool. Thanks a lot.
\n\n\n", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 763005, "author_name": "datab", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-04T02:41:44.880000", "content": "3/3/2020 – 3rd AWS credit request deadline. If a team has not yet received any credits, it must complete a new AWS Promotional Credit Request form between the 2nd credit request deadline and this credit request deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool C.
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Hi @awsmlra , I submitted for the 3rd AWS credit distribution a little late after 11:59:00 PM UTC. I hope you can still give me some credit as I would really like to have a good shot with this competition.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 763100, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-03-04T06:15:53.527000", "content": "We will take a look. Thanks.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 754533, "author_name": "Piotr Zięcina", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-23T17:50:29.980000", "content": "Hello,
\n\nI applied for credits in the second pool but I forgot about submission and right now I'm waiting for 3'rd redistribution (It will be in 3 weeks). Is there a chance to receive some credits before this day to prepare the environment etc. ?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 757627, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-27T00:49:52.077000", "content": "The next batch of credits will come in after 3/3. Have you checked AWS free tier?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 754012, "author_name": "Al Warrior", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-22T23:22:14.837000", "content": "Hello,
\n\nI applied for aws credit at the start but haven't received any so far. I checked the credits tab on the billing dashboard. Can you please let me know.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 748394, "author_name": "SeshuRaju 🧘♂️", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-17T13:29:49.487000", "content": "@awsmlra How long will take for AWS to approval limit, at present i am seeing 'Pending amazon action' for limit increase!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 749491, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-18T18:25:43.210000", "content": "Limit increase requests are generally approved quickly.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 739655, "author_name": "Caffeinism🤔", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-08T05:56:02.083000", "content": "great job
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 738885, "author_name": "SkyLord", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-07T06:24:08.763000", "content": "I have not received the credits, even though I have made a submission before deadline (both the deadlines) . Are you still distributing?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 739550, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-08T00:11:11.657000", "content": "Did your team appear on the leaderboard before 1/23?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 739672, "author_name": "SkyLord", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-08T06:58:24.117000", "content": "yes. first submission was around 17th jan
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 745994, "author_name": "mjsML", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-14T13:04:41.760000", "content": "@awsmlra same here ... No credits :(
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 749503, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-18T18:30:48.177000", "content": "@mjsML the credit had been redeem for you. As we mentioned in a previous post, you can check your available credit by clicking the \"Credit\" tab on your billing console.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 750929, "author_name": "mjsML", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-19T20:47:30.190000", "content": "Checked and verified ... Many thanks for the email assistance 🙌
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 736390, "author_name": "Birva Patel", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-04T06:10:30.950000", "content": "I have appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23 and had applied before the deadline. Anyway of troubleshooting as to why I did not receive the credits from pool B.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 737082, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-04T22:27:47.463000", "content": "We will follow up with you.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 734838, "author_name": "Sai Srinivas Reddy", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-02T04:22:44.640000", "content": "How to move data(470gb) to aws s3 bucket??? Please help me out......
Hi!\nOne option would be to download data locally and then upload to s3 with aws client. You can search for \"aws s3 cp\" command syntax.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 736342, "author_name": "Sai Srinivas Reddy", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-04T04:44:56.827000", "content": "@idcore I dont want to download the data locally.
\n\nIs there a way or aws s3 command to transfer data directly from url to s3 bucket.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 736467, "author_name": "idcore", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-02-04T08:14:54.203000", "content": "I think one solution would be to create ebs volume, attach to ec2, wget from kaggle to ebs, do preprocessing (unzip large zip file to 50 zips inside). From ec2 upload to s3 those smaller zips with aws s3 cp or another tool(s3fs etc). Then delete intermediate ebs volume to save on costs.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 733160, "author_name": "SeshuRaju 🧘♂️", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-30T18:38:47.877000", "content": "I received AWS Credits today. Hope everyone got by now. Thanks Kaggle & AWS for encouraging to do well in heavy cpu/storage competitions.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 727727, "author_name": "Shangqiu Li", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-24T01:43:39.937000", "content": "Should I request again after I changed my team name and added new members?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 731650, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-28T21:20:25.127000", "content": "There is no need to re-request as long as your team ID is the same after you changed your team name and added new members.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 731684, "author_name": "Shangqiu Li", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-28T22:56:12.440000", "content": "I already re-requested, will my team won't be able to get the credits because of duplicate request?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 731887, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-29T07:27:36.573000", "content": "Resubmission is not needed for teams that have received credits before, and will add more complexity to our work, but you team will not be disqualified from getting credits due to resubmission.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 732515, "author_name": "Shangqiu Li", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-29T22:49:56.753000", "content": "OK. Thank you. Sorry for adding more complexity to your work.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 719649, "author_name": "Tanya", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-15T17:27:14.417000", "content": "I have filled out the form to request AWS credits, and have not received any confirmation or credits. Any help @awsmlra ?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 719964, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-16T02:56:33.620000", "content": "We will announce here after the credits are applied to eligible team's AWS accounts on Jan 30.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 715807, "author_name": "pairwiseseq", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-10T21:19:56.820000", "content": "I accidentally filled the credit request form without making a submission. If I make a submission now, do I filled out the request form again or no?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 715910, "author_name": "Luiz Felipe de Barros Jordão Costa", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-11T00:40:25.903000", "content": "I'd also like to know the answer because that's exactly what happened to me. I thought I could fill the form before submitting may be I read the terms too superficially, but I didn't find anything saying I should submit first, I'm using kfold cross-validation with the training data and I'm trying to improve my models' performance before submitting
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 716035, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-11T07:02:15.420000", "content": "As mentioned in the guidelines, please fill out the request form again before the next deadline (1/23).
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 714808, "author_name": "Luiz Felipe de Barros Jordão Costa", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-09T19:18:14.377000", "content": "Hello I've completed the form and see no credits in my account is there a code for redeeming it?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 716037, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-11T07:03:43.297000", "content": "Please refer to the guidelines above, the next credit distribution will be 1/30, if you are eligible.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 712148, "author_name": "Carlos Souza", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-06T21:36:59.440000", "content": "Question:\nLet's assume that, by 1/30/2020, we didn't spend all $500 credits - for example, we spent only $300. And we improved our LB score, so we are eligible for the 2nd trench. Assuming that 2nd trench will be another $500/team, will that be cumulative with what we didn't spend from the 1st trench? Will we have $500 from 2nd trench + $200 which we didn't use from the 1st trench = $700? Or we lose what we didn't spend from the 1st trench? (i.e. we should strive to spend ALL $500 until 1/30/2020)?\nThanks!\nPS: EC2 infrastructure is really amazing to train large CNN models, thanks for supporting the competition :) it's really impressive how easy it is to spin up multiple GPUs, disks, etc..
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 712209, "author_name": "AWS MLRA", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-07T00:10:42.713000", "content": "Great to hear that AWS has been helpful for you! All credits expire on 4/30/2020, so you can continue using them before 4/30. \nBTW, please make sure to improve your LB score by the 2nd request deadline (1/23).
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 714296, "author_name": "F.J. Sanchez", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2020-01-09T09:24:51.760000", "content": "How can we check the score that we had when you took the snapshot?
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Learning Research Awards ](https://aws.amazon.com/aws-ml-research-awards/)team! If you would like to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credit for your participation in DFDC, please complete an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form at [this link](https://amazonmr.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iaW4kS39OH5b2B). You will need to have an AWS account in order to make your request. Please note that the use of AWS Promotional Credit is subject to the AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions. AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions for AWS China regions can be found at [this link](https://www.amazonaws.cn/en/promotional-terms/). AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions for all other regions can be found at [this link](https://aws.amazon.com/awscredits/). \n\n**AWS Promotional Credit Distribution Guidelines for DFDC**\n \n$500K in AWS Promotional Credits will be divided into three pools: (A) 100K$, (B) 200K$, (C) 200K$. Credits will be awarded according to the following guidelines:\n \n12/23/2019 – 1st AWS credit request deadline. You must complete the [AWS Promotional Credit Request Form](https://amazonmr.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iaW4kS39OH5b2B) prior to this deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool A.\n\n12/30/2019 – 1st AWS credit distribution. Pool A will be divided evenly amongst all teams that have completed an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form and appeared on the [DFDC leaderboard](https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/leaderboard) by the 1st AWS credit request deadline. \n\n1/23/2020 – 2nd AWS credit request deadline. If a team has not yet received any credits, it must complete a new [AWS Promotional Credit Request form](https://amazonmr.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iaW4kS39OH5b2B) between the 1st credit request deadline and this credit request deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool B.\n\n1/30/2020 – 2nd AWS credit distribution. Pool B will be divided evenly amongst all teams that (1) have not received credits from Pool A, have completed an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form between the 1st and 2nd credit request deadlines, and have appeared on the [DFDC leaderboard](https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/leaderboard), or (2) have received credits from Pool A, and have made at least one new entry that improved their [DFDC leaderboard](https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/leaderboard) score since the 1st AWS credit distribution. \n\n3/3/2020 – 3rd AWS credit request deadline. If a team has not yet received any credits, it must complete a new [AWS Promotional Credit Request form](https://amazonmr.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iaW4kS39OH5b2B) between the 2nd credit request deadline and this credit request deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool C.\n\n3/10/2020 – 3rd AWS credit distribution. Pool C will be divided evenly amongst all teams that (1) have not received credits from Pool A or Pool B, have completed an AWS Promotional Credit Request Form between the 2nd and 3rd credit request deadlines, and have appeared on the [DFDC leaderboard](https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/leaderboard), or (2) have received credits from Pool A or Pool B, and have made at least one new entry that improved their [DFDC leaderboard](https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/leaderboard) score since the 2nd AWS credit distribution.\n\nEach team may submit one request per credit request deadline. The credits will be applied to one AWS account per team, and will expire on 4/30/2020. \n\nAll deadlines are at 11:59:00 PM UTC on the corresponding day unless otherwise noted. AWS may modify these Guidelines at any time by posting a revised version in the DFDC Discussion Forum or sending teams an email using the email address provided in the AWS Promotional Request Form. Teams using credits after any such modifications agree to the modified Guidelines. AWS reserves all rights to interpret and implement these Guidelines in its sole discretion. ", "704669": "Hello all, Pool A ($100K AWS Promotional Credits) have now been distributed to the teams that are eligible to receive credits from this pool. The credits will expire on April 30, 2020. \nPlease review the attached document about how to track your credit usage and other tips. A few more notes:\n1.\tIf the AWS account you provided to us is suspended, the credit may not be useable. \n2.\tYou can view your updated credit usage in the Bills section on your Dashboard.\n3.\tPlease set up billing alerts to help monitor your AWS charges.\n4.\tIf possible, we recommend EC2 Spot Instances to save costs.", "732588": "Hello all, Pool B ($200K AWS Promotional Credits) have now been distributed to the teams that are eligible to receive credits from this pool. The credits will expire on April 30, 2020. Please review the attached document about how to track your credit usage and other tips. A few more notes:\n1. If the AWS account you provided to us is suspended, the credit may not be useable.\n2. You can view your updated credit usage in the Bills section on your Dashboard.\n3. Please set up billing alerts to help monitor your AWS charges.\n4. If possible, we recommend EC2 Spot Instances to save costs. \n\nIn addition, here is a tutorial for using AWS for DFDC: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/126156. ", "700045": "As @sdoria mentioned, it be amazing for the participants if AWS could host the dataset directly. \nIt would be also a great demonstration on how AWS handles large datasets and concurrent access.\n\nE.g. Google Cloud Storage hosted TFRecords in this past comp: https://www.kaggle.com/c/recursion-cellular-image-classification/data (@ Extended Dataset - TFRecords)", "768471": "Hello all, Pool C ($200K AWS Promotional Credits) have now been distributed to the teams that are eligible to receive credits from this pool. The credits will expire on April 30, 2020. Please review the attached document about how to track your credit usage and other tips. A few more notes:\n\n1. If the AWS account you provided to us is suspended, the credit may not be useable.\n2. You can view your updated credit usage in the Bills section on your Dashboard.\n3. Please set up billing alerts to help monitor your AWS charges.\n4. If possible, we recommend EC2 Spot Instances to save costs.\n\nIn addition, here is a tutorial for using AWS for DFDC: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/126156.", "810040": "Is the any opportunity to extend the expriy date on the promotional credits, so that we can continue to work on the challenge, even though we have passed the end date?", "699144": "Please make sure to provide your AWS Account ID as a 12-digit value when you fill in the credit request form. Otherwise the credit cannot be properly applied to your account. Thanks!", "698197": "Thank you. Will AWS host the dataset as well, as indicated in this article?\nhttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/aws-supports-the-deepfake-detection-challenge-with-competition-data-and-aws-credits/", "721815": "Hi all, we started a new discussion thread about a tutorial for using AWS for DFDC: https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/126156. You are welcome to check it out!", "701588": "If I got this right, storing 500GB on S3 is about $11 while on EBS it's around $50 per month. Anyone know how long it takes to transfer from an EBS to S3 and back?", "700699": "[Here's AWS GPU instances' price](https://www.kaggle.com/c/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/122842).", "704062": "The DFDC organizers explored options for hosting the data on AWS, and decided not to proceed. Sorry for any inconvenience this may bring to you, and please let us know if you have any further questions. Thanks!", "768034": "Thank you very much", "765881": "Have the credits from the Pool C been already distributed? I fulfilled all requirements but didn't get credits yet. ", "765742": "@awsmlra , a service request to increase the P Instance vcpu limit in my aws account has not been resolved even after 6 days of opening the case. Can you do something about it ?\n\nThe provided credits are going to go waste w/o appropriate P instance vcpu limits.", "764385": "Hi, I have requested for the credits long before 3rd March but appeared on the leaderboard on 4th. Is that a requirement to get the credits. This was the first and only time I applied for credits. Please let me know if I will get the credits or if I have to apply for the next pool. Thanks a lot.\n\n> 3/3/2020 – 3rd AWS credit request deadline. If a team has not yet received any credits, it must complete a new AWS Promotional Credit Request form between the 2nd credit request deadline and this credit request deadline to be eligible to receive AWS Promotional Credits from Pool C.", "763005": "Hi @awsmlra , I submitted for the 3rd AWS credit distribution a little late after 11:59:00 PM UTC. I hope you can still give me some credit as I would really like to have a good shot with this competition. \n", "754533": "Hello,\n\nI applied for credits in the second pool but I forgot about submission and right now I'm waiting for 3'rd redistribution (It will be in 3 weeks). Is there a chance to receive some credits before this day to prepare the environment etc. ? ", "754012": "Hello,\n\nI applied for aws credit at the start but haven't received any so far. I checked the credits tab on the billing dashboard. Can you please let me know.\n", "748394": "@awsmlra How long will take for AWS to approval limit, at present i am seeing 'Pending amazon action' for limit increase!", "739655": "great job", "738885": "I have not received the credits, even though I have made a submission before deadline (both the deadlines) . Are you still distributing? ", "736390": "I have appeared on the leaderboard before 1/23 and had applied before the deadline. Anyway of troubleshooting as to why I did not receive the credits from pool B.", "734838": "How to move `` data(470gb) `` to `` aws s3 bucket ``??? Please help me out...... ", "733160": "I received AWS Credits today. Hope everyone got by now. Thanks Kaggle & AWS for encouraging to do well in heavy cpu/storage competitions.", "727727": "Should I request again after I changed my team name and added new members?", "719649": "I have filled out the form to request AWS credits, and have not received any confirmation or credits. Any help @awsmlra ?", "715807": "I accidentally filled the credit request form without making a submission. If I make a submission now, do I filled out the request form again or no?", "714808": "Hello I've completed the form and see no credits in my account is there a code for redeeming it?", "712148": "Question:\nLet's assume that, by 1/30/2020, we didn't spend all $500 credits - for example, we spent only $300. And we improved our LB score, so we are eligible for the 2nd trench. Assuming that 2nd trench will be another $500/team, will that be cumulative with what we didn't spend from the 1st trench? Will we have $500 from 2nd trench + $200 which we didn't use from the 1st trench = $700? Or we lose what we didn't spend from the 1st trench? (i.e. we should strive to spend ALL $500 until 1/30/2020)?\nThanks!\nPS: EC2 infrastructure is really amazing to train large CNN models, thanks for supporting the competition :) it's really impressive how easy it is to spin up multiple GPUs, disks, etc.. ", "707703": "Hi. Are these Promotional credits are chargeable or would be given free of cost as part of this challenge?", "707265": "To be safe, people might want to avoid changing their team name before the next round of credit...", "706779": "I filled the form at 19th December but I havent received my credits. What can I do?", "705964": "", "701350": "Hey, \nHow can I be sure that I will receive my credits by 30th December? \nGiven that I have filled form earlier and I have a position in public leaderboard also.", "700465": "@awsmlra, would be good to receive confirmation emails on successful credit request.", "700219": "I applied on the assumption that they would host the data set. If you have to load it to AWS I am not sure that couple hundred dollars of credits will be worth the effort. It took lots of hours to download and extract the full thing on my local server. ", "699304": "WOW", "762655": "", "761944": "", "736133": "", "733865": "", "720251": "submitted request today", "700707": "", "698198": "", "746125": "Thanks.", "724634": "Thank-you. ", "702997": "thank you", "698213": "Thank you!" } }