[2023.12] Data Umbrella Newsletter: December 2023
We organize data science events for the community.
Data Umbrella is a non-profit global community for underrepresented persons in data science. We organize online data science events for the community. All levels are welcome. Our Code of Conduct applies to all of our spaces.
Announcements
News
Data Umbrella Turns 4!🎉
Data Umbrella turns 4 on December 2. Happy Birthday Data Umbrella!
Milestone Achieved! (Data Umbrella YouTube)
Data Umbrella’s YouTube Channel has hit 3000 subscribers!
Supporting Data Umbrella
Please consider making a donation to support Data Umbrella.
If your company uses Benevity, which is a donation platform for employer-matching contributions to non-profits, please consider making a contribution to Data Umbrella. Note: this link is active for registered users of Benevity: Data Umbrella on Benevity
For users not on Benevity, donations can be made directly to the Open Collective.
Community Events
All Things Open: videos now up
Videos from the sessions at All Things Open, 2023 are now live! The speakers are world-class and the topics are guaranteed to educate and entertain. You can now access all recorded talks on the 2023 event website here. Session recordings will be listed publicly on our YouTube channel in the next few days, so be sure to subscribe if you haven't already.
Virtual Reproducibility Hackathon: Dec 15, 2023
We are excited to announce the Virtual Reproducibility Hackathon taking place on December 15, 2023, hosted by the Chameleon Team! This online event is a unique opportunity for researchers, students, and enthusiasts in the field to engage in the critical task of reproducing scientific experiments. Sign up here!
PyData Global: Dec 6-8, 2023
The PyData Global Online Conference is where users, contributors, and newcomers can share experiences to learn from one another and grow together. PyData provides a virtual forum for the international community of users and developers of data analysis tools to share ideas and learn from each other.
Cost: Pay what you can (https://pydata.org/global2023/tickets)
Timestamps
CONTRIBUTE TO TIMESTAMPS: We still have about a dozen videos which need timestamps. We have instructions on how you can contribute to this project on GitHub. Help us help the community. Pick a video and get started!
Call for Suggestions
Do you have suggestions for future webinar topics or speakers? Would you like to speak on a topic? For these and any other suggestions, please complete our Online Suggestion Box.
We are pleased that our last call for speakers in November 2023 led us to organize the following events:
Intro to the Linux Operating System (Nicholas Luwazo Kyanda)
Call for Speakers
We are looking for speakers on the following topics:
Writing bash scripts
AI, ML, Robotics and Microcomputing
Generative AI
Email us if you are interested in speaking or have a speaker suggestion: info@dataumbrella.org
Call for Contributors
There are various ways to get involved in open source and community. Here are some projects, at all different levels. Contact us if you would like to contribute to any of these projects.
Data Umbrella Impact
Would you like to share an impact that Data Umbrella events and resources have had in your data journey? Send it to us (info@dataumbrella.org), and we will feature it on our Impact Page.
Upcoming Events (free & online webinars)
Intro to the Linux Operating System
December 5, 2023
Linux is an open source operating system. In this presentation, learn about the history, licenses, differences between Windows and Linux. Also we will cover how to get Linux running (single OS, dual boot, virtual machines, etc). We'll also cover the flavors of Linux, such as Ubuntu, Fedora and openSUSE and how to get started using Linux.
Recent Events
In case you missed our recent events, the videos have been posted. Subscribe to our Data Umbrella YouTube to receive notifications when the videos premiere.
Using Figma for Data and Applications
Figma is a collaborative design tool that lets people create, share and test designs. Figma has over 3 million monthly users, including data people such as statisticians, engineers, data analysts and data scientists. Examples of how Figma can be used in data applications include: creating and sharing data visualizations, documenting the data analysis process, and building interactive prototypes of data-driven applications.
Model Risk Management Best Practices for Data Science
This is a presentation that aims to explain some of model risk management best practices to data science (split of models between input, methodology and output & model validation). The following Python libraries are covered:
ydata-profiling
pycaret
altair
Featured Resources
Video Playlists
Data Umbrella Resources
Visit our blog site: blog.dataumbrella.org, and see articles written by our community members on their experience in recent sprints.
We have a Job Board. You can: post jobs (for free), search jobs, subscribe to a weekly update to see postings.
Our Data Umbrella YouTube is growing! Subscribe to our channel to receive notifications of when our event videos are posted.
Accessibility Corner
Accessibility Update: Closed Captioning
Our webinars have closed captioning available! This feature makes our live events more accessible to those with hearing needs and for folks in general who like to see the transcript live during presentation to fully process information.
Connect with Us
Meetup: Data Umbrella & Data Umbrella Africa (*upcoming events*)
YouTube (*past recorded talks*)
Twitter: @DataUmbrella