[2024.06] Data Umbrella Newsletter: June 2024
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
Community News
Research: Why Companies Should Disclose Their Lack of Progress on DEI
Companies are worried that disclosing a lack of progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals will reflect poorly on them. However, research shows that the opposite is true. People view companies that disclose their DEI struggles as more genuine and trustworthy. Transparency can signal a commitment to DEI.
Did nonprofit leadership become more racially diverse after 2020?
Has the “racial reckoning” actually resulted in more racially diverse leadership in the nonprofit sector? The answer? …yes and no. We are not yet seeing shifts at the sector-wide level. But we *are* starting to see shifts within organizations over time.
Source: Cathleen Clerkin, PhD on LinkedIn: Did nonprofit leadership become more racially diverse after 2020?
Is it just as hard to give out money as it is to seek it?
Do you believe in this idea that giving away money is just as challenging as seeking it, take a moment to reflect on it. Is it true? What are the challenges, why do they exist, and who has the power to do something about them? Non-Profit AF discusses possible answers and solutions to these questions.
Let’s Talk About Open Source in Munich (and Everywhere Else)
Tara Tarakiyee - Techverständiger takes a deep dive at the growing momentum of Open Source in Public administrations using examples in Germany. Read to find out what we can learn from given examples and the future of open source in public administration.
PSF 2023 Annual Report
Take a look at the Python Software Foundation 2023 Annual Impact Report that shares highlights from the year, financial reporting, and some previews of what is to come in the next year.
Resources
Podcast recommendation: Your Mind is Being Fracked
The steady dings of notifications. The 40 tabs that greet you when you open your computer in the morning. The hundreds of unread emails, most of them spam, with subject lines pleading or screaming for you to click. Our attention is under assault these days, and most of us are familiar with the feeling that gives us — fractured, irritated, overwhelmed.
D. Graham Burnett calls the attention economy an example of “human fracking”: With our attention in shorter and shorter supply, companies are going to even greater lengths to extract this precious resource from us. And he argues that it’s now reached a point that calls for a kind of revolution. “This is creating conditions that are at odds with human flourishing. We know this,” he tells me. “And we need to mount new forms of resistance.”
NVIDIA Courses
A recommended list of NVIDIA courses for anyone looking to learn more about Generative AI, Edge Computing, LLMs and Data Science.
Source: Rodrigo Beceiro on LinkedIn: #generative #ai #genai #edgecomputing #llm #datascience
Timestamps
We would like to thank Sam Miyamoto for their contributions to Data Umbrella by adding timestamps to our video Intro to Bash Scripting.
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 or email us at info@dataumbrella.org.
Call for Speakers
We are looking for speakers on the following topics:
Data Engineering
Generative AI
Software engineering
Code quality
Email us if you are interested in speaking or have a speaker or topic suggestion: info@dataumbrella.org
Upcoming Events (free & online webinars)
Navigating Ethical Data Science: GDPR, EU AI Act & Responsible Practice
June 11, 2024
This session explores the impact of GDPR and the upcoming EU AI Act on data science practices through the lens of the social sciences and philosophy. We'll examine ethical considerations like balancing innovation with privacy, mitigating bias, and ensuring model transparency. Gain knowledge on promoting responsible AI development, data quality, and inclusivity. Leave empowered with frameworks, resources, and guides to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape and become an ethical AI leader.
Build Your First Database Web App with (open source) Tiki Trackers
June 25, 2024
This presentation will be a demo of how a power user can create a database web application using Tiki Trackers. Tiki Trackers is the database creation tool of Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware. It started as a bug tracker and evolved over the years to become a general purpose database creation tool with over 40 field types. Combined with Tiki's other features, it becomes a no-code/low-code platform. Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is the Free/Libre/Open Source Web Application with the most built-in features. The community philosophy is to collaborate on features, and not fragment efforts in various plugins. Over 400 people (some representing organizations) have contributed source code to Tiki since 2002. Tiki is the largest component of WikiSuite. While Wikipedia is the broadest unified body of knowledge, WikiSuite is the most comprehensive and integrated Open Source enterprise solution.
Videos
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.
Sphinx for Python Documentation Tutorial
This webinar focuses on a high-level explanation of how the Sphinx tool for generating documentation automatically works for Python packages, using NumPy as an example (but won't be restricted to the NumPy use case). We talk about advantages and disadvantages of choosing different documentation systems and how to integrate other types of documents (for example, Jupyter Notebooks) in the documentation for a given package.
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.
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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*)