Data Umbrella Newsletter: January 2022
A community for underrepresented persons in data science.
About Data Umbrella
Data Umbrella is a global community for underrepresented persons in data science. We organize online speaker series on data science, open source libraries, and open source sprints (hackathons). We also curate resources for the community on data science and inclusive practices. All levels are welcome, beginners and experts. Our Code of Conduct applies to all of our spaces.
Announcements
Call for Speakers
We are looking for speakers on the following topics. If you or someone you know can speak on these topics, please email us: info@dataumbrella.org
Open Source Literacy (history, challenges, education or other related topics)
How to Debug in Python
Community Blogs
Interview with Juan Martín Loyola
Read about Juan Martín Loyola’s open source journey. From a computer user to a computer science student, to a PyMC contributor, to a Google Summer of Code Scholar, to a Data Umbrella LATAM sprint contributor to Triage Team member of scikit-learn!
Nestor Navarro: Experience in Data Umbrella LATAM scikit-learn Sprint
Nestor shares his experience in contributing to scikit-learn for the first time. The article is available in both English and Spanish.
Thank you to our Sponsors
We would like to thank our sponsors for supporting Data Umbrella: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Code for Science & Society, Moore Foundation and Neo4j.
Upcoming Events (Live Webinars)
Introduction to Probabilistic Programming with PyMC
In the last ten years, there have been a number of advancements in the study of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo and variational inference algorithms that have enabled effective Bayesian statistical computation for much more complicated models than were previously feasible. These algorithmic advancements have been accompanied by a number of open source probabilistic programming packages that make them accessible to the general engineering, statistics, and data science communities. PyMC is one such package written in Python. This talk will give an introduction to probabilistic programming with PyMC, with a particular emphasis on the how open source probabilistic programming makes Bayesian inference algorithms near the frontier of academic research accessible to a wide audience.
Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions
Learn about GitHub Actions and how they can accelerate your application development workflows. A workflow is a configurable automated process made up of one or more jobs. We will learn how to configure and use workflows with existing current actions and start looking at how an action can be developed from scratch.
Recent Events: Subscribe to Data Umbrella YouTube
Ian Flores Siaca: R (rstats) for Python Users
Eduardo Blancas: Pipelines in Jupyter with Ploomber
Featured Resources
Video Playlists
Highlighted Resource
Data Umbrella Team
In this section, we share updates from our team.
Congratulations to our co-organizer, Cristina Mulas Lopez, on the birth of her first child in December. It's a girl! You can follow Cristina on Twitter here: @MulasCristina
Supporting Data Umbrella
Data Umbrella is now on Benevity. 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.
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 now 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
dataumbrella.org (*resources*)
Meetup: Data Umbrella & Data Umbrella Africa (*upcoming events*)
YouTube (*past recorded talks*)
Twitter: @DataUmbrella