Data Umbrella Newsletter: July 2022

We organize data science events for the community.

Jun 29, 2022

About Data Umbrella

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, beginners and experts. Our Code of Conduct applies to all of our spaces.

Announcements

Blogs

Check out our latest blogs:

Planning Data Science Events with Timelines

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

Software Testing in PyData Open Source
Open Source Literacy (history, challenges, education or other related topics)
How to Debug in Python

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

Data Umbrella PyMC: Open Source Working Sessions

To join the event, the following are required:

1. Read through the WEBSITE: https://pymc-data-umbrella.xyz/en/latest/

2. Complete this REGISTRATION FORM. It will take 5-10 minutes to complete. You must complete this form to receive event updates. (The link to join the Discord server is in the application.)

3. You can add the events to your personal CALENDAR: https://pymc-data-umbrella.xyz/en/latest/2022-07_sprint/schedule.html#schedule

To join the event, the following is recommended:

Signing up on Meetup: Upcoming Data Umbrella Events; you still need to submit a registration form to get on the event mailing list and private Discord channels.

How Data Scientists Can Contribute To Wikimedia Projects

During this session, Diego Saez-Trumper and Emily Lescak from the Wikimedia Foundation Research team will discuss the history and structure of the Wikimedia Foundation and how the data science community can contribute to Wikimedia projects.

Serving PyTorch Models in Production

This talk is for a data scientist or ML engineer looking to serve their PyTorch models in production. It will cover post training steps that should be taken to optimize the model such as quantization and torch script. It will also walk the user in packaging and serving the model through Facebook's TorchServe.

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.

Short Stories of Data Visualization (Tereza Iofciu)

Ever wondered how people do all those nice data visualizations out there? How could you start to do some too? In my talk I will present some of my contributions to the #30DayChartChallenge as short stories. I will focus on where did I get my ideas, what was my process, what tools did I use and some best practices I learned. Hopefully after this talk you will be motivated to get started with data visualization and participate in a challenge.

Django Part 1: Python for Beginners (Joe Torreggiani)

This talk will introduce attendees to Django, a free and open source Python-based web framework that encourages rapid development using software engineering best practices. We will start with covering the basic concepts of web development and learning how software frameworks like Django remove much of the hassle of building web applications and allows developers to focus on writing code without needing to reinvent the wheel. The presentation will demonstrate how Django enables development of secure and maintainable software by scaffolding a simple dynamic website from the ground up. We will then take a look at a real-world open source project built with Django and see an example of a web application released in a production environment. This talk will end with a recap of we've learned together and recommendations for getting started with web development with Django.

Django Part 2: Intro to Web Development Frameworks (Joe Torreggiani)

Django Tutorial Part 3: Building Your First Django Application (Joe Torreggiani)

Featured Resources

Video Playlists

Community Events

All Things Open

Save the date. All Things Open is October 30 to November 10, 2022. ATO is one of the largest open source events, and there will be in-person and virtual options.

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.