The Women in Big Data EMEA region launched in the beginning of 2017, and after announcing it at industry events across Europe, we had many different conversations with a variety of people. I began to notice an interesting paradox. On one hand, the challenges these driven, intelligent and successful women face through their careers in
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On August 21, 2017, ABI.Silicon Valley (Anita Borg Institute) teamed up with Women in Big Data to present a panel discussion comprised of experts from the Big Data and tech communities. The goal was to bring together women in tech organizations and women in industry panelists to inform, to inspire and to connect the community. The concept for the
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July 14th, 2017 Chapter News We are happy to announce a new satellite in Boston led by Sunanda Parthasarathy and Shirin Mojarad. The kickoff event for Boston occurred on June 15th with a Salary Negotiation Workshop and has since grown to 126 members. Shirin and Sunanda are both in the Data Science field and bring tons of experience in running meet-ups.
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On Friday, June 23rd, SAS and Women in Big Data hosted a workshop for 20 attendees, ranging from students to professionals. The workshop focused on data analysis and machine learning using SAS’s Visual Analytics tool and Python API. The workshop was kicked off with an insightful presentation by Jenn Mann, SAS Executive Vice President who
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I’ve just got my first job in the Machine Learning field, and here’s a big “THANK YOU” to WiBD for helping me during my career transition. About five years ago I moved to California from Russia with my husband and my two-year-old son. Inspired by the Silicon Valley vibe, I decided to get my Bachelor
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To see how WiBD training helped one woman find a job she loves, click here. On July 26, 2017, Women in Big Data presented a valuable workshop on negotiation skills, led by Bob Loftis of NowForward Coaching. IBM hosted the event at their Foster City, CA location, with Karmen Leung of IBM moderating. Bob kicked off
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On a recent visit to Bryce Canyon Park’s Astronomy & Night Sky Program, I was pleasantly surprised to witness four women astrophysicists presenting the wonders of the galaxy to the audience—Jupiter, Saturn, the moon, the M-13 Globular Cluster, and even a white dwarf star. It was like seeing an Astronomy book come to life! And
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For women working in big data and analytics, it is becoming more than likely that you will collaborate with colleagues by using cloud-space technology. With the advent of the cloud, we now share and store important data in a space that others can easily access. If you find yourself working within the industry of big
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On Friday May 19, 2017, the Women in Big Data North West chapter sparked off their first meetup at Python Conference (https://us.pycon.org/2017/events/womenbigdatemeetup/). The event was held in the heart of Oregon, Portland, and was very well received. The number of participants was overwhelming. Within 15 minutes of opening the doors, the room was packed. Some 82
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On June 13, Hortonworks teamed up with The Women in Big Data Forum to sponsor a lunch and panel discussion at the DataWorks Summit. Wei Wang, Senior Director of Product Marketing @ Hortonworks moderated the panel. Wei opened the panel discussion with a brief introduction to the speakers and the Women in Big Data Initiative. We had
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