The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub builds multi-sector partnerships to address high-priority societal challenges with data-driven innovation. We appreciate your help in spreading the word to the Big Data community across the Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont). You can help build our community by forwarding Hub news widely and encouraging your colleagues to sign up for updates from the Northeast Hub. Thanks! - Katie Naum
At a Glance: Quick News, Dates & Deadlines!
- Northeast Big Data for Education Spoke Meeting - see below for CORRECTED LINK (Feb 16)
- Women in Data Science Datathon (Feb 1-28)
- Women in Data Science Stanford Conference (Mar 5)
- Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub Annual Summit (Mar 27)
- Data Science Day at Columbia University (Mar 28)
- From our community: new resources, job postings, and RFPs
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We've Moved!
Our new mailing address is:
Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub
475 Riverside Drive, Room 320-I
New York, NY 10115
Left: our new view out over the Hudson River
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Upcoming Events
* denotes events not organized by the Big Data Hubs and Spokes
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Northeast Big Data for Education Spoke Meeting
February 16
Cambridge, MA
For more information, click here:
https://sites.google.com/view/bigdataforeducation/researcher-training-opportunities/boston-big-data-for-education-conference-february-16
You are invited to the next community meeting of the Northeast Big Data for Education Spoke. The event will be held on February 16, 2018, from 9 am - 4:30 pm at the MIT Office of Open Learning. The day will start with a morning keynote by MIT's Dr. Justin Reich, followed by afternoon activities that include a workshop on the Co-Design Lab: The 2018 Learning Analytics Challenge led by George Mu, and a tutorial on Educational Data Mining taught by Dr. Amy Nurnberger and Dr. Ryan Baker.
Women in Data Science Datathon*
February 1-28
Online
For more information and to register, click here: www.widsconference.org/datathon.html
This competition seeks to encourage women to apply their knowledge in a predictive analytics challenge, using data collected by InterMedia’s Financial Inclusion Insights (FII) program. Participants will analyze the data and build machine learning and statistical models, using their preferred data analysis methods and tools. The WiDS Datathon competition will be hosted by Kaggle.
Women in Data Science Stanford Conference*
March 5
Stanford, CA
For more information and to register, click here: www.widsconference.org
The Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and support women in the field. This annual one-day technical conference provides an opportunity to hear about the latest data science-related research and applications in a broad set of domains, All genders are invited to participate in the conference, which features exclusively female speakers.
WiDS will be held at Stanford University, and at 100+ regional events hosted by WiDS Ambassadors, and available via Livestream. The 2018 program will feature fantastic speakers on a broad array of topics ranging from cybersecurity to astrophysics to computational finance and more. Register now for an event near you.
Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub Annual Summit
March 27
New York, NY
For more information and to register, click here: http://bit.ly/RegisterNE2018
The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub invites you to join us at our annual summit covering the data science stakeholder community of the Northeast United States. Join us as we bring together data leaders for a day of expert discussion and collaboration on key data priorities and opportunities. We hope to see you there!
Data Science Day at Columbia University*
March 28
New York, NY
For more information and to register, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/data-science-day-columbia-university-2018-tickets-39836427828
We are celebrating five years of Data Science at Columbia University! Join us for demos and lightning talks by Columbia researchers presenting their latest work in data science. The event provides a forum for innovators in academia, industry, and government to connect. Featuring a Keynote Address by Diane Greene, Google Cloud CEO.
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Opportunities
* denotes opportunities from beyond the Big Data Hubs and Spokes
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They can sign up using this web form.
To suggest items for an upcoming newsletter, please email contact@nebigdatahub.org. We welcome Big Data news, events and opportunities from across the Northeast and beyond!
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