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SUMMARY:Foundations of AI: Advanced Generative AI for Coders
DESCRIPTION:This new course will introduce more advanced topics in Generative AI\, including a deeper look at some of the tools we touch on in the intro course as well as introducing new topics like agentic AI and the broader aspects of a modern AI workflow. We’ll go over deterministic workflows versus autonomous agents\, advanced prompting\, schema-constrained outputs\, and more to take your generative AI knowledge to the next level and help you get the most out of the power of Generative AI as a coder. After taking this course\, you should be able to use and understand Generative AI beyond its use in chatbots. It is strongly recommended to have some knowledge of generative AI\, NLP\, and Python before taking this course. \nPrerequisites: Intermediate Python skills and a basic understanding of generative AI – if you do not have any background in generative AI\, you are encouraged to register for the accelerated Intro to Generative AI class offered before this course to get up to speed on the basics. \nRegister for the Event \nScholarship Information\nNCDS is pleased to offer a limited number of full scholarships to faculty\, staff\, and students affiliated with nonprofit higher education institutions. \n\nTo apply for a full scholarship\, complete this Google form.\nDO NOT complete the UNC Event Registration form unless our staff asks you to complete it.\nScholarship Recipients will be notified no later than Friday\, May 1\, 2026.
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/foundations-of-ai-may212026/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T170000
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SUMMARY:Foundations of AI: Intro to Generative AI for Coders - Accelerated
DESCRIPTION:This will be an accelerated version of our popular “Intro to Generative AI” course\, intended to give an overview of what Generative AI is\, how it works from a high level\, and how to use basic technical tools to leverage Generative AI. \nThose who take this course will have the basic knowledge needed to use LLMs to create useful tools\, and will have the understanding behind the technology to improve their prompt engineering skills as well. \nThis course is ideal for people who are interested in the Advanced Generative AI for Coders and Deep Dive into Retrieval Augmented Generation courses but have not taken classes in the technical basics of generative AI. \nPrerequisites: Intermediate Python\, some familiarity with AI/Machine Learning is helpful but not required. \nRegister for the Event \nScholarship Information\nNCDS is pleased to offer a limited number of full scholarships to faculty\, staff\, and students affiliated with nonprofit higher education institutions. \n\nTo apply for a full scholarship\, complete this Google form. \nDO NOT complete the UNC Event Registration form unless you are asked to complete it.\nScholarship Recipients will be notified no later than Friday\, May 1\, 2026.
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/foundations-of-ai-may14-2026/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T180000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20260212T231934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T160742Z
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SUMMARY:Spring 2026 NCDS Virtual Career Panel
DESCRIPTION:Join panelists working in sports analytics\, growth equity\, and data and AI security as we explore the paths that lead to a career in data science. The journey looks different for everyone\, but a dream job is the destination. We’ll discuss a few examples of what it takes to get there. We’ll also dive into the hard and soft skills that turn a top candidate into the perfect candidate for a role in this competitive field. \nPanelists: \n\nLeena Dave – Truist | Senior Vice President\, Data Governance Metrics and Reporting\nPeter Engler – Seattle Seahawks | Seattle Seahawks Football Research Assistant\nNamrata Jumani – Radian Capital | Associate\nZixin Nie – RTI International | Data Privacy Specialist\n\nRegister for the Event
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/career-spring-2026/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Career Panel,Careers in Data Science,Networking,Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T130000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20251015T165222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T022059Z
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SUMMARY:LinkedIn Like a Data Scientist: Strategic Networking for the Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:We’re delighted to host Becky Brown once again for an updated session exploring LinkedIn best practices. Becky has held multiple positions at SAS during her decades-long career at the software giant. These days\, Brown helps sales leaders leverage digital platforms to build stronger connections and more opportunities. Learn her favorite techniques and tricks of the trade. \nAbout Becky Brown\nBecky is a trainer and coach for sales teams wanting to leverage digital platforms like LinkedIn and Sales Navigator to build relationships\, uncover opportunities\, and create fuller pipelines. She manages a Social Selling certification program and runs global communications for the team. \nBecky brings a broad set of experiences from 37 years in sales\, marketing and enablement in the technology industry. You can find Becky on LinkedIn and volunteering for the sea turtle patrol in her beloved Emerald Isle\, NC. \n \nRegister for the Event
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/linkedin-like-a-data-scientist-strategic-networking-for-the-digital-age/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Careers in Data Science,Networking,Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20251015T165314Z
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SUMMARY:DataBytes: Calling all Data Scientists...Introducing ROBOKOP
DESCRIPTION:ROBOKOP (Reasoning Over Biomedical Objects linked in Knowledge Oriented Pathways) is a knowledge graph system that aims to accelerate and advance scientific discovery by enabling users to simultaneously explore dozens of integrated and harmonized sources of biomedical knowledge. ROBOKOP has been applied to suggest mechanistic insights into biomedical questions and hypotheses for subsequent testing across multiple domains\, including hepatotoxicity\, environmental determinants of disease\, drug repurposing and mechanism of action\, and others. \nDuring this NCDS webinar\, Dr. Karamarie Fecho will provide a short presentation and live demonstration of ROBOKOP\, followed by an opportunity for attendees to pose questions to ROBOKOP and explore answers. \nAfter this webinar\, attendees will:\n● Gain a general understanding of knowledge graphs\n● Be aware of the ROBOKOP knowledge graph system and know how to access it\n● Have a basic understanding of how to query ROBOKOP and interpret results \nFunding\nROBOKOP is funded by NIEHS with joint support from the NIH Office of Data Science (#U24ES035214). Drs. Alexander Tropsha and Chris Bizon\, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, serve as Principal Investigators. \nAbout Dr. Karamarie Fecho\nDr. Fecho holds a PhD degree in Neurobiology from UNC’s School of Medicine. Her scientific background is broad and spans the clinical and translational spectrum\, from basic science to clinical research to healthcare quality assurance/improvement and data science. \nKara currently serves as Founder and CEO of Copperline Professional Solutions\, which is a small biomedical consulting company that she founded in 2010. Through Copperline\, Kara has engaged with numerous academic organizations\, pharmaceutical companies\, tech start-ups\, and non-profits\, providing a wide array of services\, products\, and expertise. \nKara also is a Research Affiliate at RENCI\, where in recent years she has been focused on the development and application of biomedical knowledge graphs. This webinar will focus on her work on the ROBOKOP (Reasoning Over Biomedical Objects linked in Knowledge Oriented Pathways) knowledge graph system. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/databytes-dec-2025/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:DataBytes,Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T120000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20251015T155907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T170701Z
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SUMMARY:DataBytes: Real-World AI Evaluation: Overcoming the AI Assurance Bottleneck
DESCRIPTION:Current AI evaluation methods focus solely on the underlying technology and lack the necessary detail for real-world deployment decisions. Civitaas aims to bridge this gap and accelerate AI market readiness by evaluating the quality\, safety\, and utility of AI technologies in the real world. We achieve this through real-time user feedback as they interact with AI systems\, leading to more meaningful outcomes that enable businesses to leverage AI effectively and responsibly. \nRegister for the Event
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/databytes-oct-2025/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:DataBytes,Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T170000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20251015T163838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T164356Z
UID:10000098-1761742800-1761757200@datascienceconsortium.org
SUMMARY:Foundations of AI: Introduction to Deep Learning
DESCRIPTION:In this course you’ll learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI)\, starting with foundational concepts in machine learning and deep learning\, then moving to the basics of Natural Language Processing and Computer Vision that got us to our current boom in Generative AI as demonstrated by GPT-3\, DALL-E and other well-known tools. Learn how to train your own AI models\, and how to make the most of open-source and pre-trained models on the market. \n— How machine learning works\n— Basics of deep learning\n— Basics of Natural Language Processing\n— How to do deep learning with language data \nPrereqs: Familiarity with Python is strongly encouraged. Some knowledge of data science and machine learning is useful but not required. \nRegister for the Event \nNCDS is pleased to offer a limited number of full scholarships for faculty\, staff and students at two-year and four-year institutions to attend the Foundations of AI: Introduction to Deep Learning course on Wednesday\, Oct. 29 \, 2025 from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. ET. \nTo apply for a full scholarship\, submit your application via this form. DO NOT USE THE MAIN REGISTRATION FORM TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/foundations-of-ai-oct-2025/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T190000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20250814T173742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T203047Z
UID:10000095-1759341600-1759345200@datascienceconsortium.org
SUMMARY:2025 NCDS Fall Career Panel: Analyzing Data Science Careers
DESCRIPTION:Join panelists working in a variety of fields\, leveraging their knowledge and experience in data science to forge distinct careers in data science. The journey looks different for everyone\, but a dream job is the destination. We’ll discuss a few examples of what it takes to get there. We’ll also dive into the hard and soft skills that make a top candidate the only candidate for a role in this competitive field. Get ready to dive into the following topics: \n\nDo I need a graduate degree to be competitive?\nWhat are three things I should do as an undergrad to make my resume stand out?\nHELP! I don’t have a degree in data science!\n\nModerator: Sarah Egan Warren\, Teaching Assistant Professor\, Institute for Advanced Analytics and Lead Facilitator\, UNC System’s Faculty Learning Community for AI in Teaching & Learning\, North Carolina State University \nPanelists: \n\nLaura Faircloth\, Arabic NLP Scientist\, MetaMetrics\nEmily Hadley\, Security Researcher\, Microsoft AI Red Team\nBen Heller\, GenAI Transformation Lead\, Google Cloud\nVrushali Sawant\, Data Scientist\, Data Ethics Practice\, SAS\n\nRegister for the Event
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/fall-career-panel-2025/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Career Panel,Careers in Data Science,Networking,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T170000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20250814T165335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T171711Z
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SUMMARY:Foundations of AI: Intro to Generative AI for Non-Coders
DESCRIPTION:This four-hour workshop is designed to provide non-technical audiences an understanding of AI\, its fundamental concepts\, and its practical applications. The course clarifies technical jargon and reveals how everyday people rely on AI in their personal and professional lives. \n\nAttendees will receive big picture explanations of how AI works and will learn about opportunities and risks in the field.\nThey will leave the course with deeper awareness of AI use in their work environment and a greater technical understanding of how AI drives innovation across sectors.\nAttendees will also learn the basics of prompt engineering\, with examples on how to get the best outputs from generative AI tools by learning best practices in prompt engineering.\n\nPrerequisites: None! This course is open and encouraged for anyone and everyone. \nRegister for the Event \nNCDS is pleased to offer a limited number of full scholarships for faculty\, staff and students at two-year and four-year institutions to attend the Foundations of AI: Intro to Generative AI for Non-Coders on Wednesday\, Sept. 24 from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. ET. \nTo apply for a full scholarship\, submit your application via this form. DO NOT USE THE MAIN REGISTRATION FORM TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/foundations-of-ai-sept-2025/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250611T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250611T133000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20250421T210148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T173317Z
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SUMMARY:DataBytes: The AI Security Gap: How Close Are We to Achieving Trustworthy AI?
DESCRIPTION:Key Findings from the NIST AI 100-2 Report\nIn this webinar\, Apostol Vassilev will examine the recently published 2025 edition of the NIST Al 100-2 report\, a crucial resource for organizations seeking to ensure the security of Al systems. The talk will focus on the security of generative Al models\, tailored to address the needs of Al practitioners and stakeholders in the audience. The report provides a comprehensive taxonomy of concepts and terminology in the field of adversarial machine learning (AML)\, organizing key Al technologies\, attack life cycle stages\, and attacker goals\, objectives\, capabilities\, and knowledge into a conceptual hierarchy. By identifying current security challenges in the Al system life cycle and describing methods for mitigation and management\, the report aims to establish a common language for the rapidly evolving AML landscape. This webinar will provide attendees with a deeper understanding of the development and deployment of more trustworthy and responsible Al systems.\nRegister Here
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/databytes-june-2025/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T170000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20250411T033132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T185802Z
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SUMMARY:Foundations of AI: The Basics of Natural Language Processing
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop you’ll learn the basics of Natural Language Processing (NLP): the subfield of AI and data science dedicated to human language. \nYou’ll also learn: \n\nHow to do basic analyses with unstructured text data\nHow to use deep learning to create NLP models from scratch and finally how\nHow large language models (LLMs) and Generative AI work and connect to other NLP skills.\n\nWe’ll touch on some aspects of deep learning that are specific to NLP\, some more basic analyses of unstructured data and how to deal with lots of unlabeled text (e.g. clustering) and basically go deeper on things that are really NLP-related as opposed to AI more generally. \nPre-requisites\nBasic Python knowledge required\, machine learning knowledge helpful but not required\, very basic data science knowledge (i.e. linear regression) is recommended. \nRegister for the Event \nScholarship Information\nNCDS is pleased to offer a limited number of full scholarships for faculty\, staff and students at two-year and four-year institutions to attend the Foundations of AI: The Basics of Natural Language Processing course on Thursday\, May 15\, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET. \n\nTo apply for a full scholarship\, submit your application via this form. \nDO NOT USE THE MAIN REGISTRATION FORM TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/foundations-of-ai-may-2025/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20241127T204625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T204720Z
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SUMMARY:Foundations of AI: Intro to Generative AI for Coders
DESCRIPTION:This course will give you an overview of what Generative AI is and how it works\, and how to do some basic tasks in Generative AI. You’ll learn some tips and tricks for prompt engineering and prompt tuning\, as well as more advanced techniques like RAG\, fine-tuning and how to evaluate generative model performance. By the end of the course you should have enough knowledge to combine open-source LLMs with a more targeted dataset to efficiently handle AI tasks that are relevant to your work. \nPrerequisites\nUnderstanding basic Python and the very basics of data science (i.e.\, what data looks like in a csv format and how to do a simple linear regression) would be helpful in this class. Understanding machine learning basics is good\, but not required. \nRegister for Course \nScholarship Information\nNCDS is pleased to offer a limited number of full scholarships for faculty\, staff and students at two-year and four-year institutions to attend the Foundations of AI: Intro to Generative AI for Coders course on Thursday\, Mar. 20\, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET. \n\nTo apply for a full scholarship\, submit your application via this form.\nDO NOT USE THE MAIN REGISTRATION FORM TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/foundations-of-ai-march-2025/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T170000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20241127T193520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T223228Z
UID:10000083-1740056400-1740070800@datascienceconsortium.org
SUMMARY:Foundations of AI: Intro to AI and Deep Learning
DESCRIPTION:In this course you’ll learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI)\, starting with foundational concepts in machine learning and deep learning\, then moving to the basics of Natural Language Processing and Computer Vision that got us to our current boom in Generative AI as demonstrated by GPT-3\, DALL-E and other well-known tools. Learn how to train your own AI models\, and how to make the most of open-source and pre-trained models on the market. \n\nHow machine learning works\nBasics of deep learning\nBasics of Natural Language Processing\nHow to do deep learning with language data\n\nPrerequisites\nUnderstanding basic Python and the very basics of data science (i.e.\, what data looks like in a csv format and how to do a simple linear regression) would be helpful in this class. Understanding machine learning basics is good\, but not required. \nRegister for Course \nScholarship Information\nNCDS is pleased to offer a limited number of full scholarships for faculty\, staff and students at two-year and four-year institutions to attend the Foundations of AI: AI for Non Coders course on Thursday\, Feb. 20 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET. \n\nTo apply for a full scholarship\, submit your application via this form.\nDO NOT USE THE MAIN REGISTRATION FORM TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/foundations-of-ai-feb-2025/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T130000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20241127T170023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T170748Z
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SUMMARY:DataBytes: Intro to NLP\, LLMs and more - a Taste of Foundations of AI
DESCRIPTION:In this short session you’ll learn the basics of Natural Language Processing\, starting with turning words and sentences into embeddings for use in deep learning tasks\, as well as an intro to language models\, large and otherwise. You’ll learn some hands-on tips and tricks for making sense of language data\, and get a technical but beginner-friendly introduction to the wide world of AI with language. \nRegister for the Event
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/databytes-dec-2024/
CATEGORIES:DataBytes,Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240430T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240430T161500
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20240222T165513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T170615Z
UID:10000070-1714491000-1714493700@datascienceconsortium.org
SUMMARY:DataBytes: Supporting AI Risk Management in the Analytics Lifecycle
DESCRIPTION:The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released an AI Risk Management Framework for trustworthy and responsible use of AI and analytics. NIST offers a portfolio of measurements\, standards\, and legal metrology to provide recommendations that ensure traceability\, enable quality assurance\, and harmonize documentary standards and regulatory practices. Their framework is very detailed with recommendations across four functions: govern\, map\, measure\, and manage. In this session\, we’ll discuss incorporating these recommendations into the analytics lifecycle. Attendees to this session will gain a greater understanding of trustworthy AI best practices as well as user roles and expectations for building responsible analytics. \nJoin NCDS as Sophia Rowland\, a Senior Product Manager focusing on ModelOps and MLOps at SAS\, walks us through this important presentation. \nRegister for the Event \n\n 
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/databytes-supporting-ai-risk-management-in-the-analytics-lifecycle/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:DataBytes,Professional Development,Upskilling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T130000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20240202T162917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240213T163833Z
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SUMMARY:DataBytes: Becoming A Data Detective - Holding AI Accountable
DESCRIPTION:Bias and brittleness in artificial intelligence (Al) tools are a growing concern. Join Hilke Schellman\, Emmy-award winning investigative reporter\, Wall Street Journal and Guardian contributor and Journalism Professor at NYU\, as she shares key takeaways from her book\, The Algorithm: How Al Decides Who Gets Hired\, Monitored\, Promoted\, and Fired and Why We Need to Fight Back Now. \nAl is now being used to decide who has access to an education\, who gets hired\, who gets fired\, and who receives a promotion. Algorithms are on the brink of dominating our lives and threaten our human future-if we don’t fight back. During the webinar\, Schellmann will share takeaways about the rise of Al in the world of work and show how she tested many of the available tools herself without coding experience. \nDuring our time together\, Hilke will share a few key takeaways from the book and answer questions from the audience. You don’t want to miss this.\nRegister for the Event
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/databytes-feb-2024/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:DataBytes,Professional Development,Upskilling
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SUMMARY:Data Matters: Spring Ahead 2023
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for our first-ever Data Matters spring event. Data Matters: Spring Ahead will take place online from March 13 – 16\, 2023 and is aimed at students and professionals in business\, research\, and government. The short course series is sponsored by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at UNC-Chapel Hill\, the National Consortium for Data Science\, and RENCI. \nOur first-ever springtime series\, Data Matters: Spring Ahead\, will feature a selection of our most popular two-day courses. The traditional Data Matters series will return in August 2023. \nData Matters gives students the chance to learn about a wide range of topics in data science\, analytics\, visualization\, curation\, and more from expert instructors. Registration is now open; reserve your spot now at Data Matters.
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/data-matters-spring-ahead-2023/
CATEGORIES:Data Matters,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230214T130000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20230209T175501Z
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SUMMARY:DataBytes: Five ways that data visualizations can mislead (and how to fix them)
DESCRIPTION:Visualizations allow people to readily analyze and communicate data. However\, many common visualization designs lead to engaging imagery but false conclusions. By understanding what people see when they look at a visualization\, we can design visualizations that support more accurate data analysis and avoid unnecessary biases. \nJoin UNC Computer Science Assistant Professor Danielle Szafir on Tuesday\, Feb. 14\, from 12-1 p.m. ET\, as she walks us through best practices in data visualization and analysis. We’ll hold a Q&A session with Dr. Szafir at the end of the meeting. \nView a recording of the event here. \n  \n \nIf you would like to review content from the previous webinars in the series\, please click here to watch the recordings.
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/databytes-five-ways-that-data-visualizations-can-mislead-and-how-to-fix-them/
CATEGORIES:DataBytes,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230208T130000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20230203T145931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T143640Z
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SUMMARY:The Data Shows Government Website Accessibility and Usability Go Hand-in-Hand
DESCRIPTION:The National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS)\, in partnership with Interpersonal Frequency\, will host a free webinar\, “The Data Shows Government Website Accessibility and Usability Go Hand-in-Hand\,” on Wednesday\, February 8 at 12 PM ET. \nRegister Here \n  \nDigital accessibility—whether it’s billed as “Section 508 compliance\,” “ADA compliance\,” or “WCAG compliance”—is top-of-mind for government organizations\, and rightly so. In the same way that their physical buildings must welcome everyone in the community\, their online spaces should be open\, easily accessible\, and useful to all. But fulfilling these standards can seem daunting\, highly technical\, or even out of reach. \nHere’s the good news: Accessible online experiences are attainable\, and Interpersonal Frequency can provide a blueprint. With data from over 17 million government website users across the country\, gathered using our Voice of Citizen® and Voice of Patron® analytics platform\, Interpersonal Frequency can look beyond the common accessibility grading tools. It has confirmed that accessibility goes hand-in-hand with usability\, which measures the ease and effectiveness of digital experiences. Considering them together is key to elevating digital government. In this webinar\, we’ll give an overview of why accessibility and usability matter so deeply for municipal organizations\, share the data that drives our pursuit\, and show how connecting the dots between the data and the real people it reflects can take a website from being a static information repository to working as a tool for genuine community engagement. \nAbout the Speakers\nKirsti Kenneth\, UX Strategy Manager \nKnown for her dynamic presentations and infectious enthusiasm\, Kirsti is passionate about creating innovative solutions that elevate the user experience. She has worked in journalism\, museum education\, training\, and content strategy\, developing interdisciplinary ways to educate and engage. At I.F.\, Kirsti leads the User Experience team as they tackle large-scale website redesign projects for states\, cities\, counties\, public libraries\, and utilities. \nCarrianne Tuckley\, Information Architect \nCarrianne is an Information Architect with over 12 years of experience in Information Architecture and User Experience roles. She is active in her local UX community\, having organized World Information Architecture Day in Northeast Ohio since 2015\, and serving on the board of UX Akron. At I.F.\, Carrianne works to ensure that the sites we redesign have the best structure\, interaction\, and vocabulary to make them as user-friendly as possible. \nMelanie Bozzelli\, Content Strategist \nMelanie is a Content Strategist with over 20 years of experience in digital marketing\, managing complex websites\, and championing customer experience and accessibility for all. She is active in local user experience and accessibility communities\, serving as Chair of UX Akron. At I.F.\, Melanie works with clients to ensure their websites communicate effectively and are accessible and inclusive for visitors. \nRead more here
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/the-data-shows-government-website-accessibility-and-usability-go-hand-in-hand/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230111T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230111T130000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20230217T040545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230311T104021Z
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SUMMARY:The Data Shows Your Government Website Content Matters
DESCRIPTION:The National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS)\, in partnership with Interpersonal Frequency\, will host a free webinar\, on “The Data Shows Your Government Website Content Matters” on Wednesday\, January 11 at 12 PM ET. \nWith data from over 17 million government website users across the country\, Interpersonal Frequency has been able to uncover some unexpected trends in the world on online government content. One trend we can’t ignore: content matters. The most beautiful\, high-tech site in the world can fail its visitors if the content it presents is poor quality. UX Manager Kirsti Kenneth has seen too many government sites pin all their hopes on a technical fix or wait too long to address their content needs\, with sometimes disastrous results. In response\, she developed a data-driven\, “content-forward” approach to website improvement and redesign\, built to minimize process bottlenecks and maximize the impact for end users. We’ll share the biggest lessons data has taught us about the impact of good quality content\, where clients are falling short\, and what’s being frequently overlooked. Then\, we’ll walk you through the tactics we’ve developed to help counter these trends and show you how we turn content from a frustrating burden into an opportunity to create high-impact\, affordable\, data-backed improvements. \nView a recording of the event here. \n 
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/the-data-shows-your-government-website-content-matters/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T130000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20230217T040736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230311T104112Z
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SUMMARY:Improving Digital Inclusivity on Local Government Websites using the “Hidden Cues” in Data
DESCRIPTION:The National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS)\, in partnership with Interpersonal Frequency\, will host a free webinar\, on “Improving Digital Inclusivity on Local Government Websites using the “Hidden Cues” in Data” on Wednesday\, November 2 at 12 PM ET. \nIn theory\, digital spaces can provide both services and better quality of life to more people than ever before. In practice\, too many government websites are not serving diverse populations equally. You want your website to do better and attract historically underprivileged categories\, but how do you begin? In this webinar\, you’ll learn how civic analytics can give solid clues about how to build a more inclusive government website. Interpersonal Frequency founder Harish R. Rao will reveal our 2021 Government Benchmarking report with user success data with insight on how to attract those digitally left behind\, and help you decide where to invest your next research funds. Plus\, he’ll discuss unique insights learned from I.F.’s in-depth website discovery process with cities and counties. We will also cover “hidden” insights buried in the benchmarks\, like the services that municipal government web users most want — but often fail to find or receive. \nView a recording of the event here.
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/improving-digital-inclusivity-on-local-government-websites-using-the-hidden-cues-in-data/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T120000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20230217T041545Z
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SUMMARY:Building an Inclusive and Transformative Data Strategy in Research and Community Engagement
DESCRIPTION:The National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS)\, in partnership with the UNC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research\, will host a conversation on Building an Inclusive and Transformative Data Strategy in Research and Community Engagement on Thursday\, October 13 at 11 AM ET. \nThe COVID pandemic and racial justice protests across the country have sparked new conversations regarding race\, racism\, and social justice in nearly every aspect of American society. From housing\, health care\, employment\, and wealth accumulation to education and policing\, policies\, practices\, and institutions are being re-examined through the lens of anti-racism and equity. Data\, and the systems that create and rely upon data\, have been no exception. \nIn this online seminar\, audiences will hear from interdisciplinary experts as they define data equity and discuss considerations of the ways in which data are collected\, analyzed\, interpreted\, and distributed. This discussion will explore ways that data can reinforce stereotypes\, exacerbate problems like racial bias\, or otherwise undermine social justice. Finally\, we will discuss how data equity can empower communities\, yield informed decision making\, and share best practices for inclusivity and improving data equity. \nThe event will be moderated by Dr. Essie Torres\, Director of Strategy for Research Diversity Workforce and Community Partnerships at the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. Our panelists include: \n\nDr. Kristin Black — ECU Department of Health Education and Promotion\nDr. Trenette Goings – UNC School of Social Work\nDr. Iheoma Iruka — UNC Department of Public Policy\nMr. Milton Suggs — UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute\n\nView a recording of the event here.
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/building-an-inclusive-and-transformative-data-strategy-in-research-and-community-engagement/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220813
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20230217T041653Z
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SUMMARY:Data Matters 2022
DESCRIPTION:Data Matters™ is a week-long series of one and two-day courses aimed at students and professionals in business\, research\, and government. Sponsored by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at UNC-Chapel Hill\, the National Consortium for Data Science\, and RENCI\, the short-course series gives students the chance to learn about a wide range of topics in data science\, analytics\, visualization\, curation\, and more from expert instructors. \nCheck out the Data Matters website to see more information about the first-ever springtime series\, Data Matters: Spring Ahead\, which will be held on March 13-16\, 2023 and will feature a selection of their most popular two-day courses. The traditional Data Matters series will return in August 2023.
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/data-matters-2022/
CATEGORIES:Data Matters,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T130000
DTSTAMP:20260524T231851
CREATED:20230217T041812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230505T045258Z
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SUMMARY:NCDS Lunch and Learn: How to Be An Antiracist Researcher
DESCRIPTION:Antiracist researchers combat inequality and racism by conceptualizing\, implementing\, and disseminating research that dismantles racism\, oppression\, discrimination\, and structural inequalities. This presentation offers participants an opportunity to learn how to engage in antiracist research by presenting a counter-narrative to the traditional conceptualization and implementation of research with Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color (BIPOC). During our time together\, the panelists will \n\ndefine antiracist research\noffer unique principles for conducting antiracist research\npresent challenges the antiracist researcher will encounter\noffer practical recommendations\n\nPanelists include: \n\nDr. Trenette Goings – UNC School of Social Work\nDr. Faye Belgrave – Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)\, main campus\nDr. Maghboobah Mosavel – Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)\, medical campus
URL:https://datascienceconsortium.org/event/ncds-lunch-and-learn-how-to-be-an-antiracist-researcher/
CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,Professional Development
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