[Colloquium] Women in Data Science (WiDS): Chicago 2021

[Michael Franklin]

Please consider joining this locally run and hosted event (next week):

Women in Data Science (WiDS): Chicago 2021 on Friday, March 12, from 5-8 pm
CST.✨

WiDS: Chicago is an independent event organized to coincide with the annual
Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference held at Stanford University
and an estimated 150+ locations worldwide. You may have heard about our
recent Kickoff event for the WiDS: Datathon! All genders are invited to
attend WiDS regional events, which features outstanding women doing
outstanding work.

This year, WiDS: Chicago will feature lightning talks from accomplished,
Chicago-based data scientists in both industry and academia, and a panel
focusing on COVID-19 + Data Science. Speakers are listed on our website:
https://widschicago.org/

This year's event will be particularly interactive-- be prepared to chat in
breakout rooms with speakers and panelists. The end of the evening will be
a networking session hosted on Gathertown. All of the necessary links will
be provided to registrants before the event!

Schedule:

5:00-5:30 Introduction and Opening Remarks

5:30-6:00 Panel discussion on COVID-19 and Data Science

6:00-6:20 Breakout rooms for deeper, independent small-group discussion on
panel topic

6:20-6:50 Lightning Talks (2-3 minutes each) on
- Software: Community + Collaboration - Data Inequity: Inequality in Data
Science + the Data Gap - Novel Application Areas in Data Science - Pathways
into Data Science

6:50-7:10 Breakout rooms for small-group discussion with speakers

7:15-8:00 Networking Session

Register on our website here <https://widschicago.org/#eventbrite>❗ If you
are unable to attend the event, please cancel your Eventbrite ticket.

NOTE: You must be normally (i.e.- not during a global pandemic) based out
of Chicago to register for this event.

If you are **not**  based in Chicago, we encourage you to look for local
events here <https://www.widsconference.org/regional-events-2021.html>, or
check out a 24-hour virtual WiDS @ Stanford conference on March 8.
<https://www.widsconference.org/>
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