[ddj] data-driven-journalism Digest, Vol 82, Issue 1

[Kevin Leary]

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>   1. TODAY NOON ET: How to hire data scientists when it seems like
>      there are none to hire (Lea Shanley)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 09:10:34 -0400
> From: Lea Shanley <lashanley at gmail.com>
> To: data-driven-journalism at lists.okfn.org
> Cc: Lea Shanley <lashanley at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ddj] TODAY NOON ET: How to hire data scientists when it
>    seems like there are none to hire
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> *The South Big Data Hub proudly presents*
> 
> *Data Science Roundtable Series*
> 
> *How to hire data scientists when it seems like there are none to hire*
> 
> *THURSDAY, MAY 24*
> Noon - 1:15 PM ET
> 
> *Speakers:*
> *Sackeena Gordon-Jones, *Chief Coaching Officer, Transformation Edge
> *Gracie Johnson-Lopez, *President*, *Diversity and HR Solutions
> *Amy E. Roussel, *Senior VP of the Social, Policy Health,
> and Economic Research Unit, RTI International
> 
> *Moderator:*
> *Kristina Brunelle,* Director of Organizational Development and Learning,
> RTI International
> 
> Most companies and organizations recognize data as a critical asset. Yet
> extracting actionable information from big data requires a highly
> specialized skill set. IBM predicts the demand for data scientists will
> rise 28% by 2020. This year alone, 4-5 million jobs will require data
> analysis skills.
> 
> How can organizations recruit and retain top talent in data science? And,
> even though demand for data scientists may exceed supply, how might we
> build and sustain a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization? Many
> organizations and leaders don?t try out of fear of failure and a lack of
> clarity on where to begin. What do we tackle first?
> 
> This event is a Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference regional event in
> affiliation with Stanford University's Global Women in Data Science (WiDS)
> Conference. Learn more by visiting widsconference.org
> <https://southbigdatahub.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1c2e11cb37fc242dfa8e178b&id=27a027b1c0&e=53c098953f>
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> *To participate in person: *
> RSVP to subers at renci.org.
> Renaissance Computing Institute
> 100 Europa <https://maps.google.com/?q=100+Europa&entry=gmail&source=g> Center
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> Fifth floor; Biltmore Conference Room
> Light lunch will be served.
> 
> *To participate via Webcast: *
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> The South Big Data Hub is proud to present a monthly series on emerging
> data science challenges, featuring researchers, innovators and
> industry from the South Hub. To suggest roundtable topics or host a South
> Hub roundtable at your institution, please email Dr. Lea Shanley,
> co-Executive Director of the South Big Data Hub, at lshanley at renci.org.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Lea
> 
> Lea Shanley, PhD
> co-Executive Director, South Big Data Innovation Hub
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/LeaShanley
> @Lea_Shanley
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