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The UW–Madison Geospatial Data Science (GeoDS) Lab invites you to join the Spring 2023 Geospatial Data Science Speaker Series. Dr. Filip Biljecki, Director of the Urban Analytics Lab at the National University of Singapore, will present on March 28th, and Dr. Fábio Duàrte from the MIT Senseable City Lab will speak on April 13th. Both events are from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Science Hall. Pizza and coffee will be provided. These events are hosted by the GeoDS lab and co-sponsored by the Data Science Institute, UniverCity Alliance, and GIS Professional Programs.

Open Access (OA) publishing accelerates research by making academic articles available online at no cost to viewers. By removing financial and legal barriers, OA enables teachers, scholars, and learners to find academic information and to use that information to make new discoveries, create new works, and advance human knowledge. However, publishing fees are often higher for OA. UW–Madison Libraries have agreements with several publishers, including Wiley, Cambridge University Press, and more, to reduce OA publishing charges for UW-Madison-affiliated authors. Visit the Libraries website to learn more about Open Access publishing opportunities at UW-Madison.

March 22, 6:00 p.m., Hello Data Scientists! This evening, dotData is hosting a free Data Cleanup workshop with the iSchool! Feel free to come with your favorite example of dirty/messy data. Location: 1227 Engineering Hall. For more information, see the event on the UW Event Calendar.

Have questions about anything data science-related? Come see the Data Science Hub facilitators at Coding Meetup on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-4:30 p.m. CT. To join Coding Meetup, join data-science-hubgroup.slack.com.

March 20 - 23, NVIDIA GTC is a global AI conference for developers that brings together developers, engineers, researchers, inventors, and IT professionals. Topics focus on artificial intelligence, computer graphics, data science, machine learning and autonomous. All GTC conference sessions are free and virtual. For more information about the sessions that will be featured, visit the NVIDIA GTC session catalog.

Due March 31, The Midwest ML Symposium aims to convene regional machine learning researchers for stimulating discussions and debates, to foster cross-institutional collaboration, and to showcase the collective talent of machine learning researchers at all career stages. The MMLS invites submissions of a one-page summary on any topic related to machine learning for the poster session to be held during the symposium. Abstracts from all members of machine learning community are welcome, however, only submissions with first author as an undergraduate or a graduate student will be considered for the Best Student Poster Award. For more information about this event and to submit a poster, visit the MMLS 2023 website.

September 17- 20, Posit::conf (2023) is two days of workshops, two days of conference keynotes and talks, and endless opportunities to connect the data science community. Join Posit in Chicago this September to connect, learn, and celebrate the success of the data science community at the very first posit::conf (formerly rstudio::conf)! This year Posit is expanding more learning and collaboration opportunities with the Python community in an effort to bring together R and Python users. Posit::conf(2023) will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago from Sunday, September 17th to Wednesday, September 20th for those wishing to sharpen their skills and meet fellow data scientists. Early registration is highly encouraged for the limited quantity of early-bird tickets. For more information and to register, visit the Posit::conf (2023) webpage.

Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m., SILO is about breaking down the systems, information, leaning, and optimization of research created by academic department boundaries. Recent advances in information science are allowing scientists and researchers to sense, process and share data in ways and scales previously impossible. These developments have the potential to benefit work happening in a wide range of disciplines. SILO’s purpose is to help realize such potential by providing the time and space for researchers to present and interact to find common threads. Visit the SILO webpage for information about their upcoming talks.

May 25, Join UW E-Business Consortium (UWEBC) for the second annual Wisconsin Digital Symposium, a special virtual program. This half-day event will explore new and proven approaches and innovative technologies to address the practical and urgent challenges of digital transformation and the volatile business environment and is packed with great ideas designed to help participants and their organization. It's a world-class program that is free to attend and features incredible speakers like Stephanie Woerner (Author, Director, and Research Scientist at MIT's Center for Information Systems Research) and Aric Wood (CEO of XPLANE). For more information and to register, visit the Wisconsin Digital Symposium webpage.

UW-Madison's Carpentries Community hosts numerous workshops year-round to help students, staff, and faculty learn essential computational skills including programming, database management, data visualization, version control, machine learning, and more. 

The Carpentries is seeking new members to bring additional diversity and expertise into its instructional community. Among other benefits, members have opportunities to advance their technical and teaching skills by attending computational workshops and participating in an optional instructor training program. Join the google group if interested in learning more!

Due April 1, The Environmental Observation and Informatics (EOI) Master of Science Program and Organic Valley are partnering on a graduate student project focused on sustainable agriculture and remote sensing. The EOI student will interpret and analyze high-resolution satellite imagery, develop and validate statistical models, and communicate results to scientists and farmers. Applicants should have a background in farming and an interest in data. For more information and to apply, visit the EOI program project webpage.

Due April 7, Are you a graduate student who has picked up software development for your research? Are you an undergraduate computer science student looking for interesting and unconventional jobs? US-RSE23 wants your input into the Student program for the upcoming US-RSE23 conference!

The Student Co-Chair will work alongside the existing Student Chairs to plan and organize the student mentorship offerings at US-RSE23. This is a great opportunity to build visibility within the community, meet other RSEs from across the nation, and a chance to help define the vision for this and future conferences. Due to the time commitment, applicants who are selected for the position will be asked to submit a brief statement of support from their current advisor or supervisor indicating their knowledge of participation. Please complete this form to nominate someone (or yourself) for the US-RSE Student Subcommittee Student Co-Chair.

Due April 9, The Programs Coordinator will carry out support for the programs team at Code for Science & Society (CS&S). The role includes administrative support for CS&S programs in the field of open public technology, including monitoring project plans, schedules, budgets, and expenditures; organizing and participating in community meetings; and supporting CS&S program leads to ensure deadlines are met in a timely manner. The programs coordinator will report to the Director of Programs, Angela Okune. For more information and to apply, visit the Programs Coordinator position description.

The Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA) is a network of academic data science practitioners, educators, and leaders, and academic-adjacent colleagues, who thoughtfully integrate data science best practices in higher education. UW-Madison is a founding member of ADSA.