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Jan
22
2018

Data Science Nights @ Northwestern - January Meeting

Data Science Nights

When: Monday, January 22, 2018
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CT

Where: Chambers Hall, Lower Level, 600 Foster St, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Thomas Stoeger  

Group: Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)

Category: Academic

Description:

JANUARY MEETING: January 22, 2018 at 6:30pm in Chambers Hall, Evanston

LECTURE: "Data Journalism: Big and Small" w/ Joe Germuska of the Northwestern University Knight Lab

Data Science Nights are monthly hack nights on popular data science topics, organized by fellows and scholars from the Northwestern Data Science Initiative. Each night will feature one hour of structured programming followed by a hacking night with data science project or learning groups of your choice.

Aspiring, beginning, and advanced data scientists are welcome!

See more at: data-science-nights.org

Tentative Agenda:

6:30 - 6:45: Welcome and announcements
6:45 - 7:10: Joe Germuska of the Northwestern University Knight Lab: "Data Journalism: Big and Small"
7:10 - 7:20: Refreshments. Introduce groups and hack pitches.
7:20: Form groups and hack, or join a parallel session:

"Getting Started @ Data Science Nights” (Aimed at attendees who are curious about hacking but new to programming or data science)

Supporting Groups:

This event is supported by the Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems, the Northwestern Data Science Initiative, and the Northwestern University Postdoctoral Forum.

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