Title: Women in Data Science
Date: March 5, 2018
Time: 8:30-5pm
LocationGallery Hall, Taylor Family Digital Library, University of Calgary
Details: 

The Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary, IEEE Women in Engineering, and IEEE Computer Chapter of the Southern Alberta Section (SAS) are proud to host a satellite event for the annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference held at Stanford University!

Everyone is welcome!

Join us to:

  • learn about the latest developments and trends in data science from the leading experts in the global and local industry
  • network with other industry professionals and researchers
  • Meet with researchers of similar interests
  • Receive feedback from experts and other researchers on your work

Call for Poster Presentations:

Female professionals and researchers from related science and engineering disciplines are welcome to submit their work for interactive (poster) presentation at the WiDS event. Interested participants shall send a short abstract (maximum 250 words) of their work to the conference committee via email at widscalgary@ucalgary.ca by February 23, 2018. Authors of accepted abstracts are expected to prepare and print a poster of size A1 (59.4 x 84.1 cm) using the template provided by the committee.

Best Poster Award: The winners of the Best Poster Awards are announced during the closing ceremony of the WiDS Event and will receive $300, $200 and $100 bursaries.

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