From: Data Science and Computation Society
Date: October 4, 2022
Subject: DSCS Newsletter: Fall-2022 2nd Edition


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Hello Data - Nibblers,
We hope you are all having a wonderful week! We have some exciting new plans coming up. Please read to see what opportunities interest you and we hope to see you at our events!
Attend our virtual resume workshop on Friday, October 7!

Attend our virtual resume workshop on Friday, October 7!

Event Date/Time: October 7 at 4pm EDT

We will be collaborating with GMU Career Services. Stop by for advice on your resume, cover letters, and elevator pitches. Before the event, give us some questions you would like answered at the workshop using this link:
https://forms.gle/QaJAhMNVnkJDRnJW8

Yard Fest

Yard Fest

Event Date/Time: October 15 10 – 2:00 PM
Come visit us at Yard Fest and learn more about DSCS! Stop by to learn more about us and meet other members.

Global DSC 2022 Conference

Global DSC 2022 Conference

Event Date/Time: October 19–20 from 9:00am – 5pm  EDT

Come learn about the wide variety of advanced data science applications across industries! It will feature data experts and practitioners across industries and disciplines as they discuss what lies ahead for data science in their respective industries and domains.

More info at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/data-science-connect-conference-2022-what-lies-ahead-tickets-239722555617

Call for Code: Fair Work Case Competition

Call for Code: Fair Work Case Competition
 

Event Date/Time: October 06 - October 20

Challenge: Design an innovative technology solution that advances inclusive, scalable workforce development and entrepreneurial equity to promote productive economic growth and decent work for all.

This case competition asks both non-technical and technical university-level student teams around the world to devise innovative solutions that address the challenge of making decent job creation, entrepreneurship, and fair, sustainable labor a lifelong opportunity of economic growth for all. The competition theme is inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8. Your solution should address one of the diverse challenges aligned to this theme and demonstrate how technology can help communities in need around the world. While solution submissions do not need to include working code, you will need to describe the technologies required and how those technologies fit into the solution.

More info at: https://callforcode-case-platform.bemyapp.com/#/event

 

The Microsoft Learn Cloud Skills Challenge
MICROSOFT IGNITE EDITION

The Microsoft Learn Cloud Skills Challenge

 

Complete one challenge and earn a free Microsoft Certification exam. There are seven challenges available to choose; select one that's right for you. Once you complete that challenge, you will earn a free Microsoft Certification exam that can be applied to your choice from a select list of options.

More Info at: https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/cloudskillschallenge/ignite/registration/2022?ocid=cloudskillschallenge_ignite22_email_cnl

Alexa Prize announces $1 million SocialBot Grand Challenge 5

Alexa Prize: $1 million SocialBot Grand Challenge 5

Amazon announced the Alexa Prize SocialBot Grand Challenge 5 (SGC5), the latest in an ongoing university challenge focused on creating conversational social bots that can speak coherently and engagingly with humans for 20 minutes on a range of current events and topics.

More Info at: https://www.amazon.science/alexa-prize/socialbot-grand-challenge/2022?mc_cid=26b5c7c3c0&mc_eid=7fe173551b

Knowledge Base

Theory of Python

Theory of Python

There are plenty of tutorials that cover coding aspects of Python. This one is an excellent series for beginners learning to code (Highly recommended) and a great refresher for intermediate programmers.

Gurobi Academic Webinar: Gamifying Optimization with the Burrito Optimization Game

Gurobi Academic Webinar: Gamifying Optimization with the Burrito Optimization Game

If you missed the game launch at Gurobi Days Digital in May, this webinar is a great chance to learn more about the game and introduce players to optimization or how it can be used by new learners interested in getting started with problem-solving with optimization. The free game (www.burritooptimizationgame.com) is accompanied by a series of tools explaining how to teach the game in a classroom setting, how to use the game on your own, and covering the intended educational takeaways. Gurobi created the game in collaboration with Dr. Larry Snyder of Lehigh University. The game's target audience is data scientists, but other problem solvers will also find the app valuable and educational.

DSCS and Career Services Resume-Building Workshop on Friday, 07 October 2022 At 4:00 PM. No image description provided

EVENT

DSCS & Career Services Resume-Building Workshop

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4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Data Science and Computation Society and George Mason University Career Services are collaborating to provide students that are interested in data science with a resume-building workshop. Join us to ask questions and receive feedback on your resumes!
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