2023 Vancouver Women in Data Science Conference

Join us for the regional WiDS event in Vancouver on April 14th, 2023. This year, we want to bring a viewpoint toward the future to the conference, through technology advancement and career progression. What's Next? Let's find out together!

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Agenda

WiDS Vancouver, April 14th, 2023 (all times PST)

8:15 - 8:45: Door opens. Check-in, breakfast, and speed networking

8:45 - 9:00: Opening Remarks

9:00 - 11:45: Talks & Panel Discussion

11:45 - 12:45: Workshop

12:45 - 13:45: Lunch break

13:45 - 17:00: Talks & Panel Discussion

17:00-17:15: Closing Remark

17:30: Check-in Recruitment & Networking recruiters and participants; Light refreshment will be served

17:45 - 19:00: Career Fair & Networking

Make sure to register now to save your seat!

If you would like to benefit from our student discount, please send us a copy of your valid student ID from your college/university email after purchasing a ticket full price. We will refund you 40%. You can reach us at: widsvancouver@gmail.com

Stay tuned to learn more as we get closer to the event. If you have any questions, please contact us via Eventbrite.

WiDS Vancouver is an independent event that is organized by DataCan as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference, the WiDS Datathon, and an estimated 200 WiDS Regional Events worldwide. Everyone is invited to attend all WiDS conference and WiDS Datathon Workshop events which feature outstanding women doing outstanding work.

Speakers

Keynotes

Talk 1: How to incorporate data-driven decisions in empathetic design by Anna Baird, Head of Culture and Innovation, Customer Experience @ Google Cloud.

Talk 2: Integrating visual communication and storytelling in Software Engineering without being a pixel-pusher by Vaishnavi Venkata Subramaniam, Software engineer II @ Electronic Arts.

Talk 3: Your model is in production: now what? by Mong Dang, Senior Director, Analytics Engineering @ Aritzia

Talk 4: How Data Science and A/B experiment can help researchers by Zahra Jalali, Research Scientist @ Amazon

More to come...

Workshops

Title: #IAmRemarkable: Empowering women and underrepresented groups to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond by Julian Sara Joseph, Data science engineer @ Google Cloud.

Title: Accelerating Python Data Science with RAPIDS by Tarini Bhatnagar, Senior Solutions Architect @ NVIDIA

Panelists

Zubia Mansoor, Machine learning scientist @ lululemon.

Kristen Bystrom, Data scientist @ Yelp.

Parnian Afshar, Data scientist @ Amazon.

Vidhu Sharma, Research Manager @ the University of British Columbia.

Reema Gill, Data Visualization Engineer @ lululemon

Daksha Yadav, Applied Scientist @ Amazon

More to come...

FAQs

Do I need to purchase Networking ticket if I already purchased a General Admission ticket?

No you don't need to. The General Admission ticket already covers Networking session.

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

If you're traveling by train, the location is right next to Vancouver City Centre station.

If you're traveling by cars, pay parking is available. More info will be sent to your email address closer to the date.

What can I bring into the event?

We're trying to reduce waste and plastic for our event this year. So we highly encourage you to bring your own water bottle and pen for visualization workshop. There is a water refill station at the location.

What's the refund policy?

Refunds up to 7 days before the event. The refund amount will only include the full ticket price, but not the Eventbrite fee.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

You don't need to print the ticket out. You can show your ticket through your phone. We can also check you in with your ID if your name on the ticket is the same.