WiDS Ambassadors and Speakers from IBM at WiDS Regional Events in 2020

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WiDS Ambassadors and Speakers from IBM at WiDS Regional Events in 2020

By Susan Malaika posted Wed February 19, 2020 06:26 AM

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The Women in Data Science (WiDS) initiative from Stanford University aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and to support women in the field. In addition to the Women in Data Science (WiDS) annual conference at Stanford on 2 March 2020, we are thrilled that there are many WiDS ambassadors (hosting and leading activities) and speakers from IBM in 2020 at the WiDS regional events globally. We have also been encouraging IBM teams to participate in the WiDS Datathon - you can see some feedback from the IBM teams.

Please scroll down to see a list of just some of the WiDS Ambassadors, speakers, panelists, and workshop leaders from IBM that we are aware of. We'll add the links to their activities as they emerge. Please do consider joining us at these events, or any of the WiDS events worldwide.

The IBM Communities love WiDS:

Some fun facts (apologies for errors or omissions - the lists will be updated as activities emerge):

At least 22 WiDS Ambassadors from IBM are leading events including Sarah Boufelja , Arunima Chaudhary, Ching-Hua Chen, Kaoutar ElMaghraoui, Filomena Floriana Ferrara, Noriko Katoh, Yunyao Li, Trisha Mahoney, Maureen McElaney, Pooja Mistry, Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler, Kyoko Nishito, Roger Osorio, Serena Bellesi, Sujatha (Suj) Perepa, Dulce Ponceleon, Yamini Rao, Aishwarya Srinivasan, Aya Tokura, Caryn L Woodruff, Christine T Wolf, Jean Wynne
At least 35 speakers and panelists are from IBM including most of the ambassadors listed above as well as Erika Agostinelli, Rama Akkiraju, Zahra Ashktorab, Mandy Chessell, Gargi Dasgupta, Rossella De Gaetano, Hania Ibrahim, Tin Kam Ho, Maureen Norton, Alison Pearson, Eleonora Picca, Mara Pometti, Najla Said, Asma Shahab, Hanadi Wali
At least 5 workshop leaders are from IBM including Hussah Alakeel, Renad Alfawaz, Anchal Bhalla, Wissal Laassilia, Ghada Siddiqui,
At least 10 universities & academic institutions are involved in WiDS activities that include IBM:
- Columbia - New York, Stevens Institute - New Jersey, University of Hawaii - Honolulu
- ENSIAS - Rabat, Heriot-Watt - Dubai, Nile University - Cairo, Prince Sultan University - Riyadh
- IIMB - Bengalaru
- Bristol University - Bristol, Sapienza University - Rome
At least 12 countries involving IBMers at WiDS events are noted so far - Brazil, Egypt, France, India, Japan, Italy, KSA, Morocco, Pakistan, UAE, UK, US
IBM leaders, ambassadors, speakers and panelists - and participants in the WiDS datathon - are from various groups and communities in IBM - e.g., IBM Academy of Technology , Corporate Responsibility, CODAIT (Center for Open-Source Data & AI Technologies), Data & AI, Data Science Elite team, Data Science Community, Developer Advocacy, Research, University Programs
At least 22 distinct events involve IBMers including : Abu Dhabi, Bengalaru, Bristol, Burlington, Cairo, Dubai, Edinburgh, Honolulu, Lille, London X 2, Milan, New Jersey, New York City X2, Rabat, Raleigh-Durham, Rome, Riyadh X 3, São Paulo, Tokyo

The numbers of attendees at each regional event range from 10 to 1000. Colleagues are also working with Stanford University on at least one WiDS activity at the upcoming THINK conference. There is a companion WiDS activity - a Datathon and WiDS Excellence in Research Award

Great appreciation and good luck to all the WiDS leaders, ambassadors, speakers, panelists, organizers, supporters etc at this busy time as most of the activity coincides with International Women's Day - so Feb-Apr is a very busy time creating a closely knit and well-informed hands-on global data science community.

Please keep scrolling to see the events you can support or engage in!

WiDS Conference

Conference at Stanford on 2 March 2020 (sold-out for in-person attendees many months ago) - Livestream available

Rama Akkiraju - IBM Fellow

Apologies for any errors in what follows -More Links will be added.

Watch Parties at IBM on 2 March 2020

WiDS Albany - WiDS Ambassador Jean Wynne
WiDS Cambridge @ IBM - WiDS Ambassador Arunima Chaudhary
WiDS San Jose @ IBM Research - WiDS Ambassador Dulce Ponceleon, Christine T Wolf, Yunyao Li
WiDS Yorktown Heights - WiDS Ambassador Ching-Hua Chen, Kaoutar ElMaghraoui

 WiDS Regional Events involving IBMers

Mar 2 - São Paulo - Speaker Ana Paula Appel https://sites.google.com/view/widssopaulo/home
Mar 2 - Riyadh, KSA - Speaker Asma Shahab (event @ Prince Sultan University ) https://www.meetup.com/Riyadh-Women-in-Machine-Learning-and-Data-Science/events/268824261/
Mar 4 - Honolulu - WiDS Ambassador Trisha Mahoney (event @ University of Hawaii ) http://datascience.hawaii.edu/wids-honolulu/ Photos from the event
Mar 6 - Tokyo -WiDS Ambassadors Noriko Katoh, Kyoko Nishito, Aya Tokura (event @ IBM Japan Headquarters ) https://widstokyoibm2020.splashthat.com/--- Deferred - -Provisional New Date Jun 5
Mar 6 - New York - WiDS Ambassador Aishwarya Srinivasan - Speaker Serena Bellesi (event @ Columbia University ) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wids-columbia-university-new-york-tickets-92889798889 --- Deferred - No new date yet
Mar 7 - Begalaru - Contact Shreya Khare, Speaker Gargi Dasgupta ( event @ Indian Institute of Management Bengaluru (IIMB) http://dcal.iimb.ernet.in/WiDS_Conference2020/speakers.html --- Deferred - No new date yet
Mar 7 - Dubai - Speaker Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler, Workshop leader Anchal Bhalla (event @ Heriot Watt University) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-data-science-wids-dubai-2020-tickets-96703808695 --- Deferred - Provisional New Date Jun 13
Mar 12 - Madina, KSA - Contact Hussah Alakeel https://sites.google.com/view/wids-medina-2020/home --- Canceled
Mar 12 - Dhahran, KSA - contact Hussah Alakeel --- Canceled
Mar 13 – Cairo - Contact Hania Ibrahim (event @ Nile University) https://www.meetup.com/IBM-Developer-Egypt/events/268233863 Deferred - No new date yet
Mar 17 - Milan - Speakers Erika Agostinelli (event @ Ernst & Young) http://widsmilan.com/--- Deferred - No new date yet
Mar 18 - Tokyo - IBM attendees at Yokohama City University event https://wids-ycu.jp/
ar 21 - Burlington, US - WiDS Ambassador Maureen McElaney https://www.meetup.com/VT-WiMLDS/events/267397497/ Deferred - No new date yet
Mar 21 - Riyadh, KSA - Speaker Hanadi Wali, Workshop leaders Renad Alfawaz, Hussah Alakeel, Ghada Siddiqui --- Canceled
Mar 23 - New York - WiDS Ambassadors Pooja Mistry, Roger Osorio, Speakers Zahra Ashktorab, Kaoutar ElMaghraoui, Alison Pearson (event @ LMHQ ) https://www.meetup.com/ibmcodenyc/events/268478740/ - Recording https://www.crowdcast.io/e/women-in-data-science
Mar 23 - London - WiDS Ambassador Sarah Boufelja, Speakers Mandy Chessell (event @ IBM South Bank ) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stanfords-international-women-in-data-science-wids-london-conference-tickets-91157736243 ---Deferred - Provisional New Date Apr 24
Mar 24 - Rome - WiDS Ambassador Filomena Floriana Ferrara, Speakers Erika Agostinelli, Rossella De Gaetano, Eleonora Picca, Mara Pometti, Najla Said (event @ Sapienza University ) --- Deferred - Provisional New Date Jun 23
Mar 28 - Rabat, Morocco - Workshop Leader Wissal Laassilia Deferred - No new date yet
Mar 31 - WiDS Raleigh-Durham @ IBM (private event at IBM) - WiDS Ambassadors Sujatha (Suj) Perepa, Caryn L Woodruff, Speakers include Maureen Norton
April 1 - Jeddah, KSA - Contact Hussah Alakeel --- Canceled
April 2 - Bristol, UK - WiDS Ambassador Yamini Rao (event @ Bristol University ), Speaker Erika Agostinelli https://www.meetup.com/IBM-Code-Bristol/events/269230682/ Deferred - No new date yet
April 4 - Abu Dhabi - WiDS Ambassador Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler (event @ IBM Client Center ) - ---Deferred - Provisional New Date Jun 6
April 8 - Makkah, KSA - Contact Hussah Alakeel --- Canceled
April 11 - New Jersey - Contact Heather Johnston, Speaker Tin Kam Ho (event @ Stevens Institute) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wids-jersey-city-2020-tickets-96167532679
April 27 - WiDS Edinburgh - Contact Yamini Rao Deferred - No new date yet
May 9 - Istanbul - Contact Damla Altunay
May 14 - Lille France - Contact Ran Ren
Date emerging - Astana & Almaty - August - Contact Susan Malaika
Date emerging - Islamabad (or other city in Pakistan) - Contacts Asna Javed & Madiha Ijaz

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