Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference 2019 - Calgary

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WiDS Calgary at the Schulich School of Engineering provides opportunities to hear about the latest data science-related research and applications, connect with others, and celebrate the work of outstanding women in this dynamic field. It is sponsored by IEEE, Schulich School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

The conference provides a great opportunity to network with industry professionals and researchers and also learning the latest data science-related research, developments, and applications from local speakers as well as from leading experts in the global industry at the main WiDS conference in Stanford University. We will also organize a poster presentation session in which female professionals and researchers from related science and engineering disciplines will present their research. It also provides the opportunity for students and attendees to connect with others and present their work during the poster presentation session. We have 5 local talks all will be presented by female speakers. Two of the speakers are former graduate students at the University of Calgary.

 Registration is free and all genders are invited to attend.

View Conference Agenda

 

Call for Posters

A poster session will be held in conjunction with Women in Data Science (WiDS) Event at the University of Calgary on March 4, 2019.

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 22, 2019. Proposed abstracts may describe the participant’s work in progress or completed projects in any areas of data analytics. 

The Technical Committee will review the abstracts to assure quality and relevance. Authors will be notified of acceptance on February 25, 2019. Accepted abstracts will be collected as a booklet available to the event attendees, including industry representatives and potential employers.

Authors of accepted abstracts are also expected to

• prepare and print a poster of size A1 (59.4 x 84.1 cm) in portrait orientation using the conference poster template (download the poster template from here),
• be present in front of their poster during the poster session.

Best Poster Award

The conference committee will select the best three posters presented during the interactive poster session. The winners of the Best Poster Awards are announced during the closing ceremony of the WiDS Event and will receive $300, $200and $100 bursaries.

 

 

Organizing Committee 

 

General chairs:	Dr. Mozhdeh Shahbazi Dr. Mohammad Moshirpour	mozhdeh.shahbazi(at)ucalgary.ca mmoshirp(at)ucalgary.ca
Poster and Web Chair:	Sepideh Afkhami Goli	sepideh.afkhamigoli(at)ucalgary.ca
Publicity and Public Relations chairs:	Soheila Karimi    Sandra Simeono	soheila.karimi(at)ucalgary.ca ssimeono(at)ucalgary.ca
Comm/Media chairs:	Christine Cao                  Amy Guo	slcao(at)ucalgary.ca  yrguo(at)ucalgary.ca
Registration chairs:	Bahareh Yekkekhany           Fatemeh Sharifi	bahareh.yekkehkhany(at)ucalgary.ca fatemeh.sharifi1(at) ucalgary.ca

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