About us
Are you ready to dive into the world of everything from foundational data science to the newest frontiers of AI? This is your hub for connecting with passionate pros, leveling up your skills, and staying ahead of the curve. We’re on a mission to build a stronger, more collaborative data community.
We partner with amazing organizations to bring you dynamic, hands-on events. Think hackathons, deep-dive workshops, and expert-led lectures that go beyond the basics. Our events are all about getting your hands dirty and contributing to the open source community.
This community is for anyone who wants to learn, build, and share, including:
- Data practitioners of all kinds
- Developers who code with data (R, Python, etc.)
- Designers and creators focused on data visualization
- Decision-makers looking for new ways to innovate with open source tools
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• Code of conduct: https://odsc.ai/west/conference-guide/
Upcoming events
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- Network event
Workshop "AI for Work"
·OnlineOnline109 attendees from 33 groupsPre-registration is required.
Joining link: https://streamyard.com/watch/UfgxUjvUG5Ef# AI for Work: Turning AI Into Your Everyday Work Assistant
October 22 at 1:00 PM ET
Free, 45-minute live webinar
You’ve used AI to draft an email, summarize a document, or brainstorm ideas. But gathering the information, moving it between tools, and following up can still take plenty of your time.
How do you get AI to help with more of that process?
Join Ashleigh Bilodeaux, GTM AI Engineer at Zoom, for a practical session on turning everyday tasks into repeatable AI workflows.
Ashleigh started in demand generation, marketing, and GTM operations. Today, she designs AI workflows that support more than 1,000 sellers at Zoom. She’ll draw on that experience to show how she approaches meeting preparation, lead routing, and other recurring work—and how you can apply the same thinking with the tools you already use.
You’ll walk through a real lead-routing workflow, see where human review fits, and have a chance to map a task from your own work.## WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to think in workflows. Identify the steps behind a recurring task and decide where AI could help.
- The five building blocks of an AI workflow: trigger, context, instructions, action, and review.
- What this looks like at work. Explore examples including meeting briefs, lead qualification and routing, weekly reports, and onboarding checklists.
- How to start with familiar tools. Apply the approach using AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or Gemini.
- What to check before automating. Understand how data quality, access permissions, broken connections, and human approval affect the result.
- How to test and improve your first workflow. Start with one manageable task and assess whether it saves time and produces useful results.
## WHO SHOULD JOIN?
Anyone interested in applying AI to their everyday work is welcome, whether you’re just getting started or already use it regularly.
This session will be especially useful for:- Marketing, sales, and GTM professionals
- Operations teams and process leads
- Product and project managers
- Founders, small business owners, and team leaders
- Anyone looking to spend less time on repetitive tasks
No technical background or coding experience is required.
You’ll leave with a workflow worksheet, a four-week action plan, and a clearer idea of what to try first.
Bring one task you repeat every week—we’ll help you think through how AI could make it easier.3 attendees from this group - Network event
Building AI Memory: From a Local Robot to a 1,000-Fly Hive Mind
·OnlineOnline24 attendees from 33 groupsPre-Registration is REQUIRED. Joining link -
https://streamyard.com/watch/d5uJc3J3eSbeHow do you give a fully local robot the ability to remember what it sees? How do you let 1,000 flies share what they learn?
Join John Kupchanko and Dylan Couzon from Qdrant for a free, live webinar hosted by ODSC AI, supported by Qdrant.
WHEN
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 | 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT
Online · Free with registration
ABOUT THE SESSION
We walk through building both memory systems, from storing the first observation to retrieving useful experiences and sharing them across agents. Along the way, we tackle the decisions that make memory useful: what to keep, when to retrieve it, what to share, and when to forget.
See the systems run live, inspect the code behind them, and learn patterns you can apply to your own AI agents.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN- Why more memory can make agents worse
- How to design what gets written, retrieved, and shared
- How to scope shared memory across many agents
- What changes when memory runs fully on-device
WHO SHOULD JOIN?
- AI engineers, software developers, and data scientists
- People building or experimenting with AI agents, retrieval systems, or robotics
- Product managers and technical leaders exploring how agent memory works
- Anyone interested in applying AI at work, whether you’re just getting started or already using it day to day
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Dylan Couzon - Lead Developer Relations, Qdrant
Dylan leads Developer Relations at Qdrant. He learned to code 18 years ago to work on video game emulators and has been taking side projects too far ever since. He has spent his career building developer tools and contributing to open source. These days, he builds retrieval systems, trains models, and experiments with physical AI and robotics.
John Kupchanko - Developer Relations Engineer, Qdrant
Bring your questions and join the conversation. You’ll leave with practical patterns to try in your own AI projects.## Useful Links
- **odsc.ai**
- Free access to more talks/trainings: Ai+ Training platform
- ODSC Blog: opendatascience.com
- Slack Channel: Join the Community
We're the ultimate builder-first community for data scientists, AI/data engineers, and developers. We’re moving past the pitch decks to bring the real meetup vibes back. This is all about raw live demos, discovering new tools, hacking with AI agents, and getting the inside scoop from the people who actually ship AI. Whether you’re here to watch an agentic workflow layout live, crack open some fresh open-source frameworks, or just here for the pizza, cold beers, and a genuinely good time with real humans, we’ve got your seat saved.1 attendee from this group - Network event
AI for Work: Build Your Own AI-Powered CRM
·OnlineOnline27 attendees from 33 groupsPre-Registration is REQUIRED. Joining link -https://streamyard.com/watch/ZTUy3awMp3J8
What would it take to build a CRM around the way your team actually works?
Join Sheamus McGovern, Founder of ODSC AI, for a practical walkthrough of an AI-powered CRM that brings together prospect sourcing, company research, qualification, personalized outreach, and follow-ups—with human approval at key stages.
## WHEN
November 19 at 1:00 PM ET
Free live webinar## WHO SHOULD JOIN?
If you already use AI for everyday tasks and want to explore building an application for your team, this session is for you.
It’s especially useful for:- Sales and business development professionals
- Marketing and operations teams
- Product and project managers
- Founders and small business teams
- Anyone interested in turning a recurring business process into an AI-powered application
## WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Using a working CRM, Sheamus will show you how to approach your own build:
- Map your workflow. Identify the steps, decisions, and information your application needs.
- Turn your team’s procedures into reusable AI skills. Give the system clear instructions for tasks you repeat.
- Build in manageable stages. Use an AI coding assistant to develop your application one part at a time.
- Connect your existing tools. Bring the application into the way your team already works.
- Test real scenarios and keep people involved. Add human approval where it matters and document how the system runs.
You’ll leave with a blueprint for your first version, an understanding of the tools involved, and a practical starting point for your own build.
The CRM is the example—the approach can help you tackle other recurring processes across your business, too.## Useful Links
- **odsc.ai**
- Free access to more talks/trainings: Ai+ Training platform
- ODSC Blog: opendatascience.com
- Slack Channel: Join the Community
We're the ultimate builder-first community for data scientists, AI/data engineers, and developers. We’re moving past the pitch decks to bring the real meetup vibes back. This is all about raw live demos, discovering new tools, hacking with AI agents, and getting the inside scoop from the people who actually ship AI. Whether you’re here to watch an agentic workflow layout live, crack open some fresh open-source frameworks, or just here for the pizza, cold beers, and a genuinely good time with real humans, we’ve got your seat saved.
Past events
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