Women in Big Data and PyData SoCal Showcase

UPDATED 3/22/18

Hello PyData SoCal members, we are pleased to announce our co-hosted meetup event with the SoCal Chapter of Women in Big Data (WiBD).

https://www.meetup.com/Women-in-Big-Data-Meetup-SoCal-Chapter/

Join us for an evening of food, drink, and networking!

Here’s the evening schedule:

-6:15 PM – 7:00 PM: Arrivals/Regisration. Food & Drinks. Social.

-7:00 PM - 7:15 PM: PyData, DataScience welcome and overview

-7:15 PM - 7:45 PM: Women in Big Data So Cal Overview and Mentor
Launch featuring Elizabeth Amini, CEO of Anti-AgingGames.com and adjunct professor for the USC Marshall, MS Business Analytics program

-7:45 PM - 8:15 PM: Women in Data Science: Lessons learned in the field related to organizational conflict regarding tools and technology choices featuring Rachana Mukherjee, Director for Analytics and Data Infrastructure at Evite and Sandra L. Perea, Data Science – Marketing Analytics

-8:15 PM - 9:00 PM: Q&A and Networking

About our Speakers:
-Elizabeth Amini is the CEO of Anti-AgingGames.com, serves as an adjunct professor at the Marshall School of Business where she teaches healthcare analytics and game analytics for the MS, Business Analytics program and she is also President and Co-Founder of the Trojan CEO Network.

-Rachana Mukherjee is currently serving as the Director of Analytics and Data Infrastructure at Evite, the world’s leading online invitation service. Rachana has over 12 years of progressive experience in the data analytics and BI field. In the last 3 years she has been actively transitioning from an individual contributor role to a technical leadership role that oversees high performing yet lean teams organized to deliver the highest value to the business. She is passionate about developing and growing people and creating supportive learning environments within her own team as well as outside her team. She also loves building scalable data platforms, systems integration projects, internal company tools and improving mundane inefficient processes through programming and automation

-Sandra Perea is an experienced Data Scientist who partners with CEOs, executives, startups and established companies to analyze and interpret complex digital data. With the application of the latest tools in data analytics, she discovers the meaning of data and infer conclusions in order to assist clients in their decision making. Sandra believes in driving growth and revenue using a structured approach aligning the analytics goals with business goals. She also knows that curiosity, proactivity and resourcefulness are important to unlock the story behind the data and communicate it. Sandra studied BSc. Information Systems and Management at the University of London, Big Data and Behavioral Analytics at MIT with a background in Statistics and Econometrics
Access & Parking Information:

• Enter from Hannum Ave into the parking structure for the 200-300 buildings
• Once you park, take the elevator to P4 and exit the structure.
• Head across the courtyard veering slightly to the right and you will see the 200 building. If you find the 300 or 100 buildings you are in the wrong place. Take the elevator to the second floor.
• BRING parking ticket to meet up for validation.