PyLadies Monthly

Dear PyLadies and Friends,

This is an excellent month to join PyLadies or to get expoture to big data world of Python. Jon Gregg will present a talk called "IPySpark: Big Data in the Jupyter Notebook" and Maurene Preas will do a "Group Networking and Problem Solving Activity". In addition , we have 4 tickets to raffle off to all of you attendees. Why wait ? Reserve your spot today !

What: PyLadies August Meetup

When: Thursday, Sept 22 at 7 pm

Where: The New York Code + Design Academy(7th floor Room 107)3101 Towercreek Parkway SE ,Atlanta, GA 30339, Suite 700 (please check in at the front desk)

For more info: https://www.meetup.com/PyLadiesATL

Bonus! Food will be served from The New York Code + design Academy

"IPySpark: Big Data in the Jupyter Notebook" by Jon Gregg

Get insider info from someone who's been involved in setting up big data environments for one of the biggest auto website for past 3 years.

Bio: Jon moved to Atlanta in 2012 to do his masters in Computer science in Georgia Tech, He's worked on small and large teams, mostly doing data science. Recently he's been working at cox automotive helping teams with big data environments , automating algorithms and overall development workflow. He works as a Senior Analytics Engineer.

.This talk will give an overview of tools available in the Big Data space, and how Python can be used to integrate them into a single notebook interface for building up code in an interactive way.Tools such as Spark, Hive, and Impala have made it easier to work with big data, but users at Cox Automotive were looking for a way to work with all three interactively to build out code

Bio: Maurene Preas has a bachelor of science from The Wharton School of business with background in recruiting and operations. In 2013, she transitioned into the IT industry. Her interests include Python, DevOps, databases, problem solving and kittens.

Group Networking and Problem Solving Activity: We'll all tap into our social and professional networks to help each other solve current, real world problems.

Please brainstorm some current issues that you'd like help solving before you arrive at the meetup. These challenges can be related to Python and technology or not. For example, maybe you want help with a specific coding challenge or maybe you'd like help with your resume.

RAFFLE TICKETS!!for DEVOPS ATLANTA!!!! We will be raffling tickets to interested people who are attending the meet up


We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Maurene, Meenu and Reese

PyLadies Coordinators