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Empowered -- Connected -- Productive
Do you work from home or cafes sometimes? So do we!
This meetup is designed to help remote workers, telecommuters, freelancers, digital nomads, small business owners and anyone who just doesn't work from an office - share what works for them!
Join the association for free at www.TheMWA.ca
Working together is always better. Sometimes mobile work can be isolating and lonely. We want to solve that problem. The purpose of the MWA is to build an empowered and inclusive community of mobile workers. A community that leverages social cohesion to improve the business climate for all mobile workers.
Mobile worker membership will give you access to:
1. A Local Coworking Community (The CoCo)
Find Coworkers here: https://fb.me/g/1lSWeuvoU/nchSmyRG
2. MWA Work Field Trips
3. Training & Resources
4. Monthly Social Events
Empowered -- Connected -- Productive
Upcoming events (2)
See all- TECHTALK: From Savannas to Spreadsheets - Data Visualization for HumansVolta, Halifax, NS
Speaker: Stephan Rayner (Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Gitlab)
Our visual system evolved to spot predators in grasslands, not interpret stacked bar charts in boardrooms. Data visualization is a clever hack, re-purposing ancient visual processing mechanisms to communicate abstract numerical concepts our brains weren't designed to grasp. This evolutionary mismatch explains our struggle with visualizations and vulnerability to optical illusions, scale distortions, and poor visual channel selections.
This talk explores how understanding human visual perception can transform how we create effective visualizations. You'll learn which visual channels (color, position, size, etc.) best match specific data types and practical techniques that work with rather than against our visual cognition. For analysts, scientists, and executives alike, these evidence-based principles will help you craft visualizations that bypass confusion and foster genuine understanding.
Agenda:
6:00PM – 6:15PM: Welcome & Registration
6:15PM – 6:20PM: Sponsor Speech
6:20PM – 7:00PM: Speaker Presentation
7:00PM – 7:45PM: Networking
7:45PM – 8:00PM: Program End
