PuPPy & WiDS Python talk night at Slalom Consulting

Join us for an exciting talk at Slalom Consulting in partnership with Women in Data Science (WiDS)!

Agenda:
5:30-6pm: Doors open/networking
6-6:10pm: Opening remarks
6:10-6:35pm: Talk #1
6:35-6:50pm: Intermission
6:50-7:05pm: Lightning talk #1
7:05-7:20pm: Lightning talk #2
7:20pm-8pm: Networking
After party to follow at Zephyr Bar (255 S King St, Seattle, WA 98104).

What we'll do:
This event will feature the following presentations:

Talk #1: Garbage In, Garbage Out: AI without Intentional Data Engineering
Speaker: Javaria Yousuf
Description: In this talk we will discuss the importance of data engineering work streams in conjunction with data science work streams in AI applications and how to plan for AI, using data engineering, regardless of your organization's data science or AI capability.

Lightning talk #1: TBD
Speaker: Shweta Manjunath
Description: TBD

Lightning talk #2: Scientific programming techniques for improving trustworthiness and reproducibility applied to nuclear fusion data
Speaker: Chelsea Liekhus-Schmaltz
Description: In this talk I will highlight my favorite methods for ensuring your scientific python code produces trustworthy and reproducible analysis. These tips are motivated by years of collaborative scientific work, and I am excited to share them with you.

What to bring:
Since this is a talk format meetup, you don't need a computer. Food alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks will be provided.

Building access:
Upon entry to the Slalom Hawk Tower, go to the building elevator bank, tap "18" on the panel and you'll be directed to the correct elevator #. At the 18th floor, please show your Meetup registration to the person at the door. Please note that the elevator bank for Slalom is separate from the one for the Embassy Suites that is also in the building.

Transportation:

• The Seattle office is accessible by car, bus, bike, train (Link light rail and Sounder train), and ferry.
• Onsite parking is available in the Hawk Tower Garage. The garage entrance is located at Stadium Place S, on the west side of the building. Garage hours are 6:00am-11:30pm. You can access the building lobby from the parking garage elevator.
• Other parking options include street parking, Stadium Place Garage, Lumen Field North Lot, and Union Station Garage.
• Please note, Slalom does not validate parking.