About us
Mantra:
Share what you know, learn what you don't, grow with a community.
Why Make Another Meetup Group?
While the twin cities has many wonderful data science and analytics groups that do some of these things, none do all of the following at the same time.
- Welcome newcomers transitioning from spreadsheets/spss to programming
- Engage veterans looking to stay at the cutting edge
- Partner with local nonprofits to harness data for good
In short, we aim to build a data science learning and networking community for everyone that makes a positive impact by harnessing our numbers and unique skills.
Phase 1: Prepare
Find the space + people who want to build a community and educate
Phase 2: Educate
Provide engaging, practical learning experiences while fostering a welcoming community.
Phase 3: Integrate
Build strong connections with local organizations by offering impactful collaborations, such as hackathons, and emphasize learning by engaging in real-world projects as a community.
We are currently in Phase 1. Reach out to the group organizer to join. Our current action items are building a survey to see what the community wants + sharing this group to get the word out and increase our reach.
Upcoming events
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Meet Ollama: AI Engineering with Local LLMs
Location not specified yetHave you ever wanted to actually run and experiment with AI models on your own machine.. without paying per token or sending your data to someone else’s cloud? Now’s your chance!!
The Twin Cities Data Science & Analytics (TCDSA) group is excited to announce our next in-person, hands-on event:
Meet Ollama: AI Engineering with Local LLMs
When - February 19, 2026 from 6:00–8:00 PM
Where - Improving (NEW LOCATION!! THANK YOU FOR HOSTING!!)In this beginner-friendly, practical session, we’ll walk through how to use Ollama to run smaller Large Language Models (LLMs) directly on your laptop. No cloud compute.. No Pay per token.. No API Keys... No usage limits...
With Daniel McKenzie as our host, we’ll cover the following:
Installing Ollama
Downloading your first local LLM
Using a local model directly from PythonBy the end of the session, you’ll be able to run and interact with an LLM locally and start experimenting right away.
Register now! space is limited! (scan the QR code on the flyer or click this link: https://lnkd.in/gU2fyMBw.). You will receive a calendar invite with the details and what to bring!
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Past events
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