Jekyll2022-12-28T16:53:36+00:00https://reshamas.github.io/feed.xmlhomeData Science & MoreReshama Shaikhreshama.stat@gmail.comPsf Fellow2022-12-28T00:00:00+00:002022-12-28T00:00:00+00:00https://reshamas.github.io/psf-fellow<h2 id="2022-psf-fellow-announcement">2022 PSF Fellow Announcement</h2>
<p>I am happy to share that in July 2022 I was named a Fellow of the Python Software Foundation: <a href="https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2022/07/announcing-python-software-foundation.html">Announcing Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q2 2022! 🎉</a>. This is in recognition for my volunteer community contributions for the past 8 years.</p>
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<p>The above members help support the Python ecosystem by being phenomenal leaders, sustaining the growth of the Python scientific community, maintaining virtual Python communities, maintaining Python libraries, creating educational material, organizing Python events and conferences, starting Python communities in local regions, and overall being great mentors in our community. Each of them continues to help make Python more accessible around the world. To learn more about the new Fellow members, check out their links above.</p>
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<h2 id="references">References</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/reshamas_announcing-python-software-foundation-fellow-activity-6952355866704588800-3wfF">LinkedIn post announcement</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2022/07/announcing-python-software-foundation.html">PSF July 2022 Fellow Announcement</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.python.org/psf/fellows/">PSF List of Fellows</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.python.org/nominations/elections/2022-python-software-foundation-board/nominees/reshama-shaikh/">Reshama Shaikh: 2022 PSF Board Nomination Statement</a></li>
</ul>Reshama Shaikhreshama.stat@gmail.com2022 PSF Fellow Announcement5 Years 10 Sprints A Scikit Learn Open Source Journey2022-05-15T00:00:00+00:002022-05-15T00:00:00+00:00https://reshamas.github.io/5-years-10-sprints-a-scikit-learn-open-source-journey<figure>
<img src="../assets/images/reshama-pyconde.png" alt="conference card with title and speaker photo" max-width="50%" max-height="50%" />
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<h2 id="video">Video</h2>
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<h2 id="about">About</h2>
<p>We all use open source tools in various capacities, yet knowing how to contribute to open source is not as well known or accessible. The limited knowledge and education surrounding contributing to open source could be one explanation of the low participation rates by underrepresented persons in open source. Open source sprints are hands-on “workshops” or “hackathons” where contributors collaborate to resolve coding and documentation issues posted on a GitHub repository.</p>
<p>Reshama shares how she organized her first open source sprint in 2017, which was in-person and held in New York City. Over the next 5 years, she organized in-person sprints from San Francisco, USA to Nairobi, Kenya, as well as pivoting to online sprints due to the global pandemic. In this keynote, Reshama shares highlights, challenges and lessons learned from the <a href="https://www.dataumbrella.org/sprints">sprints</a>.</p>
<p>PyConDE Blog: <a href="https://2022.pycon.de/blog/keynote-2-reshama-shaikh/">Keynote: Reshama Shaikh - 5 Years, 10 Sprints, A scikit-learn Open Source Journey</a></p>
<h2 id="about-reshama-shaikh">About Reshama Shaikh</h2>
<p>Reshama is a statistician/data scientist based in New York City. She earned her M.S. in statistics from Rutgers University. She earned her M.B.A. from NYU Stern School of Business where she studied strategy, business analytics and technology management.</p>
<p>Reshama Shaikh is the Director of Data Umbrella. She is also on the Contributing Teams for scikit-learn and PyMC.</p>
<h2 id="connecting">Connecting</h2>
<ul>
<li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/reshamas/">@reshamas</a></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/reshamas">@reshamas</a></li>
<li>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/reshamas">@reshamas</a></li>
<li>Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@reshamas">@reshamas</a></li>
<li>Join the Data Umbrella <a href="https://www.meetup.com/data-umbrella/">Meetup Group</a></li>
</ul>
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<h3 id="keynote-day">Keynote Day</h3>
<p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PyConDE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PyConDE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PyDataBerlin?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PyDataBerlin</a> <br />I will be delivering my keynote "5 Years, 10 Sprints, a <a href="https://twitter.com/scikit_learn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@scikit_learn</a> Open Source Journey"<br />🗓️ Tuesday, Apr 12, 2022<br />🕙 10:30-11:15 am ET (16:30 Berlin)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/opensource?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#opensource</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MachineLearning?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MachineLearning</a><br />You can still purchase tickets for *online* here:<a href="https://t.co/dzqekTRc9o">https://t.co/dzqekTRc9o</a></p>— Reshama Shaikh (@reshamas) <a href="https://twitter.com/reshamas/status/1513501454606209028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<h3 id="keynote-announcement">Keynote Announcement</h3>
<p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We are proud to announce <a href="https://twitter.com/reshamas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@reshamas</a> as keynote speaker for the conference 🥳<a href="https://twitter.com/scikit_learn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@scikit_learn</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> <a href="https://t.co/OnAKESqqX7">https://t.co/OnAKESqqX7</a></p>— PyConDE & PyData Berlin (@PyConDE) <a href="https://twitter.com/PyConDE/status/1508409170457944068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
</p>Reshama Shaikhreshama.stat@gmail.comImage credit: PyCon DE and PyData BerlinBehind The Scenes Of Data Umbrella Scikit Learn Sprints2022-03-21T00:00:00+00:002022-03-21T00:00:00+00:00https://reshamas.github.io/behind-the-scenes-of-data-umbrella-scikit-learn-sprints<figure>
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<p>Authors: <a href="https://reshamas.github.io">Reshama Shaikh</a> and <a href="https://angelaokune.me">Angela Okune</a></p>
<h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2>
<p>Prior to 2020, most data sprints were held in person during intensive 8-hour-long days. Data Umbrella founder, Reshama Shaikh, for example, led several in-person sprints in New York (2017, 2018, 2019), Nairobi (2019) and San Francisco (2019). Data Umbrella had always been interested in developing online resources and exploring ways to enable virtual participation, but this was not able to become a priority until 2020 when the pandemic forced everything online including data sprints. It was clear that an 8-hour in-person event could not just switch to being an 8-hour online event. So the move to online data sprints required the team to rethink the format and mechanisms of the event.</p>
<p>Read the full article here:<br />
<a href="https://eventfund.codeforscience.org/behind-the-scenes-what-it-takes-to-run-data-umbrellas-scikit-learn-open-source-sprints/">Behind the Scenes: What It Takes to Run Data Umbrella’s scikit-learn Open Source Sprints</a>, March 2022</p>Reshama Shaikhreshama.stat@gmail.comPhoto credit: Reshama ShaikhData Umbrella Afme2 2021 Scikit Learn Sprint Report2021-11-20T00:00:00+00:002021-11-20T00:00:00+00:00https://reshamas.github.io/data-umbrella-afme2-2021-scikit-learn-sprint-report<p>This sprint was organized by <a href="https://reshamas.github.io">Reshama Shaikh</a> of <a href="https://www.dataumbrella.org">Data Umbrella</a> to increase the participation of underrepresented persons in data science, with a focus on Africa and the Middle East and on returning contributors.</p>
<p>This report focuses on the summary, impact and lessons learned of the <strong>AFME2</strong> scikit-learn sprint.</p>
<p>Read the full article here:<br />
<a href="https://blog.dataumbrella.org/data-umbrella-afme2-2021-scikit-learn-sprint-report">Data Umbrella AFME2 2021 scikit-learn Sprint Report, October 2021</a></p>Reshama Shaikhreshama.stat@gmail.comThis sprint was organized by Reshama Shaikh of Data Umbrella to increase the participation of underrepresented persons in data science, with a focus on Africa and the Middle East and on returning contributors.Deploying A Deep Learning Model On Mobile Using React And Tensorflow2021-10-09T00:00:00+00:002021-10-09T00:00:00+00:00https://reshamas.github.io/deploying-a-deep-learning-model-on-mobile-using-react-and-tensorflow<figure>
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Photo credit: <a href="https://unsplash.com/@annapelzer">Anna Pelzer on Unsplash</a>
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<h2 id="deploying-a-deep-learning-model-on-mobile-using-tensorflow-and-react">Deploying A Deep Learning Model on Mobile Using TensorFlow and React</h2>
<p>This article was co-authored with Nidhin Pattaniyil.</p>
<p>We cover how to build a cross-platform mobile app (for both iOS and Android) using React Native and TensorFlowJS React Native adaptor.</p>
<p>As mobile phones have become more accessible, consequently, mobile use has been increasing. Users are utilizing mobile devices over desktop more frequently, and apps on mobile are in high demand. These internet-connected devices provide an opportunity to bring the inference models closer to the user.</p>
<h3 id="outline">Outline</h3>
<ul>
<li>About the Data: Food-101</li>
<li>PART 1: Training an Image Classifier Using TensorFlow</li>
<li>PART 2: Converting the Model</li>
<li>PART 3: Considerations for Inference: Running on Server vs. Client</li>
<li>PART 4: Deploying the Web App</li>
<li>PART 5: Deploying the Mobile App</li>
</ul>
<p>Read the full article here:<br />
<a href="https://medium.com/towards-data-science/deploying-a-deep-learning-model-on-mobile-using-tensorflow-and-react-4b594fe04ab">Deploying A Deep Learning Model on Mobile Using TensorFlow and React</a></p>Reshama Shaikhreshama.stat@gmail.comPhoto credit: Anna Pelzer on UnsplashPlotly Annotations2021-08-15T00:00:00+00:002021-08-15T00:00:00+00:00https://reshamas.github.io/plotly-annotations<p> <img src="../assets/images/plotly-annot.png" width="99%" height="99%" style="border:0px;margin:0px" /></p>
<h2 id="enriching-data-visualizations-with-annotations-in-plotly-using-python">Enriching Data Visualizations with Annotations in Plotly using Python</h2>
<p>With the advances in programming and computing, data scientists can now do state-of-the-art visualizations without requiring in-depth knowledge of D3 or Javascript. We can accomplish this using the python library plotly!</p>
<p>Read the full article here:<br />
<a href="https://medium.com/nerd-for-tech/enriching-data-visualizations-with-annotations-in-plotly-using-python-6127ff6e0f80">Enriching Data Visualizations with Annotations in Plotly using Python</a></p>Reshama Shaikhreshama.stat@gmail.comCovid Plotly Animations2021-08-10T00:00:00+00:002021-08-10T00:00:00+00:00https://reshamas.github.io/covid-plotly-animations<h2 id="scatter-plot-using-plotly-animations">Scatter Plot Using Plotly Animations</h2>
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</iframe>Reshama Shaikhreshama.stat@gmail.comPandas Quick Tips2021-08-05T00:00:00+00:002021-08-05T00:00:00+00:00https://reshamas.github.io/pandas-quick-tips<h2 id="python-pandas-quick-tips">Python pandas: Quick Tips</h2>
<h3 id="about">About</h3>
<p>These are the some of the most commonly used commands I use in pandas, shared here for easy reference. These example uses python version 3.9 and pandas version 1.3.0.</p>
<p>Read the full article here:<br />
<a href="https://medium.com/nerd-for-tech/python-pandas-quick-tips-e4e4866e1e14">Python pandas: Quick Tips</a></p>Reshama Shaikhreshama.stat@gmail.comPython pandas: Quick TipsData Umbrella Latam 2021 Scikit Learn Sprint Report2021-07-19T00:00:00+00:002021-07-19T00:00:00+00:00https://reshamas.github.io/data-umbrella-latam-2021-scikit-learn-sprint-report<p float="left">
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<h2 id="sprint-background">Sprint Background</h2>
<p>This “sprint” is a hands-on hackathon where participants learn to contribute to scikit-learn, a widely-used Python open source, machine learning library.</p>
<p>This sprint was organized by <a href="https://www.dataumbrella.org">Data Umbrella</a> to increase the participation of underrepresented persons in data science, with a focus on the geographic region of Latin America (LATAM).</p>
<p>This report focuses on the summary, impact and lessons learned of the Data Umbrella LATAM scikit-learn sprint.</p>
<h2 id="event-sponsor">Event Sponsor</h2>
<p>This event was funded in part by a grant from <a href="https://eventfund.codeforscience.org/">Code for Science & Society</a>, made possible by grant number <a href="https://www.moore.org/grant-detail?grantId=GBMF8449">GBMF8449</a> from the <a href="https://www.moore.org/">Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation</a>.</p>
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<h2 id="continued-contribution-to-open-source">Continued Contribution to Open Source</h2>
<p>This sprint was a 4-hour block of time with pre- and post-sprint work required.</p>
<p>Participants were encouraged to keep contributing to scikit-learn or other Python libraries, using the skills learned in this event.</p>
<h2 id="sprint-agenda">Sprint Agenda</h2>
<ul>
<li>19-Jun-2021: Pre-sprint Kickoff (11am - 1pm) (UTC-5)</li>
<li>26-Jun-2021: Sprint (11am to 3pm) (UTC-5)</li>
<li>10-Jul-2021: Sprint Follow-up Office Hours (11am to 12pm) (UTC-5)</li>
</ul>
<p>Note: UTC-5 = São Paulo, Brazil Time</p>
<h3 id="sprint-day">Sprint Day</h3>
<p>The sprint officially ran 4 hours, which is limited time to submit a PR. The participants continued to work on their sprint PRs throughout the weekend.</p>
<h3 id="follow-up-office-hours">Follow-up Office Hours</h3>
<p>Office hours were set up 2 weeks after the sprint where some of the scikit-learn core contributors were available to answer questions on open PRs.</p>
<h2 id="demographics">Demographics</h2>
<p>
<img src="../assets/images/2021-latam/latam-demog.png" width="99%" height="99%" style="border:0px;margin:0px" />
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<p>A total of 40 contributors attended the sprint. 13 of 40 (32.5%) identified as she/her. 25 of 40 (62.5%) identified as he/him. 2 of 40 (5%) identified as “they”.</p>
<p>Contributors joined from 9 different countries. Country information was provided based on where participants were joining from. Argentina and Brasil had the most participants, for a total of 25 of 40, almost 63%.</p>
<p>Other Latin American countries represented include: Colombia, México, Costa Rica, Chile and Venezuela.</p>
<p>These other countries were also represented in terms of contributor background: United States and Germany.</p>
<p>There was one invited contributor who joined from Germany. Invited contributors were those who participated in a prior sprint and have continued contributing to scikit-learn.</p>
<p>There were two returning contributors, participants who had previously participated in a scikit-learn open source sprint. The invited and returning contributors were paired with a new contributor.</p>
<h3 id="applications-received">Applications Received</h3>
<p>The countries in the Latin America region with the most <em>applicants</em> are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Brasil: 36</li>
<li>Argentina: 26</li>
<li>Colombia: 11</li>
<li>Venezuela: 9</li>
<li>México: 5</li>
<li>Péru: 3</li>
<li>Ecuador: 3</li>
<li>Chile: 2</li>
<li>Bolivia: 1</li>
<li>Costa Rica: 1</li>
<li>Guatemala: 1</li>
</ul>
<p>Applications from regions outside of Latin America include:</p>
<ul>
<li>United States: 10</li>
<li>India: 7</li>
<li>Canada: 2</li>
<li>Germany: 2</li>
<li>Spain: 2</li>
</ul>
<p>Other countries with one application each: Australia, Greece, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom.</p>
<h3 id="spoken-languages">Spoken Languages</h3>
<p>The sprint was in English with translators available to translate into Spanish and Portuguese. Languages spoken by participants included: Spanish, Portuguese, English, and German.</p>
<h3 id="open-source-background">Open Source Background</h3>
<p>75% of participants identified as having “none” or “beginner” level experience in contributing to open source.</p>
<h3 id="number-of-participants">Number of Participants</h3>
<ul>
<li>Pre-sprint event: ~ 29</li>
<li>Sprint: ~ 40</li>
<li>Post-sprint event: 12</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="impact-report-for-data-umbrella-scikit-learn-sprint">Impact Report for Data Umbrella Scikit-learn Sprint</h2>
<table>
<thead>
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<th> </th>
<th>Sprint 2021</th>
<th> </th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Report date</td>
<td>20-Jul-2021</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Report author</td>
<td>Reshama Shaikh</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sprint date</td>
<td>26-Jun-2021</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Location</td>
<td>Online; Latin America (LATAM)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sprint website</td>
<td><a href="https://latam2021.dataumbrella.org">latam2021.dataumbrella.org</a></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Twitter</td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/i/events/1409666048144596996">Moment</a></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Open source library</td>
<td><a href="https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn">scikit-learn</a></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>GitHub repository link</td>
<td><a href="https://github.com/data-umbrella/data-umbrella-scikit-learn-sprint">data-umbrella/data-umbrella-scikit-learn-sprint</a></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lead Organizer</td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/reshamas">Reshama Shaikh</a></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Assistant Organizers</td>
<td>Mariam Haji, Cristina Mulas Lopez, Sara El-Ateif</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lead Facilitator</td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/amuellerml">Andreas Mueller</a></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mentors / Translations</td>
<td>Melissa Weber Mendonça, Cristián Maureira-Fredes, Michael Eickenberg, Bruno Goncalves</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Scikit-learn core contributors</td>
<td>Thomas Fan, Adrin Jalali, Guillaume LeMaitre</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Teaching Assistants</td>
<td>None</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Platforms</td>
<td>Discord & Zoom</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sponsor:</td>
<td>Grant <a href="https://www.moore.org/grant-detail?grantId=GBMF8449">GBMF8449</a> from <a href="https://www.moore.org">Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation</a> & <a href="https://eventfund.codeforscience.org">Code for Science and Society</a></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PULL REQUESTS <strong>(PRs)</strong></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PRs [MRG] at sprint</td>
<td>10</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PRs [MRG] post-sprint</td>
<td>50+</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PRs open</td>
<td>10+</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Attendees: Initial Registrations</td>
<td>~55</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Attendees: Participated</td>
<td>~40</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Attendee List</td>
<td><a href="https://latam2021.dataumbrella.org/contributors">Sprint Contributors</a></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Post-sprint Survey</td>
<td>[survey form] (closed)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Blog 1: English</td>
<td><a href="https://sebastiandres.github.io/blog/sprint-data-umbrella-eng/">Data Umbrella Sprint - My Experience</a> Sebastian Andres</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Blog 2: Spanish</td>
<td><a href="https://sebastiandres.github.io/blog/sprint-data-umbrella/">Experiencias del Sprint de Data Umbrella</a> Sebastian Andres</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="resources-for-contributing-to-scikit-learn">Resources for Contributing to scikit-learn</h2>
<p>Because this was a virtual event and there is a limited capacity for being online for a full 8-hour day, a checklist was provided so folks could do preparation work at their own pace prior to the sprint. <a href="https://latam2021.dataumbrella.org/about/prep-work">Resources for Prep Work</a> are available on the sprint website.</p>
<p>A <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QknhXDJ4qtP8Co2SfqaPGaZ8J5grsMq08onxTXVvAFU/edit?usp=sharing">Checklist</a> with highlighted notes to indicate updates from videos was also included.</p>
<p>This visualization shows which resources were used for sprint preparation. Note that n=21, which represents those participants who completed the feedback survey.</p>
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<img src="../assets/images/2021-latam/resources-sprint-prep.png" width="99%" height="99%" style="border:0px;margin:0px" />
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<h2 id="impact">Impact</h2>
<h3 id="non-measurable-impact">Non-measurable Impact</h3>
<p>Aside from the number of PRs that were merged, there is non-quantifiable impact of the open source sprint. Some examples include:</p>
<ul>
<li>learning to set up virtual environment</li>
<li>using Git (fork, clone, branch, fetching another’s PR)</li>
<li>introduction to tests such as: flake8 (linting, formatting), pytest, “continuous integration”</li>
<li>navigating through the codebase structure of scikit-learn</li>
<li>digging into functions, learning about errors</li>
<li>learning about unit tests</li>
<li>interacting with contributors on GitHub</li>
<li>learning, in general</li>
<li>networking</li>
<li>building confidence (making a dent in “imposter syndrome”)</li>
<li>having fun</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="event-outreach">Event Outreach</h2>
<p>Sprint outreach can be considered an impact. Even if folks do not attend or apply, the sprint outreach brings more visibility and interest to the project.</p>
<p>This <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella/status/1394661734275821573">LATAM sprint tweet</a>
had ~80K+ impressions and 160+ link clicks:</p>
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<img src="../assets/images/2021-latam/twitter_stats.png" width="99%" height="99%" style="border:0px;margin:0px" />
</p>
<p>This <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6800434144624070656/">LATAM LinkedIn post</a>
had 3200 impressions and 50 reshares:</p>
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<img src="../assets/images/2021-latam/li_stats.png" width="99%" height="99%" style="border:0px;margin:0px" />
</p>
<p>Google Analytics shows the reach of our marketing efforts:</p>
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<img src="../assets/images/2021-latam/latam_language.png" width="99%" height="99%" style="border:0px;margin:0px" />
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<img src="../assets/images/2021-latam/latam_map.png" width="99%" height="99%" style="border:0px;margin:0px" />
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<img src="../assets/images/2021-latam/latam_countries.png" width="99%" height="99%" style="border:0px;margin:0px" />
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<h2 id="challenges">Challenges</h2>
<h3 id="outreach">Outreach</h3>
<p>Outreach was resource intensive. The communities exist, and it takes intensive networking and meetings to find communities, the community leaders and the platforms to reach potential sprint participants.</p>
<p>For those who attended the sprint, this is how they learned of the event. The main avenues were Twitter, LinkedIn and their network (“word of mouth”).</p>
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<img src="../assets/images/2021-latam/found-sprint.png" width="99%" height="99%" style="border:0px;margin:0px" />
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<h3 id="videos">Videos</h3>
<p>The videos that were created can be quickly outdated compared to static print. Videos are more accessible, but also take more effort to create.</p>
<p>Some of the video content created is outdated. A few of the following items need to be updated:</p>
<ul>
<li>branch on GitHub repo changed from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">master</code> to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">main</code> in January 2021</li>
<li>instructions for setting up virtual environment has been updated in the past year</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="language-translations">Language Translations</h3>
<p>Responses to the sprint outreach were initially low. The website and social media announcements were translated into Spanish and Portuguese. Also, a number of other resources were translated, including video transcripts and feedback surveys.</p>
<p>We had translators at all 3 events: pre-sprint, sprint, post-sprint.</p>
<p>It’s challenging and resource intensive to provide translations in 3 different languages.</p>
<h2 id="adjustments-for-next-sprint">Adjustments for Next Sprint</h2>
<h3 id="collecting-names">Collecting Names</h3>
<p>Important to have an optional field for “Middle Name” in addition to “First Name” and “Last Name” in the application form for Latin America region.</p>
<h3 id="visual-studio-code">Visual Studio Code</h3>
<p>Explore live pair programming tools.</p>
<h3 id="dataumbrella-hashtag">#DataUmbrella Hashtag</h3>
<p>Reminder to sprint participants to include this hashtag #DataUmbrella on their pull requests so we can track them.</p>
<h3 id="videos-1">Videos</h3>
<p>Videos are outdated. Consider if it is helpful to include them in the pre-work.</p>
<h2 id="sprint-feedback">Sprint Feedback</h2>
<p>Feedback has been shared a number of ways:</p>
<ul>
<li>Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/i/events/1409666048144596996">Moment</a></li>
<li>Blogs</li>
<li>Sprint survey</li>
<li>Social media (LinkedIn)</li>
<li>Casually, in conversation during the sprint, pre-sprint and post-sprint events</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="data-umbrella-feedback-survey">Data Umbrella Feedback Survey</h2>
<p>Data Umbrella received 21 responses to our internal sprint survey. (21/40 = 52.5% response rate).</p>
<p>Respondents rated their overall sprint experience highly favorably and had a positive experience working with their pair programming partner.</p>
<h3 id="language">Language</h3>
<p>The survey was translated from English to both Spanish and Portuguese. This is the breakdown in responses received, by language:</p>
<ul>
<li>English: 16</li>
<li>Spanish: 4</li>
<li>Portuguese: 1</li>
</ul>
<p>In response to the question “<em>What are your favorite parts about the sprint?</em>”</p>
<ul>
<li>Pull request (PR)</li>
<li>The pre sprint was very helpful</li>
<li>Everything! I was nervous but I could enjoy and learn all the event, was really good to meet everyone in Zoom and working with a partner.</li>
<li>All, was ok!</li>
<li>Working on the PR!</li>
<li>I could work on two issues and meet some interesting people.</li>
<li>Meeting new people and working in an open source project.</li>
<li>The mentors that were ready to answer our questions, made me feel really secure about contributing</li>
<li>Support from organizers and contributors. Engangement of the newbies. Overall networking.</li>
<li>I liked the whole process, I can see the effort in the organization.</li>
<li>Being able to be in touch with an open source project and realizing how I can contribute to it, even with limited coding skills.</li>
<li>Discord time</li>
<li>Nothing to comment about it, all was fine.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="some-general-feedback-in-the-survey">Some general feedback in the survey:</h4>
<blockquote>
<p>“I think the difficulty of contributing to open source is two-fold:
(1) the tools: are not straightforward - <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">git</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pytest</code>, etc.
(2) the knowledge: is very specific.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>Maybe the preparation for the sprint could split the preparation into this steps. With github actions, learning the tools can be even easier.”</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>I loved that. It has been my first experience in contributing with open source.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>Overall the sprint was a good experience, the one slight “issue” I had was with the prework. I stressed a bit trying to get it all done before the deadline, but that didn’t end up being important. It definitely was useful, though, I just happened to have a very busy week at work while preparing.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>I was a bit shy to talk at the end of the event. I am really thankful to all the organizers. I am a great fan of sklearn so being able to participate was fantastic. Also, a great opportunity to learn in general and to learn how to contribute. Now I will continue contributing, but this was not something I thought I could do before, the Sprint and the mentors really help me to change my mind. The videos and documentation we had to read before the sprint were very useful.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>It was a really nice experience. I felt supported by the mentors and my partner, the code was appropriate. It’s a great place to begin on contribute on open source.</p>
</blockquote>
<h4 id="suggestions-for-improvement">Suggestions for Improvement</h4>
<ul>
<li>A more step-by-step explanation for the “beginner PR” would have speed up things.</li>
<li>If I had installed all required packages previously. I just installed the development and not the documentation ones.</li>
<li>Maybe having two shorter separate sessions</li>
<li>Issue selection and categorization.</li>
<li>Probably the way to inform the time of the event, there were some misunderstandings with the time zones</li>
<li>I didn’t have this problem, but I saw many people were waiting on an issue to be merged (that made them loose the momentum) and then they had a few merge conflicts. I think the attendees with the problem should have immeditaly banded together as a team with a few mentors that could guide them and explain them the process, because some confessed to me that they were scared of the merge conflicts and that more advanced git stuff.</li>
<li>Instructions to test before submitting. For instance: to run <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">black</code>, besides <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">flake8</code>.</li>
<li>Having the videos updated</li>
<li>It would be nice to have an article about free pair programming tools.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="social-media">Social Media</h3>
<h2 id="sprint--social-media">Sprint: Social Media</h2>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> Latin America (LATAM) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearnSprint?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearnSprint</a> has kicked off!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/python?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#python</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/datascience?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#datascience</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/oss?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#oss</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/machinelearning?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#machinelearning</a><br /><br />With a great turnout. <br />First PR (#20367) has been submitted! <a href="https://t.co/opJdHtLXT7">pic.twitter.com/opJdHtLXT7</a></p>— Reshama Shaikh (@reshamas) <a href="https://twitter.com/reshamas/status/1408841488482590721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="sofi">Sofi</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Yeey tengo commits en el repo de sklearn!! ❤️<br /><br />Acaban de mergear el PR que hicimos con <a href="https://twitter.com/DrGleeks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrGleeks</a> en el <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearnSprint?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearnSprint</a> 🙌🏼 <br /><br />Mil gracias <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> por organizar el evento, estuvo muy bueno! <a href="https://t.co/WM7hvnMkqE">pic.twitter.com/WM7hvnMkqE</a></p>— Sofi Denner (@sofide_) <a href="https://twitter.com/sofide_/status/1409594659429662720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="anavelyz">Anavelyz</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Alguien: Y... ¿qué es el open source?<br /><br />Yo: Es la posibilidad de sumar y convertir pequeñas líneas de código en un proyecto fuerte que cambia constantemente para mejor...<br /><br />¡Gracias <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> y <a href="https://twitter.com/scikit_learn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@scikit_learn</a> por hacer posible nuestro primer Pull requests!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearnSprint?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearnSprint</a> <a href="https://t.co/mf8XDURzP5">pic.twitter.com/mf8XDURzP5</a></p>— Anavelyz Perez (@AnavelyzJPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnavelyzJPR/status/1408969933149585408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="cristina">Cristina</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Second <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearnSprint?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearnSprint</a> done. Happy to be part of this family! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dataumbrella?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#dataumbrella</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/opensource?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#opensource</a> <a href="https://t.co/rePO07cSSK">https://t.co/rePO07cSSK</a></p>— CristinaMulas (@MulasCristina) <a href="https://twitter.com/MulasCristina/status/1408925138448535557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="jenn">Jenn</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Learning with <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearn?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearn</a> about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/machine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#machine</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/learning?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#learning</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OpenSource?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OpenSource</a> was a great experience! <a href="https://t.co/98wdS2ykgN">https://t.co/98wdS2ykgN</a></p>— Jenn (@j3nnn1) <a href="https://twitter.com/j3nnn1/status/1408903045870665730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="maren">Maren</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So happy to be part of another scikit-learn sprint. I'm having a great time and am learning lots. 🙂👩🏼🎓 <a href="https://t.co/581dGmG7jk">https://t.co/581dGmG7jk</a></p>— Maren Westermann (@MarenWestermann) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarenWestermann/status/1408884511195140096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="kardaver">Kardaver</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">yay! 🥳 my first PR merged to <a href="https://twitter.com/scikit_learn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@scikit_learn</a> , all thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearnSprint?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearnSprint</a> organized by <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> <br />Go team LATAM!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/python?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#python</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/datascience?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#datascience</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/oss?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#oss</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/machinelearning?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#machinelearning</a> <a href="https://t.co/HV9JrA5C6B">pic.twitter.com/HV9JrA5C6B</a></p>— kardaver (@kardaver2) <a href="https://twitter.com/kardaver2/status/1408849671959744514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">and a second PR merged! congrats for such a great event <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> Everyone was really helpful and welcoming at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearnSprint?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearnSprint</a>. I can totally see myself continuing to contribute to sklearn 🤩 love the community!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/python?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#python</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/datascience?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#datascience</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/oss?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#oss</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/machinelearning?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#machinelearning</a> <a href="https://t.co/xWpgReJT2T">pic.twitter.com/xWpgReJT2T</a></p>— kardaver (@kardaver2) <a href="https://twitter.com/kardaver2/status/1408878315675525124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="andres">Andres</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Learning how to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GivingBack?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GivingBack</a> to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/opensource?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#opensource</a> in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/latam?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#latam</a><br />whit <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/scikit_learn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@scikit_learn</a> <br />🤓🐍❤<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/python?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#python</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/datascience?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#datascience</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/oss?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#oss</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/machinelearning?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#machinelearning</a> <a href="https://t.co/FQFORF5zog">https://t.co/FQFORF5zog</a></p>— Andres Rios (@ariosramirez) <a href="https://twitter.com/ariosramirez/status/1408875364701589504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="sebastian">Sebastian</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">¡Llegó el día! Comienza el <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearnSprint?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearnSprint</a> de <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> con foco en Latinoamérica.</p>— Sebastian Flores (@sebastiandres) <a href="https://twitter.com/sebastiandres/status/1408817665137905667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My first PR submitted to <a href="https://twitter.com/scikit_learn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@scikit_learn</a> during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearnSprint?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearnSprint</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> :<a href="https://t.co/jdsTRUmCgI">https://t.co/jdsTRUmCgI</a></p>— Sebastian Flores (@sebastiandres) <a href="https://twitter.com/sebastiandres/status/1408860077319196678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="pablo">Pablo</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">First time at the <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> LatAm <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearnSprint?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearnSprint</a>. <a href="https://t.co/S3hh8uH51B">https://t.co/S3hh8uH51B</a></p>— Pablo Ibieta (@pabloibieta) <a href="https://twitter.com/pabloibieta/status/1408859492058603521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="mariela">Mariela</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Empezando el Latin America (LATAM) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearnSprint?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearnSprint</a> !!!!<br /><br />🤓🥳🤓<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Python?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Python</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MachineLearning?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MachineLearning</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZWQgaNyYXm">https://t.co/ZWQgaNyYXm</a></p>— )*.*( (@mariela_rajng) <a href="https://twitter.com/mariela_rajng/status/1408842643736600585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="ludimila">Ludimila</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today is my first time contributing to open-source projects and starting contributing to sklearn makes me so happy cause it's a lib that changed everything in ML, thanks <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> for the opportunity <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearnSprint?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearnSprint</a></p>— Ludimila Carvalho (@ludigoncalves) <a href="https://twitter.com/ludigoncalves/status/1408815690111492099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="jm">JM</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Last time I had some issues with my laptop during the The <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DataUmbrella</a> Latin America (LATAM) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScikitLearnSprint?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScikitLearnSprint</a>, but today I'm on about to do my first PR to <a href="https://twitter.com/scikit_learn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@scikit_learn</a> 🤞but first I've to fix all the failing test :P <a href="https://t.co/LE6kpJKqFu">pic.twitter.com/LE6kpJKqFu</a></p>— J. M. Nápoles (@napoles3D) <a href="https://twitter.com/napoles3D/status/1413933539750412288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<h3 id="gloria">Gloria</h3>
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<h3 id="karen">Karen</h3>
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<h2 id="acknowledgments">Acknowledgments</h2>
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<li>All the <a href="https://scikit-learn.org/stable/about.html">scikit-learn core contributors</a> who mentored at the sprint and those who were online during the weekend afterwards to promptly review the submitted pull requests.</li>
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<h2 id="references">References</h2>
<h3 id="upcoming-sprints">Upcoming Sprints</h3>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn/wiki/Upcoming-events">List of Upcoming scikit-learn Sprints</a></li>
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<h3 id="past-sprints">Past Sprints</h3>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn/wiki/Past-sprints">List of Past scikit-learn Sprints</a> (scikit-learn wiki)</li>
<li><a href="https://reshamas.github.io/resources/scikit_learn_sprints/">List of scikit-learn Sprints</a> (compiled by Reshama Shaikh)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.dataumbrella.org/open-source/sprints">scikit-learn Sprints Organized by Reshama Shaikh</a></li>
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</ul>Reshama Shaikhreshama.stat@gmail.comTracking Impact And Measuring Success In Data Education Events2021-06-29T00:00:00+00:002021-06-29T00:00:00+00:00https://reshamas.github.io/tracking-impact-and-measuring-success-in-data-education-events<h2 id="full-article">Full Article</h2>
<p>For the full article, see <a href="https://eventfund.codeforscience.org/tracking-impact-and-measuring-success-in-data-education-events/">Tracking Impact and Measuring Success in Data Education Events</a> on the CS&S (Code for Science & Society) Event Fund website.</p>
<h2 id="authors">Authors</h2>
<p>Emily Lescak, Beth Duckles, Yo Yehudi, Reshama Shaikh, Leslie Alanis, Ciera Martinez, Yanina Bellini Saibene, Esther Plomp</p>
<h2 id="summary">Summary</h2>
<p>With the increase in computing power and available technologies to store and analyze data, the demand for data science skills has grown. To address this need, numerous entities are creating training via institutional and community-led events. Data education events upskill and train anyone who works with data, from new researchers to experienced data science practitioners. Organizers of such events strive to measure immediate and long-term impact so that they can improve training efficacy, recruit new partners and event participants, acquire funding, and fulfill funding requirements. Measuring the impact of these events can be challenging as the impact is often only shown after the event has completed, as skills are applied in real world scenarios. Also, impact is multi-dimensional and not always quantifiable. This csv,conf,v6 birds of a feather session, co-developed by Emily Lescak, Beth Duckles, Yo Yehudi, Yanina Bellini Saibene, Ciera Martinez, Leslie Alanis, and Reshama Shaikh, facilitated discussion for newcomers and experienced event outcome measurers alike, covering topics such as motivation for measuring impact, determining what we can measure and how we can measure it, challenges to measuring impact, and designing impact strategies for different stakeholders (e.g., funders, co-organizers, and the larger community). This post summarizes conversations surrounding these topics and provides resources to help you develop an impact strategy for your next event.</p>Reshama Shaikhreshama.stat@gmail.comFull Article For the full article, see Tracking Impact and Measuring Success in Data Education Events on the CS&S (Code for Science & Society) Event Fund website.