DEEP DIVES INTO DATA DRIVEN GOVERNMENT

In collaboration with The White House Federal Data In Action Summit, the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) is coordinating four workshops in the afternoon of Dec 15th to bring together data experts across private sector, academia, government and non-profit to discuss key challenges to advance adoption of data science best practices.

The workshops will focus on: Data Talent, Data-Driven Organizations, Data Sharing, and Data Quality. Outcomes from the workshops will serve as the foundation for the NTIS ideation forum to take place in early 2017.

If you are a data science leader in academia, non-profit, or public sector, then please join us in discussing key data challenges and opportunities for advancement.

Following the completion of the afternoon forums, all speakers and participants are invited to a networking event.

DATA TALENT - Data Science Education and Training

Hosted by Merav Yuravlivker and Dmitri Adler, Data Society (http://datasociety.co)

The Data Science Education and Training event will consist of two presentations and two panel discussions on the state of data science vetting, recruiting, and training among data science educators and hiring managers – and what that means for government and business leaders today.

Participants: Speakers will include members of the National Academies and individuals from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Panel members will include data science educators, data science employers, and federal stakeholders.

Panel topics will include the following:

The first panel will include a discussion of the Past and Present of Data Science Education and Recruiting, focusing on practices and experiences. The second panel will focus on the Future of Data Science Education and Recruiting, including future expectations and goals.

Schedule of Events:

1:30-2:00pm--Registration and Networking

2:00-2:45pm--Speaker Presentations (National Academies and OPM)

2:45-3:00pm--Break

3:00-3:45pm--Panel I (Topic: Past and Present of Data Science Education and Recruiting)

3:45-4:30pm--Panel II (Topic: Future of Data Science Education and Recruiting)

**4:30-6:30--Happy Hour at Proper Twenty-One, 1319 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.**

Federal Data In Action Summit - DATA TALENT WORKSHOP