South Big Data Innovation Hub All-Hands Meeting at Microsoft
Date and time
Location
Chevy Chase Pavilion
5404 Wisconsin Ave, #700 Chevy Chase, MD 20815Description
The South Big Data Innovation Hub is hosting its annual All-Hands Meeting on June 9th from 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM at the Microsoft Chevy Chase Pavilion in Chevy Chase, Maryland (near the Friendship Heights Metro). The event will feature presentations by the NSF and current Spoke projects, a fireside chat on collaborations in data science, and breakout sessions focused on new Spoke proposal team building. Space is limited, so register now!
Additional Events
The South Hub is also co-sponsoring additional events in the DC-metro area on Thursday, June 8.
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AI: The Catalyst for Government Transformation Symposium at Intel from 8 AM - 12:30 PM ET in Fairfax, Virginia. Click here to register.
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Microsoft Azure Training from 9 AM - 5:00 PM ET at the Microsoft Chevy Chase Pavilion in Chevy Chase, MD. The training is free if you register through this South Hub invitation. The Azure workshop will familiarize researchers and data scientists with big data storage, machine learning and advanced analytics, cognitive intelligence, container and batch services. Instruction is hands-on; participants will spend most of the day working on proctored labs. Each attendee will receive an Azure Pass with a $500 Azure credit that can be used up to one month after the workshop.
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All-Hands No-Host Happy Hour from 6 PM - 8 PM ET at Clyde's of Chevy Chase.
WebEx Information
Watch the morning panels via WebEx: Event Number: 647 177 383; Event Password: southhub; Dial-In Number: +1-415-655-0003.
Welcome Packet
Information on the agenda, speakers, breakout sessions, NSF spoke soliticiation, and the Friendship Heights area is available here.
Organized by
The South Big Data Innovation Hub accelerates partnerships among people in business, academia, and government who apply data science and analytics to help solve regional and national challenges. The South Hub is part of a network of four regional Big Data Hubs launched by the National Science Foundation and funded in part by host universities and other partners. Managed jointly by two co-executive directors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Georgia Institute of Technology, the South Hub serves 16 states and the District of Columbia - with members from universities, corporations, foundations, and cities committing their support. Learn more by visiting our News, Opportunities & Events page.
RENCI (Renaissance Computing Institute) develops and deploys data science cyberinfrastructure that helps researchers in academia, government, and business use data to drive discoveries, innovate, make informed decisions, and spur economic development. We build communities of domain scientists, data scientists, technology practitioners, and end users who apply data to catalyze innovation and knowledge discovery. We relentlessly improve our competencies in data science and cyberinfrastructure development and deployment, including the entire stack of resources and cloud services known as research cyberinfrastructure. We develop models of collaboration that translate our work into scientific, social, and economic innovations. We document and share our findings through research publications and educational materials.