WiDS Trinidad and Tobago Datathon Workshops and Regional Events 2024: Participant/Mentor/Speaker Interest Form

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The Women in Data Science (WiDS) initiative aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and to support women in the field. The WiDS Datathon encourages women worldwide to hone their data science skills, in a supportive environment.

The 7th Annual WiDS Datathon 2024 Challenges themed "Equity in Healthcare" is a predictive analytics challenge hosted on Kaggle. It gives participants the opportunity to use a real-world health-related data set to make predictions.
These Challenges run from January to March, 2024 and April to June 2024.
Persons interested in data science are invited to participate, including ABSOLUTE beginners.
Although this datathon is geared toward female participants, males are encouraged to enter also, once the teams comprise 1 to 4 persons, with at least 50% identifying as females.
Resources/skills provided to participants: Data science skill-building resources, Modeling/coding tutorials and videos, Access to mentors
Benefits to participants: Global competition and networking, through the WiDS organization and its affiliates (including Sandford University), Local Prizes and Certificates, Team building and data modelling skills for Resume/CV/Portfolio, Connect and network with others for a good cause and impact in our local community :-)

Please see the links below for WiDS Datathon resources and to register for the official challenge:

WiDS Datathon 2024 Information and Resources

Previous WiDS Datathon 2023

Note: If you are under the age of 18, please acquire consent from your parents/guardians to participate.

Please feel free to sign up for updates and more information on teams, workshops and other resources courtesy WiDS Trinidad & Tobago. We are a diverse group and welcome persons from all regions, whether locally, regionally or internationally to join our teams and participate in the Challenge.

Do note that your personal information will not be used for any other purposes than to send updates regarding the competition which runs January to March and April to June, 2024.

Any questions, feel free to reach out to us at widsttgroup@gmail.com

Looking forward to your participation.

Courtesy your friendly, WiDS Trinidad & Tobago Ambassadors

Dr. Letetia Addison and Ms. Riana Kandhai

WiDS Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) is an independent event that is organized by the WiDS T&T Ambassador as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference organized by Stanford University and an estimated 200+ locations worldwide, which features outstanding women doing outstanding work in the field of data science. All genders are invited to attend all WiDS Worldwide conference events.

E-mail address *

First Name *

Surname *

I identify as: *

Male

Female

Prefer to self-describe

What is your Country of Residence? *

Are you a student currently registered at a secondary or tertiary- level institution? *

Yes

If attached to a secondary/tertiary level institution, please indicate your School (Secondary Level Students), or Tertiary Level Institution ( include your Department and/or Faculty)

If employed, please indicate your job title and/or industry.

Level of Data Science Knowledge (please choose the BEST option) *

Absolute Beginner (no prior experience)

Beginner (some experience in Statistics, Programming etc.)

Intermediate (experience using programming and Data Science tools for data analysis etc.)

Advanced (experience in Data Science modelling including work experience etc.)

If proficient in programming tools, list which ones

Python

R Statistical Software

MATLAB

SPSS

STATA

MS Excel

Other:

Which of the following are you interested in (you may choose more than one option): *

Participating in the Datathon (open to both males and females once the team is 50% female)

Acting as a mentor for Datathon Participants (open to both males and females - See signup sheet for more information on skills required https://airtable.com/appU14Mn1F7HWVNaU/pagVTkJxlAb1ZyBWg/form)

Giving a short spotlight video/panel discussion/ feature presentation about Data Science (specifically open to females working in Data -Science related fields, with valid LinkedIN profile)

Attending tutorial sessions, upskill workshops and/or regional events (open to all interested persons)

Assisting on the planning team (Social Media Content Management, Website Design, Event Coordination)

Required

Link to your LinkedIn, Personal Website or other professional profile

Parent/Guardian Consent for Minor's Participation in the WiDS Datathon

Please check the box if you are under the age of 18 and agree to the following: In order for a participant under the age of 18 (or the age of contractual majority in their country) to participate in the Kaggle competition, the child’s parent or legal guardian must fill out and submit a permission form.

Click if applicable

I have written consent to attend and/or participate in WiDS T&T events

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