Participants in the West Big Data Hub Data Carpentry workshop. Photo, Robin Brooks, eScience Institute

Extending data science training across the West

Ariel Rokem (left), attendees (center), and Sarah Stone, right. Photos, Robin Brooks, eScience Institute
Ariel Rokem (left), attendees (center), and Sarah Stone, right. Photos, Robin Brooks, eScience Institute

In partnership with the West Big Data Innovation Hub, the eScience Institute hosted a hands-on Data Carpentry Instructor Training Mar. 22 – 23 in the WRF Data Science Studio. Participant teams hailed from across the western region representing universities, government, and community organizations in Alaska, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and California.

All have now been certified to host Data Carpentry workshops for their local communities, creating a multiplicative effect for data science training opportunities across the western region.

For reflections about the workshop check out City of Los Angeles Solutions architect Chelsea Ursaner’s blog at https://medium.com/datala/reflections-from-west-big-data-innovation-hub-data-carpentry-workshop-ac5e675c1b86.

Participants and instructors gather at a reception for the event. Photos, Robin Brooks, eScience Institute
Participants and instructors gather at a reception for the event. Photos, Robin Brooks, eScience Institute