[Chicago] UN GLOBAL PULSE LAB KAMPALA

Sat Feb 21 02:38:13 CET 2015

http://linkis.com/org/Mk2MS

Software development to create a repository of online news sources in Uganda to be analyzed by UN Global Pulse.

The volunteer will support the research project “Using Big Data Analytics to put people’s voices at the centre of development in Uganda. Many newspapers and other media sources in Uganda publish their content online. Over time, this media content is a rich resource for analysing changing conditions and issues in the country. He/she will work closely with PLK research team via e-mail and Skype regular communications.

Valentina Kibuyaga

From: namusoke at hotmail.com
To: chicago at python.org
Subject: Government Is "More Data-Driven Than Most Companies," Says America's First Chief Data Scientist
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 18:17:06 -0600

      http://www.fastcompany.com/3042630/first-us-chief-data-scientist-dj-patil

Python
 and R wonks take note: The United States now has a chief data 
scientist. DJ Patil was recruited by President Obama personally and just
 appointed to the newly created position, where the ex-LinkedIn chief scientist will work in a supervisory role for a broad analytics effort across the federal government.

Have a great weekend!

Valentina Kibuyaga

From: tathagatadg at gmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:25:32 -0600
To: chicago at python.org
Subject: Re: [Chicago] ChiPy Mentorship Program 2015

Hey Nick,Mentee signups are closed - but Mentor sign up is still open! bit.ly/1zy1hSW is the link to awesomeness of becoming a mentor! Share it and spread the love! 
On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Nick Timkovich <prometheus235 at gmail.com> wrote:
Are signups closed as of yesterday? I could pass it around to my co-workers again and see if I can get any more mentors perhaps.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Tathagata Dasgupta <tathagatadg at gmail.com> wrote:
It was awesome to see you all! Thanks Vokal for being such a great host!
Here is the link that you need to fill up for being a mentor or mentee!
bit.ly/1zy1hSW

As Brian and Jason summed it correctly - to be a mentor, you don't have to be Guido, all you need is eagerness to learn and willingness  share!
On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 12:44 AM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com> wrote:
Friends on list, please consider the valueable experience you will have becoming a mentor.

On Tuesday, February 10, 2015, Tathagata Dasgupta <tathagatadg at gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Pythonistas of Chicago,Just wanted to reach out to you for the mentorship program!
We have a lot of people signing up who want to learn Python; so much so that we do not have enough mentors to help them. So I'm urging each of you to consider becoming a mentor. It would take an hour weekly/bi-weekly of your time and I'll do my best to find you  a mentee who you'll enjoy working with. I'm sure the previous mentors will agree that the process of helping out some one is super rewarding and it makes you grow as a developer and a person.
Here is the signup link: http://bit.ly/1zy1hSW

If you have any questions, feel free to mail me directly ... Thank you guys ... 
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 7:31 AM, Tathagata Dasgupta <tathagatadg at gmail.com> wrote:
Of course - what good is an announcement mail without broken urls!
Here are the missing images: Zack and Jimmy demoing code! 

ChiPy Mentorship Program 2014 Alumni Panel Q&A:

On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 7:25 AM, Tathagata Dasgupta <tathagatadg at gmail.com> wrote:
Last night was probably ChiPy's best meeting ever! Congratulations Zack & Jimmy for grabbing the glory of Best M/M Pair!

We truly believe each of our M/M pair is a winner and thanks to each one of you for making the Mentorship program such a success. Shout out to O'Reilly Media for sponsoring the prizes!

But we can do better than the best and we will! Drumroll please:

ChiPy is happy to announce the start of the ChiPy Python Mentorship Program 2015!
Please sign up to be a Mentor/Mentee - http://bit.ly/1zy1hSW before February 12th, 2015.

So if you are looking for some help to get started with Python programming or want to do data science with Python, or web development with Python or just take a deep dive into the guts of Python - sign up as a Mentee. If you have had some experience with Python and are eager to help others by sharing what you have learned - become a Mentor! Based on what I have heard from our participants the last time, both mentor and mentees had a very enriching experience learning from each other.
The program will run for three months from Feb 15th, 2015 to May 15th, 2015. At the end of it, the M/M pairs will present their work like last night and the most achieving M/M pair will take away the glory of the Best M/M Pair!

Cheers,
T

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