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Roundtable on Data Science Postsecondary Education Meeting #3:

Data Science Education in the Workplace

May 1, 2017

Pew Research Center
1615 L St NW, Suite 800

Washington, DC 20036

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is holding a one-day meeting and webcast on data science postsecondary education on May 1, 2017. This meeting will bring together data scientists and educators to discuss how to define and strengthen existing data science programs and how to best engage and retain data science students.

This event is the third of an ongoing series of roundtable meetings that will take place approximately four times per year. This roundtable is organized by the Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics in conjunction with the Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, and the Board on Science Education.

Download the Meeting # 3 Highlights (9-page summary)

Roundtable Members

Meeting Agenda

9:30 a.m. Welcome and overview of third meeting

Eric Kolaczyk, Boston University and Kathy McKeown, Columbia University

Video

Data Science Education and Training in the Workplace

9:40 a.m. Practicing and teaching data science in government

Ron Prevost, Senior Statistician for Data Integration, Research, and Methodology Directorate at the U.S. Census Bureau

Video - Video Q&A - Presentation

10:05 a.m. Practicing and teaching data science in government

Drew Zachary, Senior Analyst at Department of Commerce Data Service, Lead of the Data Talent Working Group