Hello,
The report from the Data Umbrella Africa & Middle East sprint is here [a]. 

SUMMARY
- 40 people joined
- 17 countries represented
- 57% were returning contributors

There are a lot of good plots in the report. This is one of the first times I've examined attrition more closely, related to gender and country.

Thanks to everyone on the Data Umbrella and scikit-learn teams for their assistance in making this happen!

[a]: https://blog.dataumbrella.org/data-umbrella-afme2-2021-scikit-learn-sprint-report

Best,
Reshama
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On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 8:00 AM Reshama Shaikh <reshama.stat@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
At this time, we have a few spots open for the upcoming October 23 online scikit-learn sprint organized by Data Umbrella.

If you reside outside of the Africa and Middle East region, you are now able to apply.

Note 1:  we offer a stipend of $10 USD to cover the cost of internet access, and you can indicate such on your application.

Note 2:  if you need a translator, please indicate so on your application.  

Key Notes:
a)  There is a pre-sprint event on Saturday October 16 from 5-6pm EAT.  This pre-sprint event is *optional* and an opportunity to answer any questions in general and aid in setting up your virtual environment.  

b)  Sprint is on Saturday, October 23 at 5pm - 9pm EAT (East Africa Time) on our Discord server. 

c)  There is a post-sprint event on Saturday November 23 from 5-6pm EAT.  This post-sprint event is *optional* and an opportunity to ask the core devs questions on open pull requests.

d)  There is 3-4 hours of pre-work for the sprint.    Here is the checklist:  https://afme2021rc.dataumbrella.org/about/prep-work

Please feel free to send any questions to me off the mailing list.

Best,
Reshama


On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 5:05 PM Reshama Shaikh <reshama.stat@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,

Data Umbrella is organizing a scikit-learn sprint for this October 23, with a focus on **Africa and the Middle East**.  This event is free.

A sprint is a 4-hour hands-on hackathon where we work on beginner issues in the scikit-learn GitHub repository.  Participants will be paired with another person.  There will be core contributors available to answer any questions. 

Event website is:  https://afme2021rc.dataumbrella.org
We encourage folks to read the website and then complete the application.

The event can be shared in these ways:
- Retweet:  https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella/status/1435972074842034184
- Share post on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6841738994305294336/

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Cheers,
Reshama Shaikh
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