<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi Adrin,<div>Thanks! Can we send the below text over to NumFOCUS for their next monthly newsletter?</div><div>If you prefer me to send the note directly to Arliss, I can do that.</div><div><br>===<br><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;white-space:pre-wrap">The Data Umbrella Africa & Middle East (AFME2) <strong>scikit-learn</strong> online sprint was held on October 23, 2021, and the </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,125,138);font-size:14px;word-break:break-word;line-height:21px;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://blog.dataumbrella.org/data-umbrella-afme2-2021-scikit-learn-sprint-report">event report</a></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://blog.dataumbrella.org/data-umbrella-afme2-2021-scikit-learn-sprint-report"> </a>is now available. 40 participants joined from 17 countries, and 57% were returning contributors. Check out the report for informative plots. </span><br>===<br><br><br><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Reshama Shaikh<br></div><div><div>she/her</div><div><div><a href="https://reshamas.github.io" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/reshamas" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/reshamas/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://github.com/reshamas" target="_blank">GitHub</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><a href="https://www.dataumbrella.org" target="_blank">Data Umbrella</a></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://meet.meetup.com/wf/click?upn=pEEcc35imY7Cq0tG1vyTt6zEs68RbcMfjPcajNHTKtn9NmwqQbJhe15mAZ1gz2La_s50GiGgQPBz9c9AKCDbbu2LRERFOLQHDZ3rAVGAkUEIFdmeKWgLQ1JD-2FBfVxXpI86J1oyur7RYRzToaqco1fWUx-2FWPOn-2FLCyCICxwu5bjlHJvtSvVekt71L43UiQL8dMjr0HfGP-2FSeiGQFG0QQxzS-2FX5o4Q8Ch-2BHrlA5hsa9VyPXC5FvBn1cNbkmil3SgwH7HWFmXsKFJ7RYrzZR0EwWFIMarRA8-2BTgd8yXJYlfxogk-3D" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">NYC PyLadies</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 5:36 PM Adrin <<a href="mailto:adrin.jalali@gmail.com">adrin.jalali@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thanks Reshama,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">That's a really nice report!<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 12:01 PM Reshama Shaikh <<a href="mailto:reshama.stat@gmail.com" target="_blank">reshama.stat@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello,<div>The report from the Data Umbrella Africa & Middle East sprint is here [a]. </div><div><br></div><div>SUMMARY</div><div>- 40 people joined</div><div>- 17 countries represented</div><div>- 57% were returning contributors</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks to everyone on the Data Umbrella and scikit-learn teams for their assistance in making this happen!</div><div><br></div><div>[a]: <a href="https://blog.dataumbrella.org/data-umbrella-afme2-2021-scikit-learn-sprint-report" target="_blank">https://blog.dataumbrella.org/data-umbrella-afme2-2021-scikit-learn-sprint-report</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Reshama</div><div>---<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Reshama Shaikh<br></div><div><div>she/her</div><div><div><a href="https://reshamas.github.io" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/reshamas" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/reshamas/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://github.com/reshamas" target="_blank">GitHub</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><a href="https://www.dataumbrella.org" target="_blank">Data Umbrella</a></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://meet.meetup.com/wf/click?upn=pEEcc35imY7Cq0tG1vyTt6zEs68RbcMfjPcajNHTKtn9NmwqQbJhe15mAZ1gz2La_s50GiGgQPBz9c9AKCDbbu2LRERFOLQHDZ3rAVGAkUEIFdmeKWgLQ1JD-2FBfVxXpI86J1oyur7RYRzToaqco1fWUx-2FWPOn-2FLCyCICxwu5bjlHJvtSvVekt71L43UiQL8dMjr0HfGP-2FSeiGQFG0QQxzS-2FX5o4Q8Ch-2BHrlA5hsa9VyPXC5FvBn1cNbkmil3SgwH7HWFmXsKFJ7RYrzZR0EwWFIMarRA8-2BTgd8yXJYlfxogk-3D" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">NYC PyLadies</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 8:00 AM Reshama Shaikh <<a href="mailto:reshama.stat@gmail.com" target="_blank">reshama.stat@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hello,<div>At this time, we have a few spots open for the upcoming October 23 online scikit-learn sprint organized by Data Umbrella.</div><div><br></div><div>If you reside outside of the Africa and Middle East region, you are now able to apply.</div><div><a href="https://afme2021rc.dataumbrella.org/home" target="_blank">https://afme2021rc.dataumbrella.org/home</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Note 1: we offer a stipend of $10 USD to cover the cost of internet access, and you can indicate such on your application.</div><div><br></div><div>Note 2: if you need a translator, please indicate so on your application. </div><div><br></div><div>Key Notes:<br>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. </div><div><br></div><div>b) Sprint is on <b>Saturday, October 23 at 5pm - 9pm EAT (East Africa Time) </b>on our Discord server. </div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>d) There is 3-4 hours of pre-work for the sprint. Here is the checklist: <a href="https://afme2021rc.dataumbrella.org/about/prep-work" target="_blank">https://afme2021rc.dataumbrella.org/about/prep-work</a></div><div><br></div><div>Please feel free to send any questions to me off the mailing list.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Reshama<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Reshama Shaikh<br></div><div><div>she/her</div><div><div><a href="https://reshamas.github.io" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/reshamas" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/reshamas/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://github.com/reshamas" target="_blank">GitHub</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><a href="https://www.dataumbrella.org" target="_blank">Data Umbrella</a></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://meet.meetup.com/wf/click?upn=pEEcc35imY7Cq0tG1vyTt6zEs68RbcMfjPcajNHTKtn9NmwqQbJhe15mAZ1gz2La_s50GiGgQPBz9c9AKCDbbu2LRERFOLQHDZ3rAVGAkUEIFdmeKWgLQ1JD-2FBfVxXpI86J1oyur7RYRzToaqco1fWUx-2FWPOn-2FLCyCICxwu5bjlHJvtSvVekt71L43UiQL8dMjr0HfGP-2FSeiGQFG0QQxzS-2FX5o4Q8Ch-2BHrlA5hsa9VyPXC5FvBn1cNbkmil3SgwH7HWFmXsKFJ7RYrzZR0EwWFIMarRA8-2BTgd8yXJYlfxogk-3D" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">NYC PyLadies</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 5:05 PM Reshama Shaikh <<a href="mailto:reshama.stat@gmail.com" target="_blank">reshama.stat@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Hello,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">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.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">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. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Event website is: </span><a href="https://afme2021rc.dataumbrella.org/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">https://afme2021rc.dataumbrella.org</a><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>We encourage folks to read the website and then complete the application.</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>The event can be shared in these ways:<br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">- <span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Retweet: <a href="https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella/status/1435972074842034184" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella/status/1435972074842034184</a></span></div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">- </span>Share post on LinkedIn:<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6841738994305294336/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6841738994305294336/</a><br><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Reshama Shaikh</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>she/her</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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