WiDS Blog Archive

Become a WiDS Ambassador. Applications now open!

9/20/2022

Would you like to have a positive impact on the women in your community? When you become a WiDS Ambassador, you provide inspiration, education, community, and support by hosting a WiDS conference or datathon workshop. Your WiDS event can help normalize the presence of women in data science by featuring outstanding local women doing outstanding work in the field!

WiDS Regional Event Highlights, June-July 2022

8/17/2022

The WiDS 2022 season continued throughout the summer, with WiDS ambassadors hosting regional events in Armenia, Tokyo, Delhi, Portugal, and more. As the season nearly comes to an end, we are so proud of each and every WiDS ambassador who has played an active role in bringing WiDS to their local communities, inspiring data scientists, worldwide! In total, almost 200 regional events were held this year in 53 countries.

WiDS Regional Event Highlights, May 2022

6/15/2022

WiDS Ambassadors continue hosting regional events, bringing WiDS to their local communities. To date 124 WiDS regional events have taken place, with additional events happening through the end of June.

WiDS Regional Event Highlights, April-May 2022

5/11/2022

WiDS Ambassadors continue hosting regional events, bringing WiDS to their local communities. To date nearly 87 WiDS regional events have taken place, with dozens of additional events happening through the end of June.

WiDS Regional Event Highlights, February - March 2022

4/13/2022

This year WiDS ambassadors hosted in-person, online, and hybrid events to bring WiDS to their local communities. To date, nearly 70 WiDS regional events have taken place, with dozens of additional events happening in the coming months.

WiDS Regional Events, Summer 2021

8/19/2021

WiDS 2021 continued with WiDS ambassadors hosting regional events in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ireland, Japan, Germany, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, and more. Here are some of their stories.

WiDS Regional Events, May 2021

6/16/2021

WiDS 2021 continues with WiDS ambassadors hosting regional events in Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, India, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United States. We invite you to read about some of those event highlights here. We also invite you to register now for upcoming WiDS regional events happening yet this month, hosted by WiDS ambassadors in Brazil, China, Ecuador, France, India, Ireland, Mexico, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, and the US, including:

WiDS Regional Events, April 2021

5/10/2021

WiDS 2021 continued during April, as WiDS ambassadors hosted regional events in Ecuador, Iberoamerica, India, Germany, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia (late March), Spain, and the United States. You are invited to explore and register for upcoming WiDS regional events, including these events happening in May:

WiDS March 2021 Regional Events

4/11/2021

This year is a year unlike any other, as WiDS ambassadors are planning and hosting virtual WiDS regional events as the global pandemic continues. On March 8 alone, more than 30 WiDS regional events were held in conjunction with the WiDS Worldwide conference, with an incredible number of participants. To date, nearly 100 WiDS regional events have taken place, with dozens of additional events happening in the coming months. We invite you to explore and register for upcoming WiDS regional events.

Become a WiDS Ambassador for 2021!

9/22/2020

We’re thrilled to announce that the WiDS Ambassador program for 2021 is now live, and we are accepting applications.

Highlights and Videos from WiDS Regional Events Across Continents

9/22/2020

WiDS Ambassadors from Salvador to Bogota to Amman to Bangalore have hosted WiDS regional events, demonstrating much dedication and perseverance during a global pandemic. They share event summaries, highlights, and videos below for you to enjoy.

Experience WiDS 2020, around the world

7/21/2020

WiDS ambassadors from Beijing to LaPaz to Kuwait City have hosted WiDS regional events, pivoting and persevering during the global pandemic. In this article, they share event highlights for you to read, and links to watch the recorded videos.

WiDS 2020 Regional Events Pivot Online

5/12/2020

We continue to be in awe of the dedication and tenacity of the WiDS ambassadors worldwide. Most of the events described below were planned as in-person events prior to global COVID-19 restrictions. WiDS ambassadors quickly pivoted to online conferences, embracing the format to reach broader audiences.

WiDS Regional Events, In Person and Online

4/14/2020

The dedication and tenacity of the WiDS ambassadors worldwide are inspiring. Many of the events described below took place in person, just prior to the series of global restrictions in response to COVID-19. Other WiDS ambassadors, when faced with the challenges of the global pandemic, have quickly pivoted to online conferences, with great results.

The 2nd Annual WiDS Tokyo @ Yokohama City University

4/9/2020

The 2nd WiDS Tokyo @ Yokohama City University was scheduled to be held on March 18, 2020 on the 36th floor of the center of Tokyo Sky Scraper with hundreds of participants.

WiDS 2020 Worldwide Events

3/19/2020

To date, more than 100 WiDS regional events and datathon workshops have already taken place worldwide. The WiDS ambassadors who hosted those events have provided event summaries and photographs for you to enjoy.

Women in Data Science (WiDS) in Japan

10/1/2019

WiDS has arrived — and is expanding — in Japan, thanks to our WiDS ambassadors from Yokohama City University, Waseda University, and soon, Hiroshima University. Most recently, Yoko Ono, Associate Professor in the School of Data Science at Yokohama City University, hosted WiDS Co-Director, Judy Logan, to speak at WiDS Tokyo & YCU workshops.