Introducing the ODSC West Bootcamp Roadmap — Starting Now
This year for ODSC West 2023, we are making some changes to our ever-popular Mini-Bootcamp Pass and providing opportunities for you to start your learning journey even earlier.
Over the past few years, we’ve heard from our community that you wanted more introductory courses so that you can get the most out of your Mini-Bootcamp conference experience. And we’ve listened! This year we are adding more ways for you to begin your learning journey before ODSC West to ensure you are familiar with the conference program and the foundational skills. Check out what is included in the Mini-Bootcamp below.
Pre-Bootcamp On-Demand Training
We know you can’t wait to get started. To kick your learning journey off, we’re giving Mini-Bootcamp attendees access to some of our most popular on-demand introductory courses on the Ai+ Training Platform. These sessions provide to-the-point instruction on essential fundamental concepts. Check them out below.
- Complete Python Fundamentals — by Mona Khalil, Greenhouse Software (Duration: ~3 hrs)
- Modern Data Acquisition Using Python — by Max Humber, General Assembly (Duration: ~2 hrs)
- Data Science 101 — by Dr. Kirk Borne, Booz Allen Hamilton (Duration: ~4 hrs)
- SQL for Data Science — by Mona Khalil, Greenhouse Software (Duration: ~4 hrs)
- Recommendation Systems in Python — by Joshua Bernhard, NerdWallet (Duration: ~3 hrs)
- Machine Learning Foundations: Linear Algebra — by Dr. Jon Krohn (Duration: ~6 hrs)
Pre-Bootcamp Live Training
In addition to the on-demand pre-conference training, from August to October we will be hosting 5 live, virtual warmup sessions for our Mini-Bootcamp attendees. These warmup sessions will ensure you have a strong grasp of the vocabulary and concepts you’ll need to get the most out of the conference. Warmup sessions include:
- ODSC Bootcamp Primer: Introduction to Data Course — Thursday, August 17th, 2023
- ODSC Bootcamp Primer: Introduction to SQL Course — Thursday, September 7th, 2023
- ODSC Bootcamp Primer: Introduction to Programming with Python Course — Thursday, September 21st, 2023
- ODSC Bootcamp Primer: Data Wrangling with Python Course — Thursday, October 5th, 2023
- ODSC Bootcamp Primer: Introduction to AI Course — Thursday, October 19th, 2023
Bootcamp Orientation
In October, we will be offering virtual orientation sessions. During these sessions, we will be:
- Answering questions about the ODSC East Bootcamp program
- Making sure you understand which program content is available on-demand, live, or included in our event schedule
- Going over what courses are available on Ai+ Training
- Providing help with the assignments on Ai+ Training
Conference Week
Even during the conference week, you’ll get an extra pre-conference day just for Bootcamp and VIP attendees. This virtual-only, pre-conference day will continue the focus on fundamental skills and tools. Past courses have included
- An Introduction to Data Wrangling with SQL
- Programming with Data: Python and Pandas
- Introduction to Machine Learning
- Introduction to Math for Data Science
- Introduction to Data Visualization
During the conference itself, you’ll have your choice of any of ODSC West’s training sessions, workshops, and talks. With courses ranging in skill level from beginner to advanced and covering topics such as machine learning, NLP, MLOps, data engineering, deep learning, and much, much more, you’ll have the opportunity to craft a conference experience that matches your particular needs and interests. Past topics have included:
- Advanced Fraud Modeling & Anomaly Detection with Python & R
- Spark NLP
- Machine Learning with XGBoost
- Advanced Gradient Boosting: Probabilistic Regression and Categorical Structure
- Modern NLP
- Transfer Learning in NLP
- Generating text to image
Post-Conference On-Demand Training
What’s the best part of a Mini-Bootcamp pass to ODSC West? The end of the conference doesn’t mean the end of your learning journey. As part of the pass you’ll have access to hundreds of hours of expert-led, on-demand training sessions and workshops on the Ai+ Training platform for a full year.
Get started now
If you are looking for a way to continuously build new skills and advance your data science career without breaking the bank, a Mini-Bootcamp Pass to ODSC West is for you! Plus, if you register now, you’ll save even more with our Early Bird Discount of 60% off your pass. So, why wait? Register now and start your learning journey with ODSC and Ai+ Training.
Originally posted on OpenDataScience.com
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