Data Science Conferences
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If you're
one of those people that's still living in 2019, take a look at my post 7 Data Science
Conferences to Attend in 2019.
If you're
like me and already thinking about what'll be happening in 2020, here's a list
of 8 data science conferences to attend. I've tried to make them different than
the list I made for 2019, as most conferences tend to occur every year, but
some are too good to pass up.
1) The Data
Science Conference
This
conference is mentioned first because it is completely vendor, sponsor, and recruiter free. It's the conference without
distractions. There's no selling, only learning.
Going into
the second half of its fourth year, 2019's conference was held in Boston, and
the conference moves locations from year to year, although, from their records, you can almost expect it to take place in
Chicago at least once every year. 2019's speaker list included data behemoths,
such as Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, while also mixing in speakers from the
University of Chicago and USC. This fits right along with the rave reviews it
received from attendees, saying the conference is for professionals, by professionals.
Dates: May
14-15, 2020
Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Gleacher Center
2) useR!
2020
useR! 2019 took place a few weeks ago in Toulouse,
France. So it's understandable that I wasn't able to find a whole lot of
information about the 2020 conference.
Having said
that, useR! has been taking place every year since it began in 2004.
Conferences have occurred in both Europe and the United States. The most recent
conference had an impressive list of keynote speakers, ranging from the CTO of RStudio to
a Marine Data Scientist at NCEAS. If you're interested in all things R, you
should definitely check out this conference.
Dates: July
7-10, 2020
Location: St. Louis, Missouri Venue: TBA
3) Women in
Analytics Conference
The Women in Analytics Conference has a mission to "provide visibility
to the women making an impact in the analytics space and provide a platform for them to
lead the conversations around the advancements of analytical research,
development, and application".
The 2020
speaker list for this conference hasn't been released yet, but that doesn't
mean you shouldn't get excited about it. Going into its fourth year, you'll be
able to learn about some of the hottest trends in analytics as well as network
with students and working professionals.
Dates: June
3-5, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Dates: June
3-5, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio Venue: Greater Columbus Convention Center & Hyatt Regency Columbus
4) Deep
Learning in Finance Summit
Specific to
the financial sector, the Deep Learning in
Finance Summit is out to show you the emerging trends of deep learning in
Finance. You'll hear talks from a variety of speakers. Previous speakers came
from companies like Visa, Google Cloud, and Deutsche Bank, as well as from
universities including Kings College London and the University of Oxford.
Dates:
September 24-25, 2020
Location: London, UK Venue: TBA
5) AI in
Marketing Summit
Because I'm
a Marketing Manager,
I'm going to be a little biased towards this one. Put on by Re-Work, the AI in Marketing Summit is all about "the latest AI advancements and how to leverage
methods to improve advertising and marketing". Last years list of speakers
included people from Amazon, Vodafone, and Google Assistant. It's hard not to
get excited about the future AI has in Marketing, especially with personal assistants and consumer tracking. #reworkAI
Dates: September
24-25, 2020
Location: London, UK Venue: TBA
6) Think
2020
Hosted by
IBM, Think 2020 is
the premier conference for all things AI and computer science, especially if
you're interested in everything IBM is doing. You will have the opportunity to
network with experts and industry leaders while listening
to talks from
some of the worlds most influential people in tech. At Think 2019, Joe Montana,
Tony Hawk, and Tiffany Pham all gave talks that I would have loved to
participate in. Out of all the conferences on this list, I believe Think 2020
will have the most interesting speaker list.
Dates: May
4-7, 2020
Location: San Francisco Venue: TBA
7) SIGKDD
2020
SIGKDD
2020 is a
conference on knowledge discovery and data mining. It's one of the premier
conferences "bringing together researchers and practitioners" from
interdisciplinary backgrounds. Last year, in Anchorage, Alaska, there
were two keynote speakers: Peter Lee of
Microsoft Research and Cynthia Rudin from
Duke University. This conference is focused more on discussion and workshops,
as it's main focus is to bring together data scientists to "discuss,
address and advance the application of data science" for the betterment of
society.
8) AnalytiX - 2020
Alright,
I'm not just putting AnalytiX here because I fell in love
with Kyoto when I visited back in 2016. It's because of their long list of
confirmed speakers who are university professors. These professors aren't all
from the same country. Russia, China, Japan, and The Netherlands are only four
of a diverse list.
If you're in Asia, make sure to give this conference a good look before
traveling somewhere else.
Dates: March 5-7, 2020
Location: Kyoto, Japan Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto) |
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