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  Recording for October 2023 Community Conversation + Next Month’s Details + Announcements

  Posted by Kevin Praet (Adm) on October 20, 2023 at 10:27 am

  Hello Data Science Community Members,

  Thanks for attending the October 17, 2023 Data Science Community Conversation! For those unable to attend, we missed you and look forward to seeing you online next month. During this Community Conversation we were joined by Erik Smith, Climate Resilience Analyst, Energy Systems and Climate Analysis Group at EPRI who led a discussion on, “Leveraging Weather and Climate Data for Power System Applications.” 

  Please find a recording and presentation deck for this community conversation in the library. If you haven’t taken our post-meeting evaluation, please take a minute and complete it at the following link: https://www.menti.com/alkpr6w1y843

   

  Keep reading for a few quick announcements!

  1.) Next Community Conversation – December 5, 2023 at 1:00 PM CT (please note the date change given the November and December holidays)

  – Panel themed discussion on, “Generative AI and the Art of the Possible in Data Science Modeling”

  – Speakers: 

  –       Jennifer Wischnowsky, CPA, Senior Director, Data, Analytics & Transformation – Ameren

  –       Liz Escobar, Sr IT Manager – Duke Energy

  –       Travis Mashburn, Technology Innovation Analyst – Southern Company

  –       Jacob Hekman, Technology Innovation Analyst – Southern Company

  –       Guadalupe Talavera Reyes, Advanced Analytics & Innovation Team Lead – SoCalGas

  
  – More information on this session will be provided soon. To stay up-to-date with this session and each of our future community conversations be sure to visit our Events Calendar.

  2.) Don’t Forget to REGISTER for Utility Analytics Week!

  Website: https://www.utilityanalyticsweek.com/2023
  
  Dates: October 31 – November 2

  Location: Orlando, FL at Loews Potrofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando Resort

  Discounts: 

  –       All UAI utility member receive three complimentary passes to attend UA Week. Please email kpraet@utilityanalytics.com or lcook@utilityanalytics.com if you have any questions around the passes or need help applying.

  –       All UAI members (both utility and vendor) can take an additional $200 off of their registration by applying code UAW23EB.

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  Utility Analytics Week is an annual conference that demonstrates how utilities can leverage analytics to gain new insights and solve business challenges. Attendees network with industry peers, share ideas, and leave empowered to utilize analytics to increase value across their organization.

  3.) Utility Analytics Training – Register Today (Virtual and In-Person) for 2023!

  Website URL: https://training.utilityanalytics.com/

  UAI offers several training delivery options that help professionals improve skills from traditional public instructor-led classroom, which provides group learning experiences, to fully immersive training at home or in the office via our virtual classroom offering. UAI even provides private group training, so we could train your entire team at one time.

  *For a limited time, save 100$ on our 2023 Training Courses by entering code FALL100.

  Email Leslie Cook at lcook@utilityanalytics.com if you have any questions around UAI Training 

  
  4.) Algorithm Alley – Brand New *UTILITY ONLY Resource on UAI Connect!

  Algorithm Alley Link: https://connect.utilityanalytics.com/collaborate/algorithm-alley
  
  Algorithm Alley is designed to help members share and collaborate on various forms of code, a resource heavily designed for our growing data science audience.

  Currently divided into four categories (Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Machine Learning Algorithms, and Programming) members will have the option of perusing through different entries while also being able to upload their own content. Furthermore, members can like/upvote certain entries and interact publicly or privately with each author.

  *Algorithm Alley is only reserved for UAI utility members.

  5.) Contribute a High Value Use Case for our Upcoming Repository

  
  Submission Link:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CY8NMV

  The high value analytics use case form is for collecting information about planned, underway, or complete high value analytics use cases.

  The Executive Advisory Council (EAC) requests the collection of these use cases each year. The collected information is for UAI member utility company representatives only.

  
  6.) Speak During a Future Community Conversation!

  Proposal Link: https://uaievents.wufoo.com/forms/x1ei9mtx17zuq9w/

  All of our members have a different story to tell which is what makes the UAI Community great! Share what projects you’re working on at your utility by being a speaker during a future community conversation.

  Remember, you don’t have to be at the end of your journey to share …sharing along the way is a valuable part of the process and could ultimately help you make adjustments and improvements. 

  7.) Join our Community Leadership Teams!

  Help lead one of UAI’s Analytics Communities by becoming a Community Sponsor/Leader! We are actively looking for new leadership team members in all eight Analytics Communities. Please email kpraet@utilityanalytics.com or lcook@utilityanalytics.com if you are interested in learning more!

  Find full charters/scopes for our Analytics Communities on our Current Analytics Community Page. Find more information on the Community Sponsor/Leader role on our Volunteer Page.

  *You must be a UAI Utility Member to be considered for these roles.

  
  Again please find the recording and presentation deck in the library. 

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  Kevin Praet
  Membership Coordinator
  Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
  Boulder CO
  315-440-3033
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