[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Thanks so much for the recap, @Kevin! This was a great meeting to round out 2023 with a nice recap of the work you have accomplished and next steps for some of those items. If you missed this meeting, I recommend you watch the recording and download the slide deck and resources from it to stay up-to-date on what’s to come in 2024. You can watch the recording and access the resources from the library.

I want to add one note that is an action item. Please see below… Please note the volunteer opportunity to continue to help with Job Descriptions below! 

Regarding next steps for the Job Descriptions Toolkit, we will be hosting some RealTalk Roundtables to dive into the Job Descriptions Toolkit. Here is what we know now that will help us prepare for these roundtables:

• Where are we now?
  • Job Descriptions Toolkit + individual assets went through a full editorial review as of December 4, 2023
  • As of December 5, 2023, Toolkit + individual assets are now with UAI’s creative services department for a full layout and design
  • Target publish date is end of Q1 2024
• Next Steps!  Get together to talk more about job descriptions in RealTalk Roundtables – what can you learn from each other?
  • Host these once the Job Descriptions Toolkit is published to the membership
  • Members do not want to segment into sub-groups. They want to come together with all members to discuss
  • Topic ideas for discussions:
    • Degree vs Level of Degree vs Non-Degree
    • Senior-level vs Principal
    • Hiring strategies
  • Facilitator volunteers – Recruit more volunteers + bring together the below to help plan and facilitate:
    • @Amanda
    • @Beth
    • @Josh
    • @Greg
    • @Dawn
  • I will be in touch with the above volunteers in January 2024 to bring us together to plan for these roundtables 

If you have any questions, please reach out to me, @Leslie at lcook@utilityanalytics.com. 

Thanks and Happy Holidays! 

     Leslie 

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Leslie Cook
Membership, Engagement, & Training Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-15-2023 14:29
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Recording for December 2023 Community Conversation + Additional Announcements

Hello UAI Executive Advisory Council (EAC) Leaders,

It was a huge pleasure to connect with you this week for our FINAL EAC meeting of 2023! During this meeting we recognized two new UAI member companies (Pacific Gas & Electric and Salesforce) while also congratulating our recent Excellence Awards winners, recapping our in-person meeting at UA Week/reviewing key takeaways, discussing the upcoming Governance E-Book, and continuing the open discussion around Data Governance. We want to send a huge thank you to every one of you for your help, participation, and dedication to the EAC this year and can’t wait to hit the ground running in 2024!

Please find a recording and slide deck for this meeting in the library. In addition, I’ve included our current list of Community Sponsors and Leaders along with a PDF of our Community Charters and Scopes. Please help our team recruit for these communities in 2024 by spreading the word internally. We are specifically looking for new sponsors/leaders in the Asset Health, Natural Gas, and Safety Analytics Communities.

Please find a handful of other announcements below. Reach out to me at kpraet@utilityanalytics.com if you have any questions.

1.) Join us at UAS 2024! – Save $300 When You Register Before 12/30/23

– Save $300 on our Super Early Bird Discount when you register before 12/30/23.

– Registration Link:  https://www.utilityanalyticssummit.com/2024/pricing

-All UAI Utility Members receive two complimentary passes to UA Summit. Email kpraet@utilityanalytics.com if you have any questions around the passes and how to best utilize.

2.) Utility Analytics Training – Register Today (Virtual and In-Person) for 2024!

– 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.

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

3.) Algorithm Alley – 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.

4.) 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.

Again please find our slide deck, recording, and supporting community material in the library. 

 

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