<div dir="ltr"><div>Good afternoon all</div><div><br></div><div>We hope that this email finds you keeping well in these burdened times. <br></div><div><br></div><div>We are excited to announce a 2020 CEDAR (virtual) session: "Data Science in CEDAR!"</div><div><a href="http://cedarweb.vsp.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2020_Workshop:Data_Science_in_CEDAR#Structure_and_Plans_to_Innovate_Virtual_Interactions"><br></a></div><div><a href="http://cedarweb.vsp.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2020_Workshop:Data_Science_in_CEDAR#Structure_and_Plans_to_Innovate_Virtual_Interactions">Full details of the session are here</a> and will be updated as we approach the June 23 event, but what you can expect is a conversation about the creation of new scientific insights from data through
the union of statistics, computer science, applied mathematics, and
visualization, i.e., data science.</div><div><br></div><div>We will hold two one-hour sessions on June 23 and will embrace new modes of connection in the virtual setting:</div><div><ul><li>Synchronous interaction: Two one-hour Zoom sessions on June 23 (Tuesday)</li><ul><li>11 AM-12 PM MT: "The State of CEDAR Data Science" followed by round-table discussion</li><li>12:30-1:30 PM MT: "Thematic Provocative Talks & Breakout Rooms"</li></ul><li>Asynchronous interaction: </li><ul><li>Prior to session via Slack and Google Drive</li><li>In-between two sessions using brainstorming board (via <a href="https://miro.com">Miro</a>)</li><li>After session stewarding the brainstormed ideas</li></ul></ul></div><div><b><i>What you can do</i></b>: We welcome your<br></div><div><ol><li>Contribution in the form of short presentations (5 minutes) to present during the first session (time-permitting);</li><li><a href="https://forms.gle/skWs9FGsRFbbHowR6">Suggestions for who you would like to hear from on the topic of data science</a> (these suggestions need not be limited to the CEDAR community); and <br></li><li>Curiosities and thoughts during the conversations that will take place in the second session. </li></ol></div><div><br></div><div>Please join us to envision how to collaborate virtually and amplify the momentum toward CEDAR data science. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Ryan McGranaghan on behalf of the convenes</div><div>Asti Bhatt (SRI)<br></div><div>Bharat Kunduri (Virginia Tech)<br></div><div>Elizabeth MacDonald (NASA)<br></div><div>Marcin Pilinski (CU Boulder)<br></div><div>James Ahrens (LANL)<br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="color:rgb(7,55,99);font-size:12.8px"><br></b></span></div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="color:rgb(7,55,99);font-size:12.8px">Ryan McGranaghan</b><font color="#073763"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> - Aerospace Engineering Scientist | Principal Data Scientist<br></span></font></span><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:medium none;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">ASTRA, LLC</span></span></span></span><br></div></span></blockquote><div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:x-small"> </span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:x-small;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">282 Century Place, Suite 1000 | Louisville, CO 80027<br></span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:x-small;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Contact</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:x-small;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> WeWork c/o Ryan McGranaghan, 641 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20001<br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:x-small" size="1" color="#444444"><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> 865.804.2169 | <a href="mailto:ryan.mcgranaghan@gmail.com" target="_blank">ryan.mcgranaghan@gmail.com</a> / <a href="mailto:rmcgranaghan@astraspace.net" target="_blank">rmcgranaghan@astraspace.net</a> | <a href="http://astraspace.net" target="_blank">astraspace.net</a></font></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>