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FREE WEBINAR IN February (Register)
February 25: Free Webinar by DAMA Edmonton (12pm-1.00pm Radical Transformation & Diversification of the Edmonton Capital Region Speaker: Malcolm Bruce, CEO Edmonton Global Abstract: The role of Edmonton Global in radically transforming and growing the economy of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. The Edmonton Metropolitan Region can compete to win in a world where competition for investment is fierce, but only if we are proactive, aggressive, hyper-targeted, and come together as a community to present a unified story to global investors. Driving opportunity here is the work being done in technology, innovation, AI, within our core sectors of agriculture, energy, manufacturing, and life sciences. Malcolm Bruce will open a discussion and sound the rally for why now is the time to be aggressively positive on the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. To Become a DAMA Edmonton member or register on the DAMA Edmonton website Visit: Register/Store DAMA Edmonton Webinars, hosted by ICCP (Please register so we know how many seats to accommodate) 
Certified Data Governance and Stewardship Professional;
Certified Big Data Professional - visit iccp.org Certified Data Professional is available from:https://iccp.org March 25: Free Webinar; 12.00pm-1.00pm (MST, GMT-7)
Speaker: Dr. Amelia Estwick Topic: Data and Cyber Security - how to protect your data resources Webinar links & Details to be posted after the February webinar. NAIT: Data Science Continuing Education Program
Data Science Certificate: This educational certificate is targeted for people with no or basic knowledge about Data Science and is delivered in over 80 hours. It teaches about data analysis, data visualization, data mining, and machine learning. The primary toolset is the python data science ecosystem (http://www.nait.ca/program_home_103349.htm) 
DAMA Edmonton Chapter and the Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists (ASET) are working together to promote Women in Technology.
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Online Data Governance Courses: (Register on the DAMA Edmonton STORE. Courses based on the DAMA DMBoK
Tutor-led Start: January 19, 2021 Independent Study: Start any time. Purchase your course from the Register/Store link above and you will receive credentials to access the course, reference text books, online sample examinations and other study materials. We look forward to seeing you on our Webinars.
Also if you haven't done so for 2020, please pay your membership fees either individual or Corporate. Your membership and donations allow us to hold these informative sessions and invite exciting speakers. Companies wishing to sponsor monthly meetings may contact Bob Hiew, VP Business Development Thank you, Stephen Kaiser President, DAMA Edmonton Chapter Director, Servus Credit Union 
Cory JanssenDAMA Edmonton recognizes AltaML an Alberta startup success story. They have been hiring and are growing rapidly. ML/AI are the keys to business innovation and diversification.
SAS is also sponsoring a Women in Analytics movement and this aligns well with Women in Big Data Chapter in Edmonton
They are providing a few resources to us to distribute to members. 1) Free SAS Courses -- Currently there are two free e-learning courses available in SAS. Statistics Level 1 and Programing Level 1. 2) Free SAS -- The University edition http://www.sas.com/en_us/software/university-edition.html . This is a free version of SAS available on Mac/pc/linux. Also integrates with Jupyter Notebook to make a great Analytics workbench for any aspiring Woman in Big Data. There are also several hundred free videos related to using SAS via the above link. Data Management Conference sponsors - SAS, Groundswell, Alberta Blue Cross, Snowflake, Tantus, Silver Creek Software, Simplicity BI,
DAMA Edmonton Chapter is sponsoring the establishment of the Women In Big Data (WIBD) Chapter in Alberta. WIBD is a major initiative of Intel leaders (Ziya Mah, Radhika Rangarajan and Shala Arshi), to recognize the contributions of outstanding women in the field of big data. Chapters have formed all over the world, many as MeetUp Groups, others are more formally organized. The Founding Lead/Champion for WiBD Alberta is Dr. Diana Shaw. If you are interested in joining WiBD Alberta, and actively engaging in this initiative, please send an email to Diana Shaw at shawsolutions@shaw.ca
Alberta AI and DAMA Edmonton Chapter - CollaborationThe Alberta AI group and DAMA Edmonton are working together to put on events that benefit our industry - more details coming via email - so make sure you are on the email list from DMC-Canada and DAMA Edmonton.
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