NDSO2015: National Data Science Organizers Workshop 2015

由于在社会和经济的各个领域产生和收集了大量的数据，人们对数据科学的兴趣正以惊人的速度增长。全国各地已经创建了许多数据科学Meetup小组，每个小组都有活跃的本地成员和一系列充满活力的社区驱动活动。本次研讨会的目标是将这些数据科学聚会小组中快速增长的参与者联系起来，以便充分利用全国各地丰富的数据科学人才来解决一些国家优先目标，包括创建受过良好教育的数据科学劳动力的目标。本次研讨会将导致数据科学聚会小组与地方政府和非营利组织合作，以提高他们的影响力，并为国家优先问题（包括社会经济问题）创建数据科学解决方案。研讨会将允许参与者与他们的同行建立联系，包括聚会组织者、非营利组织、政府机构，以创建一个全国性的数据科学网络。会议组织者在利用数据科学技术解决社会问题方面与政府和非营利组织合作有着良好的记录和丰富的经验，并创建了几个开源系统来解决教育、卫生、能源和经济发展问题。

Interest in Data Science has been increasing at a breathtaking pace, as a result of the vast amounts of data that are being generated and collected across all sectors of society and economy. Many Data Science Meetup groups have been created across the country, each with an active local membership and a vibrant set of community-driven activities. The objective of this workshop is to connect the rapidly growing number of participants in these Data Science Meetup groups, in order to take the best advantage of this wealth of data science talent across the nation in addressing some of the national priority goals, including the goal of creating a well-educated Data Science workforce.This workshop will result in data science meetup groups collaborating with local governments and non-profits to advance their impact and create data science solutions to national priority issues, including socioeconomic issues. The workshop will allow participants to network with their peers, including meetup organizers, nonprofits, government agencies, in order to create a national data science network. The meeting organizers have an established track record and extensive experience working with governments and non-profits on the use of data science techniques to address social issues, and have created several open source systems to address education, health, energy, and economic development problems.