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The YYC Data Society is Calgary's hub for data science, data engineering, and analytics. We were born from the grassroots communities and composed of people just like you.

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Upcoming Events

9/7/2021
5:15 PM

DAMA Calgary Board Meeting

Why we exist

We create collisions between communities and individuals. We nurture our data ecosystem. We develop the roadmap to navigate the Calgary data landscape

Mentorship and Growth

Foster relationships in a community full of professionals, enthusiasts, and lifelong learners

Unlock trapped Potential

Bridge the technical and social gaps which hinder the adoption of the data-drive organization

Advanced ML/AI Skills

Celebrate and advance the underestimated depth of Albertan data and ML/AI expertise

Share Resources

We are stronger together. We are a collective of communities sharing resources and expertise

12+

Communities

5+

Events per month

4000

individuals

100000+

Possible Connections

The Data
Community
Centre

The YYC Data Society isn't just a group of people. We're a group of communities. Our constituency spans over a dozen groups representing a wide range of peoples and industries

We are all networks

Communities. Directed acyclic graphs. Social networks. Minimum spanning trees. Networks are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Join us and be a node forging connections in the community

Founding partners

Calgary Data User Group
Calgary Data User Group
PyData Calgary
PyData Calgary
Calgary AI
Calgary AI
Data for Good
Data for Good
Untapped Energy
Untapped Energy
Women in Data
Women in Data
ADA
ADA
DAMA Calgary
DAMA Calgary
Calgary R
Calgary R

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I join the Society

The YYC Data Society is first and foremost a collection of communities. The best way to get involved is to sign up for our newsletter and attend community events

I want to start a new data community or add my existing community to the YYC Data Society

We're always happy to add new member communities to our ranks! Send an email to info@yycdatacon.com with some information about your current or planned group.

I want to volunteer with the Society

We're currently seeking full stack developers to build internal tooling and a marketing coordinator. If you're interested, email info@yycdatacon.com!

Featured Event

Upcoming Events

Leverage Data to Build Enterprise LLM's

March 28, 2024 4:00 PM
Calgary AI

This is a joint event hosted by Tech Thursdays and YYC Data Society. This panel will focus on how to leverage your organizations data to build entreprise LLM's. Panelists are Clark Lai, Chief Executive Officer at Motiv and Mike Morley, Director of AI/ML Technology at Arcurve Inc. More details can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/leverage-data-to-build-enterprise-llms-tickets-838047501637?aff=odcleoeventsincollection

Challenging World of Data Privacy and Risk Management

March 28, 2024 7:00 PM
Data for Good

Join us as Awad Loubani presents perspectives on the “Challenging World of Data Privacy and Risk Management”. In many jurisdictions, privacy is considered a fundamental human right, and data protection laws exist to guard that right. Data privacy is also important because for individuals to be willing to engage online, they have to trust that their personal data will be handled with care. Organizations use data protection practices to demonstrate to their customers and users that they can be trusted with their personal data. The information rich session will address the following topics: * Protection the online privacy of Canadians in today’s overwhelmingly digital world. * Case study: CRA privacy guiding principles. * New laws to strengthen Canadians’ privacy & trust in digital economy. * Artificial Intelligence and Data Act. * Summary of privacy regulations in Canada. * EU Artificial Intelligence Act. * Other relevant privacy legislations & regulations. * Other relevant topics: ESG; ERM; ISO 31000 standard on risk management. Awad Loubani is President of A.M.A.L. Risk Management Services Inc. As a Canadian and international risk management (RM) expert, Awad is a trailblazer in enhancing the risk management function within organizations by moving the risk culture from avoidance to focusing on “informed risk outcomes”. He advocates managing risk to protect/grow the firm’s value by enabling it to achieve its objectives more effectively and with greater long-term certainty. He helps organizations survive and thrive with the ability to identify, assess, and manage their key risks. His approach to effective RM enables organizations to achieve their objectives by continually assessing risks to reduce surprises, capitalize on opportunities and improve performance.

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The Data Community Center

The YYC Data Society isn't just a group of people. We're a group of communities. Our constituency spans over a dozen groups representing a wide range of peoples and industries

12+

COMMUNITIES

4,000

INDIVIDUALS

5+

eVENTS PER MONTH

100,000+

Possible Connections

We Are All Networks

Communities. Directed acyclic graphs. Social networks. Minimum spaning trees. Networks are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Join us and be a node forging connections in the community

Our Mission

We create collisions between communities and individuals.

We nurture our data ecosystem.

We develop the roadmap to navigate the Calgary data landscape.

Mentorship and Growth

Foster relationships in a community full of professionals, enthusiasts, and lifelong learners

Unlock Trapped Potential

Bridge the technical and social gaps which hinder the adoption of the data-drive organization

Advance ML/AI Skills

Celebrate and advance the underestimated depth of Albertan data and ML/AI expertise

Share Resources

We are stronger together. We are a collective of communities sharing resources and expertise

Founding Partners

The YYC Data Ecosystem

YYC Data Blog

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