2019 NYC WiMLDS / Scikit-learn Sprint
Key Links
Photos & Tweets
Twitter Moment: NYC WiMLDS 2019 Scikit-Learn Sprint
Background
- About WiMLDS open source sprints
- NYC WiMLDS meetup event page
- NYC WiMLDS sprint website
Sprint Application & Prep
Sprint Day
- pre-event email reminders
- List of curated issues to work on
- Sprint GitHub repo: WiMLDS/nyc-2019-scikit-sprint/
- wimlds gitter
Post-sprint
- Post-event feedback survey
Contact
Feel free to email us with any questions at [email protected]
Agenda for 24-Aug-2019
- 9 am - 9:30 am: Arrive early for technical support
- 9:30 am - 12 pm: Sprint
- 12 pm - 1 pm: Lunch will be provided
- 1 pm - 6 pm: Sprint
Code of Conduct
WiMLDS is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate.
Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down others. Behave professionally. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate.
Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly community for all. Please read the full Code of Conduct before participating.
CoC summary is adopted from NumFOCUS
The Team
WiMLDS Host
- Reshama Shaikh: @reshamas
Sponsors
- Microsoft Hack Reactor
- Microsoft Host: Nitya Narasimhan
- Bloomberg
Scikit-learn Host & Experts (Core Contributors)
- Andy Mueller: @amuellerml
- Thomas Fan: @thomasjpfan
- Nicolas Hug: @hug_nicolas
Scikit-learn Mentors from Bloomberg
Helpers
Purpose of Sprint
- Widen the pool of open-source contributors
- Contribute to scikit-learn library
- Involve more women and gender minorities in scikit-learn and open source
- Build momentum for continued contribution
Goals for the Day
- The plan is to work in pairs.
- The goal is that each participant will be able to resolve one trivial fix and one actual fix.
Community Announcements
Support Open Source
- There is no charge for the sprint. We ask you to donate a nominal amount ($5 to $10) to NumFOCUS to support open source.
- For "Donation Dedication: indicate "scikit-learn"
- For "Please notify the following person that a donation has been made: [email protected]
Women's Space
We welcome all genders. We also ask our attendees to respect that this organization and event is a women's space. One example of creating that space is allowing women to speak and ask questions.
Preparation
1. GitHub Account
- Open an account on GitHub
- Git should be installed
- Some familiarity with Git / GitHub
- Prior to event, review some Git resources
- We will go over pull requests at beginning of event
Gitter
2. JoinGitter is an open source instant messaging and chat room system for developers and users of GitHub repositories. You can use your GitHub ID to sign in.
Join the scikit-learn Gitter community
scikit-learn Contributing documentation
3. Read thru- It is approximately 15 pages
Open Issues
4. Review- scikit-learn repository
- There are over 1000 issues
😓 - For the sprint, we will focus on issues with the labels:
- Go through the issues (with the above labels) and become familiar with them
5. Curated List of Issues
Day of Sprint
1. Hardware
Bring your laptop and charger.
2. Nametags
We will have stick-on nametags. Make sure to wear one to network with other attendees. Feel free to add your preferred pronoun and institution affiliation.
3. Taking Notes for Blog
If you would like to blog about the event, email me ([email protected]) and I would be happy to share and promote the blog with our community.
Please take photos and tweet about the event.
Groups
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WiMLDS NYC: WiMLDS_NYC
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WiMLDS: @wimlds
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Microsoft: @Microsoft
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Bloomberg: @business
Hashtags
- #ScikitSprint
- #opensource