January Speaker: Lulu Miller is a Peabody Award-winning science journalist who has been working in public radio for over thirteen years. She is the co-founder of NPR’s Invisibilia and one of the founding producers of Radiolab. She also writes fiction stories which have been published in The New Yorker, VQR, Catapult, and beyond. Her nonfiction book about taxonomy and madness will be published in 2020 by Simon & Schuster.
Events
Chamber Business Women's Round Table
Offers professional women in our region opportunities for networking and professional development in a welcoming and collegial environment. Under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, the BWRT hosts monthly brown-bag lunch meetings, open to all Chamber members, on the third Thursday of every month.
Datapalooza 2018
Join the UVA Data Science Institute for Datapalooza 2018. Featuring highlights from cutting-edge research happening across Grounds, skills sessions led by industry experts, research discussions on a variety of data science topics, and more.
GO Connect: Networking REimagined
Personal Brand: Know, Feel, Do
At our GO Connect launch, which was held earlier this year, over 50 attendees had the opportunity to engage in a design thinking activity that made them rethink the way networking is done. This time, we will be offering another interactive exercise on personal branding. Personal Brand: Know, Feel, Do is an exciting exploration into what impression we are leaving on those we connect with!
We hope that you will be able to attend and that you will share this information with anyone you think might be interested in networking and connecting with new people and opportunities. The event is free but pre-registration is required due to limited space. Light refreshments will be served, and we will provide parking validation for the Market Street Parking Garage. For more information and to pre-register, visit www.goconnectcville.org.
UVA Data Science Research Lunch and Learn Series: Kathryn Howell & Benjamin Teresa
Richmond has the second highest eviction rate in the country, according to the headline-grabbing numbers from the Princeton University's Eviction Lab. And Virginia has five of the top ten highest evicting cities in the country.
At the RVA Eviction Lab researchers Katie Howell and Benjamin Teresa are exploring the data to determine what that means for the state and the residents who live there, or used to.
Different understandings of what "counts" as eviction lead to different conclusions about the scale of the problem and interventions to address it. Selecting a measure of eviction is not a politically-neutral decision, and so clarifying the underlying goal or purpose of why we are asking about evictions is important.
Join Howell and Teresa for a discussion on why they argue that evictions are simultaneously a result, cause, and indicator of urban inequality.
Lunch will be provided beginning at 11:30am and the talk is scheduled to begin at noon.
This talk is part of the DSI Lunch & Learn Series sponsored by the Center for Innovative Technology.
GO Connect Workshop: Unlocking Personal Brand: Know, Feel, Do
GO Connect Workshop: Unlocking Personal Brand
Networking is often seen as a song and dance routine, marking off checklists, and at times a forced social pressure. Often it can feel more like a task to find the right people at the right time. The moment you’re able to come up for air – growth opportunities look more like survival mode and you may find yourself drowning in a sea of your business card collection which is now brimming over your dresser drawer. Sound familiar?
In partnership with The Spill Teem®, we have decided to offer a full, in-depth look at the topic of Personal Branding – GO Connect Workshop: Unlocking Personal Brand is a deeper dive into what it means to rediscover ourselves in a world that wants us to be someone else. Expect to reignite the authentic parts of your personal and professional journey that drive the best results.
The workshop will be held on Thursday, September 13th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (1701-A Allied Street).
UVA Data Science Research Lunch and Learn Series
More than six million motor vehicle collisions occur in the United States every year. And the varying degrees of injury can make it difficult for emergency responders and hospitals to triage patients and target care where it is most needed.
This is where data science can make a difference.
Join Dr. Thomas Hartka on for a discussion on how he is using data to predict the risk of injury after a crash. By incorporating these risk models into clinical care, medical teams have the potential to focus resources on patients most at risk for injury. saving money and saving lives.
Lunch will be provided beginning at 11:30am and the talk is scheduled to begin at noon.
This talk is part of the DSI Lunch & Learn Series sponsored by the Center for Innovative Technology.
CBIC TechOnTap
This recurring event is designed specifically for the entrepreneurial, high-tech community.
The event is always open to anyone to attend, and, it's free for CBIC members and $10 for non-members. Learn more about CBIC.
Job Fair: Virginia Career Works Charlottesville
If you're starting a new career or looking for a job, don't miss this chance to sit down 1-on-1 with a variety of local employers. A group of twenty local employers looking to fill open positions. Representatives from the US Post Office, National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC), retail, healthcare, staffing, etc. Free to the public.