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WHEREAS, Women in Data Science (WiDS) Pittsburgh is back at Carnegie Mellon University for its fifth annual conference to be held Thursday through Friday, March 24-25; and
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WHEREAS, since its inception as a one-day conference at Stanford University in 2015, WiDS has grown into a global movement with over 200 regional events worldwide; and,
WHEREAS, the conference was first held in Pittsburgh in 2018 and had nearly 150 local participants, including students, faculty, companies, non-profits and campus organizations. Today, over 120,000 people attend the conference in person, and via livestream or Facebook Live; and,
WHEREAS, WiDS Pittsburgh is the only women-centric data analytics conference in Western Pennsylvania. The conference is open to the public and is free to high school students, providing them an opportunity to see the possibilities in this field; and,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Women in Data Science for providing inspiration, education, community and support for women in the field of data science; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, March 24-25, 2023 to be “Women in Data Science Days” in the City of Pittsburgh.