Thursday: Join the Data Centric Summit and Career Fair
A day of keynote speakers, panel discussions, and a workshop covering data governance, data security, AI/ML, emerging data technologies, and more comes to the CODE building
The Data Centric Summit & Career Fair is coming to the CODE building on the Downtown Mall this Thursday, November 6. Organized by the Central Virginia chapter of AFCEA, this all-day event will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, and a workshop covering a wide range of topics, including data governance, data security, AI/ML, and emerging data technologies. This year’s summit will also include a career fair designed to connect job seekers and university graduates with companies that are actively hiring in these fields. Advance registration is required, but most sessions are free and open to the public.
Summit Highlight
Core Machine Learning & Data Science Techniques Workshop
Led by Dr. John Elder, Founder and Chair of Elder Research, this half-day workshop delivers a hands-on dive into today’s most impactful predictive modeling methods—from classical regression and decision trees to neural networks and ensemble techniques like bagging and boosting. You’ll also learn practical strategies for feature engineering, validation (cross-validation and bootstrapping), and ensuring models succeed beyond the lab. Get ready for real-world stories, best practices, and insights from decades in the field.
Other upcoming events around Charlottesville
Wednesday, November 12: We’ve rescheduled Kim Scott’s talk Ditch the Anxiety, Make Bold Moves, and Design Your Meaningful Tech Career as Charlottesville Data Science’s November event! Join us at Vault Virginia on the Downtown Mall to learn about practical tools and mindset shifts that can help tech professionals stay calm, collected, and direct their energy to what matters most.
Friday, November 14: The UVA School of Data Science hosts Datapalooza 2025, its signature fall event bringing together faculty, students, alumni, and the community to showcase data science in action — across disciplines, industries, and the public good. It’s free to attend, but advance registration is required.
Friday, November 14-Saturday, November 15: beCamp 2025, Charlottesville’s long-running annual “unconference” for technologists, creatives, and builders, will take place at the Looking Glass Art Bar (Friday evening) and Studio IX (Saturday). It’s entirely community-driven — no preset agenda, no panels, no keynotes. On Friday night, participants pitch and vote on ideas for sessions, then spend Saturday diving into the conference schedule they’ve created together. beCamp is free to attend, but advance registration is required.
Wednesday, December 3: Save the date for Charlottesville Data Science’s December event! We’ll be gathering in person at the UVA School of Data Science. More details to come.