We are delighted to announce the first Women in Data Science (WiDS) Basel conference taking place:

Monday, 4 March 2019 (16:00 – 20:00) at the Department of Psychology, Missionsstrasse 64A, 4055 Basel.

WiDS Basel is part of the WiDS initiative that aims to foster gender diversity in the data sciences. WiDS Basel features talks from female speakers in academia and industry who are doing outstanding work at the intersection of data science and Psychology or Economics. The conference aims to inspire and educate people who are curious about or are working in the behavioral sciences using tools from data science. WiDS Basel features talks about career issues, tips and tools for data science, as well as mentoring and networking opportunities. You can find the full program here.

The conference is hosted for the first time in Basel as a joint initiative of members of the Department of Psychology, the Faculty of Business and Economics, and the Bernoulli Network for the Behavioral Sciences of the University of Basel.

Attendance is free but there are limited number of spots with registration on a first-come first-served basis (registration closes 28 February, or earlier if spaces are filled). In order to become a participant of WiDS Basel, please register now on the website.

WiDS Basel Team (Aya Kachi, Jana Jarecki, Rui Mata)