[Corpora-List] ISI-CODATA International Training Workshop on Big Data

[Biswanath Dutta]

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ISI-CODATA

International Training Workshop on Big Data


9-20 March 2015

Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)

Bangalore, India

&

International Council for Science: Committee on Data for Science and
Technology (CODATA)

Paris, France

Venue: Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre

Address: Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post,
Bangalore- 560059


CODATA and the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) - along with other
partners - will convene an International Training Workshop on Big Data.
This will continue the emerging series of International Training Workshops
which CODATA is seeking to establish with a variety of partners. Recent
training workshops have been held in Beijing, China and in Nairobi, Kenya.
The International Training Workshop will take place at the Indian
Statistical Institute in Bangalore, India on 9-20 March 2015. Objective:
The intensive, two week residential course has as its objective to train
early and mid-career data professionals in using latest technology and
techniques in Big Data management and its exploitation.

Methodology: The workshop will have a carefully designed curriculum to
cover broad introductory topics to data, data handling issues, standards
and interoperability – it will consider generic data issues and specific
challenges associated with Big Data. In an integrated way, the workshop
will combine theoretical topics with practical activities including
demonstrations and illustrations, short exercises involving the
participants and project work.

Eligible Participants

The workshop is targeted at early and mid-career data professionals. The
definition is deliberately flexible to allow candidates from a variety of
backgrounds to make a case. However, doctoral students, post-doctoral
researchers, young faculty members and early career data experts, data
managers etc are the target group. Ideal candidates will have some
experience as data managers, data encoders, metadata managers, archivists,
data exploitation personnel, analysts, data publishers or similar roles.
Data experts that help policy makers in data related policies are also
included.

Scholarships

Students from SAARC countries and from other countries in South and
Southeast Asia will be welcome. A limited number of scholarships
supporting travel, accommodation and travel may be available. Further
announcements will be made, however, interested parties should send a
brief CV as soon as possible to Simon Hodson <execdir at codata.org> and
Devika Madalli <devika at drtc.isibang.ac.in> and you will be contacted about
scholarship opportunities.

Subjects Covered

    Introduction – What is Big Data? What are its features?

    Big Data Storage – formats – scaling

    Tools and techniques for handling Big Data

    Standards for Big Data

    Semantics for Big Data organization and retrieval

    Data models and services

    Domain based data

    Open Government Data

    Big Data Licensing: access, use, reuse modalities

    Data and text mining

    Approaches to structured and unstructured data

    Case studies, Big data projects and alliances

    Data Publishing

Important Dates:

Application Deadline: 20/01/2015

Selection Notification Deadline: 31/01/2015

Registration Deadline: 10/02/2015

Note: You should send your application along with your CV and statement of
interest to Simon Hodson <execdir at codata.org> and Devika Madalli
<devika at drtc.isibang.ac.in>.

    20 places will be available.

    Registrations are applicable for the selected candidates only.

Registration Fee
India & SAARC

Corporate: 20,000 INR
Academic & Govt: 8,000 INR

Countries Others

Corporate: 300 USD
Academic & Govt: 150 USD

Registration fee is included:

    Workshop Kit

    Tea/Coffee

    Working Lunch

Contact persons

Simon Hodson

CODATA Executive Director

E-mail: execdir at codata.org

ARD Prasad

DRTC

Indian Statistical Institute,

8th Mile Mysore Road,

RVCE Post, Bangalore-560059

E-mail: ard at drtc.isibang.ac.in

Devika P Madalli

DRTC

Indian Statistical Inst itute,

8th Mile Mysore Road,

RVCE Post, Bangalore-560059

Important Links

    http://www.codata.org/news/27/62/ISICODATA-International-Training-Workshop-on-Big-Data

    http://www.drtc1.isibang.ac.in/bdworkshop

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