Announcing Summer Community Days: 2 days of community-first data learning

The data industry and community wouldn’t be what it is today without the brilliant minds and contributions of data practitioners. That’s a pretty well known truth, and something the community team here at Census (and the company overall) aims to support in all our relationships, whether that’s at an event, in a customer call, over Slack, when building for our users, or when networking with you all.
There’s no shortage of product and user conferences out there built by companies to help vendors connect with this community of bright folks. However, there’s an opportunity to better support practitioners as you look to learn from each other (and share your own expertise).
So we’re creating an event just for you: Summer Community Days, a 2-day, practitioner-first event July 28 and 29. We’ll get together to learn from data experts and help you stand out in your data career (and have some fun) for the official Summer of Data.
Over the course of two days, we’ll bring virtual programming directly to you, as well as in person happy hours in select US cities to help you connect with your local data scene. You’ll leave the event an OA expert in technical- and business-focused subjects alike (and have some new friends, too). 🍾
The modern data leader is a cross-functional data champion (and you’re all complex human beings with lots of different interests and backgrounds). We’re bringing you a wide range of technical data talk tracks, plus data-driven business sessions, to build up your skills wherever you need support.
As such, our virtual schedule is split into two parts: Technical deep dives and business drivers.
On the technical deep dive talk tracks, here’s a breakdown of the themes you’ll learn about:
For the folks looking to level up their management, business, or strategic skills to stand out to your non-data counterparts, you’ll find sessions on:
No matter what you’re interested in (or where you’re looking to improve), your community members have the resources for you.
This conference line up and our session schedule is driven by the best practices, lessons, and second-hand gold of everyone who is in the community.
Got something you want to share with your community? A topic or best practice that you frequently educate about internally? Something you wish someone had presented when you were just starting out? We’d love to have you present at Summer Community Days.
We’re taking submissions for 30-minute presentations on any of the topics above. The deadline for submitting is June 30 at 11:59 pm PT. For full details (including a breakdown of the support you’ll get to develop your talk), check out our submissions page.👈
Ready to grab your seat? Got some questions? You can find more details (and FAQs) at operationalanalytics.club/summer-community-days.
Not (yet) a member of the OA Club? Join today to get access to pre-conference activities, conversation with fellow practitioners, and more.