Hello Everyone,
It's time for Wikimedia Tech Talks 2020 Episode 1! This talk will take
place on *26 February 2020 at 6 PM UTC*.
This month's talk will be in an interview format. You are invited to send
questions ahead of time by replying to this email, or you can ask during Q
& A section of the live talk by asking through IRC or the Youtube
Livestream.
Title: Data and Decision Science at Wikimedia
Speaker: Kate Zimmerman, Head of Product Analytics at Wikimedia
Summary:
How do teams at the Foundation use data to inform decisions?
Sarah R. Rodlund talks with Kate Zimmerman, Head of Product Analytics at
Wikimedia, about what sorts of data her team uses and how insights from
their analysis have shaped product decisions.
Kate Zimmerman holds an MS in Psychology & Behavioral Decision Research
from Carnegie Mellon University and has over 15 years of experience in
quantitative and experimental methods. Before joining Wikimedia, she built
data teams from scratch at ModCloth and SmugMug, evolving their data
capabilities from basic reports to strategic analysis, automated
dashboards, and advanced modeling.
The link to the Youtube Livestream can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-CRsiwYM9w
During the live talk, you are invited to join the discussion on IRC at
#wikimedia-office
You can watch past Tech Talks here:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Tech_talks
If you are interested in giving your own tech talk, you can learn more
here:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Calendar/How_to_schedule_an_event#Te…
Note: This is a public talk. Feel free to distribute through appropriate
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Many kindnesses,
Sarah R. Rodlund
Technical Writer, Developer Advocacy
srodlund(a)wikimedia.org