This Week's Stories:
1. UCLA Tableau Webinar: Prep Builder
May 31, Wednesday, 10:30 – 11:30am PST, Virtual, Free
As a follow-up to our successful UCLA Tableau Day webinar last fall, we want to continue our journey down the path of producing efficient and effective data visualizations to help inform data-driven decision-making.
Tableau Prep Builder provides a modern approach to data preparation, making it easier and faster to combine, shape, and clean data for analysis within Tableau. By providing a visual and direct path to prep your data, you can get your hands on quality data in just a few clicks.
Join our UCLA Tableau Webinar: Prep Builder hosted by one of Tableau’s Lead Solutions Engineers for Education and learn how to use this tool, which is included with Tableau Desktop when you purchase a Creator license from UCLA Software Central!
2. UCUX Usability Workshop Summit 2023
June 6, Tuesday, 9:30 - 11am PST, Virtual, Free
The University of California User Experience (UCUX) Usability Workshop is an annual event held for members of the UC community. It focuses on user experience (UX) research and design, which help make digital services easier to use. The workshop is run by staff UX practitioners, known as the “UCUX community of practice.” During the workshop, information technology (IT) teams from across the UC present product reviews from a UX standpoint. The workshops raise the profile of UX in the UC system, increase the skill levels of IT staff, and, ultimately, improve the usability of digital services across the system.
3. Apple WWDC23
Jun 5- 9, Monday-Friday, 10am PST, Virtual, Free
Mark your calendars for an exhilarating week of technology and community. Be among the first to learn the latest about Apple platforms, technologies, and tools. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with Apple experts and other developers. All online and at no cost. Experience WWDC here and in the Apple Developer app.
4. UCLAXOpen: Women, Wealth, Wisdom: Women in Technology
July 13, Thursday 12:00PM - 1:30PM PST, Virtual, Free
Women make up less than 25% of US Tech jobs and they leave the field more frequently than men do. Come hear from women working in the field talk about opportunities for women in technology, resources available and the workplace culture.
5. Understanding Blockchain--Seminar Series
August 2, Wednesday 12:00PM - 1:30PM PST, Virtual, Free
Blockchain has distinguished itself as the technical architecture of choice for a great many projects boldly attempting to solve critically important and meaningful problems. The next iteration of the internet has blockchain as its bedrock, and building an understanding of the precepts of this often opaque technology positions professionals with an interest in tech to pivot into this high-demand space and supercharge their career potential. Join us in this series where we dive into important blockchain topics (NFT's, cryptocurrency, tokens, Bitcoin, Ethereum, hashing, smart contracts, Web3, Metaverse, etc.) that deliver substantive understanding about blockchain as the transformative tool poised to continually disrupt industries in the States and abroad.
