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Kirstie Whitaker
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☀️ Executive Director for @ucbids.bsky.social
💽 Previously: Director for #OpenSource Tools, Practices and Systems at The Alan Turing Institute
🌱 Founder @turingway.bsky.social
🌎 #Inclusive #Communities
💕 Solo mum by choice
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ucbids.bsky.social
Register to attend in person or online at the AI Futures Lab:
bit.ly/3JvD8II

#UCOSPO #OpenSource #OpenScience
Berkeley OSPO logo with shapes that spell out "OSPO", a headshot of Monica Bobra in a circle, and event date and time details "November meetup, November 20, 3:30pm"
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
📣 OSPO Meetup on Thurs, Nov 20 @ 3:30pm PT -> An open approach to data science at the State of California

Meet Monica Bobra (CA Office of Data & Innovation) - Help shape the future of open source at UC Berkeley at a fireside chat, a Q&A session, and community gathering time! 🍿🥤
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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berkeleyls.bsky.social
A UC Berkeley (@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social) study led by Professor David Harding finds that how applicants explain their past crimes can affect hiring decisions. Those who took responsibility and showed change were most likely to be hired.

Read more – https://bit.ly/4nVVsc7
#Sociology #Research
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November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
Join us this Thursday!

Meet Monica Bobra (CA Office of Data & Innovation) - Help shape the future of open source at UC Berkeley at a fireside chat, a Q&A session, and community gathering time 🍿🥤
bit.ly/3JvD8II
ucbids.bsky.social Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) @ucbids.bsky.social · 15d
Register to attend in person or online at the AI Futures Lab:
bit.ly/3JvD8II

#UCOSPO #OpenSource #OpenScience
Berkeley OSPO logo with shapes that spell out "OSPO", a headshot of Monica Bobra in a circle, and event date and time details "November meetup, November 20, 3:30pm"
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
So much activity at #JupyterCon 2025 -> tutorials 🧠, meetups 🤝, talks 🎤! Thankfully, Silas Santini captured some highlights and shared some valuable resources!

Read "Themes of Day 1, JupyterCon 2025: Collaboration and Modularity" for details:
bids.berkeley.edu/news/themes-...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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apertureohbm.bsky.social
Extending their earlier work, Dao et al. showcase Neurodesk applications for open neuroimaging data sharing and usage: doi.org/10.52294/001...

@neurodesk.org @sbollmann.bsky.social
#OpenDatasets #SpecialIssue
September 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
kirstiejane.bsky.social
So proud to be partnering with @2i2c.org. @ucbids.bsky.social is the first premier member organisation!

Join us - as part of the @jupyter.org ecosystem - to build #OpenSource #Infrastructure to enable better science, faster, by & for more people around the world.

bids.berkeley.edu/news/shaping...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
Tim Tangherlini, BIDS Associate Faculty Director, quoted in this report about conspiracies and where we get our information.
October 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
Join us THIS FRIDAY for the second lecture in our Cultural Analytics Talk Series, co-sponsored by @berkeleyischool.bsky.social !

@mellymeldubs.bsky.social will present "AI Fiction in the Wild"

📅 Oct. 24, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
📍 210 South Hall, Online

www.ischool.berkeley.edu/events/2025/...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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cboettig.bsky.social
Really thrilled to see the renewed momentum from @ucbids.bsky.social on open source infrastructure! A new partnership with @2i2c.org puts supporting tools, their developers, and their community at the center. cdss.berkeley.edu/news/berkele...
Berkeley Institute for Data Science partners with 2i2c on open source infrastructure
The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) has formally partnered with 2i2c, a nonprofit that provides open source support services with shared digital tools and resources for researchers and educ...
cdss.berkeley.edu
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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ucbids.bsky.social
We are thrilled, too! Read about BIDS partnership with @2i2c.org in this article from UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) 🌟
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
We had a great time at the first Berkeley OSPO meetup yesterday! Jarrod Millman and @kirstiejane.bsky.social discussed what the OSPO can do for the #opensource community now, a time when #openscience is more important than ever.

Join us at upcoming OSPO + BIDS events: events.berkeley.edu/BIDS
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September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
kirstiejane.bsky.social
Do you work on #OpenSource or #OpenScience and are in the Bay Area?

It would be SO lovely to see you in real life at @ucbids.bsky.social AI Futures Lab (close to Berkeley BART station).

🍻🧋🍹Thurs Sept 18, 3:30pm, snacks and drinks served to finish up the day! 🍪🍓🍿

(Online folks welcome too!)
ucbids.bsky.social Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) @ucbids.bsky.social · Sep 12
📣 Next week on Thursday, September 18 @ 3:30pm -> What can your #OSPO do for you?

Help shape the future of #OpenSource at #UCBerkeley at a fireside chat, a Q&A session, and community gathering time with snacks and drinks! 🍿🥤

events.berkeley.edu/BIDS/event/3...

#UCOSPO #collaboration #OpenScience
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September 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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ucbids.bsky.social
📣 Next week on Thursday, September 18 @ 3:30pm -> What can your #OSPO do for you?

Help shape the future of #OpenSource at #UCBerkeley at a fireside chat, a Q&A session, and community gathering time with snacks and drinks! 🍿🥤

events.berkeley.edu/BIDS/event/3...

#UCOSPO #collaboration #OpenScience
UC Berkeley OSPO logo with shapes that spell out O, S, P and O
September 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
Join #STRUDEL on October 23 for a workshop designed to help you rapidly build a high-quality scientific web app!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#ScientificWebApp #VSCode #React #prototype #OpenSource #UX
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September 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
Hear from Kyle and Tyler!
bids.berkeley.edu/news/branchi...
bids.berkeley.edu/news/reflect...

#SummerInternship
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August 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
Earlier this year, Nicole Starosielski presented her research on the physical installations that support Internet traffic -- this took us to new places and gave us a lot to think about! 🌍 🌊

bids.berkeley.edu/news/nicole-...

#SubseaNetwork #CableLandingStation #InternetTraffic
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August 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
We’re still buzzing from our #GeoJupyter Hackathon experience - here’s why... Results from working side by side and a focus on the needs of the community! 🌍 🤝

Thanks, @mfisher87.bsky.social and @schmidtdse.bsky.social!

bit.ly/3JLLlYR
#JupyterGIS #OpenSource #Geospatial @geojupyter.bsky.social
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September 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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zaneselvans.org
This is a 3-hour long interactive / practical workshop where we'll actually be working with some messy data in notebooks together. Based on the framework developed by @carpentries.carpentries.org
catalyst.coop Catalyst Cooperative @catalyst.coop · Sep 4
Next Wed. (9/10) we're piloting a new hands-on workshop on analyzing messy energy data, aimed at grad students and other researchers who have touched #Python, but want to learn more. If that's you, and you're up to give us feedback, register here! #EnergySky

www.eventbrite.com/e/open-energ...
Open Energy Data For All Pilot: Working With Messy Data
Piloting an interactive lesson about exploring messy data and creating a solid base to work from.
www.eventbrite.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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curiossorg.bsky.social
We're delighted to welcome @kirstiejane.bsky.social of the
@ucbids.bsky.social to the #CURIOSS community!

We're looking forward to learning more about the @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #OSPO.

ℹ️ Learn about UC Berkeley OSPO: ospo-berkeley-edu.netlify.app

#AcademicSky #opensource
Berkeley Open Source Program Office
Welcome to the Berkeley Open Source Program Office, housed within the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS). As a founding member of the UC OSPO Network, we aim to facilitate knowledge sharing, p...
ospo-berkeley-edu.netlify.app
September 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
Stay tuned for the reports on the research presentations, panel discussions, and group visioning 📝 💡

re-ai.berkeley.edu/events/towar...

#ResponsibleAI #OpenSourceAI
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August 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
Kirstie Whitaker (@kirstiejane.bsky.social) and Jarrod Millman (OSPO ED) hugely enjoyed BAIR’s open source AI workshop, hosted in partnership with Mozilla. With steering group member Meredith Lee among many other experts!
August 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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cghlewis.bsky.social
RDM Weekly Issue 9 is out! 📫

- NIH DMS Plans Lesson Set
- Ethically Making and Sharing Data @cynthiaheider.com
- Creating Psych-DS #rstats Projects @ianhussey.mmmdata.io
- Yoda Metadata Editor @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
and more!
rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...
RDM Weekly - Issue 009
A weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources.
rdmweekly.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
We are really looking forward to meeting with and contributing to the @jupyter.org community -- join us!

"Let’s Explore the Infinite Possibilities of Data Science"

events.linuxfoundation.org/jupytercon/p...

#JupyterHealth #JupyterHub #JupyterLab #JupyterNotebook
Schedule | LF Events
View the O3DECon 2021 Schedule & Directory.
events.linuxfoundation.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
➡️👀 Check out the recently announced #JupyterCon schedule, with tutorials and talks from BIDS colleagues (@kirstiejane.bsky.social , @fernandoperez.org, Maryam Vareth) and several others from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social.
August 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM