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WOMEN IN DATA SCIENCE ROMANIA

Romania · Bucharest · Transnational · See the Romania profile

Originally organized for the first time in 2015 By Stanford University in the US, WIDS is now a Global Conference with more than 150 regional events hosted by WIDS Ambassadors from all obver the world. In Romania, WIDS features more than 40 women data scientists from all sector

40+ speakers/participants
Women data scientists featured at the Romanian event (2021)
WOMEN IN DATA SCIENCE ROMANIA

Details

Promoter
Mariana Ungureanu (WiDS Ambassador) — website
Power domain
Social Power
Methods / tools
Gender Training, Competence development, Awareness-raising, Networking
Region (NUTS)
RO32
Keywords
AWARENESS RAISING, WOMEN, SCIENCE, AI, EMPOWERMENT

Context

Women in Data Science (WiDS) is a global conference founded by Stanford University in 2015 that has grown to more than 150 regional events organised by WiDS Ambassadors worldwide; this entry covers the Romanian edition of the event.

Objectives

WiDS Romania aims to inspire participants about research and career opportunities in data science, educate attendees on current data-science research and technology trends regardless of gender, and support women in the field by increasing visibility for their work.

Activities

The Romanian edition brought together more than 40 women data scientists from industry, government, academia and civil society for sessions on topics including smart cities, supply-chain management, public policy uses of data science, e-health, AI ethics, algorithmic bias, data privacy, data mining and business intelligence, and career advice for aspiring data scientists.

Conclusions

As a networking and visibility-raising event rather than a funded programme with measured outcomes, its impact is framed by organisers around increasing the visibility of women's expertise in a male-dominated field rather than quantified career or economic results.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k) — No budget disclosed; likely low-cost, volunteer-organised single conference day drawing on the existing global WiDS network rather than dedicated new funding.
Time to results
Short (< 1 year) — Single-day/short conference format; Romanian edition referenced for 2021, part of an annual global conference cycle running since 2015.
Staffing & skills
WiDS Ambassador (Mariana Ungureanu) coordinating the Romanian edition, Global WiDS Ambassador network (Stanford-founded)

Conditions for success

  • Affiliation with the established global WiDS network and brand, giving instant credibility and a ready speaker/participant pipeline
  • Partnership support (e.g. Fondación Ronsel)
  • Drawing speakers from multiple sectors (industry, government, academia, civil society) to broaden topic relevance

Where it fits

Governance type
NGO/ambassador-led community event within a global network
Scale
national (Romania edition of a transnational network)
Income level
upper-middle-income

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