Presentation from the Brussels Data Science Community at Sasforum 2014 in Louvain-La-Neuve. The Brussels Data Science Community We are the latest ‘HOT’ #European #Datascience #startup based in #Brussels. The Brussels Data Science Community, is the European voice for data scientists with a conscience. If you have a desire to stay at the forefront of technological innovation & positive social change, join us. Our GOAL: “Our ultimate goal is to make the difference by applying our science and knowledge on social & public challenges.” . We are a community of data scientists with a conscience eager to share, learn and have fun with technological innovation & positive social change. Our members all want to contribute with their professional skills to make a positive impact on our local community or in the world, they are all aware that data based decision making is key to boost the performances of our organisations. We are an open community and everybody with an interest in data and business is welcome. Our members are University professors, managers in public or private organisations, leaders of NGO’s, Phd students, analytic consultants, technical bigdata experts … Our core values are: Independence Transparency Accountability Participation Openness Diversity / Inclusion Good Governance Social Responsibility Professional Management Our mission is to breach the knowledge gap concerning data sciences in Europe by creating an analytics talent hub in Brussels. We are an open community committed to offer a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and experience among those with a professional interest in science and technology of data, information and knowledge in ways that promote personal excellence and taking social responsibility. We are promoting a vibrant and knowledgeable conscious community through multipurpose sharing platforms – through trainings, meetings, DS programs and projects. The community is dedicated to improving the knowledge, experience and well-being of our respective and surrounding communities. Our activities are geared around breaching that gap between what the industry need and what the academic institutions has to offer. We focus on knowledge sharing by organising monthly meetups and training sessions. We also provide the possibility for datascientists to work on real ‘Data for Good’-projects where our members offer their help to NGO’s, public intitutions and Startups to gain value out of their data . Contact: Philippe Van Impe pvanimpe@gmail.com +32 477 23 78 42 Our Communication channels are: Sign up for our meetings on www.meetup.com/Brussels-Data-Science-Meetup/ Follow our community on Twitter: @DataScienceBe Join our group now onLinkedin: http://goo.gl/UtLRdH Check out the job postings on our Linkedin group: http://goo.gl/jJMYQP Follow Google+ community: http://goo.gl/ySWvhj And we have a facebook page !