< Back WiML Partner Event: Virtual Women in Science Fireside Chat with Amazon Virtual WiML is excited to announce the Virtual Women in Science Fireside Chat by WiML Partner Amazon. Previous Next

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All events WiML Luncheon @ COLT 2019 Phoenix, Arizona June 26, 2019 12:30 pm — 02:00 pm WiML is hosting a luncheon at COLT 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. The organizer is Ruth Urner. Date: June 26, 12:30-2pm in room 102A Location: Phoenix, ArizonaVenue: Phoenix Convention Center Registration: Register during COLT registration ( http://learningtheory.org/colt2019/ ). If you registered for COLT but did not register for the WiML lunch, check if you can amend your registration to add WiML lunch registration. If not, email Ruth Urner (ruth AT eecs DOT yorku DOT ca) to attend the lunch. If you are not attending COLT but wish to attend the lunch, also email Ruth. SPONSORS -Platinum- Previous Next

< Back WiML Workshop 2019 Vancouver, Canada The 14th annual Women in Machine Learning workshop will be colocated with NeurIPS 2019 in Vancouver, Canada in December 2019. Previous Next

Give and receive advice, gain knowledge, and make connections. Our annual long-term mentorship program fosters meaningful long-term connections and provides targeted advice to early career researchers. MENTORSHIP Give and receive advice, gain knowledge, and make connections WiML is committed to advancing the careers of women and non-binary people studying and working in machine learning. Many of our events have mentorship roundtables that bring together mentors and attendees in close conversation on technical and career topics. Outside of events, our annual long-term mentorship program fosters meaningful long-term connections and provides targeted mentorship on specific topics that are selected every year, ranging from PhD applications to job seeking. 6th Annual WiML Mentorship Program (2026-2027) Whether you're seeking mentorship or ready to mentor, there's a place for you. Visit the 2026–2027 WiML Mentorship Program page to learn more about eligibility, key dates, and how to apply. Learn More & Apply Mentorship History 5th WiML Mentorship: Post-graduate degree applicants and job seeker 2025–2026 The goal of this program is to provide mentorship to early-career women and non-binary people studying and/or working in machine learning. The program will run between September 2025 and May 2026. Application deadlines are indicated in the "Timeline" section. The website for the 5th mentorship can be found here . 4th WiML Mentorship: Ph.D. Applications and Job Seekers 2024–2025 The 2024-2025 mentorship grew its focus not only to support graduate degree program applicants, but job seekers, in partnership with WiML corporate partners. The website for the 4th mentorship can be found here [website ]. 3rd WiML Mentorship: PhD Applications, 2023–2024 The 2023-2024 mentorship continued with a focus on supporting members of our community applying to research-oriented degree programs in machine learning, including PhD and Masters programs. This year, WiML also received a grant from NeurIPS to support this work, and started funding mentees’ application fee expenses. The website for the 3rd mentorship can be found here [website ]. The success of the mentorship so far was described here [NeurIPS website ]. 2nd WiML Mentorship: PhD Applications, 2022–2023 Building on the success of our pilot, the 2022–2023 mentorship narrowed its focus to support PhD applicants. This allowed us to provide tailored guidance throughout the PhD application process. 1st WiML Mentorship: Pilot, 2021–2022 Our pilot program in 2021–2022 was our first step toward establishing a formal, long-term mentorship community within WiML. The focus of the pilot was on general career development in machine learning, and the participants ranged from students to professionals.

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< Back WiML Mentorship Session @ KDD 2022 Washington DC The WiML Mentorship Session as part of the WOMEN IN KDD: TOWARDS GENDER EQUITY IN TECH WORKSHOP is happening on Monday, August 15th, 2022 Previous Next

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