Member feature Stefanie

This is Stephanie's story - she is a passionate Munich Datageek for over 10 years now.

1️⃣ Do you remember your first Munich Datageeks meetup experience? That was in February 2015 at Burda - I had to look up the exact date tbh. A good friend had told me quite enthusiastically that there is this new event series around data, so I joined her that evening and really enjoyed the vibe.

2️⃣ What initially motivated you to join our community? I was writing my PhD thesis at that time about Statistical Network Analysis. So I was aware of the importance of social networks. And at some point back then I would need a job :-)

3️⃣ "From the Community for the Community" - what does this mean to you? It's the reason why the meetup and it's thriving community still exist. It's not about sales or fancy looking shallow management slides with no technical depth or whatsoever. It's really about the people meeting there.

4️⃣ Wild prediction: What will Datageeks meetup #200 look like in 2030? Another XXL meetup version to celebrate this milestone with a best of the previous talks given by humans. Beer. Pizza. And maybe the Backpropagation Boys for the halftime show.

5️⃣ Complete this sentence: "You know you're a true Munich Datageek when..." ... you don't even bother checking the talk topics - you'll go no matter what!

🕶️ Thanks a lot, Stephi - up to the next 10 years.