Anaconda is the leading platform for Open Data Science powered by Python. Although born within the Python community, Anaconda has expanded in scope to support both R & Python to enable Data Science as a team sport and to get stuff done.

This tutorial (aimed at novices) is tailored to get you started using Anaconda. If you're not already using Anaconda, bring your laptop and we'll get you set up. You don't need to have anything pre-installed, but it may be helpful to have Anaconda downloaded (or perhaps Miniconda, the lightweight version of Anaconda for faster downloading) before the tutorial.

You'll get an overview of the Anaconda ecosystem and a more in-depth discussion of conda and Anaconda Cloud. You'll have a chance to experiment hands-on with both conda and Anaconda Cloud:

• You will create and manage tailored working environments sensibly with the help of conda.

• You will use Anaconda Cloud to share Jupyter notebooks, codes, and environments with collaborators to ease the burden of working with other people's notebooks & scripts.