Join us on Saturday, 7 March 2020, for NYC School of Data — a community conference that demystifies the policies and practices around civic data, technology, and service design. This year’s conference concludes NYC’s annual Open Data Week and will features OVER 50 sessions organized by NYC’s civic technology, data, and design community for YOU! Our conversations and workshops will feed your mind and empower you to improve your neighborhood.

From discovering, cleaning, and joining open data sets, through to modeling or making datasets actionable, extracting value from open data is still a difficult process. Data Clinic, the data and tech philanthropic arm of Two Sigma, encounters these hurdles on a regular basis, and actively develops tools and products designed to empower users to uncover value in open data. In this presentation, we will introduce the beta version of our latest tool, which, according to user input, facilitates the discovery of relevant NYC open data via NYC Open Data’s API. Many users are familiar with NYC’s infamous 311 and taxi trip datasets, but what about the hidden gems scattered amongst the various agencies? Even if a user knows exactly what dataset they want to use on the portal, they might not be aware of related datasets that exist elsewhere—data that fit thematically and geographically, and data that could easily be joined by a common key. Making these links obvious and accessible could make NYC open data explorers out of all of us—forgoing the well-trodden data paths to forge our own, and uncover truly new insights and connections in the complex lives of New Yorkers.

Want to know more about how your local government and city agencies work? Are you curious how you can use open data to better understand and advocate for change in your community? Join us for an introductory workshop to learn how to access, filter, and analyze information about your neighborhood from New York City’s open data platform.

In a world that information consumption becomes more visual, we wonder: “How might we make the NYC Open Data more accessible and useful by exploring new ways of visualizing the data?” For example, moving from 2D to 3D, to multi-dimensional representations; from static to dynamic, moving through space and time; using artistic concepts of color, shape, size and orientation to show categories, patterns, correlations, outliers, and etc. The new ways of visualizing NYC open data may lead to more engaged conversations among citizens and result in a better way of living.

As part of the event, diverse teams will examine NYC Open Data and come up with new ways of visualizing the data and envisioning the future of NYC.

Millions of New Yorkers rely on Federal, State, and City public benefits to stay out of poverty and to feed and house their families. 19% of New York City’s 8.6 million people live in poverty and 43.1% percent live in near poverty.

While enrollment in benefits reduces the poverty rate citywide, many New Yorkers are still not signing up for the benefits that they may be entitled to. Navigating all of the available options is often confusing and difficult due to the complex requirements regarding eligibility.

The Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity manages and updates the NYC Benefits Platform which supports the development of new benefits-related tools through 2 open resources:

• The NYC Benefits and Programs Data Set: Plain-language, standardized information for 80+ benefits and programs
• The NYC Benefits Screening API: Comprehensive benefits screening criteria and calculations for 32 benefits
• Both resources power ACCESS NYC, NYC's front-door to public benefits information.

Learn about how these data resources work, how they can support benefits outreach, and to imagine new ways to bridge the benefits awareness and enrollment gap.

Schedule (9:30am - 11am):

• 9:30am - check-in and networking
• 9:45am - workshop
• 10:40am - Q&A

Millions of New Yorkers rely on Federal, State, and City public benefits to stay out of poverty and to feed and house their families. 19% of New York City’s 8.6 million people live in poverty and 43.1% percent live in near poverty.

While enrollment in benefits reduces the poverty rate citywide, many New Yorkers are still not signing up for the benefits that they may be entitled to. Navigating all of the available options is often confusing and difficult due to the complex requirements regarding eligibility.

The Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity manages and updates the NYC Benefits Platform which supports the development of new benefits-related tools through 2 open resources:

• The NYC Benefits and Programs Data Set: Plain-language, standardized information for 80+ benefits and programs
• The NYC Benefits Screening API: Comprehensive benefits screening criteria and calculations for 32 benefits
• Both resources power ACCESS NYC, NYC's front-door to public benefits information.

Learn about how these data resources work, how they can support benefits outreach, and to imagine new ways to bridge the benefits awareness and enrollment gap.

Schedule (9:30am - 11am):

• 9:30am - check-in and networking
• 9:45am - workshop
• 10:40am - Q&A

In this session, users will walk through the world of APIs and learn to create a functioning application powered by Open Data. Come and build an app using data from New York City’s Open Data platform and learn valuable insights on the best ways to mine open data. All levels of data expertise were considered while preparing this session.

In this session, users will learn to navigate New York City’s Open Data platform while learning to create compelling visualizations (charts/graphs). Users will learn the fundamentals of the Open Data platform and walk away with a fundamental understanding of how to visualize and contextualize data on the platform. This session is great for varying levels of data expertise, but it is likely more suited for beginner and moderate data users.

The First Star CSI Academy presents: Fostering STEM Futures: Bridging the Divide Between Tech and Foster Youth to create public awareness of the lack of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) exposure. Through various art mediums, students will integrate arts and open data to promote the importance of exposing youth in foster care to STEM.

Today, the digital collections of museums, libraries, and historical societies are larger than ever, but access remains a challenge. When items are digitized, that’s often where the story ends: historical photos are publicly available but hidden away in little-used and cumbersome collection portals, designed for seasoned researchers. We’re here to change that! Join the Urban Archive team this #ODW for a discussion that addresses this challenge through the power (and magic) of open data, design, and collaboration. We’ll talk about the platform we’re building, tools we’re using, and set aside some time to answer any questions you might have for us.

Want to know more about how your local government and city agencies work? Are you curious how you can use open data to better understand and advocate for change in your community? Join us for an introductory workshop to learn how to access, filter, and analyze information about your neighborhood from New York City’s open data platform.

Want to know more about how your local government and city agencies work? Are you curious how you can use open data to better understand and advocate for change in your community? Join us for an introductory workshop to learn how to access, filter, and analyze information about your neighborhood from New York City’s open data platform.

For those with an adventurous and poetic spirit, a willingness to engage in an afternoon city-exploration mission, and a desire to learn our squirrel-observing ways: Sign up to be a Squirrel Sighter, and meet us for this one-of-a-kind Sunday expedition. Upon your arrival, we'll assign you a relatively close park to visit (by subway, bus, or car). We’ll also supply all the squirrel-sighting equipment and information you'll need to find your assigned park, orient yourself, observe and count Eastern grays, take notes on your urban green space, and all the while appreciate this fair, feral city. You’ll then return your notes to us. We'll watch as users create a squirrel/park/city profile.

The NYC TLC's lists on Open Data are some of the most readily used datasets on the NYC portal, yet many of the agency's licensees have little-to-no knowledge of what is available or how to use these datasets. This session is designed to teach our licensees how to use the portal, showcase what information the agency publishes, and introduce licensees to other datasets on the portal that might also be of interest. All are welcome, but this session is designed specifically for the agency's licensees and assumes attendees have minimal knowledge of Open Data.

Let's celebrate NYC Open Data! Join the NYC Planning Labs team for good times and friendly conversation at our quarterly happy hour, aka “Labby Hour”. This is a social event where open data and civic tech enthusiasts can meet and discuss their work.

GISMO’s 2020 Open Data Event is intended to examine the current use of NYC Open Data and to explore ways that this enormous asset can be made even more valuable.The event will document user experiences with spatial data currently residing on the NYC Open Data Portal. Participants will discuss experiences, opinions, and ideals, about spatial data access, data format; data quality, timeliness, completeness, as well as the ease of data use. Discussions shall contribute to ideas on how NYC can improve its spatially enabled open data for greater efficiency and value for individuals, organizations, and for NYC. Participants will include a variety of users that work with spatial open data ranging from GISMO members, university students and researchers, high school students and teachers, NYC government agencies, and non-profits. Individuals will include folks from both sides of the data spectrum: data creators and users within NYC agencies as well as end-users from the public, private and academic sectors. We’ll conduct a workshop to discuss experiences with spatial data on the NYC Open Data Portal and develop suggestions for an improved feedback loop of data users and data creators.

As voice interfaces are becoming ubiquitous in this digital age, Cornell University is researching new ways to make them useful to all people. Just like we can ask Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant questions about the weather or news, why is it not possible to ask more complex questions about our cities and neighborhoods?

This project aims to do just that by allowing voice assistants to answer questions based on datasets. Just like we can ask “What is the weather like tomorrow?”, what if we could ask “How many blind people are there in NYC?” or even, “how many blind people are there in my neighborhood?“

In this demo, Immanuel Trummer, head of the Cornell Database Group, will explore different datasets from the NYC Open Data catalog using his voice. It works in the following way. The system maps speech input to relevant data subsets. Then, it analyzes that data to identify the most interesting trends. It summarizes those trends in a concise voice description. Some of the datasets demonstrated will include:

• Statistics on people with disabilities living in NYC broken down by type of disability, age and neighborhood.
• 311 complaints dataset

Once this feature launches, it can be accessed using a smart speaker such as Amazon Echo or Google Home. For those who do not have smart speakers, they can also access it using their smartphones. For those who prefer not to use a voice interface, they can type their questions to these voice assistants and receive a text based answer.

Registration and Accessibility:

To register for this event please fill out the event registration form. If you have issues filling out the form you can reach out to Walei Sabry at wsabry@doitt.nyc.gov or 212-788-8291.

The Manhattan Borough President’s Office is wheelchair-accessible. The entrance to the building is accessible. There are eight elevators and there are accessible bathrooms. To request accommodations such as American Sign Language Interpretation or CART, contact Walei Sabry at least 72 hours before the event. Walei can be reached at wsabry@doitt.nyc.gov or 212-788-8291.

What types of institutions are needed for communities to thrive? How can New Yorkers develop an asset-based approach to addressing specific community needs? This workshop aims to tackle these questions through the Community Asset Mapping tool on Citizens’ Committee for Children’s flagship database, data.cccnewyork.org. Drawing from many sources hosted by Open Data NYC, the database maps the existence of local assets like farmers’ markets, libraries, banks and more, and compares these institutions with community-level indicators of well-being. Along with assets that we expect to see in every community, the database also plots various supports related to workforce development, housing stability, and other essential services for communities with greater needs. After a brief introduction to the database and demo of the Asset Mapping tool, participants will break into smaller groups and explore the data based on their interest, followed by a broader discussion around local planning efforts to improve child and family well-being. An optional 30-minute training will be available following the session for those interested in learning how to create their own asset maps using raw data from our database, Excel and Google My Maps. **Please bring a laptop or tablet, if you can**

Join us for our second-annual Scavenger Hunt, part of NYC's Open Data Week 2020! You'll use a fun and interactive data tool (DATA2GOHEALTH.NYC) to find nearby locations that match the clues, and submit photo proof via Twitter. The winner will be announced at a networking happy hour at the end and prizes will be awarded. Participants must register, and the event can be completed as an individual or a team, though teams are encouraged! You can come as a team or join one when you arrive. Meet at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial statue in Cadman Plaza, where introductions and orientation will begin at 3pm. You'll receive everything you need, but at least one person on each team will need a mobile device that can access the internet well outdoors and a twitter account. You will be walking around outdoors in the surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods for up to 2 hours, plan and dress accordingly! As teams finish (or by 5pm), we will convene at a local bar/restaurant for a networking happy hour where we'll announce the winner. The happy hour is optional, you can win even if you're not present, but it's highly recommended!

This hybrid panel discussion and design session will feature experts reflecting on the importance of participatory and question-driven problem-solving, and a group ideation session to explore how we can identify the most impactful 100 Questions that NYC Open Data could help to answer.

Join us for “lessons from the front lines,” co-presented by AidData and DataKind. During this event, you’ll learn how to search for and download open source data using the GeoQuery tool, an online tool that performs advanced spatial statistics that extracts data from open-source datasets. You’ll also hear about DataKind’s 311 project, a project executed at our first-ever virtual DataDive, a one-day marathon-style event, through the Microsoft + DataKind AI Accelerator program. DataKind’s proof-of-concept prototype will be presented, which identified common issues using 311 data, as well as a framework that could be generalized to other city agencies. The event will end with an interactive discussion and networking session where audience members will brainstorm ways in which we can address challenges of using open data. We hope to see you there!

Join Kubi Ackerman, Guest Curator of Who We Are: Visualizing NYC by the Numbers, as he guides you through the exhibition that anticipates the 2020 census and showcases work not just by data analysts and demographers, but also by cutting-edge contemporary artists and designers who use these tools to enliven and humanize statistics and to shed new light on how we understand our urban environment and ourselves. Together, these intriguing and varied works demonstrate the power and importance of numbers in helping us understand who we are.

Join Silicon Harlem and the NYC Open Data team and learn how you can use open data.

Learn from City Agency representatives about how NYC Open Data is collected, shared, and mobilized toward sustainability goals in New York.

How does New York City government encourage transparency and protect New Yorkers’ privacy? The City leverages large amounts of information to offer its services, and New York State's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and New York City's Open Data Law require the City to make certain information and records public. At the same time, the City’s Identifying Information Law makes sure it uses and shares identifying information responsibly. Come learn more about how FOIL, the Open Data Law, and the Identifying Information Law work together to enhance government accountability and build public trust. This session will be presented by attorneys from the Mayor’s Office of Information Privacy and the NYC Department of IT & Telecommunications.

Open legal data is a subset of open data that is getting more and more attention, and is a potentially game-changing resource for community advocates to do legal analysis at scale. An open forum is part learning, part workshop, and part strategizing for impact / next steps, and in this forum, we will meet open legal data and review a handful of exciting efforts to open data in law and policy contexts. Next, we will dive into a prime example, the case.law platform, before breaking out into teams to come up with interesting research questions that could benefit from (more) open legal data. We'll have a close-out conversation on how to to generate learnings and practices for NYC Open Data and communities of interest that make this information more accessible, usable, and scalable.

Data Through Design is a week-long exhibition celebrating tangible and multimedia expressions of New York City’s Open Data. Held during New York City’s Open Data Week, the exhibition is also an endeavor of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics. The objective of the exhibit is to enable curious makers such as technologist, artists, and designers to create novel methods of map-making, present new narrative perspectives, and develop a deeper understanding of life in the city using data as a medium.

The theme of our event will be Digital Twin, a term used to describe a virtual replica of a real world object or phenomenon. Digital twins — avatars, simulation models and artificial intelligence — constitute virtual worlds which can be used to both interpret and shape our reality. How are individuals, societies, cities and natural systems reflected in and impacted by digital worldbuilding? How can they help us better understand ourselves and our reality? On the other hand, how can implicit or explicit bias distort or mislead such efforts, and what are the consequences when we lose control of these digital worlds?

Exhibiting artists include: Mona Chalabi, Amanda Anderson-You, Nathaniel Quinn, Abe Rubenstein & Cameron Yick, Mariya Chekmarova & HK Dunston, Jennifer Ding, The Squirrel Census, Eric Lee & Yen Mooi and Devang Thakkar. Works will be on exhibition from February 28th through March 10.

Data Through Design is part of NYC Open Data Week and is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, Pratt Institute's Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative, Revel, Columbia Data Science Institute, Brooklyn Brewery and Wallplay, with support from BetaNYC. You can see the complete listing of Open Data Week events, including the NYC School of Data community conference, at open-data.nyc.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Data Through Design is a week-long exhibition celebrating tangible and multimedia expressions of New York City’s Open Data. Held during New York City’s Open Data Week, the exhibition is also an endeavor of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics. The objective of the exhibit is to enable curious makers such as technologist, artists, and designers to create novel methods of map-making, present new narrative perspectives, and develop a deeper understanding of life in the city using data as a medium.

The theme of our event will be Digital Twin, a term used to describe a virtual replica of a real world object or phenomenon. Digital twins — avatars, simulation models and artificial intelligence — constitute virtual worlds which can be used to both interpret and shape our reality. How are individuals, societies, cities and natural systems reflected in and impacted by digital worldbuilding? How can they help us better understand ourselves and our reality? On the other hand, how can implicit or explicit bias distort or mislead such efforts, and what are the consequences when we lose control of these digital worlds?

Exhibiting artists include: Mona Chalabi, Amanda Anderson-You, Nathaniel Quinn, Abe Rubenstein & Cameron Yick, Mariya Chekmarova & HK Dunston, Jennifer Ding, The Squirrel Census, Eric Lee & Yen Mooi and Devang Thakkar. Works will be on exhibition from February 28th through March 10.

Data Through Design is part of NYC Open Data Week and is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, Pratt Institute's Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative, Revel, Columbia Data Science Institute, Brooklyn Brewery and Wallplay, with support from BetaNYC. You can see the complete listing of Open Data Week events, including the NYC School of Data community conference, at open-data.nyc.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Data Through Design is a week-long exhibition celebrating tangible and multimedia expressions of New York City’s Open Data. Held during New York City’s Open Data Week, the exhibition is also an endeavor of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics. The objective of the exhibit is to enable curious makers such as technologist, artists, and designers to create novel methods of map-making, present new narrative perspectives, and develop a deeper understanding of life in the city using data as a medium.

The theme of our event will be Digital Twin, a term used to describe a virtual replica of a real world object or phenomenon. Digital twins — avatars, simulation models and artificial intelligence — constitute virtual worlds which can be used to both interpret and shape our reality. How are individuals, societies, cities and natural systems reflected in and impacted by digital worldbuilding? How can they help us better understand ourselves and our reality? On the other hand, how can implicit or explicit bias distort or mislead such efforts, and what are the consequences when we lose control of these digital worlds?

Exhibiting artists include: Mona Chalabi, Amanda Anderson-You, Nathaniel Quinn, Abe Rubenstein & Cameron Yick, Mariya Chekmarova & HK Dunston, Jennifer Ding, The Squirrel Census, Eric Lee & Yen Mooi and Devang Thakkar. Works will be on exhibition from February 28th through March 10.

Data Through Design is part of NYC Open Data Week and is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, Pratt Institute's Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative, Revel, Columbia Data Science Institute, Brooklyn Brewery and Wallplay, with support from BetaNYC. You can see the complete listing of Open Data Week events, including the NYC School of Data community conference, at open-data.nyc.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Data Through Design is a week-long exhibition celebrating tangible and multimedia expressions of New York City’s Open Data. Held during New York City’s Open Data Week, the exhibition is also an endeavor of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics. The objective of the exhibit is to enable curious makers such as technologist, artists, and designers to create novel methods of map-making, present new narrative perspectives, and develop a deeper understanding of life in the city using data as a medium.

The theme of our event will be Digital Twin, a term used to describe a virtual replica of a real world object or phenomenon. Digital twins — avatars, simulation models and artificial intelligence — constitute virtual worlds which can be used to both interpret and shape our reality. How are individuals, societies, cities and natural systems reflected in and impacted by digital worldbuilding? How can they help us better understand ourselves and our reality? On the other hand, how can implicit or explicit bias distort or mislead such efforts, and what are the consequences when we lose control of these digital worlds?

Exhibiting artists include: Mona Chalabi, Amanda Anderson-You, Nathaniel Quinn, Abe Rubenstein & Cameron Yick, Mariya Chekmarova & HK Dunston, Jennifer Ding, The Squirrel Census, Eric Lee & Yen Mooi and Devang Thakkar. Works will be on exhibition from February 28th through March 10.

Data Through Design is part of NYC Open Data Week and is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, Pratt Institute's Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative, Revel, Columbia Data Science Institute, Brooklyn Brewery and Wallplay, with support from BetaNYC. You can see the complete listing of Open Data Week events, including the NYC School of Data community conference, at open-data.nyc.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Data Through Design is a week-long exhibition celebrating tangible and multimedia expressions of New York City’s Open Data. Held during New York City’s Open Data Week, the exhibition is also an endeavor of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics. The objective of the exhibit is to enable curious makers such as technologist, artists, and designers to create novel methods of map-making, present new narrative perspectives, and develop a deeper understanding of life in the city using data as a medium.

The theme of our event will be Digital Twin, a term used to describe a virtual replica of a real world object or phenomenon. Digital twins — avatars, simulation models and artificial intelligence — constitute virtual worlds which can be used to both interpret and shape our reality. How are individuals, societies, cities and natural systems reflected in and impacted by digital worldbuilding? How can they help us better understand ourselves and our reality? On the other hand, how can implicit or explicit bias distort or mislead such efforts, and what are the consequences when we lose control of these digital worlds?

Exhibiting artists include: Mona Chalabi, Amanda Anderson-You, Nathaniel Quinn, Abe Rubenstein & Cameron Yick, Mariya Chekmarova & HK Dunston, Jennifer Ding, The Squirrel Census, Eric Lee & Yen Mooi and Devang Thakkar. Works will be on exhibition from February 28th through March 10.

Data Through Design is part of NYC Open Data Week and is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, Pratt Institute's Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative, Revel, Columbia Data Science Institute, Brooklyn Brewery and Wallplay, with support from BetaNYC. You can see the complete listing of Open Data Week events, including the NYC School of Data community conference, at open-data.nyc.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Data Through Design is a week-long exhibition celebrating tangible and multimedia expressions of New York City’s Open Data. Held during New York City’s Open Data Week, the exhibition is also an endeavor of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics. The objective of the exhibit is to enable curious makers such as technologist, artists, and designers to create novel methods of map-making, present new narrative perspectives, and develop a deeper understanding of life in the city using data as a medium.

The theme of our event will be Digital Twin, a term used to describe a virtual replica of a real world object or phenomenon. Digital twins — avatars, simulation models and artificial intelligence — constitute virtual worlds which can be used to both interpret and shape our reality. How are individuals, societies, cities and natural systems reflected in and impacted by digital worldbuilding? How can they help us better understand ourselves and our reality? On the other hand, how can implicit or explicit bias distort or mislead such efforts, and what are the consequences when we lose control of these digital worlds?

Exhibiting artists include: Mona Chalabi, Amanda Anderson-You, Nathaniel Quinn, Abe Rubenstein & Cameron Yick, Mariya Chekmarova & HK Dunston, Jennifer Ding, The Squirrel Census, Eric Lee & Yen Mooi and Devang Thakkar. Works will be on exhibition from February 28th through March 10.

Data Through Design is part of NYC Open Data Week and is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, Pratt Institute's Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative, Revel, Columbia Data Science Institute, Brooklyn Brewery and Wallplay, with support from BetaNYC. You can see the complete listing of Open Data Week events, including the NYC School of Data community conference, at open-data.nyc.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Data Through Design is a week-long exhibition celebrating tangible and multimedia expressions of New York City’s Open Data. Held during New York City’s Open Data Week, the exhibition is also an endeavor of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics. The objective of the exhibit is to enable curious makers such as technologist, artists, and designers to create novel methods of map-making, present new narrative perspectives, and develop a deeper understanding of life in the city using data as a medium.

The theme of our event will be Digital Twin, a term used to describe a virtual replica of a real world object or phenomenon. Digital twins — avatars, simulation models and artificial intelligence — constitute virtual worlds which can be used to both interpret and shape our reality. How are individuals, societies, cities and natural systems reflected in and impacted by digital worldbuilding? How can they help us better understand ourselves and our reality? On the other hand, how can implicit or explicit bias distort or mislead such efforts, and what are the consequences when we lose control of these digital worlds?

Exhibiting artists include: Mona Chalabi, Amanda Anderson-You, Nathaniel Quinn, Abe Rubenstein & Cameron Yick, Mariya Chekmarova & HK Dunston, Jennifer Ding, The Squirrel Census, Eric Lee & Yen Mooi and Devang Thakkar. Works will be on exhibition from February 28th through March 10.

Data Through Design is part of NYC Open Data Week and is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, Pratt Institute's Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative, Revel, Columbia Data Science Institute, Brooklyn Brewery and Wallplay, with support from BetaNYC. You can see the complete listing of Open Data Week events, including the NYC School of Data community conference, at open-data.nyc.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Data Through Design is a week-long exhibition celebrating tangible and multimedia expressions of New York City’s Open Data. Held during New York City’s Open Data Week, the exhibition is also an endeavor of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics. The objective of the exhibit is to enable curious makers such as technologist, artists, and designers to create novel methods of map-making, present new narrative perspectives, and develop a deeper understanding of life in the city using data as a medium.

The theme of our event will be Digital Twin, a term used to describe a virtual replica of a real world object or phenomenon. Digital twins — avatars, simulation models and artificial intelligence — constitute virtual worlds which can be used to both interpret and shape our reality. How are individuals, societies, cities and natural systems reflected in and impacted by digital worldbuilding? How can they help us better understand ourselves and our reality? On the other hand, how can implicit or explicit bias distort or mislead such efforts, and what are the consequences when we lose control of these digital worlds?

Exhibiting artists include: Mona Chalabi, Amanda Anderson-You, Nathaniel Quinn, Abe Rubenstein & Cameron Yick, Mariya Chekmarova & HK Dunston, Jennifer Ding, The Squirrel Census, Eric Lee & Yen Mooi and Devang Thakkar. Works will be on exhibition from February 28th through March 10.

Data Through Design is part of NYC Open Data Week and is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, Pratt Institute's Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative, Revel, Columbia Data Science Institute, Brooklyn Brewery and Wallplay, with support from BetaNYC. You can see the complete listing of Open Data Week events, including the NYC School of Data community conference, at open-data.nyc.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Please join us for the Data Through Design Exhibit Opening Night & Open Data Week Kickoff!

Data Through Design is a week-long exhibition celebrating tangible and multimedia expressions of New York City’s Open Data. Held during New York City’s Open Data Week, the exhibition is also an endeavor of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics. The objective of the exhibit is to enable curious makers such as technologist, artists, and designers to create novel methods of map-making, present new narrative perspectives, and develop a deeper understanding of life in the city using data as a medium.

The theme of our event will be Digital Twin, a term used to describe a virtual replica of a real world object or phenomenon. Digital twins — avatars, simulation models and artificial intelligence — constitute virtual worlds which can be used to both interpret and shape our reality. How are individuals, societies, cities and natural systems reflected in and impacted by digital worldbuilding? How can they help us better understand ourselves and our reality? On the other hand, how can implicit or explicit bias distort or mislead such efforts, and what are the consequences when we lose control of these digital worlds?

Exhibiting artists include: Mona Chalabi, Amanda Anderson-You, Nathaniel Quinn, Abe Rubenstein & Cameron Yick, Mariya Chekmarova & HK Dunston, Jennifer Ding, The Squirrel Census, Eric Lee & Yen Mooi and Devang Thakkar. Works will be on exhibition from February 28th through March 10.

Data Through Design is part of NYC Open Data Week and is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, Pratt Institute's Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative, Revel, Columbia Data Science Institute, Brooklyn Brewery and Wallplay, with support from BetaNYC. You can see the complete listing of Open Data Week events, including the NYC School of Data community conference, at open-data.nyc.

This event is an introduction to automation for Open Data publishers. Automation ensures that the highest quality and most up to date data is available to members of the public. This training will cover automation basics, tips and tricks, and resources to take automation to the next level.

This is a private, virtual event.

Australian Smart Communities Association and Open Data Australia have joined forces with NYC Open Data to bring you an Open Data Webinar! In this webinar we will explore what Open Data means for government and industry and why it is so important for Smart Cities and Communities.

This is a Virtual Event.

Come learn how Localize, a for-profit real estate startup, uses open data to produce clear consumer facing insights. Localize's New York City research team, comprised of urban planners and data scientists, comb through the vast amounts of public data to reveal the full story of every NYC address using billions of open data points. Extracting valuable insights from open data is a difficult process, the research team will share some of the successful methodologies and tips for navigating and synthesizing open data. Join us for a short showcase and hear firsthand from the unique researchers on our team. The showcase will be followed by a reception, with the opportunity to experience the environment of a home-grown NYC startup. All are welcome! Showcase 6:45 to 7:15, reception to follow.

Are you a housing advocate using open data to build a diverse coalition to fight for tenants rights in NYC? Are you a community organizer analyzing public data to better reach underserved New Yorkers in the 2020 Census? Are you a program manager working to develop a new multi-stakeholder City initiative that could transform our civic tech landscape? Co-design can help. An increasingly popular method for meaningful stakeholder engagement, co-design goes by many labels (see: co-creation, participatory design, community consultation, the list goes on) and is defined by its potential to create smarter, more sustainable outcomes. But co-design is no silver bullet. And like many trendy solutions, the exciting promise of this approach often leads to rushed applications that fail to shift power, create buy-in, or lead to lasting impact. Reboot’s decade of experience in collaborative design has taught us that while flashy innovations may tempt us towards catch-all solutions, co-design (just like civic tech), requires an intentional approach that meets people where they are. In this interactive workshop, practitioners—especially those already engaging communities, consulting stakeholders, and building coalitions for open data projects—will learn how to lead a focused co-design process and get better outcomes through thoughtful collaboration. We encourage participants to come to the workshop with a specific open data or civic tech project to which they might want to apply a “design thinking” approach.

LYLAS Labs is uniting with 50+ New Yorkers across industries on Sunday, March 1st to develop open data solutions to advance pay parity. The day-long hackathon will engage interdisciplinary teams to propose creative technical solutions to the gender pay gap as part on NYC's annual Open Data Week. LYLAS Labs hackathons are open to all participants, regardless of technical experience or subject matter expertise.

We are a meetup for the growing tech community on Staten Island. We are dedicated to building a community focused on sharing and learning new software engineering skills. We partner with CSI Tech Incubator - The College of Staten Island (CSI) Tech Incubator provides opportunity for technological innovation to current and aspiring tech entrepreneurs and is transforming Staten Island into a leading hub for creativity, applied research, entrepreneurship and growth.

Launched by the Pratt Center for Community Development in 2016, the Neighborhood Data Portal is a free, online data mapping platform that integrates up to dozens of datasets that break down NYC by the numbers. This free training will be led by Pratt Center’s Geographic Information Systems Specialist Sadra Shahab and will demonstrate how you can use this tool to apply and visualize neighborhood data to develop impactful programs. No prior data analysis or mapping experience is needed. Perfect for entrepreneurs, community based organizations, small business owners, community leaders, and anyone interested in open data. In collaboration with the CSI Tech Incubator, Pratt Center, BetaNYC, Office of Staten Island Borough President, Mayor's Office of Data Analytics.

Experts from the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene and the Pratt Center for Community Development will talk about their work using NYC Open Data to analyze community health statistics.

• Training on the Neighborhood Data Portal

• Launched by the Pratt Center for Community Development in 2016, the Neighborhood Data Portal is a free, online data mapping platform that integrates up to dozens of datasets that break down NYC by the numbers. This free training will be led by Pratt Center’s Geographic Information Systems Specialist Sadra Shahab and will demonstrate how you can use this tool to apply and visualize neighborhood data to develop impactful programs (prior mapping or data analysis knowledge is NOT needed)

• Presentation of New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Data Resources

• The Health Department’s data resources include datasets from surveys, vital statistics and disease surveillance as well as research-based reports and publications. The updated data tools make it easier than ever to incorporate this robust data into your research, grant writing, programming, and evaluation. Start at nyc.gov/health/data where a user-friendly landing page helps you find the resources you need. EpiQuery now features a search bar and navigation by topic. The Community Health Profiles tool allows for interactive comparisons across neighborhoods. Plus a new visualizations, custom downloads, and mobile access is added!

Data Visions is an interactive community data experience. New Yorkers will get to analyze and learn about open data by creating data visualizations of their own with art supplies! Their art pieces will contribute to a larger data visualization, made up of all the art pieces combined and visually categorized by topic.

Join OpenAQ and other NYC organizations for a fun, informal evening focused on the impact of open environmental data on communities across the globe. We will be bringing together diverse leaders from across sectors to give 5-minute “lightning round” talks about their inspirational work, from global air quality data to fire fighting to citizen science. Come make new connections and discover creative ideas for how open data can be used to tackle global environmental challenges!

In this workshop you’ll get to spend time with a dataset of your choice from the NYC Open Data portal and make a zine (a short hand-made magazine) so other people can easily learn about it too. This session builds off the NYC Open Data 101 workshops (although having gone to that one is not at all required or necessary!) that cover accessing, filtering and analyzing public datasets.

Speaking from our experience as designers and technologists, we will share our process for making a zine about the 311 dataset. We’ll do some activities together to pick our own datasets, learn about them and put this information into zine format. At the end of the workshop, you’ll get to take home your own zine that documents a public dataset’s data journey: how it is collected, how it can be accessed and how it can be used.

Questions we might ask and show in our zine are: What is public data? Who is collecting the information, how is it collected and why? What biases could the data set contain or information could it be missing?

Our dream is that this will be the start of an Open Data zine collection that could be printed and available at public libraries!

Facilitators: Lydia Jessup