Two-Day Data.gov Data Visualization Workshop
- September 4, 2012 · 6:00 PM
NOTE: Tickets for this two-day workshop are $5, payable in advance on Eventbrite. You must register on Eventbrite to guarantee a seat — and there is a wait list available. Register on Eventbrite to get on the wait list for this workshop.
Hacks/Hackers, Trulia, Fast Company’s Co.Design and O’Reilly Media have teamed up to co-host a two-day data visualization workshop for journalists in New York and San Francisco. Created in support of the Obama Administration's critical Safety Data Initiative — a historic effort to make government safety data on transportation, crime and consumer products much more accessible — these workshops aim to help journalists investigate and tell stories fueled by this data.
WHEN: 6:00PM to 9:00PM on Tuesday, Sept. 4 and Monday, Sept. 10, 2012.
REGISTRATION: Class size is limited, and the RSVP list — on Eventbrite — closes Aug. 31, so sign up now. You must register on the Eventbrite page to reserve a seat. A "Yes" reply on Meetup.com will not guarantee you a seat.
WHERE: Fast Company's downtown headquarters:
7 World Trade Center
(250 Greenwich St.)
New York, NY 10007
SPEAKERS:
- Brian Forde, Senior Advisor to the U.S. CTO on Mobile and Data Innovation, will introduce and provide insight on the Obama Administration's Safety Data Initiative.
- Jon Bruner, Editor-at-Large at O'Reilly Media will lead the New York City workshop.
- More speakers to be added soon!
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Designed for both established and emerging journalists, these workshops will provide hands-on instruction on how to understand, source and tell compelling stories using data visualizations.
The Sept. 4 workshop will focus on how to find and understand government data.
- Find out more about the different government data sets on transportation, crime and consumer products that are available through the Obama Administration's Safety Data Initiative
- Learn data-handling basics including introductory analysis techniques and tips for using common government file formats.
The Sept. 10 workshop will provide an overview of useful tools for dealing and visualizing data.
- Dive deeper into how to use different data visualization tools for effective storytelling, building on what was taught during the first workshop.
- Participate in hands-on exercises on how to conceptualize and sketch out visualizations.
RSVP by Aug. 31 on Eventbrite to guarantee a seat the the two-day workshop!
Questions? Contact Daisy Kong at dkong[at]trulia.com.
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s de leon
Just got some great links from @kdmcBerkeley on preparing data: http://bit.ly/YH8zMl
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Martha Garvey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
Google+ Hangout with Jon Bruner and Alex Howard right now.
September 4
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A former member
Yeah, I got the email and instantly - and I mean instantly - tried to register. Even though the page said that there were only three registrants, when I went to Everbrite the event was full and there was a waiting list. Is there some kind of early registration where these things fill up? 'Cause there's no way I could have responded faster.
August 29
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A former member
I guess I'll have to work on my trigger finger. Thanks for organizing this. It's a huge service to the community.
August 29
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Michael Grant
Geez... I just got the email. Maybe I'll do it like my college days when the classes were booked and crash the course (bring your books and hope the professor lets you in). :) Just a thought.
August 29
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Chrys Wu
It's a workshop (class). Class size is small so students can get the attention they need.
August 24
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Malik Singleton
Did this just fill up in record time? I think it was under the 4 minute mark.
August 24
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Jacqui Maher
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