Civic hacknight #381 - Data visualization at the School of Cities (IN-PERSON)

*This is the in-person registration for this event. To attend virtually via Zoom, please RSVP here.

Topic: Data Visualization at the School of Cities

• Jeff Allen will showcase Toronto-focused interactive maps and visual essays created at the School of Cities (e.g. mapping parking tickets, election results, tracking building permits, and more!). He'll chat about why they were created, design considerations, and the tech stack used to build them.

Speaker: Jeff Allen

• Jeff is a cartographer and urban data scientist and the Data Visualization Lead at the School of Cities. He recently finished a PhD in geography.

Join us in person:

• We're meeting in Room 480 of the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Toronto (55 St. George Street, north of College St.). There will be signs!

Agenda:

• 7:00-7:20 = Welcome and Introductions
• 7:20-7:50 = Presentation and Q&A/discussion
• 7:50-9:00 = Breakout groups

Code of Conduct:

• http://civictech.ca/about-us

Check in with us on the Civic Tech Toronto Slack:

• https://link.civictech.ca/chat

Accessibility:

• We're exploring ways to make our hybrid hacknights more accessible. At the moment we provide video and audio of the presentation through Zoom and automated closed captioning.

About Us:

• Our weekly civic tech hacknights bring together Torontonians (designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policy-makers, students, communications strategists, community organizers, and more) who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable, and equitable through design, tech, and data. Come and be part of it!

For more info:

• http://civictech.ca