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NYC School of Data 2019

Welcome to NYC School of Data — a community conference that demystifies the policies and practices around civic data, technology, and service design. This year’s conference kicks off NYC’s annual Open Data Week & features OVER 30 sessions organized by NYC’s civic technology, data, and design community! Our conversations & workshops will feed your mind and empower you to improve your neighborhood. Follow the conversation #nycSOdata on twitter and tune into our live stream (provided by the Internet Society of New York).

Dee Mandiyan

Center for Court Innovation
Program Manager, Youth Justice Board
Greater New York City Area

Working to support young people's advocacy for their digital rights & privacy. Interested in how we educate digital natives about ethics & consent, for both their own protection and their ability to live free from criminalization.

9:00am EST

Breakfast Union Square Reception Area

10:00am EST

Morning Keynote Plenary RoomNoel Hidalgo • Fatima Sarah Khalid • Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer • City Council Member Peter Koo • City Council Member Ben Kallos • Kelly Jin • NYC's Chief Technology Officer Alby Bocanegra • John Paul Farmer

11:30am EST

Building Anti-racist Solidarity Networks in Tech Plenary RoomKyla Massey • Jessie Daniels • Natarajan Krishnaswami • Mutale Nkonde • rigoberto

12:30pm EST

Lunch Union Square Reception Area

1:45pm EST

Parole Denied: One Man's Fight Against COMPAS and Algorithmic Decision Making facilitated by Legal-Aid Society Hudson SquareCynthia Conti-Cook • Glenn Rodriguez Smart city, public spaces: privacy and open data in the public realm Plenary RoomShin-pei Tsay • Georgia Bullen • Stephen Larrick • Jennifer Ding

3:00pm EST

Using Data to Improve the Laws of New York City facilitated by New York City Council's Data Team Carnegie HallAlaa Moussawi • Julia Fredenburg • Brook Frye • Rose Martinez • Irene Byhovsky • Yulin Shen

4:15pm EST

Community Networks in New York City: Data, Tech, and Organizing for Self-Determination with Manhattan Borough President, the Things Network, Digital Equity Lab, NYC Mesh, New America's Resilient Communities Radio CityHouman Saberi • Greta Byrum • Scott Rasmussen • Terrill Moore • Daniel Alam Teaching Civics through Open Data and Computer Science with NYC Department of Education's Computer Science for All & BetaNYC Plenary RoomBrooke Wallace • Elana Shneyer • Aankit Patel

5:30pm EST

Civic Pechakucha Union Square Reception AreaMatt Stempeck • Wendy E Brawer • Greg Bloom • Brendan O'Brien • Fryda Guedes • Sam Addeo • Michael Hassin • Melissa De la Cruz