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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).

Jennifer Tang

Intergenerational Change Initiative
Research Fellow
New York City

intergenerationalchange.org

I am a Research Fellow with the Intergenerational Change Initiative and a Ph.D. Candidate in the Environmental Psychology program working on issues related to the promotion of children’s rights to participation and participatory democracy. I am particularly interested in young people's participation in designing and using digital technology to exercise their political agency.

10:00am EST

Morning Keynote Plenary RoomNoel Hidalgo • sugaroverflow • 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 Digital transparency in the public realm workshop by Sidewalk Labs Hudson SquareAriel Kennan • Ananta Pandey • Marie Buckingham • Jacqueline Lu

1:45pm EST

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

Open data and beyond: charting the wide world of data access Radio CityVicky Hallam Presenting MyGov.NYC: Data-Driven Profiles for NYC Government Agencies facilitated by Devin Balkind & Kate Nicholson Sunset ParkDevin Balkind • Kate Nicholson

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 • Daneil 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