DATA DAY 2015 - Democratizing Data to Drive Community Change

Department(s):

Data Science

WPI was bustling on Data Day.

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Data Science Program Director Elke Rundensteiner, Ph.D., was invited to be the Keynote Speaker at  DATA DAY 2015 which was held on the WPI Campus in May, 2015. It was a day dedicated to Democratizing Data To Drive Community Change and it was a huge success! The event was geared toward data users of all levels, and was designed to help non-profit organizations, civic institutions, and municipalities expand their capacity for using technology and data in innovative ways in order to advance their individual goals. Every imaginable non-profit organization in central Massachusetts was represented at this remarkable event.

  • Poster Exhibitions

    Central Mass Workforce Investment Board

    Oak Hill CDC

    The Bridge of Central Massachusetts

    Abby's House

    Edward Street Child Services

  • Welcome:

    Linda Looft, WPI

    Larry Adams, Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission

    Holly St. Clair and Marc Draisen, Metropolitan Area Planning Council

  • Keynote Address:

    Elke Rundensteiner, Ph.D., WPI Data Science

    Big Data Analytics For Smarter Communities

  • Introducing the Central Massachusetts DataCommon

    Christopher Ryan, Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission

    Panel:

    Glen Eaton, Executive Director, Montachusett Regional Planning Commission

    Timothy J. McGourthy, Greater Worcester Research Bureau

    Laura Roberts, WPI Worcester Project Center

    Michael Hamel, MassIT

The afternoon was filled with hands-on workshops and visualization workshop presentations, U.S. Census and Simple Reports and more.