8:30 – 9:15am Poster and Information Session/Coffee

John and Frances Angelos Law Center (1401 N. Charles Street)

• Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance-Jacob France Institute
• Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery at University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• US Census Bureau/Baltimore City 2020 Complete Count Campaign
• Baltimore City Office of Performance and Innovation
• My Home, My Deed, My Legacy (Maryland Volunteer Legal Services)
• Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
• University of Baltimore
• Baltimore City Department of Social Services

9:15 – 10:30am Welcoming Remarks

John and Frances Angelos Law Center (1401 N. Charles Street)

• Kurt Schmoke, University of Baltimore
• Seema D. Iyer, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance – Jacob France Institute
• Lawrence Lanahan, The Lines Between Us

10:30 – 11:00am Coffee Break/Move to Business Center Building

William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center (11 W. Mount Royal Avenue)

11:00am – 12:15pm Morning Workshops (Sessions Run Concurrently)

William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center (11 W. Mount Royal Avenue)

Preparing Baltimore for Census 2020 (Room 205)

Learn how Census data is collected and how you can ensure a complete count during the 2020 enumeration.

• Moderator: John Willis, University of Baltimore
• Julius Maina, U.S. Census Bureau
• Austin Davis, Baltimore City Department of Planning

Qualitative Data/Archives (Room 207)

Learn how to access neighborhood collections at the University of Baltimore and other area repositories for preserving and improving quality of life.

• Moderator: Betsy Nix, University of Baltimore
• Fatemeh Rezaei, Robert L. Bogomolny Library, University of Baltimore
• Nicole King, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Lauren Schiszik, Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation

Community-Engaged Data (Room 219)

Identify ways that communities can use and engage with datasets to build cleaner, safer, and more-connected neighborhoods.

• Moderator: Ben Hyman, Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.
• Dan Hymowitz, Mayor’s Office of Performance and Innovation
• Tonya Nashay Sanders, Morgan State University
• Sarah Wallace, Vision to Life
  

Poverty Measurement and Education Data: What the Data Can and Can’t Tell You (Room 221)

Understand how education leaders use data to measure socioeconomic status of students and how these data should be used when poverty measurement changes have unintended consequences.

• Moderator: Theresa Jones, Baltimore City Public School System
• Christopher Wohn, Baltimore City Public School System
• Faith Connolly, Johns Hopkins School of Education
• Matt Hornbeck, Hampstead Hill Academy

12:15 – 1:15pm Lunch (Atrium)

William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center (11 W. Mount Royal Avenue)

Lessons from the Baltimore Data Jam Competition (Room B001)

For the past 16 years, scientists with the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) have been studying Baltimore and its surroundings as a socio-ecological system, or ecosystem. The wealth of data about this region is tremendous; so we now are working harder than ever to find new, creative ways to summarize and present these data to non-scientist audiences. The Baltimore Data Jam Competition has been designed to let Baltimore City Public School teachers and their students use creativity and skills to find interesting ways to present some of these data and other results in a friendly, educational and competitive atmosphere. Come see the results of this year’s Competition!

• Bess Caplan, Baltimore Ecosystem Study
• Kaitlyn Beyer, Caroline Benda, Alee Marschke, Hereford High School
  

12:15 – 2:05pm Hackathon: Representing Baltimore’s Neighborhoods on OpenStreetMap (Room B003)

William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center (11 W. Mount Royal Avenue)

Join Elliott Plack andMaptime Bmore as we partner mapping professionals with community members to add neighborhood assets to the OpenStreetMap platform.

1:15 – 2:05pm Hands on Workshops (Sessions Run Concurrently)

William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center (11 W. Mount Royal Avenue)

Accessing BNIA Vital Signs Data (Room B015)

• Seema Iyer, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance

Story Mapping (Room B025)

• Nichole Stewart, Baltimore City Public School System

U.S. Census American Factfinder and Preview of data.census.gov (Room B019)

• Noemi Mendez, U.S. Census Bureau

Tips and Tricks for Python Developers (Room B001)

• Carlos Karpati, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance

Archiving Neighborhood Resources (Room 205)

• Angela Koukoui and Laura Bell, Robert L. Bogomolny Library, University of Baltimore

2:15 – 3:30pm Afternoon Workshops (Sessions Run Concurrently)

William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center (11 W. Mount Royal Avenue)

Digital Equity (Room 205)

Learn how to get (or create!) data about where and how Baltimoreans are getting online.

• Moderator: Stephanie Smith, Baltimore City Department of Planning
• Mike Fried, Baltimore City Health Department
• Dave Troy, 410 Labs
• Lo Smith, Enoch Pratt Free Library

Using Crime Data to Track Performance and Community Safety (Room 207)

Learn how different kinds of agencies and groups access and responsibly interpret crime information to better understand and improve neighborhood safety.

• Moderator: Christine Zhang, Baltimore Sun
• Justin Elszasz, Mayor’s Office of Performance and Innovation
• Rene Najera, Epidemiologist and Blogger
• Kristina Williams, Charles Village Community Benefits District

Homeownership Education and Counseling (Room 219)

Learn about data used for outreach and assistance for homeownership education and counseling and how organizations overcome barriers to homeownership for Black and Latino homebuyers.

• Moderator: Claudia Randall, Southeast Community Development Corporation
• Antoine Thompson, National Association of Real Estate Brokers
• Kareema Pinder, Neighborhood Housing Services
• Kate Jakuta, Southeast Community Development Corporation

Public Transportation (Room 221)

By the end of this session, participants will know how to access the MTA bus on-time performance dataset and use it to understand and take action in their own communities.

• Moderator: Yolanda Takesian, Kittleson
• Leah Viskaowitz, Maryland Transit Administration
• Philip Lacombe, Jacobs Engineering
• Brian Seel, Upper Fells Point Resident

 3:30 – 4:30pm Identifying and Preserving Endangered Data in Baltimore (First Floor Auditorium)

William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center (11 W. Mount Royal Avenue)

What does it mean for data to be endangered? What data has already been lost? What tactics will archivists, historians, public officials, data scientists and others develop to ensure that vital civic data is not lost. This topic is especially timely in the event of the Baltimore City ransomware attack and the need to develop redundant infrastructures that ensure public access and use to data sources. 

• Moderator: Amanda K. Phillips de Lucas, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
• Bob Gradeck, Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center, University of Pittsburgh
• Justin Elszasz, Mayor’s Office of Performance and Innovation
• Angela Rodgers-Koukoui, Robert L. Bogomolny Library, University of Baltimore