Accessing Open Data for Neighborhood Action
Friday, July 14, 2017
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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8:30-9:15am POSTER & INFORMATION SESSION/COFFEE (Atrium)
- Enoch Pratt Free Library
- Chesapeake Conservancy
- Public Justice Center
- Regional Information Center
- Department of Social Services
- US Census Bureau
- Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance-Jacob France Institute
9:15-10:30am WELCOME (M. Scot Kaufmann Auditorium)
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Dean Murray Dalziel, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore
Introduction to Vital Signs 15, Seema D. Iyer, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance-Jacob France Institute
Community Voices on Neighborhood Data–
- Introduction by Robert A. DeAlmeida, President & CEO, Hamilton Bancorp Inc. and Hamilton Bank & Chair of the Merrick School of Business Advisory Committee
- George Mitchell, Neighborhoods United
- Lauren Kelly-Washington, Gwynns Falls Neighborhood Association
- Janet Allen, Heritage Crossing Resident Association
10:30-10:45am BREAK (Atrium)
10:45-Noon MORNING WORKSHOPS (Sessions run concurrently)
INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOOM: CULTURAL MAPPING IN BALTIMORE (Room 205)
- Moderator: Alyce Myatt, GEOLOOM Consultant
- Christine Hwang, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
- Kristin Mitchell, Market Center Merchants Association
- Andy Dahl, Southeast Community Development Corporation
BALTIMORE’S OPEN DATA RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY USE (Room 207)
- Moderator: Sheila Dugan, Johns Hopkins University
- Jessica Clarke, Baltimore City Department of Finance
- Jim Garcia, Enterprise Geographic Information Services
- Emmanuel Abbey, Mayor’s Office of Information Technology
DEMYSTIFYING WHERE DATA COMES FROM (Room BC219)
- Moderator: Thiru Vignarajah, DLA Piper
- Ganesha Martin, Baltimore City Police Department
- Matt Stubenberg, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service
- Richard May, Innovation Village
MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION DATA FOR COMMUNITIES (Room 221)
- Moderator: Brian O’Malley, Central Maryland Transportation Alliance
- Jaime McKay, MDOT MTA Department of Planning
- Celeste Chavis, Morgan State University
- Jimmy Rouse, Transit Choices
12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch (Atrium)
- Eli Pousson, Baltimore Heritage
- Michelle Geiss, Baltimore Impact Hub
1:00 – 1:55pm Hands on Workshops
- Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance (Room B015)
Cheryl Knott, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
- Introduction to Foundation Online Directory and Foundation Maps (Room B025)
Anna Tatro, Enoch Pratt Free Library/State Library Resource Center
- American Factfinder (Room B019)
Nesreen Khashan, US Census Bureau
- Introduction to GIS and Open Source Mapping Tools (Room B003) (Download Slides | Additional Materials)
Jonathan Dandois, Fearless
2:00-3:15pm AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS (Sessions run concurrently)
ASK BNIA STAFF: WHAT DO THE VITAL SIGNS SAY ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? (Room 205)
- Moderator: Seema Iyer, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
DATA FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE/EQUITY (Room 207)
- Moderator: Barbara Samuels, MD ACLU
- Kylie Patterson, Prosperity Now
- Lawrence Grandpre, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle
- Michael Scott, Equity Matters
COMMUNITY USE OF NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH DATA (Room 219)
- Moderator: Del. Mary Washington, Maryland House of Delegates (43rd District)
- Darcy Emrick-Phelan, Baltimore City Health Department
- Terri Powell, Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
- David Fakunle, JHU and DiscoverME/RecoverME Founder
HOUSING AND HEALTH DATA: KEEPING IT RELEVANT FOR NEIGHBORHOODS (Room 221)
- Moderator: Councilman Bill Henry, Baltimore City Council (4th District)
- Cliff Mitchell, MD Department of Health
- Hersh Fernandes, Green & Healthy Home Initiative
- Phong Le, Remington Housing Work Group
3:15-4:30PM BALTIMORE FOCUS INITIATIVE: Using Data to Promote Community Development (M. Scot Kaufmann Auditorium)
- Theo Ngongang, AECOM
- Councilman Leon Pinkett, Baltimore City Council (7th District)
- Michael Seipp, Southwest Partnership Inc.
- Johnette Richardson, Belair-Edison Neighborhoods, Inc.
