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Baltimore Data Week 2022 Agenda:
Monday, July 18th (VIRTUAL)
Topic: Greening and Recreation
- 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Session Details: Playgrounds are vital community assets that support the health and wellbeing of kids, but too often these spaces are missing, poorly maintained, or hard to access in communities of color and low-income communities. Learn how the national nonprofit KABOOM! uses geospatial, demographic, and qualitative data to identify and solve playspace inequity, drawing from examples in Baltimore and across the nation.
- Moderator: Coming Soon!
- Speakers Include:
- Cheryl Knott, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
- Kristin Mmari, Johns Hopkins University
- Katie Lauer, Baltimore Green Space
- Thayer Young, Gwynns Falls Leakin Park and Old Growth Forest Network
- Isaac Castillo, KABOOM!
- Colleen Coyne, KABOOM!
- Tools/resources being presented: Project VITAL, https://bniajfi.org/projectvital/
Wednesday, July 20th (VIRTUAL)
Topic: Neighborhood Retail, Commercial and Real Estate Data and Analysis
- 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Session Details: In this session, the BDC’s new analysis of “Commercial Corridor Needs Assessment” will be presented which provides key data about commercial corridors for equitable economic development and community engagement. The initial analysis is based on existing datasets using ESRI Business Analyst and Census data. An environmental and real estate assessment; and business-opinion assessment will be part of subsequent analyses. Learn more about how to stay involved in the process. The session will also feature a demonstration of the BNIA Guidepost and the Baltimore Pipeline, which helps organizations like Innovation Works better target resources for local entrepreneurs.
- Moderator: Kristina Williams, Executive Director, Charles Village Community Benefits District
- Speakers:
- Jonathan Patrick Barnett, GISP, Senior GIS Analyst, Baltimore Development Corporation
- Lamontre Randall, Neighborhood Strategy Manager, Innovation Works
- Seema D. Iyer, PhD, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
- German Paredes, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
- Tools/resources being presented: BDC Commercial District Needs Assessment, BNIA’s Guidepost, and Baltimore Pipeline
Thursday, July 21st (VIRTUAL)
Topic: Demonstrations and Applications
- 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM State of Maryland Open Data Overview: The program, the datasets, and how to use the data
- Session Details: Attendees will learn about the Maryland Council on Open Data and the State Bill that formed the council and will also learn how to navigate Maryland’s Open Data Portal, search for the data they require, and download it in a useful format. We will also showcase one or two of the more popular datasets with a demonstration using them to create two visualizations (a line graph, and a map as examples). Attendees will also receive an introduction to the Data Freshness initiative, which aims to keep Maryland’s public-facing data current, accurate, and accessible.
- Speakers:
- JB Churchill – Technology Platform Manager, Maryland Department of Information Technology
- Mark Corser – Senior Data Analyst, Maryland Department of Information Technology
- Matt Smeriglio – Open Data Program Intern, Maryland Department of Information Technology
- Speakers:
- Tools/resources being presented: Maryland Open Data Portal https://opendata.maryland.gov/
- Session Details: Attendees will learn about the Maryland Council on Open Data and the State Bill that formed the council and will also learn how to navigate Maryland’s Open Data Portal, search for the data they require, and download it in a useful format. We will also showcase one or two of the more popular datasets with a demonstration using them to create two visualizations (a line graph, and a map as examples). Attendees will also receive an introduction to the Data Freshness initiative, which aims to keep Maryland’s public-facing data current, accurate, and accessible.
- 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM Maryland’s Access to Justice Commission’s Housing Data Dashboard
- Session Details: The Maryland Access to Justice Commission has developed the Housing Data Dashboard so that existing data related to a legal case and eviction can be at our fingertips. This Housing Data Dashboard uses data compiled by the Maryland Judiciary and visualizes it to make it easy to see monthly and year over year trends and to make it possible to compare across counties and against statewide numbers.
- Speakers:
- Dawn Luedtke, Assistant Attorney General for Maryland, and Reena Shah, Director Access to Justice Commission
- Tools/resources being presented: Housing Data Dashboard, https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/yates.bi.consulting/viz/shared/GRTKQ2DCW
- 2:00-2:30 PM Fighting Blight in Baltimore
- Session Details: Fight Blight Bmore and the Community Development Network of Maryland are building a citywide coalition on addressing vacant properties by developing solutions that centers the voices of residents in those neighborhoods and repairs the damage done by this blight. During this session, we’ll introduce the effort to attendees and introduce our citywide survey for residents
- Speaker:
- Nneka Nnamdi
- Session Details: Fight Blight Bmore and the Community Development Network of Maryland are building a citywide coalition on addressing vacant properties by developing solutions that centers the voices of residents in those neighborhoods and repairs the damage done by this blight. During this session, we’ll introduce the effort to attendees and introduce our citywide survey for residents
- 2:30–3:30 PM Grants Workshop
- Session Details: Enoch Pratt staff teaches you how to find, apply, and be competitive for grants and other philanthropic funds!
- Speakers: TBD
Tools/resources being presented:
- Session Details: Enoch Pratt staff teaches you how to find, apply, and be competitive for grants and other philanthropic funds!
- 3:30-4:00 PM Ignite Session: Catching up with the Baltimore Data Science Corps Fellows
- Session Details: Learn about the Baltimore Data Science Corps comprised of students in the area who are gaining both academic and hands-on experience through real-world data science projects. The Fellows are using their data science training and skills to help advance social good in Baltimore.
- Speakers:
- German Paredes
- Bozkurt Karaoglan
- Charles Lac
- Jonathan Cleary
- Session Details: Learn about the Baltimore Data Science Corps comprised of students in the area who are gaining both academic and hands-on experience through real-world data science projects. The Fellows are using their data science training and skills to help advance social good in Baltimore.
Friday, July 22nd (IN-PERSON, HYBRID MORNING SESSIONS)
Topic: Baltimore Data Week Unconference
Morning Sessions Online Registration
- 9:00AM Registration and Refreshments
- Janet Allen, Baltimore DSS
- Our Baltimore, Baltimore City Planning Department
- 9:30-10:15 AM State of Baltimore’s Neighborhoods: Introduction to Vital Signs 20 and the Baltimore Community Change Project
- Location: Reading Room (Main)
- Session Details: An update on the Vital Signs of Baltimore’s Neighborhoods. See which trends are continuing, and which changes are taking place in our communities.
- Speaker:
- Seema D. Iyer, PhD, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
- 10:15AM-12:15PM Using Data to Inform Urban Problem Solving
- 10:15 – 10:50 AM Tangled Titles in Philadelphia
- 11:00 – 11:40 AM Affordable Connectivity Plan Enrollment and Digital Equity Planning
- Session Details:
- John Horrigan, Benton Senior Fellow
- https://www.benton.org/blog/affordable-connectivity-plan-enrollment-and-digital-equity-planning
- 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Why Are Health Disparities Everyone’s Problem?
- Session Details:
- Lisa Cooper, MD, Johns Hopkins
- 12:15 – 1:00 PM Lunch
- 1:00PM-2:45PM The UnConference
- Session Details: This year, we are preparing an afternoon “unconference” on Friday, July 22 where YOU get to choose what topics you want to discuss. If you are interested in “Leading a Data Discussion”, fill in this form now!: https://forms.office.com/r/htf7fkWkfw.
- 1:00 – 1:45 PM Session #1 (Topics will be voted on by in-person attendees)
- 2:00 – 2:45 PM Session #2 (Topics will be voted on by in-person attendees)
- 3:30 PM Happy Hour