Learn about how to calculate the risks and benefits of reducing heat-absorbing pavement and non-green development patterns can contribute to increased air pollution, higher temperatures, and negative long-term health. Moderator: Beth Harber, [email protected]  Speakers:   Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of American Public Health Association Elisabeth Gawthrop, Columbia University Greg Kats and Ryan McCuaig, Smart Surfaces Coalition Kimberley Knox, Baltimore City Department of Planning

How do communities use data to address food security during the current pandemic and beyond  Panelists:  Caitlyn Misiaszek, JHU Maryland Food Map and COVID 19 Suzanne Poandl, 211 Maryland United Way Helpline Sha'Von Terrell, Black Church Food Security Network 

During this webinar-based, live pitch session, a select group of community-based organizations will present their potential CRA-eligible proposals to an audience of funders. The lending, investment, and service opportunities presented are exclusive to Maryland. Expect to hear several proposals in direct response to COVID-19. Proposal requests will range from $5,000 to $4 million for statewide efforts. Projects ...

Join this international panel discussion to learn about how the process of creating technology can embed principles of trust and transparency by collaboratively developing open source tools that engage intended users. Also learn about how HackBaltimore is bringing the community together to think through these issues.   Hosted in partnership with MossLabs.io and HackBaltimore  Moderators: Jacob Green, Founder of Mosslabs.io Danese Cooper, former CTO wikipedia, former Chief Open Source at Sun, Former ...

Learn how can community stakeholders can use data to understand and assess the digital divide in Baltimore to advocate for change  Moderator: Andrew Coy, Digital Harbor Foundation Panelists:   Sarah Heaton, Baltimore City Public Schools John Horrigan, Technology Policy Institute Lo Smith, Enoch Pratt Free Library   

M-Lab is an open source, civil society led, platform for measuring Internet service. M-Lab’s has been used by governments, regulators, cities, and counties to understand Internet performance trends in specific geographic areas over time. Learn about the available datasets and tools from M-Lab, and how they can be used for planning, decision making, and advocacy.  ...

Learn best practices for collaboratively collecting data within your community and how to use the Blueprint for Baltimore dataset to affect change in Baltimore.  Moderator: Evan Serpick, OSI-Baltimore Panelists:   Jose Serrano-McClain, HR&A Eri Furusawa, HR&A Tre Murphy, Organizing Black Seema D. Iyer, BNIA Demonstration of Blueprint Open Data Portal 

In collaboration with MaptimeBmore, mapathon participants will learn how to add and edit tree canopy data on OpenStreetMap, a free collaborative and editable online map.   Hosted in partnership with MaptimeBmore  Speakers:   Maggie Cawley, OpenStreetMap US  Elliott Plack, KCI Jonathan Dandois, Johns Hopkins University

Learn how philanthropy and investors use data to shape how they collaborate, prioritize their grant making, and advance racial equity during the current pandemic and beyond Moderators: Yinka Bode-George, Maryland Philanthropy Network Speakers:  Danielle Torain, OSI Baltimore John Brothers, T Rowe Price Jamye Wooten, CLLCTIVLY

Come learn about how you can access data about your community from the American Community Survey (ACS).  Census Bureau staff will demonstrate the US Census Bureau's new data tool, data.census.gov Speaker: Noemi Mendez, Supervisory Program Analyst for US Census Bureau

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. Community groups and organizations are encouraged to join in the conversation to identify what kinds of projects students using data science could help advance social good in Baltimore.   Moderators: Seema Iyer, PhD, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance  ...

BNIA was created 20 years ago in 2000. Come hear from prior staff who helped shape what BNIA is today! Speakers: BNIA Staff Past and Present!