UB Hosts 6th Annual Baltimore Data Day, July 10
June 26, 2015
Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739
Baltimore Data Day: Strengthening Communities through Neighborhood Data, a one-day conference designed to help city leaders expand their abilities to use technology and data for the improvement of local communities, will be held Friday, July 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the University of Baltimore. The conference, which will bring together community organizations, nonprofit agencies, civic and faith-based institutions and government entities, will take place in UB’s William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center (home of the Merrick School of Business), 11 W. Mt. Royal Ave. The conference is free and open to the public, although advance registration is required. (See below for details.)
The Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance-Jacob France Institute (part of the University of Baltimore) has been hosting the workshop since 2010. In partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, the opening session, "Creative Placemaking," and a keynote address by Jason Schupach, director of design at the National Endowment for the Arts, will be held July 9 from 3-5 p.m. at the Federal Reserve's Baltimore Branch, 502 S. Sharp St. The presentation will be followed by a reception.
The event is free and open to the public through generous sponsorships by UB's Office of the Provost, BBVA Compass, Enterprise Community Partners, Collegetown Network and the Abell Foundation. The pre-session is being sponsored by the Baltimore Office of Promotion of the Arts, Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, Robert W. Deutsch Foundation and The Reinvestment Fund.
"This event brings together a diverse cross-section of communities who all have in common the desire to learn more about how data can be used to drive positive change in neighborhoods," said Seema D. Iyer, associate director of the Jacob France Institute. "This year, especially in response to the unrest in Baltimore's neighborhoods, people are really using the community-based indicators to highlight the structural issues that stem from issues like high unemployment, high housing vacancy and low transit accessibility."
At Baltimore Data Day, panel discussions and interactive workshops will explore a variety of topics including:
- arts and culture
- workforce and economic development
- public safety
- open Baltimore
- data-informed media.
View details on online registration and conference topics in addition to the conference’s full agenda.
The University of Baltimore is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the College of Public Affairs, the Merrick School of Business, the UB School of Law and the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences.