Month: May 2014
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Remarks at Adler Planetarium on the National Day of Civic Hacking
Today I kicked off the National Day of Civic Hacking at the Adler Planetarium. Here’s remarks: Hi everybody. It’s great to see you here at one of the premier places for science in Chicago, the Adler Planeterium. This morning, you are joining thousands of colleagues— and they are your colleagues— in more than 100 cities in…
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Chicago: City of Big Data Pecha Kucha Night
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Launch: City of Big Data Exhibition
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Gordon Tech Inspiration Celebration: 2014 Inspiring Minds Award
This evening I was honored at my alma mater. Here’s some details: Gordon Tech College Prep will host the 2nd Annual Inspiration Celebration honoring minds that inspire. The gathering will showcase the school, its talented community and its unique partnership with DePaul University which started in October of 2012. The event usually draws 300 Chicago area business and…
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Video: Blue Sky Digital re: Workplace Culture and the Importance of Tolerance
Here’s a video from today where I talk about the work of Smart Chicago:
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On The Table 2014 Steering Committee
I served on the Steering Committee of On The Table 2014, the community wide conversations about our collective future held on the occasion of the 99th birthday of The Chicago Community Trust. In addition, Smart Chicago hosted a meal at 1871 that brought together technologists, community leaders, and nonprofit executives together in a discussion around how to…
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Presentation: Northeastern Illinois Documents Librarians Group
I freaking love documents and I love librarians, so this was fun. Documents! from Daniel X. O’Neil