Category: Resume
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Panel: Data, Democracy, and the Human Story
Today I moderated a panel for the Illinois Humanities Council: “Data, Democracy and the Human Story“. Here’s how they describe the event: Do data and poetry have anything in common? The phenomenon known as “big data” is revolutionizing the way businesses, governments and citizens collect and use information. Join the Illinois Humanities Council for a conversation…
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Judge: Digital Media and Learning Competition Trust Challenge
Today marks the announcement of the winners of the Trust Challenge. Here’s their description: The Trust Challenge has awarded a total of $1.2 million to thirteen projects that will foster trust in online learning environments. Winning projects, evaluated by a panel of interdisciplinary thought leaders, were selected for their ability to advance trust, privacy, and equity…
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Photos for Mikva Challenge Annual Report
I supplied the cover photo and additional images for the Mikva Challenge 2014 Annual Report.
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Conference: Chicago School of Data Days
Today the Smart Chicago team completed the first Chicago School of Data Days Conference, with hundreds of participants.
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Presentation: Civic Data and Open Government: How Local Funders Can Get Involved
Today I gave a presentation in Charlotte, NC to a gathering called, “Community Engagement: Digital Strategies for Local Funders” organized by the Knight Digital Media Center. Here’s slides: Civic Data and Open Government: How Local Funders Can Get Involved from Daniel X. O’Neil And here’s a pic:
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Presentation: CTA Lunch and Learn re: Open Government
Today I did a presentation to the Chicago Transit Authority technology team. It ended up being something of a personal tech history, and a testament to the value of a large institution innovating in spurts and the fun involved in an inside/ outside game. Me + CTA Consumer-Focused Technology from Daniel X. O’Neil
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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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Radio: Using new technology and data collection for the public good (Foodborne Chicago)
Today I did a segment on WBEZ Morning Shift on Foodborne Chicago. https://soundcloud.com/morningshiftwbez/using-new-technology-and-data Social media and Web traffic is more than an easy way to track our daily distractions. Researchers are using that data to find cases of illness. A new study from Boston Children’s Hospital claims that visits to Wikipedia are a faster indicator…
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2014 Healthy Chicago Award for Public Health Infrastructure
Today Smart Chicago was honored by the Chicago Department of Public Health for Public Health Infrastructure. The full annual report is available here The 2014 Healthy Chicago Awards individual and organization recipients are listed below, along with the Healthy Chicago priority area for which they are recognized.
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Panel: The Great Leveller
Today I participated in a panel called, “The Great Leveller”, about the promise of health data, at “A Health Data Consortium Event: Putting Health Data to Work in Our States and Communities“. Here’s their description: In partnership with the State of Illinois, the California HealthCare Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Health Data Consortium…