4th Annual PNCIS User Conference -------------------------------------------------------------- Keynote Address: "Open Data in the Chicago Region: Leaders, geeks and grassroots"
Greg Sanders Information Architect, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Greg Sanders, Information Architect of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and the conference's featured speaker, discussed "Open Data in the Chicago Region: Leaders, geeks and grassroots," a presentation that provided the audience with broad understanding of government's role in promoting open data use, from its roots in the founding of the country to what Mr. Sanders's called the "explosion" of open data in places like Chicago. Benefits of open data are rooted in technological changes and foundation support for civic applications, to what ultimately turned the movement into a revolution -- leadership.
4th Annual PNCIS User Conference -------------------------------------------------------------- Pannel Discussion
Greg Sanders Keynote Speaker Information Architect, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Chris Blackwell Principal Planner, Municipality of Penn Hills
David Passmore Webmaster, City of Pittsburgh
Amanda Settelmaier Executive Director, Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments
Brady Hunsaker Software Engineer, Google
The response panel engaged in a discussion of transparency and open data issues from the Pittsburgh and Allegheny County perspective. The conference benefitted from as poster session with participants from the Steel City Codefest, held in February and sponsored by UCSUR, the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, the City of Pittsburgh, Google, Bakery Square, Traffic 21, and Maya Design. (PEQ, March 2013). In the afternoon's second session, local users presented how they've used PNCIS in their communities.)
Pittsburgh Neighborhood and Community Information System (PNCIS).
4th Annual PNCIS User Conference -------------------------------------------------------------- User Story: "Understanding blight in the Mon Valley"
An Lewis Executive Director, Steel Valley Council of Governments
Ms. Lewis discussed the importance and role of data in a number of the Steel Valley COG initiatives, including their partnership with the Turtle Creek Valley COG and Twin Rivers COG in "blight busters," an integrated strategy of to fight blight and reduce property abandonment in the Tri-COG region.
Pittsburgh Neighborhood and Community Information System (PNCIS).
4th Annual PNCIS User Conference -------------------------------------------------------------- User Story: "Using Community Engagement to Battle Blight"
Pat Clark Executive Director, Jackson/Clark Partners
Juan Castellanos Community Outreach Specialist, Kingsley Association
Evelyn Brooks Larimer Concensus Group
Mr. Clark, Mr. Castellanos and Ms. Brooks discussed the extensive community involvement process that resulted in planning and revitalization efforts in the Larimer neighborhood in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Neighborhood and Community Information System (PNCIS).
June 19, 2013
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