Open Data In Action brings together a wide range of researchers to showcase how their work has benefited from openly and freely accessible data. Presenters from the public, private, and academic sectors will discuss how open data, ranging from historical documents to statistical analyses, is being used to create projects, change policies, or conduct research and highlight the importance open data has on shaping the world around us. Co-sponsored by the Hartford Public Library

Opening Remarks

• Tyler Kleykamp, Chief Data Officer, State of Connecticut

Presenters:

• Rachel Leventhal-Weiner, CT Data Collaborative, CT Data Academy
• Jennifer Snow, UConn Library, Puerto Rico Citizenship Archives: Government Documents as Open Data
• Tina Panik, Avon Public Library, World War II Newsletters from the CTDA
• Rebecca Sterns, Korey Stringer Institute, Athlete Sudden Death Registry
• Andrew Wolf, UConn Digital Media & Design, Omeka Everywhere
• Steve Batt, UConn Hartford/CT State Data Center, Tableau Public and CT Census Data
• Anna Lindemann/Graham Stinnett, UConn/DM&D, & Archives, Teaching Motion Graphics with Human Rights Archives
• Thomas Long, UConn Nursing, Dolan Collection Nursing History Blog
• Jason Cory Brunson, UConn Health Center, Modeling Incidence and Severity of Disease using Administrative Healthcare Data