Events – Data Science by Design Home Events Blog Grants & Anthology Code of Conduct About Events Overview of DSxD events DSxD Creator Conference May 27 & 28, 2021 9 - 3 Pacific, 12 - 6 Eastern Apply to attend: here. Applications now closed. About Do you have a data story to tell but need help broadening your audience? Do you wish you had some time and support to exercise the creative side of your data-loving brain? On May 27 and 28th, we are hosting a a conference spread over two half days (5 hours each day), where we will come together to get over that activation energy to start (or finish) creative data-related projects. We’ll learn about others’ creative processes and storytelling techniques and work through design exercises that will push us to get creating. We’ll hear from expert storytellers, creators, and designers about how they: brainstorm and find inspiration, get started bringing an idea to life, continue to make progress and refine an idea, pitch ideas to get buy-in from others, and share their final products with a broad audience. As we learn, we’ll be coming up with our own ideas and thinking about what resources and support we need from this creator community to bring them to fruition. And we’ll be doodling all the while. This conference is part of our Data Science by Design (DSxD) initiative aimed to bring together data enthusiasts of all kinds to use creative mediums to communicate data-related work and establish new collaborations across domains. The Creator Conference’s role is to kick off the eventual creation of personal essays, drawings, explainers, or how-to guides on research best practices, findings, methodology, or even work culture. Featuring Joining us in the sessions will be researchers, educators, artists, computer scientists, and more! Below is a sneak peek into the amazing crew of organizers, panelists, session leads, and speakers who will be joining us this year. Full Schedule HERE. Ijeamaka Anyene she/her data analyst and data viz Rebecca Barter she/her researcher, data scientist, and data viz Anna E. Cook she/her accessibility designer Erin Davis she/her data visualization and analysis Frank Elavsky he/him accessibility and data experience engineer Julia Evans she/her programmer and maker Sharla Gelfand they/them data wrangler, developer, and data viz Allison Horst she/her professor, artist, and researcher Patricia Kambitsch she/her visual storyteller and artist Kevin Koy he/him human-centered design x data science at IDEO Sean Kross he/him researcher, educator, and developer Giorgia Lupi she/her information designer and partner at Pentagram Ciera Martinez she/her researcher, biologist, and data scientist Sarah Mirk she/her writer, editor, and good ideas Grishma Rao she/her artist, writer, emerging technology designer Tara Robertson she/her equity and inclusion advocate and rogue librarian Sara Stoudt she/her professor, stats communicator Chris Walker he/him data x design Valeri Vasquez she/her researcher and data scientist Peter Winter he/him Data as a creative medium for design Shirley Wu she/her data visualization designer, developer, and author We Want You to Attend! Maybe you identify as a student, an educator, a researcher, a designer, an artist, an analyst, an engineer, or as something else entirely. All career stages - everyone is welcome! As organizers of Data Science by Design, we are committed to fostering a supportive community among participants. One of our priorities for this event is to increase the amount of people who see themselves in data-related fields. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from women and other underrepresented genders, people of color, people who are LGBTQ, people with disabilities or any other underrepresented minorities in data-related fields. To ensure an inclusive experience for everyone who participates, we will follow a code of conduct. Apply to Attend Apply here: https://forms.gle/kECLXC9zACLyt2Js9 Apply by May 10 to ensure your application is reviewed. We want attendees to come with ideas. Each applicant is asked to submit a short application that responds to at least two of the following. The application can feature creative mediums (e.g., a page of illustrations) but we ask that you do write out in English (1) your full name (2) your email address and (3) what items below you are focusing on: Pitch us. What project are you already working on OR would you love to work on, given the time and resources, at the intersection of data science and the creative arts? See examples below! Share with us. Are there two examples of work at the intersection of data science and the creative arts that inspire/motivate/excite you? Please include links or references, where applicable. Think with us. What would your goals be coming out of this experience? What are the contributions you feel you’re best placed to make to enrich the experience of other participants? Application Help: Project Examples and Scope The scope for the Creator Conf application includes anything relevant to communicating about data or working with data (e.g., best practices) using creative mediums. We are looking for people who want to work on projects that they are passionate about, including (but definitely not limited to!) data visualizations. Below are some examples of project ideas that are within scope: Format Examples short essays or stories interviews websites tutorials data story/presentations (data viz, sonification, sculpture, etc.) zine software library or package or something else! Topic Examples exploration of a dataset how to create community in data, computer science or related fields personal narratives about working in or wanting to work in data, computer science or related fields data science workflows concepts explained/taught diversity and inclusion computing challenges algorithmic bias accessibility burn out best practices or something else! Questions? Contact us at datasciencebydesign@gmail.com Schedule   Thursday, May 27 Friday, May 28 Time (Pacific) Title and Brief Description Speakers / Leads Time (Pacific) Title and Brief Description Speakers / Leads 9:00 AM [all zones] Welcome to DSxD Creator Conf! DSxD Team 10:00 AM [all zones] Day 2 Opener DSxD Team 9:15 AM [all zones] Future of Data Science Discussion With Live Sketching How do we envision the field of Data Science moving forward? In this conversation we invite everyone to share what we want more of (or less of!) in the field of data and computational sciences. Featuring live sketching from artist Patricia Kambitsch, with advice on how she approaches effective and creative notetaking. Ciera Martinez and Patricia Kambitsch 10:15 AM [all zones] Coffee and Collabs Grab a coffee and 1. Introduce yourself 2. Talk about your dream project and 3. get help and maybe even find some summer collaborators! If you don't want to chat on camera go to #projects Slack Channel and post / react to others projects. DSxD Team 10:00 AM [all zones] Break   11:00 AM [all zones] Break   10:15 AM [all zones] Visual Storytellers Panel Conversation on the practice and process of communicating complex information visually. Moderator: Sharla Gelfand Panelists: Julia Evans, Giorgia Lupi, and Shirley Wu 11:15 AM [all zones] The Pitching Process (w/ activity) Going from “thinking about thinking about it” to “thinking about it” to actually “doing it” Speakers: Erin Davis Lead: Sara Stoudt 11:00 AM [all zones] Break   12:15 PM [all zones] Break   11:30 PM [all zones] Creativity to Learn, Creativity to Teach (w/ Activity) How can we engage students (and ourselves) to get a broader audience excited about data tools and techniques? Leads: Sean Kross, Allison Horst, and Sara Stoudt 12:45:00 PM [all zones] Self Publishing and the Power of Zines (w/ activity) You don't need permission to publish. Learn about an old-school approach to open source information sharing: zines! We'll learn how to make a one-page zine, admire zines from around the world, and do a short creative exercise to each create a data-driven zine. Lead: Sara Mirk 1:00 PM [all zones] Break   2:00 PM [all zones] Break   1:15 PM [all zones] Designing for Accessibility and Inclusivity Short talks and discussion on how to instill inclusion and accessibility practices into how we work. Lead: Valeri Vasquez Speakers: Anna Cook, Frank Elavsky, and Tara Robertson 2:15 PM [all zones] DSxD Summer to Create Next steps, future projects, and funding opportunities with DSxD DSxD Team 2:15 PM [all zones] Day 1 Closing DSxD Team     . © 2021 Argon Design System by Creative Tim & Jekyll Themes Home Events Blog Grants & Anthology Code of Conduct About