Data Science for Social Good

Big Data and Analytics Roundtable

August 7, 2014: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Learn about Data Science for Social Good at the Inaugural Chicago Booth Big Data & Analytics Roundtable.

Where

Gleacher Center
Room 100
450 N Cityfront Plaza Dr
Chicago, Illinois

Event Details

For our inaugural meeting for the roundtable we have fellows from Data Science for Social Good (http://dssg.uchicago.edu). We'll hear about the program and get presentations from three projects (http://dssg.uchicago.edu/projects/). They're asking us to provide feedback on their project approach, presentation/communication and to offer potential commercialization ideas. We currently are expecting the following projects to be presented:
• Chicago Public Schools - Student Enrollment Prediction for Budget Allocation OR Montgomery County Public Schools - Increasing Graduation Rates and Improving College Readiness for High School Students
• Chicago Harris and Sunlight Foundation - Text Analysis of Government Spending Bills to Understand Pork Spending
• Pecan Street and Wiki Energy - Building Open Source Tools to Analyze Smart Meter Data

Cost

$10 includes appetizers 

Cash Bar

Registration

Register Online

Deadline: 8/6/2014

Program

6:30 PM-7:00 PM: Networking

7:00 PM-8:00 PM: Program Presentation

8:00 PM-8:30 PM: Networking

Questions

Roger Moore, '92 
Senior Principal
312-543-1319