[Colloquium] Remote broadcast cancelled: Data-Driven Chicago - Today!

[Julie Wulf-Knoerzer]

Dear all,
We regret that the remote broadcast of today's DLS has been cancelled  
and the session will only take place in Searle 240a/b.  We will record  
the talk for later broadcast and provide accessibility details as soon  
as possible.
We regret any inconvenience this change may have caused.
Julie Wulf-Knoerzer


On Apr 6, 2012, at 9:27 AM, Ninfa Mayorga wrote:

> Computation Institute Presentation - Data Lunch Seminar (DLS)
> Speaker: Brett Goldstein, Chief Data Officer, City of Chicago
> Date: April 6, 2012
> Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
> Location: University of Chicago, Searle 240A/B, 5735 S. Ellis  
> Avenue; Argonne National Lab, TCS Building, Room 5172
>
> Data-Driven Chicago
>
> ABSTRACT:
> Government has long lagged behind the private sector in its use of  
> data, but the new administration in the City of Chicago aims to  
> change that. In the first year, the Mayor appointed Chicago's first- 
> ever Chief Technology Officer and the nation's first Chief Data  
> Officer. Beginning to use data meaningfully on the city level has  
> presented many challenges and opportunities, and the Chief Data  
> Officer will outline the lessons learned from the first year of  
> bringing sophisticated analytics into municipal government. Projects  
> include the creation of a city Data Portal, a major data  
> documentation effort, the creation of a common operating platform  
> using Mongo DB's geospatial capabilities, and the development of a  
> predictive framework to capture the quality of life or 'health' of a  
> neighborhood. The shift in focus to predictive techniques signals  
> the city's need to be more proactive and data-driven in its approach.
>
> SPEAKER BIO:
> As Chicago's first Chief Data Officer, Brett Goldstein's role is to  
> lead the city's approach to and use of data to help improve the way  
> the government works for its residents. Thus, the responsibilities  
> of the Chief Data Officer are threefold: promoting transparency  
> through open data, constructing a comprehensive strategy for  
> citywide data usage and storage, and facilitating data-driven  
> decision-making through data analytics, including groundbreaking  
> predictive analytics.
>
> Before coming to City Hall as Chief Data Officer, Brett Goldstein  
> founded and directed the Chicago Police Department's Predictive  
> Analytics Group, which aims to predict when and where crime will  
> happen. Goldstein is a former Commander in the Chicago Police  
> Department. Previously, Goldstein was an early employee with  
> OpenTable. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Connecticut College,  
> his MS in criminal justice at Suffolk University, and his MS in  
> computer science at University of Chicago. Brett is pursuing his PhD  
> in Criminology, Law and Justice at the University of Illinois- 
> Chicago. He resides in Chicago with his wife and three children.
>
> Information: This event is co-organized with the ACM (http://acm.cs.uchicago.edu/ 
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>
> Lunch will be provided.
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