Welcome to NYC School of Data 2025 — a community conference that demystifies the policies and practices around open data, public interest technology, and service design. This year’s conference concludes NYC Open Data Week and will feature over 30 sessions. Our program of sessions is now available!
With programming support from the Open Data Team at the NYC Office of Technology and Innovation, our conference convenes city officials, technologists, designers, data analysts, and community members around open data, civic technology, and service design in New York City.
Our conference will be at CUNY School of Law on Saturday, March 29, 2025, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of International Open Data Day and the 13th anniversary of the City’s transformative Open Data Law.
To attend, you need to purchase tickets via Tito. The venue, CUNY School of Law, is accessible. This year, with support from Reinvent Albany and New York State’s ConnectAll program, we will be livestreaming the mainstage AND providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation for all sessions delivered on the mainstage. Thank you, SignNexus, for your ASL interpretation services!
Also, our content is all-ages friendly (see about our childcare tickets). If you have accessibility questions or needs, please email us at < schoolofdata@beta.nyc >.
If you can’t join us in person, tune into the main stage live stream at < schoolofdata.nyc/live >, provided by the Internet Society New York Chapter and sponsored by Reinvent Albany. Follow the conversation #nycsodata on Bluesky, LinkedIn, or Instagram.
Tickets and Opportunities
General Registration or Solidarity Tickets
For the first time, we’re using Tito for all tickets! Get your General Admission Ticket or support a scholarship with a Solidarity Ticket.
Do you work for a Government agency / department?
If you work for a government agency / department and want to purchase a ($55) general admission ticket via a check or a purchase order (PO), government ticket opportunities close on Wednesday, 26 March, by 5:00 PM. Please email < schoolofdata+govticket@beta.nyc >.
Are you a student or looking for a scholarship?
There are a select number of scholarship tickets available. Tickets are $35, and we will prioritize traditionally underserved and underrepresented communities. Learn more and apply before Wednesday, 26 March, at 5:00 PM at < https://betanyc.forms.fm/nyc-school-of-data-2025-scholarship-ticket/forms/9979 >.
Our volunteer applications have officially closed. If you have any questions, email us at < schoolofdata+vol@beta.nyc >.
Press and Media, want to cover the event?
Media credentials are available to reporters, editors working as reporters, producers, video camera operators, and still photographers who present valid press identification. If you want to attend to cover a session or the event, email us your valid press identification to < schoolofdata+press@beta.nyc >. We will follow up.
Sponsors, want to support the conference?
We’re looking for mission-aligned sponsors to support conference costs such as meals, coffee, and childcare. Learn more about our opportunities to support by filling out this form.
Come learn and contribute to the next decade of technology, data, and policy — by us, for us!
General Event Information
This year’s program will feature over 30 sessions! Session information is posted at < https://nycsodata25.sched.com >. Other updates will be posted to the conference website at schoolofdata.nyc, as well as BetaNYC’s LinkedIn newsletter and the NYC Open Data Week mailing list.
What is included in my ticket? All tickets include access to a full day of conference sessions, lunch, snacks, and coffee. We offer free, professional, on-site childcare. Space is limited. Please register if you are interested.
Event Accessibility: This year’s venue is easily accessed by public transit, bike, bus, and car. The conference will be delivered in English and will use technical terms. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will be provided upon request.
This year, with support from Reinvent Albany and New York State’s ConnectAll program, we will provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation for all sessions delivered on the mainstage, courtesy of SignNexus. The venue itself is ADA-compatible. All-gender restrooms are accessible on the third and fourth floors. There is a lactation room accessible on the second floor. Service animals are always accepted. If you need American Sign Language interpretation or have any other questions/concerns, please email us at < schoolofdata@beta.nyc >.
Childcare: We will be providing professional, on-site childcare. Space is limited, and you will need to preregister for this free service using the Childcare Ticket option. If you want to bring your child(ren) to attend the conference, they too will need an attendee ticket. If you have any questions, please email us at < schoolofdata+childrent@beta.nyc >.
Code of Conduct: BetaNYC is committed to hosting safe and open spaces for all. By participating in this space, you are committing yourself to BetaNYC’s Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy.
Health Policy: If you’re not feeling well, PLEASE stay home. We strive to create a safe environment for everyone. (Please see our refund policy for questions.)
To attend this in-person event, we are asking that everyone wear a high-quality mask at all times (except when eating and drinking). We will have ample KF-94 masks in various sizes for you to wear. Masks keep our staff, volunteers, and attendees safe. Masking helps prevent the spread of viruses — this is science, based on data!Refund Policy: Contact us to request a refund. We will try to honor all of your refund requests at < schoolofdata+refund@beta.nyc >. Please note that some ticketing fees are nonrefundable.
Thank you 2025 Sponsors!
The following mission-aligned organizations are helping us cover conference costs and enable us to meet in 2025. Thank you!
Reinvent Albany advocates for transparent and accountable New York State government and increased transparency in New York City. We work to strengthen the Freedom of Information Law and put government information online, especially spending, contracting and budget information and we are vocal advocates for open data laws and practices. We also advocate for more accountable and better governed state authorities, including the MTA. We also work for transparent business subsidies and economic development spending rooted in facts and careful analysis. We seek to create a state government that is responsible, responsive and above board and thus we fight for public integrity measures and against laws and practices that increase the risk of corruption and favor the few and well connected over the public interest.
NYC Office of Technology and Innovation’s Office of Data Analytics (ODA) works with City agencies and their data to help serve New Yorkers more equitably and efficiently. Our work takes three main forms: analyzing data to improve City agency operations, operating the NYC Open Data program, and advancing Citywide data analytics, infrastructure, integration, and sharing.
Esri is the global market leader in geographic information systems (GIS) and since 1969 has supported organizations everywhere with the most powerful mapping and spatial analytics technology available, ArcGIS. Governments at all levels have trusted ArcGIS to make their communities smarter, safer, healthier, sustainable, livable and more prosperous. By using this powerful platform to reveal deeper insight into data, Esri customers are creating maps that run their organizations and the world. To learn more, visit: esri.com.