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# NYC School of Data

a community conference for NYC's #civicdesign, #civictech and #opendata communities

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- [Blog](https://schoolofdata.nyc/blog/)
- [Get Ready for NYC School of Data 2026!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/sodata26-is-here/) - NYC School of Data 2026 is here!!! Join BetaNYC as we mark 10 years of learning, connecting, and building with public interest tech and open data.
- [Check out the 2026 Schedule and Register!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/2026-schedule/) - Get ready, NYC School of Data 2026 is on the horizon!!! Our tenth annual community conference brings together people who care about open data, public interest technology, and service design — and we’re excited to share that the preliminary schedule is now live.
- [Get Your Early Bird Tickets For NYC School of Data](https://schoolofdata.nyc/earlybird2026/) - Join BetaNYC and NYC’s Open Data team for our public interest tech, data, and design conference to celebrate the end of NYC Open Data Week! NYC School of Data is a two-day community conference focused on public interest technology, open data, and service design. Join a community of data experts, public servants, technologists, and advocates
- [Volunteer for NYC School of Data 2026 & UnSchool of Data](https://schoolofdata.nyc/2026-volunteer/) - Mark your calendars for the weekend of March 28-29, 2026, as we gear up for our biggest public interest tech events! Saturday, March 28, 2026: NYC School of Data Sunday, March 29, 2026: UnSchool of Data BetaNYC is recruiting volunteers to help bring our two-day community conference to life at CUNY School of Law during
- [2026 Call for Proposals!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/2026-cfp/) - Save the Date! BetaNYC is excited to announce that our TENTH School of Data conference will take place on Saturday, March 28, 2026 (with a possible day-two unconference)!!! Our 2026 call for proposals for School of Data and NYC Open Data Week is still open!! Although the initial December 15 deadline has passed, we will
- [Call for Proposals for School of Data 2025!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/call-for-proposals-for-school-of-data-2025/) - BetaNYC is excited to announce that our next School of Data conference will take place on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at CUNY School of Law, and our call for proposals is now open. Join us in shaping next year's program! We're looking for conference sessions that celebrate open data and NYC and cultivate NYC’s public
- [NYC School of Data 2025 is here!!!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/ishere2025/) - Charge your laptops or tablets, pack your water bottle, grab your quality mask, sharpen your pencils, and get a good night’s rest! Join us for NYC’s best public interest tech + open data event of the year — NYC School of Data 2025! This year, we celebrate the 13th anniversary of the City’s transformative open
- [Check out the 2025 schedule and register!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/2025-schedule/) - 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
- [Get your Early Bird tickets for NYC School of Data 2025!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/earlybird2025/) - It's that time of the year!!! Join BetaNYC and NYC’s Open Data team for our public interest tech, data, and design conference to celebrate the end of NYC Open Data Week! REGISTER for a $45 EARLY BIRD TICKET or support our conference with a SOLIDARITY TICKET. REGISTER FOR NYC School of Data 2025 About NYC
- [The NYC School of Data 2025 Call for Volunteers is open!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/2025-volunteers/) - Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 29, and get ready for NYC School of Data! BetaNYC invites you to become an integral part of our community conference, which brings together the City’s technology, data, and design communities annually during Open Data Week. We’re looking for dedicated volunteers to help make this year’s conference an unforgettable
- [NYC School of Data 2024 is here!!!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/nyc-school-of-data-2024-is-here/) - Charge your laptops or tablets, pack your water bottle, grab your quality mask, sharpen your pencils, and get a good night’s rest! Join us for NYC’s best public interest tech + open data event of the year — NYC School of Data 2024!
- [Check out 2024's schedule and register!!!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/2024-schedule/) - Welcome to NYC School of Data 2024 — a community conference that demystifies the policies and practices around open data, public interest technology, and service design. This year’s conference concludes NYC’s Open Data Week & features 30+ sessions.
- [Get your early bird tickets for NYC School of Data 2024](https://schoolofdata.nyc/2024-early-bird-tickets/) - Join BetaNYC and NYC’s Open Data team for our public interest tech, data, and design conference to celebrate the end of NYC Open Data Week!
- [Our Call for Volunteers is Open!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/call-for-volunteers-apply-to-join-our-team-at-school-of-data-2024/) - Hello friends! BetaNYC is looking for volunteers to participate in our annual conference that brings together the City’s technology, data, and design communities during Open Data Week. We're calling for dedicated individuals to join our team and help make this year’s conference an unforgettable experience. Interested? Learn more about the opportunities below and apply today!
- [Call for Proposals for School of Data 2024!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/call-for-proposals-for-school-of-data-2024/) - BetaNYC is thrilled to announce that our next School of Data conference will take place on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at CUNY School of Law and our call for proposals is now open. Join us in shaping next year's program! We're looking for conference sessions that celebrate open data and NYC and cultivate NYC’s public
- [NYC School of Data 2023 is here!!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/nyc-school-of-data-2023-is-here/) - Charge your laptops or tablets, pack your water bottle, vaccination card, grab your quality mask, sharpen your pencils, and get a good night’s rest! Join us for NYC’s most informative civic tech + open data event of the year — NYC School of Data 2023 on Saturday, 18 March! This year, we celebrate the 11th
- [Get your early bird tickets for NYC School of Data 2023](https://schoolofdata.nyc/get-your-2023-tickets/) - Celebrate the end of NYC Open Data Week with BetaNYC & NYC’s Open Data team at our annual civic tech, data and design conference!
- [NYC School of Data 2022 is here!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/nyc-school-of-data-2022-is-here/) - On Saturday, 5 March 2022, we are kicking off NYC’s sixth Open Data Week, we are celebrating the TENTH anniversary of the City’s open data law and the TWELFTH International Open Data Day!!! Let the celebrations begin! We hope you are as excited as we are! This post covers all the things you need to know.
- [NYC School of Data 2022 - Save the Date!!!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/nyc-school-of-data-2022/) - Join us for NYC School of Data 2022, a two-day community conference that brings together the City’s technology, data, and design communities. It is organized by BetaNYC, with programming support from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics (MODA), and hosted by the Jacobs Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech.
- [Registration is open for NYC School of Data 2022! 🎟 🥳 🎉](https://schoolofdata.nyc/register-for-school-of-data-2022/) - Charge your laptops or tablets, pack your water bottle, vaccination card, grab your quality mask, sharpen your pencils, and get a good night's rest! Join us for NYC’s most informative civic tech + open data event of the year — NYC School of Data 2022 on Saturday, 5 March! This year, we celebrate the 10th
- [NYC School of Data 2020 is here!! ](https://schoolofdata.nyc/welcome-to-2020/) - Welcome to Open Data Week & School of Data! On Saturday, 7 March 2020, we are concluding NYC’s FOURTH Open Data Week with style, we are celebrating the EIGHTH anniversary of the City’s open data law and the TENTH International Open Data Day!!! Let the celebrations begin! We hope you are as excited as we
- [NYC Celebrates Open Data Week 2020, Making Free Public Data Accessible to More New Yorkers](https://schoolofdata.nyc/nyc-celebrates-open-data-week-2020-making-free-public-data-accessible-to-more-new-yorkers/) - Dozens of events will be held across all five boroughs between February 28 and March 7. Today marks the beginning of Open Data Week, a citywide festival celebrating New York City and the public data available on nyc.gov/opendata. Convened by the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics (MODA) and BetaNYC, the goal of Open Data Week
- [🗽 ❤ 💻  — NYC SoData 2019 Recap](https://schoolofdata.nyc/🗽-❤-💻-nyc-sodata-2019-recap/) - This year’s School of Data conference was a huge success and it absolutely wouldn't have been so without you. After three years, NYC School of Data has built a collaborative framework of relationships that has demystified data and technology, fostered participatory democracy, built cross-borough relationships, and mentored a new generation of civic leaders. THANK YOU FOR
- [📆 NYC School of Data 2020: Registration is open! 🎟 🥳 🎉](https://schoolofdata.nyc/2020-registration-is-open/) - Charge your laptops or tablets, pack your water bottle, notebooks, pens, and get a good night's rest! Then, join us for NYC’s most informative civic tech + open data event of the year — NYC School of Data 2020 on Saturday, 7 March! This year, we will celebrate the 10th anniversary of international open data
- [NYC School of Data 2020 — Call for Session Ideas](https://schoolofdata.nyc/2020-call-for-session-ideas/) - Friends! We're really excited to partner with the NYC Open Data Team and the Data Through Design collective to launch a unified platform to gather ideas for 2020. For our next community conference, we're looking for transformative session proposals that will inspire our next decade of work using technology, data, and design for the public
- [Save 5 March 2016 for NYC's #civictech & #opendata conference](https://schoolofdata.nyc/save-the-date/) - After three years of hosting #CodeAcross NYC, we're rebranding our annual spring #civictech & #opendata event to be NYC's School of Data. The New York City School of Data is a collaborative network improving the City’s data ecosystem. This network seeks to enrich our lives and communities through technology, data, & design. As we develop this
- [Welcome to NYC School of Data 2019!!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/welcome-to-2019/) - On Saturday, 2 March 2019, we are kicking off NYC’s fourth Open Data Week! And celebrating International Open Data Day.
- [Register for NYC School of Data 2019](https://schoolofdata.nyc/register-for-nyc-school-of-data-2019/) - Join us on Saturday, 2 March 2019, for NYC School of Data — a community conference that demystifies the policies and practices around civic data, technology, and service design. This year’s conference kicks off NYC’s annual Open Data Week and features OVER 24 sessions organized by NYC’s civic technology, data, and design community for YOU!
- [🗽 ❤ 💻  — NYC SoData 2018 Recap](https://schoolofdata.nyc/nyc-sodata-2018-recap/) - How we build is as important as what we build. - Chris Whong, NYC Planning Labs Thank you for making NYC’s School of Data an amazing day and making NYC’s second annual open data week an epic adventure across the Boroughs! 2018 is our second year where we simultaneously celebrated International Open Data Day and
- [Welcome to NYC School of Data 2018 & Hack Hall](https://schoolofdata.nyc/welcome-to-2018/) - International open data day and NYC School of Data 2018 is here!! This year’s we are asking you to envision better community resources to improve our neighborhoods. Join us for thought provoking sessions and small group workshops on digital literacy, privacy, smart cities, open government, and civic technology. Come spend the day learning or
- [How to watch from home!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/how-to-watch-from-home/) - Thanks to the Internet Society of New York, we will live stream the main stage's conversations and presentations. Starting at 10 am ET on Saturday, 3 March. For the day, we'll have a real-time "backchannel" via BetaNYC's slack. You can request an invite via . Once you have registered, you can log
- [Register for NYC School of Data  2018](https://schoolofdata.nyc/register-for-2018/) - Join us on Saturday, 3 March 2018, for NYC School of Data — a community technology conference that demystifies complex ideas and fosters local civic engagement. This community-driven conference is organized by BetaNYC - NYC's Civic technology, data, and design community. Our conversations and workshops will empower you to improve our neighborhoods and our
- [Save the date and propose sessions for 2018!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/save-the-date-and-propose-sessions-for-2018/) - SAVE THE DATE for NYC School of Data 2018 - Saturday, 3 March New York City School of Data is a community conference showcasing NYC’s civic design, civic/government technology, and open data ecosystem. We seek to build a framework of relationships that can demystify data and technology, foster democracy, build cross-borough relationships, and mentor a
- [🗽 ❤ 💻 — NYC SoData 2017 recap!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/2017-recap/) - Where Civic Technology, Data, and Design Align! To celebrate 2017 International Open Data Day and kick off NYC’s open data week, 276 participants, 66 speakers, 35 Volunteers, and 13 Sponsors and Community Partners met at Rise New York to engage in a thought provoking day about technology, data, design, and the future of digital civics! Not
- [Welcome to 2017's NYC School of Data!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/welcome-to-2017s-nyc-school-of-data/) - Today is International Open Data Day and the launch of New York City’s inaugural Open Data Week! Through TEN thought provoking sessions and TWELVE small group workshops, this year’s conference asks you to improve community resources, and challenges you to build a collective future. If you are joining us in person, the doors open at
- [Register for NYC School of Data 2017](https://schoolofdata.nyc/register-for-nyc-school-of-data-2017/) - New York City School of Data is a community conference showcasing NYC’s civic design, civic/government technology, and open data ecosystem. Through TEN thought provoking sessions and THIRTEEN small group workshops, this year’s conference asks for your help in improving community resources, and challenges you to build a collective future. Join us and others around the
- [Open Call for School of Data Session Proposals](https://schoolofdata.nyc/open-call-for-school-of-data-session-proposals/) - Psst! NYC’s School of Data is coming up on Saturday, 4 March 2017! We are honored to celebrate the FIFTH anniversary of New York City’s Open Data Law and International Open Data Day. We’ll host thoughtful discussions around digital privacy, encryption, smart cities, open government, and technology, we want our community to be empowered to
- [A brief recap of NYC School of Data 2016](https://schoolofdata.nyc/a-brief-recap-of-nyc-school-of-data-2016/) - Local Law 11 of 2012 has ushered in a new era where technology, data, and design are used to improve the city and build up opportunities of equity. We are far from a perfect data union. The last four years have highlighted a path for us to explore. This path leads us to a door
- [Watch NYC School of Data's Main Stage](https://schoolofdata.nyc/watch-nyc-school-of-datas-main-stage/) - Thanks to the Internet Society of New York, our main stage was live streamed and recorded. As they are splicing up the speeches, feel free to tune into the 7+ hours of conversations we held. The show starts at the 13 min mark.
- [2016's event schedule & what to bring](https://schoolofdata.nyc/2016s-event-schedule/) - Schedule TO START ON TIME, PLEASE ARRIVE AT CIVIC HALL BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 9:30 AM. We will start at 10AM! For the morning, we will be joined by NY City Council Speaker Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, New York City Chief Technology Officer Minerva Tantoco, and Executive Director Jennifer
- [Childcare at School of Data](https://schoolofdata.nyc/childcare-at-school-of-data/) - We feel that civic technology and open data should work for everyone. This year, we are excited to offer onsite child care provided by Sitters Studio. Sitters Studio is a unique arts-based agency, headquartered in New York City, that provides families with artistic caregivers and creative childcare solutions. At Civic Hall, Sitters Studio can accommodate 10 children
- [Economic Justice Data Jam](https://schoolofdata.nyc/economic-justice-data-jam/) - Economic Justice Data Jam let by NYCLU The gap between rich and poor in New York could be greater than anywhere else in the United States. While New York offers many of its residents the best services – including schools and access to the legal system – too often lower-income New Yorkers face discrimination and
- [Register today!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/register-today/) - On March 7 2012, Mayor Bloomberg signed Local Law 11 of 2012. This legislation enshrined the idea that we, the people, can help our neighbors and strengthen our communities through technology, data, and design. Four years since its signing, NYC has grown a resilient and diverse ecosystem. Our city's open data law is one of the
- [conference themes](https://schoolofdata.nyc/about-betanycs-four-freedoms/) - BetaNYC’s four freedoms are rooted in the four freedoms articulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Those four freedoms are the freedoms of speech and worship, and the freedoms from want and fear. In the fall of 2012, BetaNYC reorganized and the community articulated its values in a civic technology roadmap

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- [NYC School of Data](https://schoolofdata.nyc/) - BetaNYC’s annual community conference invites New Yorkers to engage with the City’s technology, data and design communities during NYC Open Data Week. Join us for an amazing lineup of presentations, workshops, lightning talks, and panels.
- [About NYC School of Data](https://schoolofdata.nyc/about/) - NYC School of Data is a community driven conference that brings together New Yorkers around open data, civic technology, and service design. Since 2010, BetaNYC has organized an annual community conference. Sometimes it has been an "unconference" or a community hackathon and at other times, a one-day program of 30 conference sessions. Through the years,
- [You're invited to UnSchool of Data](https://schoolofdata.nyc/unschool/) - Sunday, March 29, 2026 CUNY School of Law9:00am - 3:15pm UnSchool of Data is an open space unconference for networking, co-creating, and learning. It brings together city residents, technologists, civic leaders, students, advocates, policy nerds, government staff, elected officials, journalists, designers, and more to leverage open data to tackle some of the most pressing issues
- [](https://schoolofdata.nyc/live/) - Schedule Live stream will start on Saturday, 28 March at 10:00 AM Eastern. You can view the live stream outside of iframe via YouTube. The main stage session schedule and speakers are available on the confrence Sched. 10:00 AM - Opening Remarks11:00 AM - From Connectivity to Connection, Transforming Digital Equity Into Action12:15 PM -
- [How to Propose a Session](https://schoolofdata.nyc/how-to-propose-a-session/) - Jump to a Section: Developing and Pitching your session Step 1: Start with an idea Step 2: Pick a peer led session format Step 3: Assemble your pitch Example of a good session pitch Example of a decent (but could be improved) session pitch Step 4: Pitch your session idea Step 5: How pitches are
- [Peer Led Facilitator Guide](https://schoolofdata.nyc/peer-led-sessions/) - Why is facilitating at an Unconference different? An unconference flips the traditional conference model on its head. An unconference thrives on peer-to-peer facilitation — a style of hosting where no one is “in charge” of the content, and the facilitator’s role is to help the group self-organize, ensure everyone’s voice can be heard, and guide
- [Schedule for the Day](https://schoolofdata.nyc/schedule-for-the-day/) - UnSchool of Data will start at 9am and go until 3:15 pm Schedule for the day9:00 AM: Doors Open & Registration + Breakfast9:30 AM: Opening Remarks & How The Day Works9:45 AM: Live Session Pitches 10:15 AM: Voting on Sessions, Building the Board and Schedule11:00 AM: Session Block 112:15 PM: Session Block 21:15 PM: Lunch
- [About UnSchool of Data](https://schoolofdata.nyc/about-unschool-of-data/) - Jump to a section How it Works The Board The Pitch Wall How to Propose a Session Why an Unconference? BetaNYC grew from organizing community events based on the “open space” model. We love NYC School of Data, yet can’t always fit in all the things we want to discuss.As our communities face unprecedented challenges,
- [Help us build School of Data 2025!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/school-of-data-home-page/) - BetaNYC’s annual community conference invites New Yorkers to engage with the City’s technology, data and design communities during Open Data Week. When: Saturday, March 29, 2025Where: CUNY School of Law, 2 Ct Square W, Long Island City, NY 11101 Call for Proposals: Have an idea for an Open Data Week event or School of Data
- [Past Conferences](https://schoolofdata.nyc/past-conferences/) - Revisit past School of Data programs and learn more about the sessions that took place! School of Data 2016 Program School of Data 2017 Program School of Data 2018 Program School of Data 2019 Program School of Data 2021 Program School of Data 2022 Program School of Data 2023 Program School of Data 2024 Program
- [Call for Proposals 2024](https://schoolofdata.nyc/call-for-proposals-2024/)
- [Join us at NYC School of Data!](https://schoolofdata.nyc/about/businessx-front-page/) - BetaNYC’s annual community conference invites New Yorkers to engage with the City’s technology, data and design communities during Open Data Week. When: March 23, 2024Where: CUNY School of Law, 2 Ct Square W, Long Island City, NY 11101RSVP: Registration goes live in 2024.View the Program: Program goes live in 2024. Details: In 2024, we will
- [Coming Soon](https://schoolofdata.nyc/coming-soon/) - Coming Soon
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://schoolofdata.nyc/faq/) - Is NYC School of Data 2020 still happening? YES! At this time, there is minimal impact and NYC School of Data will proceed as planned. We will be updating this page. Please check back periodically if you have concerns. Coronavirus (COVID-19) & Influenza Safety is a top priority for BetaNYC. We are increasing our efforts
- [2020](https://schoolofdata.nyc/2020-event/) - Charge your laptops or tablets, pack your water bottle, notebooks, pens, and get a good night's rest! Then, join us for NYC’s most informative civic tech + open data event of the year — NYC School of Data 2020 on Saturday, 7 March! This year, we will celebrate the 10th anniversary of international open data
- [BetaNYC's Code of Conduct & Anti-Harassment Policy](https://schoolofdata.nyc/code-of-conduct-anti-harassment-policy/) - Equality and community equity are two core components of building a vibrant civic hacker / civic technology community. By attending the NYC School of Data event, you are committing yourself to BetaNYC's Code of Conduct & Anti-Harassment Policy. The following document was last updated on 24 January 2018. BetaNYC’s Code of Conduct Our activities and
- [2017 Sponsors and Community Partners](https://schoolofdata.nyc/sponsors-and-community-partners/) - Hosts Event Sponsors Community Partners

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