anchor.diff:  mgould,Maria Gould,Let's ROR Together: Building an Open Registry of Research Organizations,mgould,researchorgs,https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2691307#.XNV3V0HjJno,"ROR is a community-led project to develop an open, sustainable, usable, and unique identifier for every research organization in the world."
   spwanson,Saul Pwanson,How a File Format Led to a Crossword Scandal,spwanson,saulfp,,"In 2016 I designed a plain-text file format for crossword puzzle data, and then spent a couple of months building a micro-data-pipeline, scraping tens of thousands of crosswords from various sources.  Then, having all those crosswords in a simple format, I wanted to see if there were any common grid patterns--and discovered egregious plagiarism by a major crossword editor that had gone on for years. This talk would cover the file format, data pipeline, and the design choices that aided rapid exploration; the evidence for the scandal, from the initial anomalies to the final damning visualization; and what it's like for a data project to get 15 minutes of fame."
   dkazemi,Darius Kazemi,Squishy Amoeba-Like Objects,dkazemi,tinysubversions,,"On June 19th, 1970, a group of computer scientists who were inventing the internet referred to key pieces of its proposed design as ""squishy amoeba-like objects"".  Amoebas are porous yet have well-defined boundaries. Thinking about these creatures gives us new ways to think about networks and communities and technology.  This talk makes a case for the squishy amoeba-like object as an organizing principle for what is broadly being called ""the decentralized web"", a web outside of monolithic, monopolistic actors."
  -choldgraf,Chris Holdgraf,Open Infrastructure for Open Science: How Binder Powers an Open Stack in the Cloud,choldgraf,choldgraf,,"This talk will discuss the Binder Project in the context of open data and open science, two primary use-cases that have driven the project. It will cover the basics of the Binder Project, such as how to define a reproducible repository to share with others. It will then discuss one of Binder's core goals, which is to build on open standards to facilitate the use of *many* open languages, interfaces, etc. Finally I'll discuss how BinderHub, the technology behind a Binder deployment, is itself open source and deployable anywhere. I'll finish by describing a goal of distributed, federated BinderHubs that provide a network of reproducible data analytics environments."
  +choldgraf,Chris Holdgraf,Open Infrastructure for Open Science: How Binder Powers an Open Stack in the Cloud,choldgraf,choldgraf,https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2747641#.XNiPHjM-1-U,"This talk will discuss the Binder Project in the context of open data and open science, two primary use-cases that have driven the project. It will cover the basics of the Binder Project, such as how to define a reproducible repository to share with others. It will then discuss one of Binder's core goals, which is to build on open standards to facilitate the use of *many* open languages, interfaces, etc. Finally I'll discuss how BinderHub, the technology behind a Binder deployment, is itself open source and deployable anywhere. I'll finish by describing a goal of distributed, federated BinderHubs that provide a network of reproducible data analytics environments."
   aterrel,Andy Terrel,Should Real Estate Data be Open?,aterrel,aterrel,,"While aggregators of multiple listing service (MLS) data have opened up much of the process of finding a house on the internet, the data is still closed. The MLS quotes personal security as the primary reason. What data is being protected and what is the impact of that decision? As a consumer of data from numerous sources, REX has routinely been denied access to this data. In this case we make the case for all the societal benefits for opening this data and the implications."
   hdominguez,Hector Dominguez,How open data can promote participatory democracy,hdominguez,hdomaguirre,,"In this discussion, I will explore the nuances of building an open data program as a step towards participatory democracy and the challenges of creating trust with local communities."
   pmcgarry,Patrick McGarry,How to Build a Data-Driven Culture,pmcgarry,scuttlemonkey,,"The world of modern data teamwork isn't one that can be created by software and business process alone. Individuals will need to alter their behavior, which is the hardest part about change. This talk will examine the traits and behaviors that lead organizations to be truly data-driven."
  
positive.code: msantos,Melissa Santos,A Love Letter to the Boxplot,msantos,ansate,https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2697232#.XNV2TamcLzY,"We'll briefly cover what the boxplot is, why it's so great to look at distributions instead of single statistics, and common boxplot variations. I'll spend at least half the talk showing boxplots of real data and comparing them to other summary methods. The talk will wrap up with some quick info on how to create boxplots in many common chartings/statistics/BI tools. I hope this talk will make people more likely to use my favorite chart!"
  jnolis_hnolis,Jacqueline Nolis & Heather Nolis,Spanking and Spreadsheets: Data-driven Sex Journalism,jnolis_hnolis,skyetetra,,"When we saw that the Stranger, Seattle’s alternative newspaper, was running a survey on kinks and sexual preferences, we knew we had to get our hands on the data. We convinced the that using machine learning methods on the responses would be a good idea, and then we quickly set out to analyzing them. But we had never written an article for a newspaper before—nor had we worked with data even remotely as dirty. It turns out what makes for a good blog post or technical journal is very different than writing for print, especially for such a sensitive topic. In this talk we will cover how we made sense of the lewd data, the statistical methods we used (and failures we produced), as well as the final results that ended up in our feature article: “There Are Four Kinds of Sex Partners (which one are you).”"
  dlowenberg_thabermann,Daniella Lowenberg & Ted Habermann,Missing Data for Data - Our Quest to Clean Up Institutional Affiliations in Dryad,dlowenberg_thabermann,Danilowenberg,,"Data publications and other scholarly outputs do not have clean information on institutional affiliations for researchers. This is caused by a mix of not asking researchers for this information up front, as well as incomplete metadata being submitted by repositories to DataCite and (publications to) Crossref. Without this standardized information we can't properly report on or provide statistics on deposits, usage metrics, or reach by institution. Join us for a session about our work using OpenRefine, organizational identifiers (ROR), and some manual sleuthing to update and improve Dryad institutional metadata for 25,000 data publications."
  aenkhbayar,Asura Enkhbayar,Annotations in the Classroom; The Classroom in Annotations,aenkhbayar,bubblbu_,,"In this talk I want to explore the impact of using Hypothesis in the classroom. What does it mean to read, think, and annotate publicly? How does it change your learning experience as a student? How do you evaluate and assess different annotation styles as a teacher?
  
  As a student I can share my own experience of this new mode of teaching and learning. As a data scientist, I want to give a taste of possible new metrics and measurements based on annotation data. Finally, as a critical scholar I am hoping to explore how this new metrification and monitoring of reading might affect education.
  
  
negative.code: This talk will focus on a number of those strategies including capture management, project roles and tools, and reporting measures.
  
  This talk will be slightly shorter to allow for time for a more collaborative discussion. "
  jstupart,John Stupart,Project Athena: Mapping African Militaries for Good,jstupart,africandefence,https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2712707#.XNiPTNXS1yE,"I will discuss ADR's project aimed at creating a database mapping out, literally, where each and every significant item in a country's military is. Tanks, planes, barracks and the like are being categorised and placed in our custom-made ""Athena"" database. Aimed at pulling open the lid on arms flows into Africa, Athena is suited for journalists and those in the humanitarian or academic field alike working in anti-corruption and transparency as it pertains to defence and military affairs."
  amorley,Alexander Morley,What's Next After Notebooks?,amorley,alex__morley,https://zenodo.org/record/2771413#.XNiP_y-ZNQI,"Jane is a data scientist. Jane uses Jupyter notebooks as her working environment, and her presentation environment. These “computational essays” allow Jane to present her methods and her results to her colleagues at the same time. Jane is happy with this. But sometimes it’s difficult for Jane to share notebooks with her colleagues, and even harder for them to re-mix or re-use parts of the notebook, or to share their changes back to Jane. And sometimes Jane finds it hard to explain the flow of a particular notebook, or how different notebooks are tied together. There’s no provision for keeping things modular. First, I will discuss a few up-and-coming projects that are leveraging the power of new web technologies and faster browsers to solve all of fictional Jane’s problems, and more. Second, I will present a prototype for my own solution that is also web-based, and draws inspiration from some now-uncool graphical programming languages."
  gcamacho,Gala Camacho,Social Data: Invading Privacy or Creating Better Cities?,gcamacho,GalaCF,,"Urban designers have long heralded the value of the public realm in creating stronger communities. Yet, their processes and decisions are based around data that is far removed from the community, outdated and/or based on surveys and feedback forums which are generally attended by the same group of people and which can be overtaken by lobbyists. If we want to create cities that place people at the centre, it is essential that we find data about what makes neighbourhoods connected and wholesome, neighbourhoods which provide safe spaces for their community to engage.  Social data (data from social media, crowdsourcing, mapping platforms, review apps, etc) can give us an opportunity to understand how people engage in their communities and interact with the places around them. It can be used to provide insights into the social health of local places and identify vulnerabilities, to feel the heartbeat of the neighbourhood. I will talk about what social data is, some of the challenges of getting it and collating it, the data's strengths and weaknesses, and how we are trying using it to make cities more socially connected."
  maquilina,Marisa Aquilina,Crafting Data-Driven Stories for the Everyday Reader,maquilina,,https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2702448#.XNV1uLuzvRI,"Journalists don’t write for other journalists—they write for the curious and community-minded public. In the same way, statistical journalism should not be a black box of visualizations and narrative meant only for data makers like us. Crafting data-driven stories for a general audience means giving readers an opportunity to interact with a fun and practical use case while explaining the interpretative thinking that lies under the hood of statistical methods. I am an undergraduate at Cal Poly that writes and builds interactive, data-driven publishings with a team of students. I'll walk you through how we ideate fascinating questions, make methods explainable, and use Jupyter Notebooks to share reproducible code."
  mmarr,Mollie Marr,Using Research and Technology to Tackle Gender Bias,mmarr,MollieMarr,https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2673090#.XNRY2LTh8cA,Qualitative and mixed methods research studies have provided insight into the language and patterns associated with unconscious bias across multiple fields.  These patterns can be converted to rules for NLP and other text analysis programs making it possible to identify bias within a written document.  This talk will explore one approach using qualitative research in gender bias and letters of recommendation and evaluation to define rules for a web-based automated text analysis program using NLP.  The role of research and technology in addressing structural issues such as bias will be discussed and participants will be encouraged to think about ways in which existing research might be used to inspire new solutions to social problems.
  