[Neasis-l] Data Visualization Event 1/15/15: Get to know presenters Brian Card & Mike Barry!

[NE ASIST]

You still have time to register for* Data Visualization: How to Do It and
Do It Well!* Look below for details about one great presentation, or check
our website
<http://www.eventbrite.com/e/data-visualization-how-to-do-it-and-do-it-well-tickets-14838896539?aff=eac2>
for
the rest.

*Time-sensitive info*: spots are available for Rob Erdmann's
intermediate/advanced workshop on Circos <http://circos.ca/>. Rob is using
a dataset about population migration from one state to another. He will
show how to create the plot with an already-configured dataset, but then he
will teach people how to tweak things, including the dataset. Participants
don't have to worry about installing anything on their own computers.
Suitable for absolute beginners? No. Can people with intermediate skills
participate? Sure!
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*WHEN*: January 15, 2015 ||| Thursday ||| 9 AM - 2:30 PM
*WHERE*: Simmons College in Boston
*HOW MUCH*: Registration $45 |||  NEASIST/SLA members $35 ||| students $15
*SO*: Register today
<http://www.eventbrite.com/e/data-visualization-how-to-do-it-and-do-it-well-tickets-14838896539>
!

*G <http:>et to know your presenters: Brian Card & Mike Barry*
Brian Card is a Software Engineer at Viasat who focuses on UI design and
network management. He has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from
Union College and is working on a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from
Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Mike Barry is a Software Engineer at Twitter who focuses on backend
services and data analysis. He has bachelor's degrees in Electrical &
Computer Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and is
currently working on a master’s degree in Computer Science from the
Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Both Mike and Brian have an active interest in data visualization and
analysis. This project was expanded from a graduate course on data
visualization from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

*Brian & Mike's talk: **How to Build a Large Scale Data Visualization*
Large publishers like the New York Times, the Washington Post and Bloomberg
are creating impressive visualizations with teams
<http://journalistsresource.org/skills/reporting/research-chat-new-york-times-sarah-cohen-state-data-journalism-what-reporters-need-know?utm_source=JR-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JR-email>
of designers and developers. Recreating a similar project might seem out of
reach for the non-professional. However, many of the tools used to build
visualizations are open source and freely available. With a good
understanding of visual design anyone can apply the same techniques and
come up with a great data visualization. We created a visualization
<http://mbtaviz.github.io/> that’s on the same size and scale of
professional publications and will show you how we did it and how you can
use the same techniques to create your own.
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