[Socrates] New York Open Data Week Event at Queens College

[Ying Zhou]

Hi -


The Tech incubator at Queens College will be hosting the following event for the NYC Open Data Week, on March 4th, from 3 pm to 4:30 pm - "University Showcase of Fun and Useful Tools Built Using NYC Open Data?". Queens College Students will be showcasing tools they build with CrossCompute, an open source platform that can be used to create useful tools for data analysis. Data Science Professionals from CrossCompute will be present to provide guidance and tutorials on how to use the platform and navigate NYC Open Data.


This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP vis this link:


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-open-data-week-event-at-queens-college-tickets-42377597535

"University Showcase of Fun and Useful Tools Built Using NYC Open Data - In this workshop, we will tackle the following question: "How might we use NYC open data and CrossCompute platform to create tools for decision-makers in business, agency or civil service non-for-profit organizations, NYC residents, and the general public." Students from Queens College will present tools they have created that use NYC Open Data. CrossCompute is a platform that enables developers and data analysts to build tools for decision makers. Many tools have been created on the CrossCompute platform that uses open source data. Data Science professionals will provide a tutorial on how to use CrossCompute to create tools that analyze NYC Open Data."


Regards,
Ying

Program Director
Tech Incubator at Queens College