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Use Your Data Skills for Good: Ideas for Community Service
💬 Speaker(s): Sharon Machlis
Abstract:
Community service doesn't have to mean finding a group where your skills match their needs. You can also see a data-related need and jump in to fill it.
Are there interesting things to do in your town, but no one place to find them? You could create a searchable, auto-updating local events calendar.
Do you live someplace where local election results aren't published the way you'd like people to see them? If data is publicly available, you could analyze and publish it yourself.
You'll leave this session with some ideas on how your data skills can help your community -- even if you're not ready to commit to formal volunteering with an outside organization.
📁 Materials - github.com/smach/positconf_2025 posit::conf(2025) Subscribe to posit::conf updates: posit.co/about/subscription-management
Use Your Data Skills for Good: Ideas for Community Service
💬 Speaker(s): Sharon Machlis
Abstract:
Community service doesn't have to mean finding a group where your skills match their needs. You can also see a data-related need and jump in to fill it.
Are there interesting things to do in your town, but no one place to find them? You could create a searchable, auto-updating local events calendar.
Do you live someplace where local election results aren't published the way you'd like people to see them? If data is publicly available, you could analyze and publish it yourself.
You'll leave this session with some ideas on how your data skills can help your community -- even if you're not ready to commit to formal volunteering with an outside organization.
📁 Materials - github.com/smach/positconf_2025 posit::conf(2025) Subscribe to posit::conf updates: posit.co/about/subscription-management
