The NEARC Community Events are designed to keep the community connected between the Spring and Fall conferences. Events come in a variety of different formats and themes, including informal Mappy Hours, Hands-on Workshops, Presentations, Discussions and more!
Do you have a topic that you’d like to see at a NEARC Communality Event? Do you have a presentation or workshop you’d like to host? We’d love to hear from you and we are always looking for volunteers and great ideas. Please email us at nearcbod@gmail.com
Do you have a topic that you’d like to see at a NEARC Communality Event? Do you have a presentation or workshop you’d like to host? We’d love to hear from you and we are always looking for volunteers and great ideas. Please email us at nearcbod@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
Census Essentials for GIS Professionals - Understanding ACS & Decennial Data
Wednesday, March 24th, 5:00 - 6:30pm
NEARC is excited to welcome David J. Kraiker, Data Dissemination & GIS Specialist from the U.S. Census Bureau. David will be leading a NEARC Community Workshop designed to help GIS Professionals gain a better understanding of what data is available, as well as how to access and work with that data. His presentation will include background information, such as frequency of datasets, geography, data thresholds, and Margin of Error. Together we will then delve into data.census.gov to learn how to retrieve American Community Survey (ACS) and the forthcoming 2020 Census data.
Following David’s presentation, the final 30 minutes of this workshop will allow attendees to split into breakout rooms to use this information to take action. We will continue the exploration into how we, as GIS Professionals, can build a baseline understanding of social and racial inequities and help bring awareness and engagement to our communities.
Please register to join: Census Essentials for GIS Professionals - Understanding ACS & Decennial Data
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.
NEARC is excited to welcome David J. Kraiker, Data Dissemination & GIS Specialist from the U.S. Census Bureau. David will be leading a NEARC Community Workshop designed to help GIS Professionals gain a better understanding of what data is available, as well as how to access and work with that data. His presentation will include background information, such as frequency of datasets, geography, data thresholds, and Margin of Error. Together we will then delve into data.census.gov to learn how to retrieve American Community Survey (ACS) and the forthcoming 2020 Census data.
Following David’s presentation, the final 30 minutes of this workshop will allow attendees to split into breakout rooms to use this information to take action. We will continue the exploration into how we, as GIS Professionals, can build a baseline understanding of social and racial inequities and help bring awareness and engagement to our communities.
Please register to join: Census Essentials for GIS Professionals - Understanding ACS & Decennial Data
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.
Mapping Inequality
Thursday, April 29th, 12:00 - 1:15pm
Where people live affects their exposure to health-promoting resources and opportunities (i.e., access to quality food, recreation, healthcare, etc.) as well as exposure to health-damaging threats (i.e., environmental pollutants, poor housing quality, climate change, etc.). It can also have long-term impacts on property values, the single most driver of wealth creation in our nation. The twentieth century's formal and informal practices of racial residential segregation have systematically shaped characteristics of the built environment that we can still see imprinted in our communities today.
In this hands-on workshop, we will explore how maps play a role in understanding how federal practices exacerbate inequalities in our urban communities to this day. As GIS Professionals, you will learn how to access and understand Redlining data while using it to lay the groundwork for digital storytelling. For this workshop, we will be using ArcGIS Online maps as well as data from the Living Atlas. To participate in the hands-on portion, it is recommended that you have access to an ArcGIS Online account.
Please register to join: Mapping Inequality
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.
Where people live affects their exposure to health-promoting resources and opportunities (i.e., access to quality food, recreation, healthcare, etc.) as well as exposure to health-damaging threats (i.e., environmental pollutants, poor housing quality, climate change, etc.). It can also have long-term impacts on property values, the single most driver of wealth creation in our nation. The twentieth century's formal and informal practices of racial residential segregation have systematically shaped characteristics of the built environment that we can still see imprinted in our communities today.
In this hands-on workshop, we will explore how maps play a role in understanding how federal practices exacerbate inequalities in our urban communities to this day. As GIS Professionals, you will learn how to access and understand Redlining data while using it to lay the groundwork for digital storytelling. For this workshop, we will be using ArcGIS Online maps as well as data from the Living Atlas. To participate in the hands-on portion, it is recommended that you have access to an ArcGIS Online account.
Please register to join: Mapping Inequality
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.