This year’s event features speakers
from across the nation addressing the theme: Using Local Information for Community
Change. They will share experiences in their communities using local information
to understand: early childhood readiness, emergency response, foreclosures, and
neighborhood engagement. You will have the opportunity to participate in dialogue
around one of these issues as it relates to Central Indiana in a breakout session
you choose. Each session will be facilitated by a local sponsoring organization and
will explore local implications and how SAVI as a local information resource can
help Central Indiana address these issues.
- Charles Bruner, well-known author and Executive Director of the Child and
Family Policy Center in Des Moines, Iowa will talk about the use of local information
for early childhood readiness. His presentation will show both the neighborhoods
where children are most at risk of starting school behind, what specific factors
contribute to this risk, and how the use of this neighborhood data can be used to
spur action.
- Kathy Pettit, Deputy Director of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership
and Urban Institute researcher on housing and neighborhood information systems in
Washington, D.C. will present nation trends and examples of how various cities are
using local information systems for community change
- Denice Warren, expert Web and information designer and Deputy Director of
the New Orleans Community Data Center, will share stories of data use before, during,
and after Hurricane Katrina.
- John Stern, expert in neighborhood engagement and Executive Director of the
Neighborhoods Resource Center in Nashville, TN will present “Information – a Powerful
Agent for Resident Led Community Change.” His presentation will illustrate how neighborhoods
in Nashville, Tennessee use local information to support neighborhood engagement
by identifying and quantifying issues of concern, developing strategic plans, and
improving neighborhood and community-wide decision making and actions.
- Todd Clausen, Coordinator of the Data Center program of the Nonprofit Center
of Milwaukee, and Michael Barndt, specialist on public participation GIS
(PPGIS), will present their analysis of home foreclosures in Milwaukee using innovative
spatial analysis techniques and data parings.
The agenda also includes: Why Place Matters; What’s New in SAVI; morning breakout
sessions on public health, human services planning, Google Earth and Google Maps
for nonprofits; and an opportunity to network over lunch.
For presentation abstracts, speaker bios, and a complete agenda, visit the conference
website at: http://www.savi.org/conference.
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