The Smart, Equitable Commonwealth: Co-Creating the Society We Want

Note: if you signed up for this event prior to April 24th, 2020, you do not need to sign up again. One signup is good for all dates.

What does a conference look like in a time when in-person gatherings are impossible, but community and innovative public policy are more important than ever? We’re moving the 2020 BARI Conference online, featuring one panel every Friday throughout the summer.

We’ll be announcing the series in one-month blocks. Each panel will be presented as a live webcast, which will also be released as a podcast episode the following week. Register for the conference today, and we’ll share the access information before each session. Panels will be from 3:30 – 4:30 pm, with an optional BARI Video Happy Hour following each session.

Sign up for our email list to get updates on each panel, and register on Eventbrite today! We’ll share the Zoom login information via email before each session.

BARI’s annual conference is a unique forum for greater Boston’s civic data ecosystem—spanning the public sector, private sector, non-profits, community leaders, and academia—to explore how data and technology can be used to better understand and serve our communities. “Smart cities” should be about more than just efficiency and fancy new tools; it is about partnering across institutions and communities to collaboratively transform all of our cities and towns into the places we want them to be.

The conference features talks describing data-driven work occurring throughout Greater Boston, on all topics related to cities and communities, including but not limited to: housing; transportation; public health; climate change; inequality and segregation; public safety and law enforcement; arts and culture; and access to resources, amenities, and services. In keeping with our themes of “equity” and “co-creating society,” we encourage submitters to consider which members of society are engaged in or impacted by their work. If relevant, we also ask you to note the role of cross-institutional collaboration.

Do you represent an organization interested in becoming a sponsor or partner for this event? Reach out to us at BARI@northeastern.edu to discuss your participation!