NYC GIS and Cartography Meetup: Election Mapping

7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Join Hacks/Hackers NYC as we examine recent projects from The Wall Street Journal, ProPublica, and Vizzuality to get insight into the latest trends and technologies in data journalism and news apps development for analyzing, understanding and following the political campaign.

We'll hear from:

• Andrew Garcia Phillips (The Wall Street Journal), Political Moneyballmapping the interconnection between campaign donations, campaign organizations and individuals
• Jeff Larson (ProPublica), Message Machine analysis of election campaign emails
• Vizzuality - Mapping election data

Schedule:
6:30-7:00 p.m. - Doors & drinks
7:00 p.m. - Presentations and Q&A
8:15–9:00 p.m. - Networking & socializingNew School students and the general public will obtain a better sense of how to visualize and analyze data from the upcoming presidential election

Meetup HQ, 166 Crosby Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY

Admission:
To join this in-depth look at visualizing politics, RSVP now ($5 for the general public, payable in advance) to Hacks/Hackers NYC. Our ticketing page below can take payment in advance. We won't take money at the door.
http://meetupnyc.hackshackers.com/events/78685292/

Note: Parsons the New School students can attend for free. If you are a News School student, and want to RSVP in advance, please email nyc@hackshackers.com.