Overview
Join colleagues from industry, academia, nonprofits, and government September 20 in Boise, ID!
Are you a Speaker? Travel Support Grantee? Potential participant with questions? Please contact events@westbigdatahub.org with special requests.
Call for Posters + Demos: Submit online before September 1 | Download the PDF Flyer to Share.
Workspace
Logistics
Venue:
Boise State Student Union Building
Simplot Ballroom1910 W University Dr, Boise, ID 8372
Parking:Parking on-site is limited. We recommend Ride Sharing apps such as Lyft or taxi/cab to and from the Meeting Venue.
Closest Airport:Boise Airport (BOI)
Local Transportation:
Valley Ride City Bus Schedule & Trip Planner
Closest Hotels:
Residence Inn Marriott Downtown
Inn at 500 Capitol
Hyatt Place Downtown
The Grove Hotel
Hotel 43
Hilton Garden Inn Boise Downtown
Partners
We acknowledge partial support from the National Science Foundation under award numbers 1550312, 1550224, and 1550328.
Livestream
Join the conversation via Livestream!
A link will be added in September.
Additional programming updates will be linked here and at westbigdatahub.org.
Send your ideas to events@westbigdatahub.org and join the conversation on social media with #WestData18!
Agenda
All times are local Boise, ID Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
TIME
SESSION
8:00 am
Light Breakfast + Registration + Community Warm-Up Open time to meet with the West Hub Leadership Team, The National Science Foundation, and other participants
9:00 am
Welcome
9:20 am
Plenary Panel: This is Your Hub Reflecting on regional and global-scale efforts, including Data Science Pedagogy & Practice, the California Safe Drinking Water Data Challenge, Data Carpentry Train-the-Trainer, and Data Ethics. Moderator: Eric Lindquist, Spoke Principal Investigator for Big Data and Criminal Justice in the Western United States, Boise State University School of Public Service
10:00 am
The State Of The Hub Meredith Lee, West Hub Executive Director
10:20 am
Future of the Big Data Hubs Programs Beth Plale, National Science Foundation
10:40 am
Networking Break
11:00 am
Lightning talks: More Flagship Initiatives and Strategic Opportunities
11:30 am
Community-Led Deep Dive Sessions What are common pain points/challenges? What resources might we share? How might we collaborate, moving forward?
Join a deep dive session on current and future projects. Our graphic facilitator will help capture a takeaway ‘roadmap’ for participants, with your input!
12:30 pm
Working Lunch
1:30 pm
Plenary Panel: Spotlight on Education & Training
2:15 pm
Collaboration Opportunities Hear updates about calls for proposals and collaboration opportunities from groups including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Earth Sciences Information Partnership (ESIP), and more!
3:00 pm
Networking Break and Poster Set-Up
3:30 pm
Poster Session + Lightning Talks Our Call for Posters is open, apply here! Submissions will be accepted until Sept 1. We encourage posters from all sectors (academia, industry, nonprofits, and government). Please highlight opportunities for the broader community to get involved in the project (e.g., note any shared resources available, calls for participation/pilot testing or other collaboration opportunities). Select projects will be highlighted during this 90 minute session through invited lightning talks.
4:50 pm
Walk To Reception
5:00 pm
Reception Enjoy a reception at the Alumni & Friends Center from 5-6:30pm. Following the reception, our local host team is making dinner reservations at a variety of nearby restaurants for participants; sign-ups will be linked here.