BARI Conference 2022: Data, A Community Journey

Friday, May 6th, 2022

Northeastern University’s Curry Student Center Ballroom (with Zoom options)

• Register
• Conference Mission: Civic Research Agendas
• Schedule
  • 9 am – 10 am: Keynote
  • 10 am – 10:15 am: Coffee Break
  • 10:15 am – 11:45 am: Parallel Sessions
  • 11:45 am – 1 pm: Lunch (w/ optional table discussions)
  • 1 pm – 2:30 pm: Parallel Sessions
  • 2:30 pm – 4 pm: Parallel Sessions
  • 4 pm – 5 pm: Reception
• Venue Location
• COVID-19 Protocols
• Transportation
• Sponsors and Partners
• Conference Committee
• Call to Action

Conference Mission: Civic Research Agendas

BARI’s annual conference is a unique forum for members of greater Boston’s civic data community to show how they are advancing equitable, data-driven research and policy in our region. This year we have taken a new approach: to practice what we preach—and preach what we practice—we replaced the traditional panel (i.e., 3-4 “expert” talks) with a format and focus that brings all stakeholders in focus.

Each session will center on developing a civic research agenda, or a set of objectives identified by community leaders that can be advanced with research. Sessions will consist of (1) a short panel presentation to instigate conversation on a topic and a pressing question (e.g., Climate Resilience: How do we center communities in the pursuit of radical change?) and (2) a brainstorm among all attendees on how to grapple with the associated challenges and opportunities. Our hope is to produce insights and practices that will guide collaborative work in the region in the coming year.

You can view the session notes from the conference sessions here.

Schedule

Venue Location

The conference will occur at the Curry Student Center in the heart of campus just northeast of the Ruggles train station. It is labeled CSC on this campus map. There will be signs for the venue on campus and around the building.

The keynote and one session in each part of the day will be in the Curry Ballroom, which is visible up a short staircase from the open quad at the center of the Student Center.

During each set of parallel sessions, two sessions will occur in the McLeod Suites, which are up a short staircase from the landing in front of the ballroom. Signs and members of the BARI team will be present to guide attendees to these rooms.

COVID-19 Protocols

Event protocols have been designed in accordance with guidance from public health and government authorities. Please visit Northeastern University’s COVID-19 website for more information.

Transportation

We encourage participants to travel to campus by public transit. Northeastern is served by many convenient transit stops, including Ruggles Station (via the Orange Line) and the Northeastern T-stop (via the Green Line), which serve the heart of campus.

Visitors may park in the following facilities:

• Gainsborough Garage 24/7 (GPG on the campus map; east of the venue)
• Renaissance Park Garage 24/7 (RPG on the campus map; adjacent to the southside of Ruggles Station)
• Matthews Pay Lot 24/7 (across from Gainsborough Garage)

All parking is first-come, first-serve. If a facility is full, you may be redirected to another location.

Sponsors

Partners

Conference Committee

The conference committee is essential to the planning, design, and execution of the BARI conference. The committee identifies major themes of interest, evaluates proposals, determines format, and plans panels. It would not happen without them. We thank them for their generosity and effort.

• Eric Gordon, Professor, Assistant Dean, and Director of the Engagement Lab, Emerson College
• Nancy Hill, Charles Bigelow Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Director of Research on Education, Boston Area Research Initiative
• April Inniss, Director of Community Engaged Research, King Boston
• Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Director, Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, Northeastern University
• Elizabeth Langdon-Gray, Executive Director, Harvard Data Science Initiative, Harvard University
• Kimberly Lucas, Professor of the Practice in Public Policy and Economic Justice; Associate Director of Civic Research, Boston Area Research Initiative, Northeastern University
• Katharine Lusk, Co-Director, Initiative on Cities, Boston University
• Esteban Moro, Visiting Professor, MIT Connection Science
• Tim Reardon, Data Services Director, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
• Luc Schuster, Director, Boston Indicators at the Boston Foundation
• Aimee Sprung, Director, Microsoft State Government Affairs

Call to Action

At this conference, we have discussed and debated many of the issues faced by Bostonians. In doing so, we’ve brainstormed, shared, listened, grown our networks, and established new connections to seed future collaboration, paved pathways to implementing meaningful solutions for our communities, and pursued equity. As you depart, we ask you to consider:

• What is one action you will personally commit to, following your experience today?
• Tomorrow, who is one person you will personally commit to following up with?

We hope that everyone here today, whether attending in-person or virtually, is excited and energized to support and celebrate civic research partnerships and collaborations. We encourage you to leverage the resources, services, and expertise that BARI, our partners, and the other attendees have brought to the table to seed the necessary change our communities need.