Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Data Visualization & the Global Public Interest: Tech@State Conference Sept 23-24

Tech@State will host a conference on Data Visualization in the Public Interest on September 23-24. This conference visualization techniques and the innovative ways in which they are--and can be--used to enhance results in development, government, and the social sector in general.

Speakers will include Jaime Fitzgerald from Fitzgerald Analytics as well as an all-star roster headlined by Edward Tufte.

The full agenda is available at tech.state.gov where you can find the most current agenda and speaker bios.

Tech@State connects technologists to the goals of U.S. diplomacy and development through physical and virtual networking events. As part of Secretary Clinton’s 21st Century Statecraft initiative, Tech@State brings together leaders, innovators, government personnel and others to collaborate on 21st century technology solutions to improve the education, health and welfare of the world’s population. Previous Tech@State events have covered the aftermath of the Mobile Money, Open Source and Serious Games.