Jason Forrest's schedule for NYC School of Data 2026

Welcome to NYC School of Data — a community conference that demystifies the practices and policies around open data, technology, and service design. Hosted by BetaNYC at CUNY School of Law, this year’s conference concludes NYC’s Open Data Week 2026 and is the TENTH edition of both SoData and Open Data Week!

Register for tickets: < https://ti.to/betanyc/nycsodata26 >

2026 is bigger than ever with 40+ sessions organized by NYC’s civic technology, data, and design community!

Day 1: the classic NYC School of Data conference, with programming across 12 rooms during 4 session blocks.
Day 2: NEW in 2026 – UnSchool of Data! The unconference agenda is created together on the day, with attendee pitches at the top of the day. Select sessions have been pre-seeded by BetaNYC to kick things off.

Our venue is accessible and content is all-ages friendly! If you have accessibility questions or needs, please email us at < [email protected] >.

Jason Forrest

Data Vandals

New York City

https://datavandals.com/

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About me

Our artwork transforms data into experiences that invite curiosity and create conversations.

We invite people to become active participants rather than passive observers.

We believe data is a universal language—by making it visual and accessible, we enable communities to engage in meaningful conversations and build deeper connections with one another.

By transforming abstract statistics into tangible experiences that invite curiosity and discovery, we turn public spaces into living conversations of collective understanding.

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My Speakers Sessions

11:00am EDT

Community Data Collection Workshop with the Data Vandals 1-203Jen Ray • Jason Forrest

3:45pm EDT

Level Up Your Design and Data Skills: SVA’s New MPS in Data Visualization & Communication 3-201Jason Forrest • David Rittenhouse • Courtney Treglia

NYC School of Data 2026