NICAR 2012
Date:
Feb. 23rd - 8:00am CST
Length:
4 days, 1 hour Location
St. Louis Union Station Marriott
One St. Louis Union Station
St. Louis, MO 63103United States
See map: Google Maps
Looking to learn skills that will help you and your newsroom thrive?
Join IRE and NICAR in St. Louis for our annual conference devoted to computer-assisted reporting, Feb. 23-26, 2012, at the St. Louis Union Station Marriott. Come and learn about tools you need to dig deeper into stories and give readers, viewers and your online audience the information they're demanding.
The CAR conference offers something for everyone, from beginners to those on the cutting edge of digital reporting. We'll offer everything from the basics on using spreadsheets, databases and online mapping to the latest technological advances. Learn from the best in the business in panel discussions and during hands-on training sessions. Bypass the budget issues in your newsroom by taking classes in free software. Get a look at what the biggest names in data-driven reporting are using to make a major impact online.
Register for our NICAR trainings (for beginners and pros) here.
Featured Speaker:
Ross Perez
Data Analyst at Tableau Software
Ross joined Tableau Software as a Data Analyst in 2009. His role is to tell the world about the wonders of interactive visualization and typically his days are spent hunting for interesting data and visualizing it with Tableau Public. As part of the vanguard of "vizzers" (visualizers) attempting to make sense of the worlds data, he has a special insight into the problem of the modern data deluge.
Daniel Hom
Data Analyst at Tableau Software
Daniel is a Data Analyst tasked to find data that tell great stories, primarily in the financial industry. His role is to champion Tableau Public by creating visualizations for the web and cultivating a community of users to do the same. He has a multimedia journalism background and loves talking to others who dream of numbers and stories at night.
You can see his work online at the Wall Street Journal, GeekWire, Fortune, Forbes and more. Dan has a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego and a Master’s in journalism from Northwestern University.