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2015 Regional Barnraising

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The 2015 Regional Barnraising was held in Chicago IL!

The Public Lab Regional Barnraising 2015: Chicago, Illinois

June 13th and 14th

6/13: @ Civic Lab, 114 N. Aberdeen Street
6/14: @ Crowbar , 4001 E. 106th Street

We'd like to say THANK YOU to our 2015 regional Barnraising sponsors, Microsoft and MapBox, for making this event possible!

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Sessions that were hosted at this event:

  • Hands on Public Lab tools and kits
  • How does Public Lab work together
  • Water Quality and artificial wetland installations
  • What projects have design needs
  • Midwest organizing
  • Data Quality
  • Chemical Ecology
  • Relationship between citizen science DIY community and professional (Sci. vs. Sci)
  • New tool ideas and future tool wish-lists
  • Introduction to the Petcoke issue
  • Smartphone aps and sensor networks
  • Project Development
  • Mapping from the land
  • Mapping from a boat
  • Map stitching
  • Dust monitoring with the new dust kit

Attendees included people from:

  • University of Chicago
  • UNCC
  • NPS
  • USGS
  • Chicago State University + Argonne National Lab
  • Civic Lab
  • MIT/Southeast Chicago resident/researcher
  • Chicago Academy of Sciences | Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
  • Analytics Lounge NFP
  • SSEHRI
  • ThoughtWorks
  • PhotosynQ
  • University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine
  • CartoDB
  • Pumping Station One
  • The Naru Project
  • Southeast Environmental Action Network

Photos from the event:

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Event Prep:

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Proposing Sessions:

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Saturday Sessions:

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Sunday Sessions:

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