*****Please note that this event will be held at TCG, 125 Park Ave THIRD Floor (NOT 4th floor). RSVPs will close at 11 a.m. on the day of the event so that names can be sent to building security. Building entrance is on 42nd St. *****

Beyond the banal corporate registrations & financial statements, there are many bizarre insights to be gleaned from public data. From an inventory of dead animals found in NYC parks, to an email from a My Little Pony collector immortalized in the text of a government contract, countless curiosities abound that provide data aficionados with intrigue & inspiration. In this talk, youll learn about a few of these curiosities & their origins, & techniques to uncover your own treasures.

Speaker bio
Abe Rubenstein is a senior software engineer who leads development of Enigma Public, a search & discovery platform for open data. He is also an instructor in the Spatial Analysis & Visualization Initiative (SAVI) at Pratt Institute. Abe's interests include exploring randomness in creative computation & teaching programming to non-engineers. In his free time he enjoys co-organizing GeoNYC, a meetup around technical & social aspects of maps.

Agenda:
- Pizza & socializing begins @ 6:45
- Talk begins @ 7:00 followed by Q&A
- A little extra socializing after the event