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Girl Geek Dinners - Los Angeles Chapter

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Another panelist reveals she prefers the term "small data" too! Even more important is the difference b/t Hot (relevant) Data v. Cold Data

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Panel is now taking questions from the audience! How can non-geeks be introduced to "big data" in an accessible way?

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"It'd be nice if citizens were made more aware of big data, and if efforts like DataKind were more well-known" - @virtualex (2/2)

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"Facebook is a social media company, which, under the hood, is a big data company that uses personal data for commercial gain" (1/2)

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Perry suggests having more women in data sciences could introduce "an element of practicality" wrt target groups and deliverables

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How can women benefit from the big data movement?

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Panel now discussing the unintended consequences of having access to data - privacy and rights issues

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"data illuminates info in a v. specific way to drive action" - @virtualex, citing a recent KPCC project on LA rental info

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Maya Hutchinson of @NationBuilder concurs: the challenge is making data sets talk with each other to form a cohesive narrative

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"In CA, building a comprehensive data set is prohibitively expensive. All we have are antiquated systems piled on top of each other'

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"Data is not just something you can collect - it takes people who can analyze the data and translate the numbers into actionable steps"

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"Data is a way to build a narrative, a way to build a case" to serve a client or a target population - Jan Perry

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"Working with Big data is…about the culture of how agencies work together" - Ed Honowitz, educational policy advisor to Senator Carol Liu

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"I like small data too!" - @virtualex

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Moderator Christine Lu kicks off the discussion by asking what the phrase "Big Data" really means

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Our illustrious panel prepares to take he stage for a scintillating discussion on the Politics of Big Data!

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