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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180127
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20180206T200243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180206T200243Z
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SUMMARY:Using Statistics to Advance Social Justice & Human Rights #DataTalk
DESCRIPTION:HRDAG executive director Megan Price talks with Mike Delgado (Experian Data Talks) about ways to use data to promote social justice and human rights around the world. \nJanuary 26\, 2018 / Experian #DataTalk
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/using-statistics-to-advance-social-justice-human-rights-datatalk/
LOCATION:RI
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180126
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20180206T204723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180206T204723Z
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SUMMARY:Data Privacy Day 2018
DESCRIPTION:Kristian Lum delivers her talk\, “What’s an Algorithm Got to Do with It?” at the National Cyber Security Alliance’s Data Privacy Day.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/data-privacy-day-2018/
LOCATION:RI
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180120
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20180206T204030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180206T204146Z
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SUMMARY:Women in Data Science Conference - Boston 2018
DESCRIPTION:Megan Price keynotes the Women in Data Science conference in Boston\, Massachusetts: “Does the Truth Matter? How Data Analysis Can Contribute to Accountability?”  \nThe Women in Data Science Conference\, a partnership of Mount Holyoke College\, Smith College\, and MassMutual\, shines a spotlight on the leading work of women in data science across research\, education\, and industry domains. This event recognizes\, celebrates\, and advocates for the advancement of women within the data science disciplines and highlights the significant impact that this work has on our communities\, our schools\, and our world.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/women-in-data-science-conference-boston-2018/
LOCATION:Museum of Science\, Boston\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170203T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170203T120000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20170110T213937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170110T213937Z
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SUMMARY:Women in Data Science Conference
DESCRIPTION:HRDAG executive director Megan Price delivers a talk titled\, “Using Machine Learning to Determine How Many People Have Been Killed in Syria.” From the program: \nThe Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) uses methods from statistics and computer science to quantify mass violence. As part of that work\, we rely on open source tools\, including python and R\, for data processing\, management\, analysis\, and visualization. This talk will highlight how we use those methods and tools to estimate how many people have been killed in the ongoing conflict in Syria.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/women-in-data-science-conference/
LOCATION:Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center\, 326 Galvez St\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Human Rights
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161202T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161202T120000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20161121T074457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180405T185252Z
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SUMMARY:Kellogg Institute for International Studies
DESCRIPTION:Video of Patrick Ball at Kellogg Institute\, Notre Dame\, available here. \nDigital Echoes: Understanding Patterns of Mass Violence with Data and Statistics \nData about mass violence can seem to offer insights into patterns: Is violence getting better\, or worse\, over time? Is violence directed more against men or women? But in human rights data collection\, we (usually) don’t know what we don’t know—and worse\, what we don’t know is likely to be systematically different from what we do know. \nThis talk will consider the assumption that nearly every project using data must make: that the data are representative of reality in the world. We will explore how\, contrary to the standard assumption\, statistical patterns in raw data tend to be quite different than patterns in the world. Statistical patterns in data tend to reflect how the data were collected rather than changes in the real-world phenomena data purport to represent. \nUsing analyses of killings in Iraq\, homicides committed by police in the US\, killings in the conflict in Syria\, and homicides in Colombia\, we will contrast patterns in raw data with estimates of total patterns of violence—where the estimates correct for heterogeneous underreporting. The talk will show how biases in raw data can be addressed through estimation\, and explain why it matters. \nPatrick Ball\, the director of research for the Human Rights Data Analysis Group\, is widely known as an expert in the use of statistical techniques for the recollection and analysis of information about grave human rights violations. He has spent more than twenty years conducting quantitative analysis for truth commissions\, NGOs\, international criminal tribunals\, and UN missions around the world. \nBall has provided testimony before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; technical assistance to the Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone and the International Criminal Court; testimony before Guatemala’s Supreme Court in the case against General José Efraín Ríos Montt (2013); and testimony in the case against the former president of Chad (2015). \nThe recipient of numerous awards and fellowships\, he holds an honorary doctorate from Claremont Graduate University in addition to a PhD from the University of Michigan. \nCosponsored by the Center for Civil and Human Rights.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/kellogg-institute-for-international-studies/
LOCATION:RI
CATEGORIES:Human Rights
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161103T132500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161103T134000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20161101T013942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161105T004152Z
UID:6184-1478179500-1478180400@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:Code for America Summit
DESCRIPTION:Kristian Lum spoke on a panel about “Working together to reduce racial disparities in the justice system.” \nPhoto by Greg Jordan-Detamore ‏@GJordanDetamore 
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/code-for-america-summit/
LOCATION:RI
CATEGORIES:Human Rights
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T105000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20161014T234452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161014T234605Z
UID:6186-1477044000-1477047000@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference
DESCRIPTION:HRDAG executive director Megan Price delivers a talk titled\, “Flexing Your Self-Confidence Muscles\,” in Charlotte\, North Carolina\, at the Women in Statistics and Data Science conference. Open to anyone registered for conference.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/women-in-statistics-and-data-science-conference/
LOCATION:RI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161018T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161018T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20161018T173302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T233234Z
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SUMMARY:Multithreaded Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Kristian Lum spoke about her recent work exploring the consequences of police using predictive models.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/multithreaded-speaker-series/
LOCATION:Stitch Fix Algorithms\, 731 Market Street\, San Francisco\, CA\,  94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160926T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160926T193000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160816T220830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160816T220830Z
UID:6181-1474914600-1474918200@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:Data Visualization New York
DESCRIPTION:Patrick Ball explores the assumption that nearly every project using data must make: that the data are representative of reality in the world. He examines how\, contrary to the standard assumption\, statistical patterns in raw data tend to be quite different than patterns in the world.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/data-visualization-new-york/
LOCATION:The New School Auditorium\, 66 W 12th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160922T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160922T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160909T183850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160909T183938Z
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SUMMARY:Digital Echoes: Understanding Patterns of Mass Violence with Data and Statistics
DESCRIPTION:HRDAG’s director of research\, Patrick Ball\, explores the assumption that nearly every project using data must make: that the data are representative of reality in the world.The talk illustrates how biases in raw data can be addressed through estimation\, and explain why it matters. Please book your ticket for this event via Eventbrite by 20 September\, as a light lunch reception will be provided. Follow on Twitter via @EssexHRC. \nThe talk is chaired by  Professor Lorna McGregor\, Director of Human Rights Centre\, Co-Director of ESRC Human Rights\, Big Data and Technology Project\, Essex Law School and Human Rights Centre.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/digital-echoes-understanding-patterns-of-mass-violence-with-data-and-statistics-3/
LOCATION:Human Rights Centre University of Essex\, University of Essex\, Wivenhoe Park\, Colchester\, Essex\, CO4 3SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160919T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160919T153000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160811T182740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160811T182755Z
UID:6180-1474290000-1474299000@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:Multiple Systems Estimation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:HRDAG’s director of research\, Patrick Ball\, explores capture-recapture\, a statistical method that enables the estimation of a total population using a set of intersecting\, partial lists. This workshop follows a seminar on Understanding Patterns of Mass Violence with Data and Statistics\, also by Patrick. Registration for this seminar will close at 17:00 on Friday 9 September 2016. Follow on Twitter @CamBigData.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/multiple-systems-estimation-workshop/
LOCATION:CRASSH\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 9DT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160919T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160919T123000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160811T180836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160811T182810Z
UID:6176-1474279200-1474288200@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:Digital Echoes: Understanding Patterns of Mass Violence with Data and Statistics
DESCRIPTION:HRDAG’s director of research\, Patrick Ball\, explores the assumption that nearly every project using data must make: that the data are representative of reality in the world.The talk illustrates how biases in raw data can be addressed through estimation\, and explain why it matters. This talk will be followed by a Multiple Systems Estimation workshop\, also by Patrick. Registration for this seminar will close at 17:00 on Friday 9 September 2016. Follow on Twitter @CamBigData.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/digital-echoes-understanding-patterns-of-mass-violence-with-data-and-statistics-2/
LOCATION:CRASSH\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 9DT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160913
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160923T231123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160923T231123Z
UID:6227-1473638400-1473724799@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:Deduplicating databases of deaths in war
DESCRIPTION:Isaac Newton Institute\, Cambridge\, UK\, 12 Sept 2016 / Australian National University \nOn 12 September\, 2016\, director of research Patrick Ball gave a talk at the University of Cambridge’s Isaac Newton Institute (INI) for Mathematical Sciences on the topic of Deduplicating databases of deaths in war: advances in adaptive blocking\, pairwise classification\, and clustering. @NewtonInstitute @anucecs
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/deduplicating-databases-of-deaths-in-war/
LOCATION:Isaac Newton Institute\, University of Cambridge\, 20 Clarkson Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 0EH\, United Kingdom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160814T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160814T094500
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160811T174037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160811T174037Z
UID:6173-1471165200-1471167900@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:PyData San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:HRDAG executive director Megan Price delivers the keynote: Using the Python Data Science Stack to Determine How Many People Have Been Killed in Syria. Open to anyone registered for PyData San Francisco. Follow on Twitter @PyData.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/pydata-san-francisco/
LOCATION:Galvanize\, 44 Tehama St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160802
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160803
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160811T183759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160811T183759Z
UID:6182-1470096000-1470182399@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:JSM: Collecting Data on Gun Violence
DESCRIPTION:HRDAG policing team member Laurel Eckhouse presented and executive director Megan Price chaired: “Collecting Data on Gun Violence: Why Is It So Hard and What Are We Missing?” The talk was open to anyone registered for JSM.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/jsm-collecting-data-on-gun-violence/
LOCATION:RI
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160714
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160715
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160503T003642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160503T003642Z
UID:6017-1468454400-1468540799@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:International Biometrics Conference: Statistics and Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:HRDAG executive director Megan Price speaks on an invited panel. Stay tuned for details.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/international-biometrics-conference-statistics-and-human-rights/
LOCATION:Victoria Convention Centre\, Victoria\, Canada
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160603T102000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160603T104000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160602T203558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160610T190537Z
UID:6045-1464949200-1464950400@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:Strata+Hadoop London: Machine Learning for Human Rights Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:The same machine-learning methods used to learn about customers\, improve speech recognition\, and identify cat faces can also be applied to questions about conflict violence. Megan Price demonstrates how machine-learning methods help us determine what we know\, and what we don’t\, about the ongoing conflict in Syria. Megan then explains why these methods can be crucial to better understand patterns of violence\, enabling better policy decisions\, resource allocation\, and ultimately\, accountability and justice. \nVideo footage of the talk: https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/machine-learning-for-human-rights-advocacy
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/stratahadoop-london-machine-learning-for-human-rights-advocacy/
LOCATION:ExCel London\, One Western Gateway Royal Victoria Dock\, London\, London\, E16 1XL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Human Rights
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160507
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160111T041825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160503T002643Z
UID:5533-1462406400-1462579199@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:Quantitative Data and Human Rights Conference: Duke University
DESCRIPTION:Presentations by HRDAG team members Megan Price\, Kristian Lum and Patrick Ball\, as well as colleagues as James Johndrow\,Daniel Manrique\, Robin Mejia and Beka Steorts. Hosted by HRDAG Advisory Board member David Banks.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/conference-at-duke/
LOCATION:Duke University\, Durham\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160423
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160503T004106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160503T004106Z
UID:6020-1461283200-1461369599@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:Stanford Journal of Criminal Law and Policy
DESCRIPTION:HRDAG colleague William Isaac served on a panel\, “Debate: Big Data Makes Policing Fairer\,” with Professor Elizabeth Joh and other researchers. He represented the HRDAG policing team.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/stanford-journal-of-criminal-law-and-policy/
LOCATION:Stanford Law School\, Stanford\, CA\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160421T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160421T143000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160412T175750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170330T205600Z
UID:5969-1461243600-1461249000@hrdag.org
SUMMARY:Understanding Patterns of Mass Violence with Data and Statistics: Brown University
DESCRIPTION:This talk will explore the assumption that nearly every project using data must make: that the data are representative of reality in the world. We will explore how\, contrary to the standard assumption\, how statistical patterns in raw data tend to be quite different than patterns in the world. Statistical patterns in data reflect how the data was collected rather than changes in the real-world phenomena data purport to represent. \nUsing analysis of killings in Iraq\, homicides committed by police in the US\, killings in the conflict in Syria\, and homicides in Colombia\, we will contrast patterns in raw data with estimates total patterns of violence—where the estimates correct for heterogeneous underreporting. The talk will show how biases in raw data can be addressed through estimation\, and explain why it matters.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/understanding-patterns-of-mass-violence-with-data-and-statistics-brown-university/
LOCATION:Watson Institute at Brown University\, 111 Thayer Street\, Providence\, RI\, 02912\, United States
CATEGORIES:Human Rights
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160404T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160404T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160202T235813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160321T183139Z
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SUMMARY:April BARUG meetup at Predictive Analytics World
DESCRIPTION:Megan Price\, executive director of Human Rights Data Analysis Group\, will be the keynote speaker for this meeting of the Bay Area UserR Group (R Programming Language). Check out this blogpost by Joseph Rickert of Revolution Analytics: “Megan Price\, a long-time member and supporter of BARUG\, will present the statistical techniques and R packages that the Human Rights Data Analysis Group\, HRDAG\, uses to compensate for the missing data problems that plague attempts to estimate conflict related casualties in Syria. This will be Megan’s first BARUG talk since becoming Executive Director at HRDAG.”
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/april-barug-meetup-at-predictive-analytics-world/
LOCATION:RI
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160331T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160331T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160318T191000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160318T191000Z
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SUMMARY:Seeing the Forest: Columbia University
DESCRIPTION:Patrick Ball\, director of research at HRDAG\, discusses how to analyze hidden patterns using (mostly) public data  about people killed in Syria\, 2011-2015. This is part of the Disrupting Unity and Discerning Ruptures: Focus Aleppo lecture series\, with Laura Kurgan and Avinaom Shalem. Please register: info @ c4sr.columbia.edu by March 24\, 2016.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/seeing-the-forest-columbia-university/
LOCATION:Brown Institute for Media Innovation\, Pulitzer Hall\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights,Syria
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160330T084500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160330T103000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160203T000733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160610T190929Z
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SUMMARY:Strata + Hadoop Conference
DESCRIPTION:Megan Price\, executive director of Human Rights Data Analysis Group\, delivers the keynote speech at the Wednesday morning session. Video footage of the talk: https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/data-and-human-rights
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/strata-hadoop-conference/
LOCATION:San Jose Convention Canter\, 150 W San Carlos St.\, San Jose\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160324T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160324T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160321T190040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160412T185158Z
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SUMMARY:Data & Society: understanding patterns of mass violence with data and statistics
DESCRIPTION:Databite No. 74: Patrick Ball presents Digital Echoes: Understanding Patterns of Mass Violence with Data and Statistics. This talk will explore the assumption that nearly every project using data must make: that the data are representative of reality in the world. Using analysis of killings in Iraq\, homicides committed by police in the US\, killings in the conflict in Syria\, and homicides in Colombia\, we will contrast patterns in raw data with data in estimated total patterns of violence. The talk will show how biases in raw data can be corrected through estimation\, and explain why it matters in these countries\, and more generally. RSVP required! Lunch is provided. \nVideo footage of the talk: youtu.be/z7U9w-q0yAY
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/data-society-understanding-patterns-of-mass-violence-with-data-and-statistics/
LOCATION:RI
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights
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ORGANIZER;CN="Unnamed Organizer":MAILTO:events at data society dot net
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160322T104500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160322T121500
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160323T222819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160323T222819Z
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SUMMARY:Tyranny of the Algorithm?
DESCRIPTION:The Bernstein Institute for Human Rights at New York University Law School held a two-day conference exploring predictive analytics and human rights. HRDAG director of research Patrick Ball and lead statistician Kristian Lum spoke about Data Hygiene and Algorithmic Oversight. “Data-driven risk assessments raise difficult issues of oversight\, since they rely on data sets and algorithms that may be hidden\, opaque\, or misunderstood by the general public.  Many of the actors who usually play a role in the detection of human rights violations by governments do not have the technical expertise to understand\, let alone challenge\, the quality of the data and fairness of the algorithms behind data-driven risk assessments.”
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/tyranny-of-the-algorithm/
LOCATION:Bernstein Institute for Human Rights NYU Law\, 40 Washington Square South\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160317T081500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160317T094500
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160111T042347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160204T023933Z
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SUMMARY:International Studies Association Conference 2016
DESCRIPTION:ISA’s 57th Annual Convention: Exploring Peace. Megan Price\, executive director of HRDAG\, will participate as a panelist in “A Million Deaths is a Statistic: New Findings from the Archives of Political Conflict.” Her talk will be “Exploring the Contents of the Historic Archive of the National Police in Guatemala.” This session is open to anyone attending ISA.
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/international-studies-association-2016/
LOCATION:Hilton Atlanta\, Atlanta\, GA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160226T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160226T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20160204T022950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160412T190121Z
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SUMMARY:IACS at Harvard
DESCRIPTION:Megan Price\, executive director of HRDAG\, speaks at the Institute for Applied Computational Science (IACS) at Harvard. Her topic is “How Machine Learning Helps Count Casualties in Syria.” Free and open to the public\, with lunch. Room: Maxwell Dworkin G115. \nVideo footage of the talk: youtu.be/B6xXeoo5QKA
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/iacs-at-harvard/
LOCATION:Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences\, 33 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Applied Computational Science (IACS)":MAILTO:iacs-info AT seas.harvard.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151127
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20151120T042955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151120T042955Z
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SUMMARY:Körber-Stiftung German Thesis Award
DESCRIPTION:On November 26\, Anita Gohdes will be awarded the German Dissertation Prize for the Social Sciences. The Koerber Foundation gives out a yearly prize for the most important dissertation in Germany in the Social Sciences\, the Humanities\, and the Natural Sciences. The award is given by the patron of the prize\, the President of the German Parliament\, Norbert Lammert.\n\n 
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/korber-stiftung-german-thesis-award/
LOCATION:Koerber Foundation\, Berlin\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151102T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151102T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20151120T033613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151120T042314Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the Innovators Under 35
DESCRIPTION:In September\, our colleague Beka Steorts was named an Innovator Under 35 by MIT Technology Review. Two months later\, she delivered a talk at EmTech — at the MIT Media Lab — on how “big data” could cut through the fog of war. Here’s a link to her three-minute talk\, and here’s more information on Beka’s award. #EmTechMIT
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/meet-the-innovators-under-35/
LOCATION:MIT Media Lab\, EmTech\, Cambridge\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150903T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150903T120000
DTSTAMP:20260424T190507
CREATED:20150903T053911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150903T185538Z
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SUMMARY:Policing in the dark? Observed homicides and the Colombian peace process\, 2003-2011
DESCRIPTION:At the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA)\, HRDAG colleagues Jule Krüger and Amelia Hoover Green will discuss “Filling in the Blanks: Data Problems and Solutions in the Study of Violence” as part of the HIDDEN VIOLENCE DURING ARMED CONFLICT: METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIONS panel. The panel will be chaired by Christian Davenport. From the program: “The aim for this panel is to take stock of data and methods used to understand hard-to-study phenomena in conflict settings\, and discuss innovations in data-generation and analyses in challenging conflict settings. Data on violence from conflict settings is problematic for several reasons.”
URL:https://hrdag.org/event/2015-filling-in-blanks/
LOCATION:Parc 55 San Francisco\, 55 Cyril Magnin St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Data,Human Rights
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