Update: Check out the examples of what you can do at http://code-workshop.neswonline.com/examples.html

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Date: Saturday, April 18, 2015
Time: 9 am-6 pm
(Optional half day to polish projects Sunday, April 19, 9 am-1 pm)
Place: MIT Media Lab
Two-step registration begins here: https://nesw.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_193290
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 10 APRIL
* Note that workshop space is limited. Tutorials and examples from the workshop will be openly available online after the workshop

The workshop, funded by an Idea Grant from the National Association of Science Writers, will open with some short presentations before participants divide into groups for tutorials and hands-on project work, returning for presentation of projects and general discussion.

The MIT Media Lab is generously making their space available to groups that want to continue working into early evening and the following day.

If you’re interested in attending, please begin thinking of science stories you’d do if you had some programming skill and access to data to work with.

When we open registration later this month, we’ll ask each individual to submit a story idea. Our goal will be for you to work on a group project that uses the skills and resources that you’d need for that story—so you leave with a start on something you’d actually like to do.

From responses to our survey in November, we’ve determined that some of you are primarily interested in learning to acquire, analyze and interpret data, while others would like to learn how to visualize and present scientific information in interactive, reader-friendly ways for storytelling. Workshop activities will address both these objectives. Thanks for your input!

We’re looking for examples of data coding and visualization in science writing. Please help us by submitting links to stories and visualizations in the comments section, below.

See you there!

Ros Reid & Carol Cruzan Morton, workshop coordinators
Brian Hayes & Rahul Dave, presenters, developers and chief facilitators
Matt Carroll and the MIT Media Lab, hosts