WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What: The public and members of the media are invited to learn how to use and access U.S. Census Bureau statistics to make informed decisions about their communities. Discussions will include preparations for the 2020 Census as well as ongoing survey operations and innovations in Puerto Rico.

The Census Bureau will participate in a two-day hackathon and a series of data workshops in partnership with Universidad del Sagrado Corazón and Code 4 Puerto Rico. The goal is to challenge civic hackers, programmers and developers to apply multiple open datasets — using, for example, economic, environmental, social, transportation, housing, education and health care statistics — to address economic, social and sustainability challenges.

The hackathon will take place Oct. 8-9 and aims to encourage the use of locally open datasets provided by the Institute of Statistics of Puerto Rico and the Census Bureau's application program interfaces and City Software Development Kit, an open-source tool making datasets more accessible than ever for developers.

To register for the hackathon, click here.

Additionally, ¡Puerto Rico Cuenta! (Puerto Rico Counts!) is a one-day conference about data usage that will take place Oct. 14, 2016, in partnership with the Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico and Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. This event will include a series of data workshops focusing on data for public and private sectors, organizations, academia and the public.

For more information and to register for ¡Puerto Rico Cuenta!, click here.

Hackathon

When: Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, from 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time

Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, from 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time

Who: Developers (civic and social hackers/programmers), university students and faculty, academia, public and private sector, media

Where: Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (Sacred Heart University)

Centro de Innovación Colaborativa and Studio Labs

C11 Sagrado Corazon De Jesus

San Juan, 00912, Puerto Rico

RSVP: Media who plan to attend should contact the Census Bureau's Public Information Office at [email protected] or 301-763-3030 by 1 p.m. (EDT) Friday, Oct. 7.

¡Puerto Rico Cuenta! (Puerto Rico Counts!) Press Conference

When: Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time

Where: Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (Sacred Heart University)

Innovation Center

C11 Sagrado Corazon De Jesus

San Juan, 00912, Puerto Rico

RSVP: Media who plan to attend should contact the Census Bureau's Public Information Office at [email protected] or 301-763-3030 by 1 p.m. (EDT) Thursday, Oct. 13.

For media who are interested in an interview, please contact the Census Bureau's Public Information Office at [email protected] or 301-763-3030.



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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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