We all got to know each other this summer at our Meet & Geek. We started discussing issues that matter in the fall. And now that winter is upon us, Hacks/Hackers LA is hosting its first formally-structured event with speakers.

On Thursday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 pm, we welcome you to join us for an open brainstorm about data visualization at KPCC's Crawford Family Forum in Pasadena (map).

The event will include four panelists, ranging from developers to artists, to talk us through the processes and philosophies of data visualization. Each panelist gets 10 minutes, then we’ll open it up for discussion.

Our speakers lineup includes:

• Ben Welsh, Database Producer, Los Angeles Times
  
• Mark Hansen, Professor of Statistics, UCLA
  
• Diego Prats, Co-founder and CEO, Border Stylo
  
• Casey Reas, Professor of Digital Media Arts, UCLA
  

We encourage both Hacks and Hackers (journalists, designers, developers, programmers, entrepreneurs, photographers, editors, educators, and general tech enthusiasts!) to come out and enjoy the free refreshments and engage in what we expect to be a very interesting conversation.

And in honor of the holiday spirit, we ask that you bring new kids/teens clothes or toys for our charity drive supporting Union Metro Homeless Services’ “Holiday Dinners in the Park.”

See you soon.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one of our organizers:

]Casey Caplowe, GOOD Magazine
]Eric Zassenhaus, KPCC
]Lauren Rabaino, Publish2