A MORPC Signature Event

Save the date

Data Day 2027 is Thursday, February 18, 2027 at Columbus State Community College’s Center for Workforce Development.

Know a great keynote?

Point us to a leader, practitioner, or storyteller shaping how the public sector uses data. Suggest a keynote — it takes about three minutes.

Get involved  ·  Data Day Champions

Become a ChampionHelp make year five the best one yet

Champions are volunteers from the data community who help at a few specific, time-boxed moments across the planning year, in the ways that fit them best.

Five ways to help.

Take on as many or as few as you like. Every one comes with ready-made templates, links, and talking points, so it's genuinely quick.

1 · Connect us with keynote speakers

Surface names and open doors to speakers who fit the theme. You suggest and introduce; staff invite and negotiate.

Aug–Oct · about an hour

2 · Share the Call for Proposals

Spread the CFP through your channels and personally nudge two or three strong potential presenters to submit.

Late Sep–early Nov · an hour or two

3 · Help solicit sponsors

Suggest organizations that might sponsor and make warm introductions. Staff own the package, pricing, and the ask.

Sep–Nov · as little as one intro

4 · Encourage registration

Once registration opens, invite your network and colleagues, and point people to the sessions they'd value.

Nov–late Jan · an hour, spread out

5 · Take a day-of role

Facilitate a breakout (the anchor role), assist a workshop, greet attendees, or capture the day in photos.

Assigned in January · event day

See each way in full detail →

How it works.

You connect, amplify, and host

Suggest a keynote, share the Call for Proposals, open a door to a sponsor, or lend a hand on event day.

MORPC owns the rest

Staff make the decisions, handle money and commitments, and manage every invitation and logistic.

You'll always have what you need

Every ask comes with a ready-made kit: templates, links, graphics, and talking points.

Ready to help?

Let us know which ways interest you, and we'll follow up with the details and timing for each.