A MORPC Signature Event

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

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Data Day 2027  ·  Connecting Central Ohio's Data community

Plotting What's NextFive years forward for Central Ohio's data community

5th Annual Data Day - A one-day conference on better use of data, for local government, nonprofits, education, and civic-minded business across Central Ohio.

Five years in, the impact is clear.

Data Day has convened Central Ohio's data community around one belief: better use of data improves the region. In year five, we read the trend line and chart what's next.

200+
Attendees each year
75+
Organizations represented
16
Breakout sessions in a day
4.4/5
Attendee rating, 2026

Figures from recent Data Days. See what people say.

What it is

A single day of breakout sessions across skill levels and topics, from data governance and analysis to open data, mapping, and responsible AI in the public sector, plus morning and lunch keynotes.

Who attends

Data users, practitioners, analysts, and decision-makers from local government, nonprofits, education, and civic-minded business.

Who convenes it

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) and its Regional Data Roundtable, serving 95+ local governments across a 15-county region.

Get involved.

There's a role for everyone in year five: help shape the program, present your work, or back the region's data community.

Venue.

Columbus State Community College — Center for Workforce Development, The Conference Center

315 Cleveland Avenue, 4th floor, Columbus, OH 43215. Parking, transit, and accessibility details will be posted here as plans firm up.