A cross-sector audience
Data creators, analysts, and decision-makers from local government, nonprofits, education, and civic-minded business, in one room for a day.
Social proof · Post-event surveys, 2025 & 2026
Every year we ask attendees what they thought. The answer, two years running: Data Day is a well-run day of practical, engaging sessions among a community that genuinely values good data.
From MORPC's post-event surveys for Data Day 2025 and 2026.
Word of mouth is consistently a top way people discover Data Day; attendees bring their colleagues back the next year.
Unedited comments from attendee surveys.
“This was my first Data Day and I got a lot more out of it than expected. I really enjoyed meeting professionals from a variety of backgrounds, and all of the sessions I attended had useful and inspiring information.”
Data Day 2025 attendee
“It's refreshing and insightful to be among people who value the insight that can come from sound data used in ethical ways. The spirit of mutual learning and inspiration of Data Day is unique.”
Data Day 2025 attendee
“Great presentations that included high-level elements and detailed analyses. I liked the balance of quantitative and qualitative data.”
Data Day 2026 attendee
“Really interesting perspectives and presentations. I appreciated the mix of local government and nonprofits.”
Data Day 2026 attendee
“It was great to see familiar faces and have 15 minutes between sessions to run into people. It was the right length and the right cadence. I didn't feel fatigued at the end of the day and enjoyed even the last session.”
Data Day 2026 attendee
“I enjoyed the breakout sessions because they were small and interactive while informative. It was great to see what data-driven people were doing to better my community, and I made connections outside my workplace.”
Data Day 2025 attendee
Data creators, analysts, and decision-makers from local government, nonprofits, education, and civic-minded business, in one room for a day.
City of Columbus, Ohio State University, Ohio EPA, JobsOhio, COTA, United Way of Central Ohio, Smart Columbus, and CMHA, plus dozens of suburbs, counties, and nonprofits.
Sessions are built for questions and interaction. Attendees show up to learn, connect, and take practical ideas back to their own data work.
Bring your work to the stage, or put your organization in front of the region's data community at the 5th annual Data Day.