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Panels

Thursday, September 14
9 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.	Cool stuff: From the basic software you need to the latest toys Mapping crime, property and poverty The latest trends in CAR stories: From quick hits to the big projects
10:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.	Building the Web for your newsroom Plundering environment data: What's worth getting 20 shortcuts to finding the data you need on the Web
1:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.	Training the newsroom: Successes and challenges On the Cutting Edge: The Future of CAR and New Media Online Databases: Tracking the Business Local Government: Budgets and Scams
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.	CAR and Broadcast: Making it work Children at risk: From foster homes to day care Online databases for tracking individuals Unlock the secrets of the prison industry: Unsupervised releases, importing inmates and ethnic disparity
Friday
9 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.	Census I: Stories everyone can do Death records surprise: How they make healthcare and crime stories Nabbing racial disparity in law enforcement Measuring non-profits: Meet the 990 and other data
10:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.	Census II: The nuts and bolts of data and software Health Care Dangers: Diagnosing the data The gun trade: Taking dead aim with the data Driving the big CAR at a small or medium news organization
1:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.	The latest uses of mapping: More than dots and shades Crime and violence: So what data do I use? Unveiling the hidden work of lobbyists A chicken in every pot? Examining the economy of your community
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Effective use of statistics 101: How journalists can do more sophisticated analyses Doctor, doctor, tell me the news: Bringing malpractice into the open New Media and CAR: Convergence and multimedia issues
4:30 - 5:50 p.m.	New Media and CAR: Using data and web tools to tell the investigative story
Saturday
9 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.	Census III: Comparing 2000 data with previous decades Hurricanes and other natural disasters What the IRE and NICAR database libary can do for you Measuring school test scores: Ways to an A
10:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.	Census IV: Using the data to measure diversity, sprawl and migration Mapping: GIS on the beat CAR for the statehouse: Your basic binder to improve coverage Education dangers and disparities: From charter schools to gender and ethnic bias
1:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.	Writing and editing the CAR story the right way: Making the data and numbers work for you Transportation: Commuting, fatalities and 40 miles of bad railroad The federal campaign data maze: Find the post election scams Polls: Yes, no, don't know
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Getting your feet wet: Examples of first CAR ventures Sports CAR: Stadiums, high school teams and the pro-athlete industry Property: Bad landlords, blight and sprawl When journalism meets social research methods and a look at two case studies: Rampage killer and priests with AIDS
4:30 - 5:50 p.m.	New Media and CAR: Privacy, ethics and online data
Sunday, September 17
9 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.	From "unwarranted invasions" to "trade secrets" -- How to get the records you need when the law isn't clear The misadventures of venture capital market: Datasets to track its effect on our lives
10:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.	CAR for the business reporter International data