I’ve given quite a few talks over the years. I like writing more, but talking about complicated things to big groups of people is a fun skill to acquire, and there’s still a long way to go. I also wrote my own presentation software, Big, and enjoy seeing what it can do.

2016

• d3 and React: an approach that keeps things simple at Branch.io December 14
• Flow at React DC, February 16

2015

• documentation at Nation.js + notes at Nation.js in Silver City, November 13 2015
• How we got here: Vector tiles + notes at JS.Geo in Philadelphia, October 8 2015
• 15 minute visualization briefer to AidData folks at Mapbox
• Advice to the Graduate at Dev Bootcamp SF (video)
• Beyond the for loop at DC JavaScript + notes
• Turf at GeoDC

2014

• Building Mapbox GL Online at React DC
• mapschool at GeoDC
• NICAR

2013

• GothamJS
• Data Report (State of the Map)
• iD (State of the Map)
• OSM Intro
• Carto / FOSS4G
• iD / FOSS4G
• OpenVis / TileMill
• dccode.org
• d3 at the DC jQuery Meetup
• Carto

2012

• State of the Map US 2012
• Project it Yourself
• FOSS4g
• tuGIS
• Wherecamp Boston

Also

• Open Source’s Critical Role When Data Must Be Shared at GOSCON 2009
• Fast Map Interaction Without Flash (Development Seed Blog) at Where 2.0 2011
• Offline Mapping with Maps on a Stick (YouTube) (liveblog) (Development Seed Blog) at ICCM 2010
• Tiger/Line Data in The Cloud (Development Seed Blog) at Where 2.0 2010
• Making Beautiful Maps from Data (Development Seed Blog) at FOSS4G 2011
• MBTiles, etc (Development Seed Blog) at The OGC in Boulder, CO
• The State of Open Source GIS at Where Camp Boston, October 29th, 2011
• Project it Yourself at Geo DC
• Big Data with node.js, polymaps, and redis at node.js DC
• Beyond the Google Maps Paradigm at FOSS4G NA
• An Open Web Mapping Toolbox with Dave Cole at Where 2.0
• OpenStreetMap Technology Now & Future at SOTM.us
• open source & open data at Visualized