What about: Mapping has exploded over the last few years as new tools have made it much easier to show trends and explore changes, from the global level to local neighborhoods. Join us as experts show how maps can bring together citizens and journalists.

Speakers: Ben Berkowitz, co-founder and CEO of SeeClickFix of New Haven, which uses mapping and crowdsourcing to bring together citizens, public officials and journalists to identify and solve community problems.

Holly St. Clair and Christian Spanring of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, who will talk about how journalists can make use of MAPC data and maps.

Moderator: Dan Kennedy, assistant professor of journalism at Northeastern University, blogger at Media Nation and media commentator for "Beat the Press" on WGBH-TV, the Huffington Post and other outlets.

Sponsor: Northeastern University School of Journalism

Where: Northeastern University, 450 Dodge Hall

By car: Park at Renaissance Park Garage

By T: Ruggles (Orange Line) or Northeastern (Green Line E)

Campus map:http://www.northeastern.edu/campusmap/printable/campusmap.pdf