​HELLO CHART MAKER!

​If you make charts with data and you live in Kansas City, you're in the right place. It doesn’t matter what tool you use. It doesn’t matter what industry you work in. It doesn’t matter what stage you’re at in your career. If you make charts with data and call the KC metro area home, The Bar Chart Club is the professional networking group made just for you.

Learn more about The Bar Chart Club here.

​Q3 EVENT DETAILS

​Data in Education

• ​Wednesday, September 2, 2026

• ​9:00-11:00am

• ​Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse

​As everyone heads back to school, we’re excited to dive into data in education. We’ve got a fantastic list of experts coming to speak to us about the ins and outs of student-centered data analytics. We can’t wait to learn from this incredible panel!

​Angelique Nedved from SchoolSmartKC
President and CEO

​Jess Van Ackeren from Rockhurst University
Institutional Research Analyst

​Karin Chang from University of Missouri - Kansas City
Associate Director, Urban Education Research Center

​Laura Schneider from NAIA
Associate Director of Data and Analytics

​Melissa Knudsen from Encoura
Reporting Analyst, Consultant

​WE DO THREE THINGS

​New to the Bar Chart Club? Welcome! Here's what we do at our quarterly meetups.

​1) Connect
We network with local chart makers like us.

​2) Learn
We sharpen our data visualization skills.

​3) Geek Out
We geek out a little (okay, a lot) about charts.

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SAVE YOUR SPOT

​RSVP here and we'll keep you up-to-date about all the event details. We can't wait to see you there!