Calling all developers, designers, scientists, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, students and activists!
Join San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking (part of National Day of Civic Hacking) to collaboratively create, build, and invent new solutions using publicly-released data, code and technology to solve challenges relevant to our neighborhoods, our cities, our states and our country. San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking is a collaboration between Engine Advocacy (http://engine.is/) and San Francisco State University (http://commons.sfsu.edu/hackathon-sf-state)
When: Saturday, June 1 & Sunday, June 2, 2013
Register Now - Space is limited, so register early.
http://sfdayofcivichacking.eventbrite.com
We Supply:
Challenges, datasets, food to keep you going, and caffeine to keep you awake. Along with technical and mentors to assist you in building faster, smarter, and new tools.
You Bring:
Your laptop, skills & ideas. Come with a collaborative and team-focused mindset. Whether you are a backend person or are a designer, student, or data geek - you are invited to attend this event. Every group needs a good balance of talent and your skills are needed!
What do you do at civic hackathon, anyway?
At a civic hackathon, people who know and love technology (software developers, designers, entrepreneurs, etc.) come together with people who know and love urban issues (city staff, local organizations, community members and leaders) to use technology and their collective skills to build solutions that matters to our city, and other cities too.
There's food, smart people, and networking opportunities. It’s an opportunity to make a difference with skills you know, hone some you’ve forgotten, and maybe even acquire some new ones.
Why hold this event?
Local communities of "civic hackers" around the world are building powerful open-source applications that help city governments be more open, efficient, and connected to their citizens.
What is a civic hacker?
Civic hackers" as we think about it for the National Day of Civic Hacking are engineers, technologists, civil servants, scientists, designers, artists, educators, students, entrepreneurs – anybody - who is willing to collaborate with others to create, build, and invent open source solutions using publicly-released data, code and technology to solve challenges relevant to our neighborhoods, our cities, our states and our country.
Submit a local challenge
http://commons.sfsu.edu/sf-day-civic-hacking-call-local-challenges
Be a sponsor
http://commons.sfsu.edu/commons/be-sponsor-san-francisco-day-civic-hacking-sf-state
About National Day of Civic Hacking (http://hackforchange.org)
National Day of Civic Hacking is a national event that will take place June 1-2, 2013, in cities across the nation. The event will bring together citizens, software developers, and entrepreneurs from all over the nation to collaboratively create, build, and invent new solutions using publicly-released data, code and technology to solve challenges relevant to our neighborhoods, our cities, our states and our country. National Day of Civic Hacking will provide citizens an opportunity to do what is most quintessentially American: roll up our sleeves, get involved and work together to improve our society.
