Date: Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 7:32 AM
Subject: [open-twin-cities] Re: One Byte At A Time - A civic tech
discussion hosted by The Current and Citizens League on 2/10
To: Open Twin Cities <<email obscured>>
A friendly reminder everybody, this Policy and a Pint discussion about
civic tech is tomorrow night. Kelly Clausen of Hennepin County, Terri Thao
of Nexus Community Partners, and myself are going to talk about technology
and community. There will be a ton of time for audience questions, as well
as appetizers and drinks.
Grab a ticket now before their gone:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/policy-and-a-pint-one-byte-at-a-time-using-technology-to-solve-community-problems-tickets-21061969919
Cheers,
Bill
On Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 8:23:53 AM UTC-6, wbushey wrote:
>
> Hi Everybody,
>
> Citizens League and The Current have announced the next edition of their
> Policy And A Pint series: One Byte At A Time
> <http://citizensleague.org/events/policy-and-a-pint-one-byte-at-a-time/>
> a conversation focused on civic tech and open data in the Twin Cities.
>
> From the event page:
>
> When we think of community, we immediately think of physical space: a
>> city, a neighborhood and the people who make up that space, which create
>> unique enclaves like Frogtown or Lake Street. In addition to these physical
>> spaces, Minnesotans are connecting across an ever-growing virtual space.
>> For some Minnesotans, they’re not just posting pictures on Facebook, but
>> tackling systemic challenges like homelessness, and creating better public
>> services through technology. By re-thinking community engagement and
>> adhering to civic tech principles, government, technologists, and concerned
>> citizens are coming together to co-create effective tools and draw on
>> government data to serve the public good.
>
>
> This conversation will happen at The Amsterdam Bar & Hall in downtown St.
> Paul on February 10th. Grab a ticket now if you want to go, these events
> sell out fast.
>
> - Bill
>
> --
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