RSVP - Full information here:
http://bit.ly/hackclimatempls
Some additional notes:
1. Everyone welcome, coder and non-coders alike
2. This is a great introduction civic tech - 4 hours, not 2 days this time
3. Our collaboration with MIA via the Hothouse experiment is cool - hence
the location
4. First Minnesota event tied to the global Hack4Good event series and most
are overseas: http://bit.ly/hack4good6
Please spread the word!
Steve
From: rox johnson <<email obscured>>
Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 7:57 AM
Subject: [open-twin-cities] Hack Against Climate Change, Sat. 9/13!
To: "<email obscured>" <
<email obscured>>
Hi everyone-
You may have seen the note that Steve Clift sent around about a global
hackathon related to climate change. Bill Bushey and I decided to join
forces to create a short event here in the Twin Cities! You can see more
details and register here
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-hack-twin-cities-tickets-12910117509>
The Hack4Good Hack Against Climate Change is a global event happening
around Climate Week NYC and the Sept. 24th UN Summit on Climate Change. In
Minneapolis, we're using this event as inspiration to explore the potential
for environmental groups and activists to collaborate with the civic tech
community to create innovative solutions to climate-related problems using
technology.
The first half of the event will include a tour of the MIA's new Nature of
Nature <http://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/the-nature-of-nature/> exhibit,
followed by a couple of sessions introducing hackathons
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackathon> and civic hacking
<http://hackforchange.org/about/faq/> We will be highlighting some
previous hackathon projects, including Airstatus
<http://opentwincities.org/2014/07/16/hack-for-mn-2014-open-hack-projects/#airstatus>
a web application that displays air quality data from multiple sources onto
one map and also allows you to text your zip code to get your local air
quality data. We’ll take a break in the middle for lunch, and the second
half will be an open discussion where participants can start to develop
ideas for future collaborations and hackathon projects.
We hope to see you there!
Event details
Date: Saturday, Sept. 13
Time: 10am-2pm (Doors will open at 9:30am)
Location: Hothouse coworking space
<http://www.artsjournal.com/speaker/2014/07/announcing-hothouse-exploring-new-ideas-in-co-working-with-the-minneapolis-institute-of-arts/>
Minneapolis Institute of Arts <http://new.artsmia.org/>
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Directions and Parking
<http://new.artsmia.org/visit/directions-maps-and-parking/>
Cost: $5 (to pay for lunch)
How you can contribute
There are many ways to be involved with this event:
- Submit data- know of any climate-related data sets or useful
resources? Send them to <email obscured>
- Participate- come to the event! Bring an open mind and ideas to share.
- Climate content knowledge- do you work on climate issues or are you
an activist? We need you to help us identify problems that can
potentially
be solved using technology.
- Tech skills- are you a civic hacker? We need you to help us figure
out what technology can do to solve these problems.
- Any other knowledge and skills. Addressing climate change needs all
of your brilliant minds!
Link to registration
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-hack-twin-cities-tickets-12910117509>
--
Find Open Twin Cities at http://opentwincities.org
http://bit.ly/hackclimatempls
Some additional notes:
1. Everyone welcome, coder and non-coders alike
2. This is a great introduction civic tech - 4 hours, not 2 days this time
3. Our collaboration with MIA via the Hothouse experiment is cool - hence
the location
4. First Minnesota event tied to the global Hack4Good event series and most
are overseas: http://bit.ly/hack4good6
Please spread the word!
Steve
From: rox johnson <<email obscured>>
Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 7:57 AM
Subject: [open-twin-cities] Hack Against Climate Change, Sat. 9/13!
To: "<email obscured>" <
<email obscured>>
Hi everyone-
You may have seen the note that Steve Clift sent around about a global
hackathon related to climate change. Bill Bushey and I decided to join
forces to create a short event here in the Twin Cities! You can see more
details and register here
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-hack-twin-cities-tickets-12910117509>
The Hack4Good Hack Against Climate Change is a global event happening
around Climate Week NYC and the Sept. 24th UN Summit on Climate Change. In
Minneapolis, we're using this event as inspiration to explore the potential
for environmental groups and activists to collaborate with the civic tech
community to create innovative solutions to climate-related problems using
technology.
The first half of the event will include a tour of the MIA's new Nature of
Nature <http://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/the-nature-of-nature/> exhibit,
followed by a couple of sessions introducing hackathons
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackathon> and civic hacking
<http://hackforchange.org/about/faq/> We will be highlighting some
previous hackathon projects, including Airstatus
<http://opentwincities.org/2014/07/16/hack-for-mn-2014-open-hack-projects/#airstatus>
a web application that displays air quality data from multiple sources onto
one map and also allows you to text your zip code to get your local air
quality data. We’ll take a break in the middle for lunch, and the second
half will be an open discussion where participants can start to develop
ideas for future collaborations and hackathon projects.
We hope to see you there!
Event details
Date: Saturday, Sept. 13
Time: 10am-2pm (Doors will open at 9:30am)
Location: Hothouse coworking space
<http://www.artsjournal.com/speaker/2014/07/announcing-hothouse-exploring-new-ideas-in-co-working-with-the-minneapolis-institute-of-arts/>
Minneapolis Institute of Arts <http://new.artsmia.org/>
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Directions and Parking
<http://new.artsmia.org/visit/directions-maps-and-parking/>
Cost: $5 (to pay for lunch)
How you can contribute
There are many ways to be involved with this event:
- Submit data- know of any climate-related data sets or useful
resources? Send them to <email obscured>
- Participate- come to the event! Bring an open mind and ideas to share.
- Climate content knowledge- do you work on climate issues or are you
an activist? We need you to help us identify problems that can
potentially
be solved using technology.
- Tech skills- are you a civic hacker? We need you to help us figure
out what technology can do to solve these problems.
- Any other knowledge and skills. Addressing climate change needs all
of your brilliant minds!
Link to registration
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-hack-twin-cities-tickets-12910117509>
--
Find Open Twin Cities at http://opentwincities.org
