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2:59 am on May 7, 2013 · betaNYC (31), CfA (3), hackathon (18), noel hidalgo (3), nyc bigapps (2), open government (27), open ny (2)

VIDEO: #BetaTalk – Meet Code for America, NYC #cfanyc @BetaNYC @codeforamerica @nycbigapps

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BetaNYC

BetaNYCBetaNYC is the latest incarnation of the ever-evolving NYC Open Government working group formerly known as Open NY Forum, whose original policy concepts have successfully been adopted and launched by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The group is now sponsored by, and incorporated as a local ‘brigade’ of, the Code for America organization (CfA) – a national effort partly funded by the same Kauffman Foundation that supports HackNY. CfA funds a full-time director (Noel Hidalgo) for BetaNYC, which organizes monthly #BetaTalk presentations, weekly #CivicHackNights, and occasional #GovGeek socials. CfA itself presents further opportunities – it has an accelerator program for civic startups, also awards fellowships, and funds worthy local projects. At this meetup there was comprehensive introduction to CfA and its activities, including fellow Ezra Spiers presenting on a NYC Project to improve the city’s Criminal Justice system. CfA volunteer Veronica Ludwig talked about the NYC BigApps challenge, in which #BetaNYC actively participates. Video is below.

  • View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/d7THnvoCLNk
  • Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/AiqF3ZHIHGjN/
  • Speakers:
    00:09 Introduction – Noel Hidalgo
    02:11 Open Plans – Frank Hibbert
    03:17 BetaNYC – Noel Hidalgo
    10:40 Code for America – Alex Tran
    27:35 CfA Fellowship & NYC Criminal Justice Project – Ezra Spier
    43:59 BetaNYC #CivicHackNights – Ashley Williams
    55:37 NYC BigApps – Veronica Ludwig
  •  Join BetaNYC: http://www.meetup.com/betanyc/
4:33 pm on May 9, 2011 · open (20), open government (27), open ny (2)

OpenGov Camp NYC announced for Jun 5 #opengov #nyc

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OpenGovNYC.001

OpenGovNYC.001Open NY Forum will be hosting the third OpenGov Camp on June 5 2011. The event is in conjunction with the 2011 Personal Democracy Forum (PdF).

OpenGov Camp will ask three questions:
• Where is “local” Open Government going?
• How can we deepen the knowledge of what Open Government can be?
• What are the social and technical tools affecting Open Government’s development?

What: OpenGov Camp
When: Sunday June 5 2011 : 10am-6pm
Where: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, 219 West 40th Street, NYC
Who: Open to public. Cost $16.36
Register: http://opengovnyc.eventbrite.com/
Hashtag: #OpenGovCamp
Site: http://opengovnyc.org

This is a gathering born from the desire to share and learn in an open environment. It is an event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn are welcome and encouraged. When you come, be prepared to share. When you leave, you’ll leave with actionable strategies for building efficient and engaging social campaigns and technical tools.