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12:11 pm on February 21, 2019 · civictech (22), opengov (4), qiqochat (1)

WEBCAST TODAY: OpenGov and CivicTech Online Conference #civictechlive #opengov #civictech

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livestream

livestreamToday, Thursday February 21 2019, from 12:30pm-3:30pm ET (17:30-20:30 UTC) the 2019 OpenGov and CivicTech Online Conference is convened – a multitrack event with the theme: “What are the challenges and opportunities you see in civic tech and/or opengov in 2019?“. Based on the QiqoChat platform (“Quality In, Quality Out” ) this fast-moving conference utilizes a number of P2P communication tools such as Zoom, Slack, Etherpad, Google Drive and more. Attendees easily move between virtual ‘tables’ to participate. Portions of the event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/civictechlive
Agenda: https://bit.ly/ogctlive
Participate: https://qiqochat.com/e/civictech
TWITTER: #civictechlive https://bit.ly/civictechlive

2:53 pm on July 6, 2011 · BigApps (3), nyc (131), NYCEDC (3), opengov (4)

#NYCBigApps Ideas Challenge – $5k in prizes! #nyc #opengov @nycbigapps

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BigApps Ideas

BigApps Ideas New York City is kickstarting the third edition of its BigApps competition to design mobile applications based on government data by polling the public for a wishlist. The poll uses the ChallengePost platform, and is sponsored by BMW. $5,000 in prizes for best ideas will be awarded by a panel of judges that includes Clay Shirky.

Submissions are open until July 28

* press release

6:37 pm on June 29, 2010 · event (22), eyebeam (5), noel hidalgo (3), nyc (131), opengov (4)

In Code We Trust: crowd sourced democracy in the 21st century – NYC Event Thurs 1 July #nyc #opengov

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Noel Hidalgo will be presenting a public discussion “In Code We Trust” at Eyebeam NYC this Thursday July 1 2010. A live video stream is promised.

“In Code We Trust” is the new motto for Government in the 21st century. Across the country, geeks inside and outside of government are developing a new participatory and transparent Federal, State and Municipal governments. Built upon open-source tools, open standards, and best practices, this panel will highlight authorized actors as they  practical examples of initiatives from private, public and government sectors.

Date: Thursday, 1 July 2010 from 6:30 – 9:30
Location: Eyebeam, 540 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10011 (map)

Format:
6.30 – 7:30 – Happy Hour / Socializing / Viewing of exhibits & installations
7:30 – 7:45 – Introduction to the RE:Group show
7:45 – 8:30 – 6 Lightning presentations (20 slides at 6 mins 40 sec) –
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha
8:30 – 9:30 – Question and Answers

Hosts:
Noel Hidalgo, New York State Senate
Beka Economopoulos, Not An Alternative

Presenters:
Sarah Kaufman – Projects Coordinator, Emerging and Intelligent Transportation Systems, MTA New York City Transit
Laurel Ruma – Gov 2.0 Evangelist, O’Reilly Books
Daniel Latorre – VP, Digital Placemaking, Project for Public Spaces
Phillip Ashlock – Open Government Project Manager, OpenPlans
Ben Berkowitz – Founder, SeeClickFix

* Hashtag & Twitter references: #InCodeWeTrust and @Eyebeam_Org

* Facebook Event

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