Civic Hacknight 004: Why my generation has failed the network (Bill Thompson)
Details
Come help us chip away at civic challenges! We've got everything you need for a friendly and productive night: an invited speaker to learn from, wonderful co-conspirators to meet, some projects to work on, and delicious food to eat!
We're working up to hosting regular weekly events. We'll need your energy and contributions to make that work! (See ABOUT US section below)
‣ PRESENTER: Bill Thompson https://twitter.com/billt
‣ TOPIC: Why my generation has failed the network and we need you to fix it. Please.
‣ BIO:
Bill Thompson is a well-known technology critic and commentator on digital culture. A pioneer of new media in the UK, Bill was Internet ambassador for PIPEX in the early 1990s and founded The Guardian’s New Media Lab in 1995, setting up and editing the first Guardian website.
He has worked as a freelance journalist, author, public speaker, web developer, consultant and policy advisor. For many years he wrote a weekly column, Billboard, on the BBC News website, and he still appears regularly as a studio expert on the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Click.
He was a member of the Cambridge Film Trust until JUly 2011 and sits on the board of Writers’ Centre Norwich.
‣ VENUE SPONSOR
Newspeak House is an independent residential college founded in 2015 to study, nurture and inspire emerging communities of practice across civil society and the public sector in the UK. https://newspeak.house
‣ CHECK-IN DETAILS
Enter through the eastern-most glass door. We might informally confirm RSVPs.
(We might informally confirm RSVPs, which help attendees to connect after the event, and help us ensure enough food.)
‣ ACCESSIBILITY
The event will take place on the ground floor. The event space has no steps inside. The main entrance has a 2" lip onto a graded concrete ramp.
‣ ABOUT US
g0v London is an exploration of seeding a g0v community in London, UK. We are currently running hacknights roughly every few weeks and, with your support, we aspire to run them weekly.
‣ INSPIRATION
g0v is a grassroots social movement community dedicated to deepening the civic engagements and connections between the social arena and citizens. It is a decentralised civic tech community with core values of information transparency, open results and open cooperation. https://g0v.tw/intl/en/
Civic Tech Toronto is a diverse community of Torontonians interested in better understanding and finding solutions to civic challenges through technology, design or other means. They run weekly "civic hacknights for everyone", where people of all backgrounds and skill levels are welcome to attend. https://link.civictech.ca/meetup (Civic Tech Toronto was in turn inspired by the values and format of Chicago's ChiHackNight. )
‣ AGENDA
6-6:30: Doors open. Food!
6:30-7: Welcome and intros
7-7:30: Presentation, Q&A
7:30-9: Breakout groups (make something!)
Hope to see you there! Don't forget to bring your laptop for hacking!
COVID-19 safety measures
Civic Hacknight 004: Why my generation has failed the network (Bill Thompson)