Civic hacknight #261 VIRTUAL - Building The Toronto Community Network

• Topic:

Toronto Mesh is finally building a community network but what exactly is that and how can you contribute? All this and more at 7, only at Civic Tech Toronto!

Toronto Mesh helps communities create better networks with open source and peer-to-peer technologies that promote digital literacy and privacy.

Twitter: @tomeshnet
Website: https://tomesh.net

Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GDmPxX6njdLI0-E4bnsBARCysJSj3KIQ/view?usp=sharing

• Speakers:

Henry Wilkinson is a fourth year design student at York University & Sheridan college, he is currently on communications team of Toronto Mesh working on the Toronto Community Network.
Twitter: @Shrinks99
Website: https://wilkinson.graphics

Cole AC is a programmer in his graduating year of high school and has participated in Toronto Mesh for several years. He is currently working on the communications and networking teams for the Toronto Community Network.
GitHub: @makeworld-the-better-one

• Social Media Cheat Codes:

@CivicTechTO #civictech
https://link.civictech.ca/tweet

• Venue Sponsor:

Join us this week from the comfort of your own home, or wherever you are practicing social isolation, for a virtual civic tech hacknight!

• Check-in details:

Join us via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85847811289?pwd=THhwOEQvTlh5R3QvbWxha25xTWdGUT09
Webcams and mics optional, but encouraged!

Join via your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/wc/join/85847811289?pwd=THhwOEQvTlh5R3QvbWxha25xTWdGUT09

Dial-in by phone in Canada:
+1 647 558 0588
Meeting ID: 858 4781 1289
Password: 008446

Check in with us on the Civic Tech Toronto Slack: https://link.civictech.ca/chat

• Accessibility:

We're exploring ways to make our online hacknights more accessible, but at the moment we only provide video and audio of the presentation through Zoom and automated closed captioning through Rev.com.

• About Us:

Our weekly civic tech hacknights bring together designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policy-makers, students, communications strategists, and all other Torontonians who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable and equitable, through design, tech, and data. (Coders are welcome, but you don’t have to be a coder to contribute!) Come and be part of it!

• Agenda:

7:00-7:10 = Welcome and Introductions
7:10-7:45 = Presentation and Q&A/discussion
7:45-9:00 = Breakout groups (go make something!)
> 9:00 = Civic Tech Toronto Virtual Hang Out

For more info, visit http://civictech.ca
Here's our Code of Conduct: http://civictech.ca/about-us

Hope to see you Tuesday!