What we're about
Open Austin is for people interested in supporting more equitable economic and racial outcomes through civic technology, design for good, and open government.
We meet every other week for Community Action Night (CAN), where project groups work on product discovery and delivery. Participants include resident activists, technologists, policy wonks, anyone looking for ways to leverage technology to improve our local community.
We were formed in 2009 by citizens interested in the City of Austin web strategy and approach. Through a series of conversations, common ground was developed between the City and Open Austin to work together in a formal and recurring way. A strategic alliance was formalized between Open Austin and the City, expressing our mutual interests to partner, innovate and improve on these civic issues.
Our projects: https://www.open-austin.org/portfolio
Our Slack messaging signup: http://slack.open-austin.org/
Upcoming events (4+)
Come to COMMUNITY ACTION NIGHT to work on an open-source project about civic technology in Austin.
FOOD: No food provided, but you can buy food if you want.
SCHEDULE: We are running orientation for newcomers in the first half hour (7-7:30).
CODE OF CONDUCT: To ensure Open Austin is a welcoming space for everyone, we enforce our Code of Conduct: https://www.open-austin.org/about/#code-of-conduct
SEE WHAT WE'RE ABOUT
Check out our website: https://www.open-austin.org/
Join our Slack workspace https://slack.open-austin.org/
All Open Austin events are on the record by default. Participants should be aware that they may be quoted, photographed, videotaped, and otherwise recorded. Exceptions must be agreed to by all parties present in a conversation in order for the conversation to be off the record.
- Shireen
- Steve
- Matt C.
- 10 attendees
Come to COMMUNITY ACTION NIGHT to work on an open-source project about civic technology in Austin.
FOOD: No food provided, but you can buy food if you want.
SCHEDULE: We are running orientation for newcomers in the first half hour (7-7:30).
CODE OF CONDUCT: To ensure Open Austin is a welcoming space for everyone, we enforce our Code of Conduct: https://www.open-austin.org/about/#code-of-conduct
SEE WHAT WE'RE ABOUT
Check out our website: https://www.open-austin.org/
Join our Slack workspace https://slack.open-austin.org/
All Open Austin events are on the record by default. Participants should be aware that they may be quoted, photographed, videotaped, and otherwise recorded. Exceptions must be agreed to by all parties present in a conversation in order for the conversation to be off the record.
- Steve
- Aslan F.
- Matt C.
- 5 attendees
Past events (282)
- Aaron R.
- Matt C.
- Steve
- 13 attendees
