Code for Durham: Quantum Computing

Tonight's Speaker:
Ken Brown,
Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University

Quantum Computers: Promise and Present

Ken will discuss the promise of quantum computers and the present
challenges to building and using them. More information about Ken's quantum computing lab can be found at
https://brownlab.pratt.duke.edu.

Tonight's Agenda:

• 5:30 pm: Mingle and get pizza
• 5:45 pm: Guest Speaker + Q&A
• 6:15 pm: Announcements + project updates
• 6:30 pm: Break into groups + work on projects

Code for Durham is a bi-weekly project night for technologists, designers, developers, data scientists, map makers, and activists who are working on "civic technology" projects. Consider this to be a study hall or office hours to improve the city. Bring your laptop, ideas, projects, maps, data, and questions. Pizza will be provided!

This night is for those who want to:
• get work done on civic projects;
• start a new project, or find one to join;
• get feedback from technical, government, or community experts; and/or
• learn about tools for local empowerment, open data, and smart and open government.

For first timers trying to get the most out of the night, you should be sure to bring your laptop. Prior to the Meetup, you can explore www.codefordurham.com to get familiar with local resources and where you might want to plug in. You could also watch Civic Hacking 101 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH6LnW_qjeI) or get inspired by some of the Code for America 2015 Summit videos (https://www.youtube.com/user/CodeforAmerica/playlists).

Attendance implies consent to our Code of Conduct (https://github.com/codeforamerica/codeofconduct).

Have fun! Do good!