Civic Hacknight #194 with Andrew Do: Civic Tech & City Gov in Austin, TX

Topic: Tales of Civic Tech & City Gov in Austin, TX

Andrew, a recent Toronto expat, will talk about what he's learned in moving amongst gov and civic spaces in Austin.

Come help us chip away at civic problems by combining technology with the power of our community. We've got everything you need for a perfect Tuesday night: a presentation to learn from, some projects to work on, and pizza (or other food) to snack on!

• Presenters:

Andrew Do, Service Designer, Office of Design & Delivery, City of Austin

• Social media cheat codes:

@ADoAboutThings
https://link.civictech.ca/tweet

• Biographies:

To be announced.

• Venue sponsor:

The venue and food sponsor for this week is Myplanet!

https://www.myplanet.com/

• Check-in details:

If you run into any issues, then please send a message to our "doorbell" at 647-812-2649 (647-8122-6IX), and the organizers will get a notification.

• Accessibility:

The building is unfortunately NOT fully accessible. The front entrance has many steps. The back entrance is barrier free with a ramp, but then has 3 interior steps. This back entrance can be reached from either Adelaide (a few doors east of main entrance), or from George St on north side.

• 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:

6:30-7: Welcome and intros
7-7:30: Presentation and Q&A/discussion
7:30-9: Breakout groups (make something!)

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

Hope to see you Tuesday!

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