Civic hacknight #309 VIRTUAL - Building community with Civic Tech Vancouver

• Topic:
  Hear from Civic Tech Vancouver co-organizers on their journey to reactivate community after a long hiatus. During a pandemic, they re-launched with an event in partnership with the BC government to talk about procurement in the public sector. What's next for one of Canada's newest civic tech groups? Join us to find out.

• Speakers:
  Gordan Ruby is a founder and current co-organizer of Civic Tech Vancouver and a product manager.

Kevin is a co-organizer at Civic Tech Vancouver and Senior Project Coordinator at Code for Canada. Kevin's passion for community encourages him to pursue a human-centered approach to collaboration. He believes education and technology have the power to drive social change.

• 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. At the moment we 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 Torontonians (designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policy-makers, students, communications strategists, community organizers, and more) who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable, and equitable through design, tech, and data. Come and be part of it!

• Agenda:

7:00-7:20 = Welcome and Introductions
7:20-7:50 = Presentation and Q&A/discussion
7:50-9:00 = 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

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