Civic hacknight #406 - Open data for safe water recreation (VIRTUAL)

*This is the virtual registration for this event. To attend in person, please RSVP here.

Topic: Open data for safe and informed outdoor water recreation

• Join Mitch and Steve, the folks behind OpenWaterData.com and waterborne IoT devices collecting water temperatures, to learn how timely information important to open water swimmers, paddleboarders and other beach-goers is procured and shared. And discuss fun and interesting ways you can help with the waters you care about most!

Speakers: Mitch Bechtel and Steve Hulford

• Mitch is an open water swimmer, and co-founder of the data and web app platform that OpenWaterData.com is built on.
• Steve is a swimmer and environmentalist, and the CEO of Underknown.

Join us via Zoom (webcams and mics optional, but encouraged):

• A Zoom link will be made available to everyone who RSVPs!

Agenda:

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

Code of Conduct:

• http://civictech.ca/about-us

Check in with us on the Civic Tech Toronto Slack:

• https://link.civictech.ca/chat

Accessibility:

• We're exploring ways to make our hybrid hacknights more accessible. At the moment we provide video and audio of the presentation through Zoom and automated closed captioning.

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!

For more info:

• http://civictech.ca