Civic hacknight #421 - Meet the City of Toronto's Deputy CTO (VIRTUAL)

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

The City of Toronto's Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Marco Palermo, is stopping by Civic Tech Toronto on Nov. 28 for an interview. He'll take part in a wide-ranging conversation, driven by questions crowdsourced from the local civic tech community.

If you've ever wanted to learn more about how technology works at City Hall, or what it's like to lead digital projects at Canada's largest municipality, this is your chance!

Speaker: Marco Palermo

• Marco is the Deputy Chief Technology Officer of Technology Standardization Delivery in the Technology Services Division at the City of Toronto. He has been at the City for almost 19 years, and has contributed to the successful launch of over 140 different digital solutions.

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