Civic hacknight #207 with Robert Tu: Data, Design & PwC

• Presenter:

Robert Tu will discuss what's it like being a designer in a consulting firm and the rewards and challenges in taking a human centred design approach to data problems with clients.

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!

• Social Media Cheat Codes:

@CivicTechTO #civictech
https://link.civictech.ca/tweet

• Biography:

Robert is a Senior Manager of Information Design at PwC Canada, specializing in data visualization with an emphasis on user interface development and user experience design. His experience includes understanding client requirements, employing design methodologies and processes to develop relevant and aesthetically impactful solutions.

• Venue Sponsor:

Our venue sponsor for the month of September is the PwC Experience Centre!
https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/services/consulting/experience-center.html

• Check-in details:

When you enter the PwC building you'll see a Civic Tech Toronto volunteer by the elevator who will let you up to the PwC Experience Centre on the 19th floor.

If you run into any issues, send a message to our "doorbell" at 780-652-2649 (780-6LAB-6IX), and the organizers will get a notification.

• Accessibility:

The venue is physically accessible, with an elevator up to the 19th floor.
Physically accessible washrooms are also available.

We can offer 2 transit tokens per participant per week to those in need of transportation support to get to hacknights. Please ask an organizer to take advantage of this. (We have a set budget for tokens, and if we’re running low, we will make every attempt to update the event description to say so.)

• 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 (go 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!