Name: Civic hacknight #337 - Life as Data, Data as Life and... todays Civic Tech
Start: 2022-04-12T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2022-04-12T21:00:00-04:00

* **Topic**:
A little discussion putting the data and life ecosystem into context. And exploring the current state of civic tech, hackathons and non-profit projects and how they interact - hoping for a lively discussion.
* **Speakers:**
Jury has a career spanning 40 years including work in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. He has been involved in GO Open Data since its inception in 2012. His career includes new program development in the Ontario government, Manager of GIS Services for the City of Richmond Hill and Principal of eGovFutures Group creating open government and open data strategies.

He was the principal author of the DIY Open Data Toolkit and developed the Open Data Framework in 2010 for the G4 (Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Ottawa). Jury continues his work in the open community currently as Executive Director of the GO Open Data Association.

[Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurykonga/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/jkonga?lang=en)
* 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: ( [international #s](https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcHd1zcRnL) )
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Meeting ID: 858 4781 1289
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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
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