Code for Philly: Open House Night - Launchpad Edition!

Join us for an extra special Open House night! This is part of our weekly meetup format (https://codeforphilly.org/blog/brigade_update) at Code for Philly, but this time it's a Launchpad edition!

As the first weekly event within our Launchpad month, we want to connect our past Launchpad alumni with our new CELaunchpad participants. We'll have alumni share brief comments on their projects, advice for CELaunchpad participants, and highlights of where they're headed.

Community members that couldn't join us on CELaunchpad's Saturday kickoff are encouraged to come meet the project teams. We'd love to match additional volunteers with a project.

Important Note: You must be 21 to attend.

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Schedule

6pm - Event start and general socializing

6:45pm - Code for Philly 101, alumni lightening talks, and new project volunteer requests.

Confirmed Project Alumni:

• Not in Philly

• Leverage

• Near Green

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• What's an Open House night?

The last Tuesday of every month, we take a break from hacking to socialize and meet new people. These nights are designed for newcomers to the civic tech scene who want to find out more about what we do at Code for Philly. Open House nights are also a way for us to collaborate with other groups around the city doing equally cool things in the tech space.

• What do I need to know before showing up?

This is a casual event; you can come at any time, the schedule is just to help you know when we’re planning on giving certain talks. If you can only come for part of it, that’s okay! The night is what you make of it. You don’t need to bring anything, just show up, grab a nametag, and join a conversation.

• Who is this event for?

This event is for newcomers looking to get involved in the civic tech space, applying their expertise to helps solve social problems in Philadelphia. Sponsors that are values-aligned may support the evening and briefly speak about their work, but in general this is not an entrepreneurship/networking event. If you’re just there to recruit or looking for free help with your start-up (even if it’s an awesome socially-conscious one!), we’ll kindly ask you to leave.

• Do I need to be a coder?

No! We welcome civic hackers of all varieties. This is a social hour, we encourage newcomers to talk with people and explore where they can contribute their skills. Researchers, analysts, practitioners, designers, writers, photographers, have all contributed to Code for Philly projects and operations.

As with all our events, we require attendees to follow our Code of Conduct (https://codeforphilly.org/pages/code_of_conduct/).

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Want to learn about civic hacking and Code for Philly before coming out? Check out our website for a list of active projects (http://codeforphilly.org (http://codeforphilly.org/)), join the Slack team, or reach out to us at hello@codeforphilly.org .

Our weekly events are supported by a generous grant from Penn Treaty Special Services District (http://penntreatyssd.com/).

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Interested in supporting Code for Philly? Email us at hello@codeforphilly.org .