First NYC Hacks/Hackers Meetup

Hacks/Hackers is coming to New York City.

This will be the inaugural New York gathering of Hacks/Hackers, a group of journalists and technologists brought together to collaborate to build the future of media. The first event will be a social convening to talk about what you'd like to see in the future.

This group is part of a growing organization that held its first get-together in San Francisco in November and now has more than 600 members worldwide. Hacks/Hackers-affiliated events have also been held in Chicago and Washington DC.

There will be no formal presentations. But Hacks/Hackers co-founders Aron Pilhofer of The New York Times and Burt Herman will talk about the goals of the organization. Jennifer 8. Lee will discuss her work with the Knight Foundation to support journalism innovation. Josh Cohen, senior business product manager at Google News, will also make some remarks. Folks from Patch will be discussing their approach to news and technology, as well as the skills and experience they are looking for on their product and tech teams (where they are hiring).

The event will run from 7-10 p.m. There will be award-winning dim sum by Chef Joe Ng, courtesy of Patch and Micro Office.

Questions?
Email: nyc@hackshackers.com
Twitter: @hackshackersnyc
Web (for now): meetupnyc.hackshackers.com