Technology for Good: Designing Software for Positive Social Change

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Technology for Good

1. How can you build teams & write software that help bring about social justice and change? (Think: anti-racism, accessibility, open government, etc.)
2. What have you and your organization tried that worked? What didn't work?
3. What are key resources for developers / designers / product managers wanting to learn more?
4. Where can someone work and/or volunteer to help right now?

WHAT IS THE FORMAT?

We'll have a quick introduction followed by guest speakers covering the questions above. Then we'll switch over to moderated Q&A.

WHO IS PRESENTING?

We'll have 4 expert speakers / panelists:

Mark Frischmuth
Executive Director @ DemocracyLab
https://www.democracylab.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/markfrischmuth

Erika Lamothe
Marketing Manager @ CodeDay (Seattle)
https://www.codeday.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-lamothe

Denise Cooke
Volunteer @ Techbridge Girls
https://techbridgegirls.org
https://techbridgegirls.org/index.php?id=324

Mark Horoszowski
CEO & Co-Founder @ MovingWorlds
https://movingworlds.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhoroszowski

DO I HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT? A STUDENT?

No and no. This Meetup is open to all who are interested and is meant to be an introduction to the topic.

WHO IS SPONSORING?

We have two main sponsors for this event:

1. North Seattle College's Application Development BAS Degree Program: https://northseattle.edu/programs/bas-application-development
2. Seattle Tech4Good: https://www.meetup.com/SeaTech4Good

HOW DO I ATTEND?

This will be a virtual Meetup event. We will post information about our Zoom Meeting location. You'll need to download the appropriate software for your computer, tablet, or mobile device.

Questions for the Q&A will be handled via the Zoom chat functionality, with instructions presented during the Meetup.