Our work to create an app for making Pennsylvania State legislation easier to access and understand continues apace with another work night, followed by an after-meeting social hour at 8pm.

People will break into small groups and start tackling components of app development and solicit feedback from their fellow volunteers. We'll work on existing deliverables, plan out future work, and discuss big-picture strategy, all while hanging out and chatting over food.

Newcomers are welcome! If you’re not sure how you might be able to contribute, reach out to us either before or during the meeting and we can help you figure out where you’d be able to fit in. New attendees will be invited to the group slack once they RSVP.

If you want to get a better idea of what to expect at these meetings, here is an [overview document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y67VjvY3Nqqxh4rr5KZOA8_AVgl9xGfZOIBzjXO_hyk/edit?usp=sharing).

To help us know how much food to order, be sure to RSVP to this event.

Code for Pittsburgh

Max Chis

Nimatullah Razmjo

Monty Montilla

Let's Teach Robots to Read Laws: Code for Pittsburgh Work Night and Social Hour

Code & Supply Community Center

Register here for the Zoom link to kick off the meeting:
https://kcdigitaldrive.zoom.us/j/84232981632?pwd=MFB0Qm0yQXIyWGw4VC9iMEJxWDQ5Zz09

The Zoom link is the same week-to-week, but we ask you to register each week.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: We are taking a hiatus from our in-person Hack Nights as we deal with the implications of COVID-19. We encourage teams to continue project work and to meet virtually from 6:00-8:00pm on Mondays. Our ability to provide pizza and snacks will be compromised, however :).

Individual teams will have access to video breakouts via Zoom. You can use Slack for breakout rooms if you like.

We are also exploring possible projects we could take on to help address this public health emergency. Please email codeforkc@kcdigitaldrive.org if you have any questions or are interested in working on immediate public health-related projects.

Thanks,
Aaron, Paul, and the rest of the Core Team
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Interested in helping the Kansas City area? Great! Whether or not you know how to code, you can help by joining us to work on civic hacking to create a better Kansas City and surrounding cities. Bring projects, ideas, designs, laptops, data, and friends.

Meeting Format

6:00 - Kickoff and Introductions
6:15 - go into breakout rooms
8:00 - Wrap-up

"Pitch Nights," TBD when we have a slot for new project pitches during kickoff;

"Learn Nights," TBD where we have community speakers on civic tech topics from 6:30-7:30pm.

Please RSVP so that we know how many snacks & drinks to bring.

Civic Heroes of all types welcome! This event is for coders and non-coders alike -- as long as you're interested in making government more transparent and building interesting things for our city, you're more than welcome!

If you have something you'd like to work on or are excited about, please let us know via the meetup or at the hack night itself. We are growing our initiative and the energy comes from the community.

Code for KC is a program of KC Digital Drive, a local non-profit whose mission is to make Kansas City a digital leader by developing civic capacity to adapt to technology change. We are the local affiliate in Code for America's Brigade network.

Connect with Us:

• Join our Code for KC email list (http://eepurl.com/7gbQP).

• Follow us on Twitter @CodeforKC (http://twitter.com/codeforkc) and @KCDigitalDrive (http://twitter.com/kcdigitaldrive).

Got questions? Email our Brigade Captain, Paul Barham: captain@codeforkc.org or codeforkc@kcdigitaldrive.org.

Code for KC has a Code of Conduct! Please always be respectful and help us keep our events welcoming, positive, productive environments for everyone. Code For KC presenters and participants are held to this anti-harassment policy (http://codeforkc.org/hackkc-code-of-conduct).

Code for KC

paulb

Rob Kraft

Matthew Tracy

Hack Night - Code for KC

Online event

Join us remotely for video meeting, please sign in to see the Zoom link.

+1 210 795 0507 US Toll
Meeting ID: 831 1626 8179
Passcode: 045186

OpenColumbus meetings are public gatherings of individuals interested in empowering Civic Innovation in Central Ohio using open data and technology. You can be a developer, designer, analyst, idea person, etc... all backgrounds and skillsets are welcome.

We are beginning a new mapping project with OpenSidewalk team ([https://www.opensidewalks.com/](https://www.opensidewalks.com/)) from Jan 2021 using [https://tasks.opensidewalks.com/explore](https://tasks.opensidewalks.com/explore), please log in with your OpenStreetMap account, click on "explore projects", and search Columbus. [https://tasks.opensidewalks.com/projects/73](https://tasks.opensidewalks.com/projects/73)

6:00 - 6:10 - Zoom sign in and Introductions
6:10 - 6:30 - Get users signed up on the platform and mapping introduction
6:30 - 8:00 - Start mapping

Super stoked to share the latest media coverage of our project

* https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/project-sidewalk-mapping-the-accessibility-of-columbus-sidewalks
* https://www.columbusnavigator.com/open-sidewalks-columbus/

Open Columbus

Chris Hires

Dean Allemang

Mihir Amin

Remote Sidewalk Mapping Party

Code for Boston is now running hybrid meetups every other week starting January 10th, 2023. Other Tuesdays are virtual only for now. We also offer new member orientation both in-person and online.
If you are going to attend the virtual event, please make sure to do the following, and then join us on Zoom at 7pm EST:

* Join our Slack: [http://slack.codeforboston.org](http://slack.codeforboston.org)
* Download Zoom for our announcements and orientation: [https://zoom.us/download](https://zoom.us/download)
* Here’s the Zoom link for getting things started tonight at 7pm (It will look like a zoom webinar signup form): [https://www.codeforboston.org/rooms/cfb](https://www.codeforboston.org/rooms/cfb)
* We now use Zoom breakout rooms for each project.

If you come to CIC (1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142) on a virtual-only week, you’re welcome to join us by Zoom from the spacious lobby: take a seat and use the CIC free wifi network.
*Schedule*
7:05 p.m. - Opening remarks, project updates, announcements
7:20 p.m. - New member orientation
8:00 p.m. - Hacking!
To ensure that Code for Boston is a welcoming space for all, staff and participants are held to our Code of Conduct (https://www.codeforboston.org/code-of-conduct/).
All Code for Boston events are on the record by default. Participants should be made aware that they may be quoted, photographed, videotaped, and otherwise recorded. Exceptions must be agreed to by all parties present in a conversation in order for the conversation to be off the record.

Code for Boston

Harlan Weber

Vidyaranya Jaya Prakash

Arpit Raj

Virtual Weekly Hack Night

Join remotely: http://www.codeforboston.org/rooms/cfb

We are volunteers coming together to make LA better for everyone!

We are a group of designers, developers, product managers, and non-technical community activists. We're both experts and learners, so you can flex your skills or learn new ones while giving back at the same time!

NEXT STEPS:

1. Read WHAT IS COVERED IN THIS MEETUP
2. Read FAQ
3. RSVP here on meetup for this event & on [Zoom](https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JAfQ9HvTTTihT6vcdzlUaQ)
4. Read/Agree to our code of conduct: [hackforla.org/conduct](hackforla.org/conduct)

WHAT IS COVERED IN THIS MEETUP:
Part 1

1. What are Code for America and Hack for LA?
2. What are the requirements for volunteers
3. How do I benefit from joining Hack for LA?
4. How do we operate and what tools do we use?
5. How do I join the Community of Practice?
6. Next Steps for new members

Part 2 (self paced with support)

1. GitHub Sign up & 2FA Setup
2. Code of Conduct review and agreement
3. Access the Slack Workspace
4. Find your public LinkedIn URL
5. Fill out the Onboarding Form
6. More GitHub Settings
7. Slack Introduction
8. Software Engineers self test for placement
9. UX Researchers self test for placement
10. Everyone else (Designers, Writers, DevOps, Data Scientists) placement
11. Next steps

FAQ:
**Q: This meetup seems quite long, can I do it in two sessions?**
A: Yes, and during the meetup we will tell you how you can come back for part 2, if your schedule requires or you just want to think about being a member after you understand more.
**Q: I heard this meeting was longer than 1.5 hours, is that true?**
A: Depends; It can be as short as 1.5 hours and as long as 3. If you have no trouble following the instructions during the onboarding, it will be as short as 1.5 hours, if you need assistance, it will be up to 3 hours. But at 3 hours we end it no matter what.
**Q: Does membership cost money?**
A: No, we don't charge any membership fees or ask our members for money. Although there is a donation button on our website should you want to contribute, but its not a requirement or even mentioned any other place.
**Q: Will I get matched with a project**
A: Depends; some roles get matched during this meetup and some roles have to do self placement based on openings on teams.
**Q: I heard you switched to a webinar model from an in person zoom meeting.**
A: Yes, however, it's still very interactive. We use the first 40 minutes and several (secret) techniques to weed out the potential bombers. We did this because we were getting zoom bombed very hard. We tried every lock down setting that Zoom allows but the bombers were still disruptive. So we moved to the webinar model.
**Q: I got kicked out of the session, now what?**
A: Attend next week. We recommend you attend again and pay closer attention when we ask you for information. See the answer above (about zoom bombing) about why we can't be more accommodating.
**Q: What is Hack for LA's GitHub?**
A: [github.com/hackforla](github.com/hackforla)

Hack for LA

Bonnie

Genesis

Amanda Castro-Caballero

Hack for LA Civic Tech Volunteer Intro and ONBOARDING (online)

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