What

I’m really excited to share a super cool event I’ve been working on recently. Civic Tech Toronto is a community Howard and I co-founded alongside several others in 2015 that provides a platform for people to collaborate to solve civic challenges through technology, data and design. It’s one of my favourite projects I’ve worked on and I’ll be writing more about the weekly hacknights and other neat work we do there in separate posts soon.

We’re hosting our second annual CodeAcross Toronto civic hackathon on March 4 and I’d love to see you there! Curious about what the day is like? Here is a video of highlights from last year’s event:

Why

• Meet awesome people from a variety of sectors, backgrounds and disciplines
• Collaborate on specific civic tech challenges, presented by government, nonprofit organizations, and community groups.
• Hear about the importance of open data and open government from special guests.
• Build relationships, make cool stuff, have fun, and learn from each other!

Who

One of the things that makes CodeAcross Toronto different from other hackathons is how we really try to make it welcoming and inclusive for all. Past participants have included designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policymakers, students, communications strategists, and others who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable and equitable, through tech and design. Coders are welcome, but you don’t have to be a coder to contribute!

When

Saturday, March 4, 2017 from 9am to 5pm

Where

The  University of Toronto Claude T. Bissell Building
140 St. George St. Toronto, ON

How

For more information and to register, check out: http://civictech.ca/codeacross-toronto-2017/

This event was fully sold out last year, so don’t miss out on your chance to help build a more responsive, prosperous, sustainable and equitable city!