Live video now for the opening: https://www.facebook.com/groups/publicgoodapphouse/ permalink/1689059934478931/
Join the Facebook Group for more video: http://po.st/pgahfacebookgroup Twitter #PublicGoodAppHouse: http://po.st/pgahhashtagtwitter Thanks, Steven Clift http://po.st/engageclift On Oct 26, 2017 12:51 PM, "Steven Clift" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey there net for good pioneers around the world. This event might be just > what you need to recharge your nettime-l batteries. > > Please share *this awesome free festival event* > <http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> with your DC/East Coast-area > colleagues, students or alumni interested in #tech4good. > > > - *Many Sessions* <http://po.st/pgahfsessionsvenues> - Over 45 global > speakers <http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> across 30 sessions > <http://po.st/pgahfsessionsvenues> at multiple venues make DC the > place to be Nov. 13-15. > > - *Register Now* <http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> - Take the > time to review and register for the individual sessions > <http://po.st/pgahfsessionsvenues> that interest *you most*. Whether > that is 1 session or 10 sessions and the fun evening events, this festival > has something for you. > > - *Share* - In addition to forwarding this email, please share this > Facebook post <http://po.st/pgahfsharefacebook> and re-Tweet this > <http://po.st/pgahfsharetwitter1>. If you have suggestions on where to > post this to reach the right folks in the DC region, get in touch > <[email protected]>. > > > To stay in the loop, join the Public Good App House email news list > <http://po.st/pgahupdates>, join the Facebook Group > <http://po.st/pgahfacebookgroup>, and/or on Twitter follow Caravan Studios > <http://po.st/caravanstudiostwitter> and #PublicGoodAppHouse > <http://po.st/pgahhashtagtwitter>. > > Thanks, > Steven Clift > > Below is the one-pager on the event. Grab the PDF version > <http://po.st/pgahflyerpdf> if you'd like to print and post it up. > > <http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> > > > *WHAT IS IT?* > > The Public Good App House Festival > <http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> will bring together over 300 > participants to learn how public good technology projects are positively > impacting our communities and our world. > > Held over three days and, in festival style, in eight locations, this > Washington, D.C. event will provide opportunities for technologists, > community activists, professionals from nonprofit organizations and > foundations, and interested community members to connect with one another. > > They will engage in sessions on participatory development methodologies, > learn about active projects in the Americas, and discuss ways to measure > and describe collective impact across similar and related technologies that > originate across regions. > > Attendees will have a chance to learn about innovative social good > technologies, how teams are using participatory methodologies, and how we > are all measuring impact and systemic change. This global festival will > highlight projects focused on the United Nation’s 2030 Sustainable > Development Goals with a special focus on projects from the Americas. > > *WHO IS SPEAKING?* > > We have recruited speakers from a range of countries and viewpoints. > > Our 45+ presenters <http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> include: > > - The executive director of a Colombian NGO who will discuss a project > focusing on the collection and analysis of air quality data with the > engagement of citizens. > > - Social workers from Brazil who will share a project using citizen > researchers to validate published government data > > - The co-founder of the U.S.-based Climate Cost Project who will share > its work in visualizing climate-related data. > > *WHO IS ATTENDING?* > > The festival will bring together 300 individuals committed to building > public good technology projects. People at the festival will include > nonprofit professionals, individuals representing government agencies, > foundation staff, application developers, and technology companies. Based > on our experience running the successful #Apps4Change demo series > <http://po.st/pgahdemos>, we expect half of the attendees to be from > nonprofit organizations and academic institutions. > > > *WHAT IS PUBLIC GOOD TECHNOLOGY?* > > Public good technologies are designed to help solve problems related to > social good. They are issue-facing, citizen-owned, and impact-creating > projects. The technology may include mobile apps, browser-based tools, and > devices related to the internet of things. While public good technologies > can be built by anyone with interest and passion, they often rely on > nonprofit organizations for reach and use in a community. > > > > <http://www.caravanstudios.org/> > > [image: http://caravanstudios.org] <http://caravanstudios.org> > > > > > > > >
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