---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Neighborland <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 11:06 AM Subject: What should we build at the Code Across Austin hackathon?
What should we build at the Code Across Austin hackathon?<https://neighborland.com/questions/atxhackathon> That's the question the local Code for America fellows<https://neighborland.com/neighbors/cfaaustin>have for you, the Neighborland community here in Austin. Civic hackathons are about making things happen. At civic hackathons, talented, passionate people of all kinds come together to solve shared problems. You don't need to be a coder, you just need to care. They help communities like Austin build strong ties between talented designers and developers and the countless organizations and individuals that work daily to make the city a better place. The diverse experiences, expertise, and ingenuity of residents can help shape what gets built at civic hackathons, and improve their resonance and relevance with citizens at large. That's why if you are in Austin this weekend, you should join the Code for America crew and Neighborland's Matthew Hall for Code Across Austin<http://codeacrossaustin.wikispaces.com/>, a civic hackathon being held at Conjunctured <http://conjunctured.com/> in East Austin. This is the second hackathon in Austin sponsored by Code for America <http://codeforamerica.org/>, which has been working in Austin throughout 2012 developing the inspiring disaster-preparedness application Prepared.ly <http://www.prepared.ly/>. This time around, you'll have the chance to work with the newly-released Neighborland API<https://neighborland.com/docs>, take part in the Google Places Challenge with their Places API<http://codeacrossaustin.wikispaces.com/Google+Places+API+Challenge> use datasets <https://data.austintexas.gov/> from the City of Austin, and more. Whether you are able to join the fun on Saturday or not, you have the power to share your ideas persuasively to neighbors that are going to commit their time, energy and talent to creating something that makes Austin a better place. *Submit, suggest, and discuss ideas for the hackathon on Neighborland.com/atxhackathon <https://neighborland.com/atxhackathon>* *Code Across Austin: Y'all come hack now! *A Civic Hackathon Hosted by Code for America http://codeacrossaustin.eventbrite.com/ Sep 8, 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM @ Conjuctured <http://conjunctured.com/>, A Coworking Community 9:30 Coffee and bagels 10:00 Official Kickoff 6:00 Demos and snacks 7:00 After-event happy hour (location TBD) Food and drinks will be provided. Thanks for making Austin a better place! - Team Neighborland Follow us on Twitter <http://twitter.com/Neighborland> or Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Neighborland/125063947566386> -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
