Hacknight #163

Code 4 Canada Update

with Dorothy Eng

Speakers

Dorothy Eng

Dorothy is the Executive Director of Code for Canada. In her role, Dorothy helps organizations and institutions use technology and design to solve problems. She is passionate about lending not only her voice, but her hands, to develop digital solutions that create meaningful change in our communities. Dorothy was also one of the original co-founders of Civic Tech Toronto.

Presenter: Dorothy Eng,

*** SOCIAL MEDIA CHEAT CODES:

@code4ca ‪@dorothy_eng ‬

*** BIOGRAPHIES:

To be announced

*** THIS MONTH’S VENUE SPONSOR:

Civic Hall Toronto will be our food and venue sponsor this week! They will be hosting us at the Centre for Social Innovation, Regent Park.

Check-in details: If you run into any issues, then please send a message to our “doorbell” at 780-652-2649 (780-6LAB-6IX), and the organizers will get a notification.

Accessibility: Fully accessible

*** ABOUT US:

Our weekly civic tech hacknights bring together designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policy-makers, students, communications strategists, and all other Torontonians who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable and equitable, through design, tech, and data. (Coders are welcome, but you don’t have to be a coder to contribute!) Come and be part of it!

Agenda:

6:30-7: Welcome and intros 7-7:30: Presentation and Q&A/discussion 7:30-9: Breakout groups (make something!)

For more info, visit http://civictech.ca Here’s our Code of Conduct: http://civictech.ca/about-us

Hope to see you Tuesday!