Rumie Initiative

The Rumie Initiative is a non-profit that designs technology to mobilize the power of collaboration to improve access to quality digital learning resources, especially for those with little or no Internet connectivity. https://www.rumie.org/

The Rumie Initiative is a non-profit that designs technology to mobilize the power of collaboration to improve access to quality digital learning resources, especially for those with little or no Internet connectivity. https://www.rumie.org/

Civic tech members are invited to participate in a special problem-solving workshop with Rumie during the hacknight portion of the evening!

Come help us chip away at civic problems by combining technology with the power of our community. We’ve got everything you need for a perfect Tuesday night: a presentation to learn from, some projects to work on, and pizza (or other food) to snack on!

• Presenter:

Kyle Lubieniecki - Head of Product, The Rumie Initiative

• Social Media Cheat Codes:

@KyleLubieniecki @RumieInitiative #edtech https://link.civictech.ca/tweet

• Biographies:

Kyle focuses on human-centered design and lean development to help companies build and grow higher quality products. Kyle currently leads product at The Rumie Initiative, a non-profit that is designing a world where everyone has equal access to learning. Kyle believes many of today’s challenges are rooted in a fundamental digital divide and is driven to improve life in the offline world using the online one.

• Venue Sponsor:

Our venue and food sponsor for March 5th is HackerYou!

At HackerYou, you get more than just a couple of awesome projects for your portfolio. When you make the decision to learn with us, you’re taking a big leap. It means you’re ready for change in your professional life. Our goal is to give you the tools necessary to succeed. With that vision in mind, the HackerYou experience is tailored to you, and that’s why we’re the top-rated tech school in Toronto. https://hackeryou.com/

• 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:

The space is not fully accessible. The meeting space is on the second floor, with no elevator access.

• 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!

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