Hacknight #36

Civic Tech, what is it?

with Jenn Hollett

Recording

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Speakers

Jenn Hollett

Jennifer Hollett is a smashup of digital, journalism, and politics. Jennifer has worked in digital since the late ’90s, when she became the youngest manager ever at Sony Music Canada, developing new media strategies for the label’s top artists. Jennifer recently co-founded a startup and developed “Super PAC App,” which debuted

The weekly civic tech hacknights bring together designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policymakers, students, communications strategists, and all other Torontonians 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!)

Come and be part of it!

Agenda: 6:30-7: Welcome and intros 7-7:30: Presentation and Q&A/discussion with Jennifer Hollett (@jenniferhollett (http://twitter.com/jenniferhollett)) 7:30-9: Breakout groups (make something!)

About Jennifer: Jennifer Hollett (http://jenniferhollett.com) is a smashup of digital, journalism, and politics. Jennifer has worked in digital since the late ’90s, when she became the youngest manager ever at Sony Music Canada, developing new media strategies for the label’s top artists. Jennifer recently co-founded a startup and developed “Super PAC App,” which debuted #1 in its category in the App Store, helping make political TV ads more transparent. She is an associate with the Atkinson Foundation, where she authored the report ‘Civic Tech for Civic Voice.’ Jennifer was also the federal NDP candidate in this riding University-Rosedale, in the 2015 election.

For more info, visit civictech.ca (http://civictech.ca/).

Here’s our Code of Conduct (http://civictech.ca/about).

The venue is accessible.

Thirty-sixth hacknight – 79(!) participants

Presenter: Jenn Hollett

Breakout groups: