Hacknight #397
The Toronto Bids Archive Project
with Gabe Sawhney, Alex Olson, Saheel Acharya, and Clyne
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For the past six months, volunteers at Civic Tech Toronto hacknights have been working to improve the availability of historical City of Toronto bids & tenders (‘Requests for Proposals’, or RFPs). They'll share an update on what they've built, what they've learned, and what's next for the project.
Speakers
Gabe SawhneyGabe Sawhney is one of the co-founders of Civic Tech Toronto.
Alex OlsonAlex Olson is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Toronto's Centre for Analytics and AI Engineering (CARTE). Collaborating with faculty, staff, and students, Alex explores innovative ways to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their work. He is dedicated to advancing cutting-edge applied AI research and promoting the practical implementation of AI solutions. He considers himself an AI-skeptic AI researcher.
Saheel Acharya ClyneTopic: The Toronto Bids Archive Project
For the past six months, volunteers at Civic Tech Toronto hacknights have been working to improve the availability of historical City of Toronto bids & tenders (“Requests for Proposals”, or “RFPs”). They’ll share an update on what they’ve built, what they’ve learned, and what’s next for the project.
Speakers: The Toronto Bids Archive Project team!
Contributors to the Toronto Bids Archive project, including Gabe Sawhney, Alex Olson, Saheel Acharya and Clyne.
Join us in person:
We’re meeting in Room 480 of the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Toronto (55 St. George Street, north of College St.). There will be signs!
Mentioned In
Projects
- The Toronto Bids Archive (2025-04-25)