Hack Democracy San Francisco meetup #1 - intro
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This document outlines an agenda for a meetup of the Hack Democracy SF group. It thanks presenters and attendees. It discusses the meaning of the term "hacker" and how hackers can work with public institutions to define the future of democracy. The agenda lists 5 presentations on projects using technology to increase transparency and civic participation, including Code for America, Circle Voting, ScraperWiki, VoteReports.org, and ShortStack. It notes the format will be 5-minute presentations plus Q&A and discusses plans to expand the group to other cities.
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Hack Democracy San Francisco meetup #1 - intro
- 1. San Francisco January 24, 2010
- 2. Special thanks • @dkords, @sferik • @jeremylv (logo) • @Today’s presenters • @you
- 4. “A community of enthusiast computer programmers and systems designers, ...” (wikipedia)
- 8. fun
- 9. but does it really make the world move forward?
- 14. ... and change the world
- 17. A community
- 18. PEOPLE in public institutions and Hackers defining together the future of our Democracies
- 20. We celebrate innovations for more democracy
- 21. Today’s presentations 1. @CodeForAmerica (by @pahlkadot) 2. @CircleVoting: Building a Social Ballot, by @oliverjesse 3. ScraperWiki: (by @maxogden) Scrapping public data in browser or how to turn government websites into public APIs 4. VoteReports.org: Open system of politician report cards 5. ShortStack: (by @danmelton) CrunchBase for open sources projects used by govs
- 22. Format 5mn + 5mn presentation Q &A
- 23. Today’s presentations 1. @CodeForAmerica (by @sferik) 2. @CircleVoting: Building a Social Ballot, by @oliverjesse 3. ScraperWiki: (by @maxogden) Scrapping public data in browser or how to turn government websites into public APIs 4. VoteReports.org: Open system of politician report cards 5. ShortStack: (by @danmelton) CrunchBase for open sources projects used by govs
- 24. What’s next? • Next meetup: next month • Looking for presenters • Opening new chapters ‣ Brussels (@HackDemocracyEU) ‣ San Francisco (@HackDemocracySF) ‣ Washington DC (@HackDemocracyDC) ‣ ...
- 25. Keep in touch • Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/HackDemocracySF • Join the meetup group: http://meetup.com/HackDemocracySF • Contact me: @xdamman