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ATX Hack for Change 2014
(Event website here: http://atxhackforchange.org/) St. Edward's University, Open Austin and SXSW Interactive Present 2nd Annual ATX Hack for Change AUSTIN, Texas – St. Edward's University, with co-presenters South by Southwest Interactive and Open...
Continue Reading...Open Gov & Civic Tech Meetup, May 19
Date: Mon, May 19, 2014 Time: 6:45 - 8:45 pm Location: Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX, 78702 (map) Calendar: link Topic: ATX Hack for Change The second annual ATX Hack for Change is happening this month (May 31 - Jun ...
Continue Reading...Central Texas Government Data Expo, May 20
Date: Tue, May 20 2014 Time: 1:30 - 4:30 pm Location: Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754 (map) Calendar: link The City of Austin and its regional partners are proud to invite you to a Data Expo. We are looking for Au...
Continue Reading...Open Gov & Civic Tech Meetup, Apr 21
Date: Mon, Apr 21, 2014 Time: 6:45 - 8:45 pm Location: Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX, 78702 (map) Calendar: link Topic One: Meet the City of Austin Data Architect The City of Austin has just created a new position, a...
Continue Reading...Open Gov & Civic Tech Meetup, Mar 17
Date: Mon, Mar 17, 2014 Time: 6:45 - 8:45 pm Location: Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX, 78702 (map) Calendar: link Topic: Public Information in the Age of Open Data Invited Speaker: Sherri Greenberg, Director of the Ce...
Continue Reading...Geospatial Jam Features Skill Sharing, Data Awareness
Civic hackers, GIS analysts, government officials and members of the general public came together Saturday, Feb. 22 at the University Hills Branch Library in "Austin for Code Across Austin IV: Geospatial Jam". Over 50 people attended the day-long...
Continue Reading...Presidential Innovation Fellows Seek Contributors for Open Source Projects
(This guest post by Robert L. Read, PhD, an Austin resident and Presidential Innovation Fellow.) The Presidential Innovation Fellowship program seeks to invigorate Federal information technology by bringing industry experts into government for sho...
Continue Reading...Jan '14 Meetup Features Watershed Protection Safety and Visualization Projects
Sixteen people participated in Open Austin’s first meetup of the year, this past Monday night at the Terrazas Branch Library. Open Austin plans to host monthly meetups throughought 2014, to discuss open data policy and projects with the general pu...
Continue Reading...Code Across Austin IV / Geospatial Jam, Sat, Feb 22
Date: Sat, Feb 22, 2014 Time: 10:30 am - 4:30 pm Location: University Hills Branch Library, 4721 Loyola Ln, Austin, TX 78723 (map) The event is free, but seating is limited and advance registration is required: register here From crime incidents t...
Continue Reading...City of Austin Gets Chief Innovation Officer
Our two-year effort to support a new Office of Civic Innovation within the City of Austin has culminated with the appointment of the first Chief Innovation Officer for the City. Last night, the City announced: City Manager Marc Ott announced today...
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