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| Friday, 13 May 2011 16:17 | |||
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Code for Oakland: A one-day data camp in response to Apps for Communities Hashtag: #Code4oakland Innovate Oakland (InOak) , Oakland Local and Code for America invite you to join us for a day to brainstorm and work on concepts for mobile apps for the Knight/FCC Apps for Communities competition What: A one day workshop for people interested in using Oakland and Alameda County, CA data to build mobile apps for the 2011 Knight/FCC Apps for Communities Competition (see appsforcommunities.challenge.gov) What’s going to happen? The Knight Foundation and the FCC came to Oakland, CA in April 2011 to announce a major new tech competition called Apps for Communities that will award $100,000 in prizes to reward mobile and web-based applications that use government and public data to "deliver personalized, actionable information to people that are least likely to be online." So, that’s where Code for Oakland comes in. We’re pulling together a low-cost one-day Bar Camp that will bring government officials, developers, designers, and interested parties together for a day that will be devoted to looking at local datasets of use to people in Oakland, and that gives teams a chance to talk through, brainstorm and prototype their ideas before the competition closes on July 11. Come win prize money for your ideas! Win prize money to support building an application to submit to Apps for Communities—over $2,500 in potential awards. What will happen at the event? This will be a day of talking, brainstorming, planning. Optimally, we hope to: Show and share local government data sets competition entrants might work with Build connections between potential collaborators who want to build useful apps for local people and need to fill out their team/skills Encourage the exchange of experiences, expertise and ideas between those involved in leading open government data initiatives around the East Bay and nearby. · Prototype ideas We hope there will be plenty of space for developers to hack on things — from refining core bits and pieces of technology to rapid prototyping of new ideas Can I propose a session for the morning? Yes, especially if you are the owner of, or have access to, public data sets with Oakland/East Bay relevant information. Send ideas and links to data sets for our data catalog to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
What kinds of topics will be covered at the Code for Oakland day Sessions will include things like:
What kinds of outputs will there be? Projected outputs include:
Who’s behind the event? Code for Oakland: A one day data camp was conceived of and is being organized by a committee of Oakland-based business and organizations led by InOak(Innovate Oakland), Oakland Local and Code for America. In addition, the event is being supported by
Paying sponsors include Ramsell Corporation, Pandora, Full Court Communications, Urban Strategies Council, Lake Merrit/Uptown Association, SWIGO,Winning Strategies and The City of Oakland--and maybe you? Can I be a sponsor of the event? Yes please! We are still seeking sponsorship for awards for projects, lunches, coffee, and so on. If you think you might be interested, please contact Susan Mernit at susan at oaklandlocal .com or Patrick Hurley at Phurley at skytide.com for info on sponsorship needs and levels. Contributions are tax-deductible. Will there be breakfast, lunch and refreshments?
Especially for community organizations and local nonprofits who might want to participate-- Are you a local non-profit, local or faith-based organization that provides services to people in Oakland and the surrounding area? Do you have an idea for getting information to the community you serve using a mobile phone or similar? Interested in sharing prize money totaling $100,000 for the effort?
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