Open Data Ottawa Hackfest
Ottawa City Hall
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Aurelien Leftick -
Doug Gresham -
Cliff Godfrey -
Daniel Beauchamp -
Bernard Rudny -
Corina MacDonald -
David Gonzalez
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An event where Ottawa citizens share ideas, network, and create applications using publicly accessible government data -- or so called "open data". These applications, often referred to as "apps", are then made available from your web browser or mobile phone, and make open data apart of everyday life in the city. For example, an app can tell you when your next bus is coming (http://octranspo.net), or tell you which recycling box has to go out and when (http://ottawatrash.ca).
Have an idea for an app, or you want to contribute to a project, or you simply want to see what's being made, then you should definitely check the Hackfest out. No matter your skillset or interests, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to learn and help the Ottawa community grow.
At the event, you can expect to be able to:
- Learn more about open data.
- Find out how and when the city is going to officially release certain sets of data.
- Show your support!
- Meet & network with tons of cool people from Ottawa.
- Voice your opinion & share your ideas with the people and media attending.
- Find out about apps being created, and get to play around with them as well.
- Help out with parts of the conceptualization, creation, design, advertisement and testing of apps.
- Play around with unconventional and artistic uses of data (ex: Turning bus stop information into music).
- Participate in short and open tutorial sessions around designing apps (ex: learning how to customize google maps to show the data you want to show).
- Have lots and lots of fun.
What to Bring:
Gadgets! Bring you laptops, mobile phones, phasers set to stun, etc… We’re trying to make this event very hands on, so feel free to bring all your wacky geektronics so that you can participate in all the fun. Don't worry if you don’t bring anything since there will still be tons of stuff to do. Rock on!
For more information about Open Data Ottawa or about the Hackfest, follow us on twitter @opendataottawa, or check out our website and blog at http://opendataottawa.ca and http://blog.opendataottawa.ca
Saturday, April 24, 2010
1:00pm to 5:00pm EDT
Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1 , Canada
68 people have decided to attend so far.
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Aaron Sadhankar
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Amazing Horse
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Amy Young
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Andrea Monique
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Aurelien Leftick
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Bernard Rudny
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Bill Wilson
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Byron Delgado
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Cameron Wilson
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Cate Huston
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Chris Taggart
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Claude Gagné
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Cliff Godfrey
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Colin Melia
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Corina MacDonald
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Daniel Beauchamp
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Daniel Haran
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David Gonzalez
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David Schellenberg
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Doug Gresham