First Hackathon to Be Held in Haiti
Digital Democracy is hosting “From Local Solutions to National Systems,” a gender-based violence Hackathon in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. See the following press release and the event page here for more details. Digital Democracy Hosts the First Hackathon to Take Place in Haiti Event convenes Haitian & International developers to address gender-based violence Feb 1, 2013, Port-au-Prince, ...
Everyone Hacks: Post-Event Breakdown
Everyone Hacks was a resounding success! Our teams were dedicated, our sponsors generous, and our judges thoughtful. This isn’t our first rodeo, but we were impressed with the level of creativity in forming solutions to educational challenges from everyone involved. To get the full social media experience, check out the hashtag #EveryoneHacks on twitter and ...
Everyone Hacks Update: Schedule and Speakers
At the Everyone Hacks event, the focus will be on educational initiatives that push forward the technology we use to encourage learning, both in and out of the classroom. Inclusiveness of all demographics (race, sex, gender, language and ethnic groups, etc.) is both appreciated and encouraged. In that spirit, we’ve purposefully curated a speakers list ...
SendGrid and Everyone Hacks
SendGrid, one of our lovely sponsors for Everyone Hacks in January, is offering up to four of the most addictive, fun prizes ever for one of the winning teams: Spheros! A tiny, programmable (and hackable) robot easily controlled with a smartphone or tablet, the Sphero is compatible with over 20 free iOS and Android apps ...
Everyone Hacks Prize: Ticket to Renaissance iOS App Makers’ Conference
The lovely folk at Renaissance iOS have donated a ticket to their conference as a prize for the Everyone Hacks participant that has the most potential. This is the award for the person who shows the most promise, rather than the most existing expertise. The iOS conference starts the day after Everyone Hacks (instant gratification). ...
V&TC summit summary
Huge hearts to Galit for so much help on this doc, and to Matt Stempeck and Heather Leson for their heavy input. On October 10th, a small group of Volunteer and Technical Community leaders and academics focused on crisis and humanitarian response gathered at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC. The V&TC summit was ...
IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference
I’m thrilled IEEE’s 2012 GHTC will be taking place in Seattle. I’m even more excited for the line up of awesome people and workshops at the event. Building on the success of the inaugural 2011 meeting, the 2nd annual GHTC will again bring together communities and individuals – engineering, science, technology, industry, academe, government agencies, ...
Video from 28c3
We’ve been recovering from 28c3, Journey to the End of the Year, and Berlin New Year’s Eve all day today at the Unicorn Fortress. Did you know fireworks are legal to shoot off in the city of Berlin? The big, loud ones, too. So it’s kind of terrifying – bright flashes, bangs resounding off the ...
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