Forty-fifth Hacknight – 64 participants.
Presenter: Monique Baena-Tan for Code for America
Breakout groups:
- Civic Tech 101: Alex
- Budgetpedia: Henrik
- City of Brains: Mark
- Toronto Meshnet: Ben
- Remote door opener: Marika
- Philanthropy data 101: Ada
- Mapping and visualizing Ontario election data: Peter
- Councilmatic / tracking what’s happening at city hall: patcon
- Accessing legal information while in detention app: Joanna
Report from the City of Brains project:
James, Mark, Josh, Kejo, Bianca
1. Reviewed “guard rails” for the site’s design (likes/dislikes)
2. Created two options for story capture for next version
3. Discussed workflow in terms of editorial – titling posts, etc.
4. Decided on next design iteration – photo in header, etc.
5. Discussed contact options – basics for help lines, including 211
6. Decided on a few options to increase story collection/project visibility – including upcoming TPL library hack