hacknights

Date: Sep 10, 2019 Topic: Who Targets Me? Tonight we welcome Sam Jeffers, the co-founder of Who Targets Me?, all the way from London, UK!… Read More »Hacknight #208 – Who Targets Me? with Sam Jeffers

Date: Sep 03, 2019 Topic: Data, Design & PwC Robert Tu will discuss what’s it like being a designer in a consulting firm and the… Read More »Hacknight #207 – Data, Design & PwC with Robert Tu

Date: Aug 27, 2019 Topic: Walk/Wait transit app This week, we’re excited to welcome a team of students who will showcase Wait/Wait, a transit app… Read More »Hacknight #206 – Walk/Wait transit app with Holly Gronau, Sharon Chien, and Paul Xu

Date: Aug 20, 2019 Topic: 100% Hacknight Venue: PagerDuty, Inc.

Date: Aug 13, 2019 Topic: Transforming (Digital) Gov in Ontario Amanda Clarke presents thoughts on transforming digital government in Ontario. https://medium.com/@amandaerinclarke/transforming-digital-government-in-ontario-part-1-1ef2e5157108 Speakers: Amanda Clarke –… Read More »Hacknight #204 – Transforming (Digital) Gov in Ontario with Amanda Clarke

Date: Aug 06, 2019 Topic: ASL19 Members of ASL19 will give a short intro about the organization and their work in civic tech, followed by… Read More »Hacknight #203 – ASL19 with Fereidoon Bashar & Farhad Souzanchi

Date: Jul 30, 2019 Topic: Campaign to Stop Killer Robots https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/ Project Ploughshares is a Canadian peace research institute with a focus on disarmament efforts… Read More »Hacknight #202 – Campaign to Stop Killer Robots with Branka Marijan

Date: Jul 23, 2019 Topic: Civic Tech Toronto REMIX Venue: Kindred.ai

Date: Jul 16, 2019 Topic: Patch Me Up indie game Patch Me Up is a co-op game about repairing your partner’s failing body aug. In… Read More »Hacknight #200 – Patch Me Up indie game with Jesse Gazic, Sebastian Pines, and Jillian Wakarchuk

Date: Jul 09, 2019 Topic: 100% Hacknight Venue: Kindred.ai

Date: Jul 02, 2019 Topic: Betterplace Ben will outline how he and Farhaan used digital technology to help Egyptian revolutionaries crowdsource political activism in the… Read More »Hacknight #198 – Betterplace with Ben Rowswell

Date: Jun 25, 2019 Topic: Using Tech to Better Support Survivors The Ontario Rape Crisis Coalition has recently engaged on a tech capacity building project… Read More »Hacknight #197 – Using Tech to Better Support Survivors with Kim Allen

Date: Jun 18, 2019 Topic: Civic Tech Field Guide The Civic Tech Field Guide (http://civictech.guide) is an open collection of over 2,000 civic tech entities,… Read More »Hacknight #196 – Civic Tech Field Guide with Matt Stempeck

Date: Jun 11, 2019 Topic: Mapping every street tree in New York City Amazing things can happen when civic technologists try to use and improve… Read More »Hacknight #195 – Mapping every street tree in New York City with Jackie Lu

Date: Jun 04, 2019 Topic: Civic Tech & City Gov in Austin, TX Andrew, a recent Toronto expat, will talk about what he’s learned in… Read More »Hacknight #194 – Civic Tech & City Gov in Austin, TX with Andrew Do

Date: May 28, 2019 Topic: WITHWomen app Speakers: Pearl Buhariwala – Pearl Buhariwala is a Research Coordinator working at MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions… Read More »Hacknight #193 – WITHWomen app with Pearl Buhariwala & Janisha Kamalanathan

Date: May 21, 2019 Topic: 100% Hacknight Venue: Deloitte Digital

Date: May 14, 2019 Topic: 100% Hacknight Venue: Deloitte Digital

Date: May 07, 2019 Topic: 100% Hacknight Venue: The Watershed Toronto Coworking

Date: Apr 30, 2019 Topic: Bridge Program for Software Devs Jocelyn will be talking about her experience coming to development through a non-traditional background, growing… Read More »Hacknight #189 – Bridge Program for Software Devs with Jocelyn Jeffrey

Date: Apr 23, 2019 Topic: The Girls First Program Platform Girl Guides of Canada has made their girl program content available on a new, digital… Read More »Hacknight #188 – The Girls First Program Platform with Louise Kent & Paula Sanderson

Date: Apr 16, 2019 Topic: Toronto Mesh: Towards a Better Web This talk will be about the issues the Web is facing today and some… Read More »Hacknight #187 – Toronto Mesh: Towards a Better Web with Dante Sanchez

Date: Apr 09, 2019 Topic: Snapshots Report: A Profile of Newcomer Youth and their Civic & Political (Dis)Engagement in Toronto The Newcomer Working Group at… Read More »Hacknight #186 – Snapshots Report: A Profile of Newcomer Youth and their Civic & Political (Dis)Engagement in Toronto with Ninar Fawal & Andrea Fernandez

Date: Apr 02, 2019 Topic: Liquid Maps: Interactive Analogue Maps for Conversation Exploring how folk dances, drag performances and Jewish Summer Camp inspired an interactive… Read More »Hacknight #185 – Liquid Maps: Interactive Analogue Maps for Conversation with Jay Ginsherman

Date: Mar 26, 2019 Topic: Financial Inclusion This evening’s talk will focus on the ‘unbanked’ and financial inclusion, with a particular focus on Toronto. Speakers:… Read More »Hacknight #184 – Financial Inclusion with Mallory Greene

Date: Mar 19, 2019 Topic: Feedback Frames and Upgrading Democracy Speakers: Jason Diceman – Jason Diceman, is a leading public consultation professional for the City… Read More »Hacknight #183 – Feedback Frames and Upgrading Democracy with Jason Diceman