Date: Aug 13, 2024 Topic: Steps towards finding meaning in software In this talk Max and Serena will share their journey from working in big… Read More »Hacknight #456 – Steps towards finding meaning in software with Serena Peruzzo & Max Veytsman
Date: Aug 06, 2024 Topic: What’s going on with GenAI? Generative AI and large language models are widely talked about, but often not that well… Read More »Hacknight #455 – What’s going on with GenAI? with Alex Olson
Date: Jul 30, 2024 Topic: Canadian Urban Data Catalogue An open catalogue for Canadian Urban Datasets. Mark will review the Canadian Urban Data Catalogue, an… Read More »Hacknight #454 – Canadian Urban Data Catalogue with Mark Fox
Date: Jul 23, 2024 Topic: tRacket: tracking urban noise Urban noise isn’t just an annoyance: research shows that excessive noise has a range of health… Read More »Hacknight #453 – tRacket: tracking urban noise with Gabe Sawhney, Mitch Bechtel, Daniel S, and Clyne
Date: Jul 16, 2024 Topic: Grocery Tracker: Leveraging Data for Food Transparency in Toronto Speakers: Eric Wickham – Eric Wickham is a journalist in Toronto… Read More »Hacknight #452 – Grocery Tracker: Leveraging Data for Food Transparency in Toronto with Eric Wickham
Date: Jul 09, 2024 Topic: Building Scattered Unit Co-Ops in Toronto Speakers: Jim Rootham – Jim Rootham has been the finance chair at Alexandra Park… Read More »Hacknight #451 – Building Scattered Unit Co-Ops in Toronto with Jim Rootham
Date: Jul 02, 2024 Topic: Respitely.TO In this talk, Arjun will share how SafeHavenTO leverages modern web technologies and the latest data to provide updated… Read More »Hacknight #450 – Respitely.TO with Arjun Sahjpaul
Date: Jun 25, 2024 Topic: What is Toronto Open Data Even Doing? Toronto Open Data recently started sharing what they are doing on a day-to-day… Read More »Hacknight #449 – What is Toronto Open Data Even Doing? with Mackenzie Nichols
Date: Jun 18, 2024 Topic: 100% Hacknight Venue: Myhal Centre for Engineering and Entrepreneurship
Date: Jun 11, 2024 Topic: Where do you go when your internet is down? In partnership with the City of Toronto’s ConnectTO team, Olivia and… Read More »Hacknight #447 – Where do you go when your internet is down? with Olivia Ou & Emily Sakaguchi
Date: Jun 04, 2024 Topic: Opening silos! Innovation through the Urban Data Platform Hamburg Discover the Urban Data Platform Hamburg (UDP_HH) at the upcoming Civic… Read More »Hacknight #446 – Opening silos! Innovation through the Urban Data Platform Hamburg with Dr. Pierre Gras & Hannah Reinicke
Date: May 28, 2024 Topic: A UX Overhaul For Our Democracy What would need to change to make our democracy accessible to everyone? And what… Read More »Hacknight #445 – A UX Overhaul For Our Democracy with Ilya Krenin
Date: May 21, 2024 Topic: Exploring TTC Delays using Reproducible Data As most of us know, the TTC has tons of problems– but unless you’re… Read More »Hacknight #444 – Exploring TTC Delays using Reproducible Data with Luca Carnegie
Date: May 14, 2024 Topic: How to Build a New Democracy in Canada How to Build a New Democracy in Canada. A two-way discussion on… Read More »Hacknight #443 – How to Build a New Democracy in Canada with Joseph Gubbels
Date: May 07, 2024 Topic: How Local Groups Digitally Engage Torontonians The talk will present research from a Future of Canada Fellowship about how resident-led… Read More »Hacknight #442 – How Local Groups Digitally Engage Torontonians with Nick Vlahos
Date: Apr 30, 2024 Topic: Toward Equitable Service Provision: A Catchment Area Analysis of The Bike Share Toronto System In this talk, we will explore… Read More »Hacknight #441 – Toward Equitable Service Provision: A Catchment Area Analysis of The Bike Share Toronto System with Zehui Yin
Date: Apr 23, 2024 Topic: Data-driven strategies for safer cycling Speakers: Keith Chau – Keith Chau, a Business Analytics student with a dynamic background in… Read More »Hacknight #440 – Data-driven strategies for safer cycling with Keith Chau, Yuseung Lee, and Candice Fung
Date: Apr 16, 2024 Topic: Assessing Digital Maturity for Civic Impact Join us for an exploration of a digital maturity assessment model. Developed through a… Read More »Hacknight #439 – Assessing Digital Maturity for Civic Impact with Ryan Androsoff & Meghan Hellstern
Date: Apr 09, 2024 Topic: Equity in Transportation Speakers: Léa Ravensbergen Venue: Myhal Centre for Engineering and Entrepreneurship
Date: Apr 02, 2024 Topic: The Biking Lawyer LLP Dave will be talking to us about his experience being a dedicated advocate for individuals who… Read More »Hacknight #437 – The Biking Lawyer LLP with David Shellnutt
Date: Mar 26, 2024 Topic: Danforth Dad: Reviewing Toronto’s Playgrounds Andrew Moore is a teacher, father, and serial hobbyist whose various projects have included music… Read More »Hacknight #436 – Danforth Dad: Reviewing Toronto’s Playgrounds with Andrew Moore
Date: Mar 19, 2024 Topic: Civic Tech Smorgasbord We’re thrilled to host Sean Boots, who will be sharing his diverse experience in building impactful civic… Read More »Hacknight #435 – Civic Tech Smorgasbord with Sean Boots
Date: Mar 12, 2024 Topic: 311 Voice A.I. Automating phone calls with voice AI for government Speakers: Ben Sanders – 4x Tech founder; 2x GovTech;… Read More »Hacknight #434 – 311 Voice A.I. with Ben Sanders
Date: Mar 05, 2024 Topic: AI and Urban Resilience Join us as we explore the power of AI in creating resilient cities. Evergreen’s AI for… Read More »Hacknight #433 – AI and Urban Resilience with Joshua Welch & Dipika Giritharan
Date: Feb 27, 2024 Topic: Urban Air Quality Monitoring Continuing our Climate Theme Month, we are excited to host Junshi Xu, who will share his… Read More »Hacknight #432 – Urban Air Quality Monitoring with Junshi Xu
Date: Feb 20, 2024 Topic: Carbon Markets 101 Join us in our ongoing Climate Theme Month for an enlightening session on carbon markets with Ernest… Read More »Hacknight #431 – Carbon Markets 101 with Ernest Yap