Thanks to everyone who came out to the last meetup! I think that we got off to a great start, and I'm excited for the next one.
Last meetup, we met with some of the representatives of the Secretary of State's office (sadly, Nellie Gorbea was unable to attend), and we discussed picking one of the four projects that their office thought would be a) easy to accomplish, and b) of significant value.
We weren't able to pick one of those projects last time, but we're hoping to get to it this time. In addition, I think we should all bring our own goals for this group to the meeting and spend some time talking about what we want this organization to become.
Hope to see you all there on the 30th, and I hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving!
Hi all!
Meetup recently sent me an email asking if I wanted to take over as the organizer of this group, and I figured I'd say yes. This was a group that I really wanted to take part in back when it was founded in 2014, but I wasn't really able to devote the time to it back then. It seems like there were some innovative projects that were started by the group, but that it lost steam somewhere along the way and has fallen by the wayside.
So, I'm hoping that we can give this another go.
I arranged a meeting with the Secretary of State the other day and explained the purpose of the group and how I think our group can work together with the Secretary of State's office to help solve problems here in the Ocean State. Secretary Gorbea is excited about the possibilities for this group, and she'll be in attendance as we kickoff the next chapter of Code for America here in Rhode Island.
I'm hoping that we can have the state identify some high value projects that they'd love to get to, but won't ever be able to because they don't have the resources to accomplish them. We can talk more about this at the meetup, and decide on next steps for the organization.
Oh, and beer and snacks will be served! So, free beer, a chance to hang out in the amazing State House Library, and you get to talk about code and civic hacking. What more do you want?
Hope to see you all soon!
A (roughly) twice a month civic tech meetup in Providence. Meet people interested in using digital tools to improve Rhode Island.
National Day of Civic Hacking : http://hackforchange.org/
More Details on RI Event to Follow
Come on by for pizza and good tech convo. Also, grab an issue and hack away. Solve a civic issue in your community.
Check our website for current projects.
Join us and fix civic problems using technology. We do that here twice a month.
Check out our website for existing projects.
Join Code Island for pizza and BYOB while we hack the planet with open government and data.(starting with Rhode Island)
2015 is going to be a big year for Code Island. Let's kick it off with a presentation of all the various projects we have scheduled for the year and establish some timelines.
Everyone is welcome so feel free to bring a friend.
This is the last meeting of 2014. Let's finish with pizzazz and pizza.
It sure is nice this time of year. Let's warm ourselves by the pancake server and sip hard cider.
And while we are doing that, let's talk about our Christmas list. What do we want to finish before the year is out? Let's crank up the volume and roll it out.
Code Island HQ challenges you to bring a friend to tonights meeting. Here is your opportunity to reach out to your community and introduce others to what we are up to.
"Who should I bring?", you might ask?
Remember that person you spoke with after that latest TED talk?
What about your neighbor who's always working on stuff?
Maybe you know a classmate who may be interested.
Fresh ideas are always welcome at Code Island. We look forward to meeting you.
Let's hack.
More specifically, let's get together and chat about current affairs and projects etc.
Bring your brains and ongoing projects. We will be discussing ongoing projects and of course taking input on potential new ones. If you wish to present, come prepared with a short, 5 minute max, pitch about your project.
Come one, COME ALL! We will be working on a few different projects this evening relating to civic good through information and technology in Rhode Island.
Open to all! Join us to learn, create, hack, and do, all for the civic good!
Join us for a working meeting as we delve into our projects!
Ryan
2014 Autumn Schedule
Mark your calenders because we have booked Code Island meetings for the First and Third Tuesdays of the next three months. All meetings will be held at Brown University's Tri-Lab, and all start at 6pm.
We're currently booked for:
September 16th
October 7th
October 21st
November 4th
November 18th
Hello Do-Gooders,
We will be meeting next week at the TRI LAB. We will start with a look around the country at some of the other brigade projects. Then we will focus in on a couple of our projects including budget visualization and candidate questionnaire.
Hope to see you next Tuesday,
Ryan
Open to all! Join us to learn, create, hack, and do, all for the civic good!
2014 Autumn Schedule
Mark your calenders because we have booked Code Island meetings for the First and Third Tuesdays of the next three months. All meetings will be held at Brown University's Tri-Lab, and all start at 6pm.
We're currently booked for:
September 2nd
September 16th
October 7th
October 21st
November 4th
November 18th
Hello Do-Gooders,
Code Island is back in action, and we're getting together next week!
I hope everyone got to spend some of this beautiful summer on the Island...Code, Rhode, Block or whatever. Beach life is a big part of why people live in RI, so it's only right that we took a break and got some sun.
Now, let's get back to work.
We're going to jumpstart the civic do-goodery next Tuesday, August 19th at Brown University's Tri-Lab, starting at 6pm. We'll jump right back into our ongoing projects, sharing updates on the two wiki projects, the budget visualizations and all the other efforts brigade members are working on. As a bonus, I'll give my spell-binding presentation, "All About GitHub."
What--other than a sunny day at Misquamicut--could be better?
Hope to see you next Tuesday,
Ryan
Open to all! Join us to learn, create, hack, and do, all for the civic good!
2014 Autumn Schedule
Mark your calenders because we have booked Code Island meetings for the First and Third Tuesdays of the next three months. All meetings will be held at Brown University's Tri-Lab, and all start at 6pm.
We're currently booked for:
August 19th
September 2nd
September 16th
October 7th
October 21st
November 4th
November 18th
June 1st is National Day of Civic Hacking
Join us in to contribute your Rhode Island knowledge!
Code Islanders will be organizing a event where the community can add there knowledge to our Local Wiki RI. This event is open to all. We look to make the process simple easy and quick! Food and Drink will be provided as we share our Rhode Island stories. We are also looking for coders to help us design certain pages and add large databases!
Any with something to say about Rhode Island please join us!
We will be at holding this event at Brown’s Tri Lab: whose focus is to be “A new paradigm for university-community engagement”. They have a large workspace, located off campus, in the former jewelry district across the street from Olga’s café.
Parking is available in the 10 Davol Sq Lot. Park in the ProvPlan and TRI Lab marked parking spots!
Let's get together this Thursday and make sure we have everything in order. We will also discuss current project statuses and promotional ideas for the NDoCH.
Open to all. Bring your laptops and your enthusiasm.
Parking is available in the 10 Davol Sq. Lot. Park only in spots marked ProvPlan or TriLab.
CodeAcross 2014 is a weekend of events taking place in cities around the world. There will be events hosted simultaneously in dozens of cities all around the globe on the weekend of February 21-23, 2014. Coinciding with International Open Data Day, the goal of CodeAcross is to activate the Code for America network and inspire residents everywhere to get actively involved in their community.