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Nov 5th, in-person and online: Civic Hacknight #468: Turning Policy into Code using GenAI, with Alex Chen and (David) Yuan XU. #civictech.

Oct 29th, in-person and online: Civic Hacknight #467: Automatic TTC detour detection with Transit, with Emily Gates from Transit. #civictech

Oct 22nd, in-person and online! Civic hacknight #466: Building VoteInformer: Empowering Civic Engagement & Shaping an Informed Electorate, with Blair Ellis and Michael Traynor from Baye Labs. #civictech

RT @OpenFutureEU: "AI reduces people's motivation to share works openly." - What do you think? Join our Alignment Assembly on #AI & the Com….

RT @v_taiwan: Look at this beautiful hand-drawn poster made by the @codeforjapan team! We're thrilled to join Code for Japan🇯🇵 2023 w/ othe….

Join us for Civic Hacknight # 421 tomorrow at 7 PM, both in person and online. Marco Palermo, Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the City of Toronto, will be joining us for a discussion about how technology shapes City Hall's operations.

Tonight! Civic Hacknight #420- Civic Tech Toronto's values and governance. This week we're turning the spotlight on ourselves! Come and learn all about this community. This is a great event for newcomers and alumni alike so RSVP now:

TONIGHT! Civic hacknight #419 - Mapping Toronto’s bicycle parking needs. BikeSpace is a crowdsourced web app where cyclists can anonymously report bicycle parking issues across Toronto. RSVP:

Don't miss our final #Housing Hacknight on Nov 7, 7pm. Hear from the City of Toronto's Service Design & Delivery team, collaborating with the Housing Secretariat on innovative digital and analog initiatives. Join us in person or virtually. RSVP:

If you're curious about the intersection of #technology and #housing in Canada's largest city, we hope you'll join us! . All our hacknights are 100% free and hybrid, so you can join us in person or virtually. See you soon! .

On Oct. 31, we'll be joined by @maywarren11 from the @TorontoStar. She'll share more about how she uses data to cover housing in the city.

On Oct. 24, we'll be joined by Zach Donsky. He's been involved in many civic tech projects related to homelessness and housing, including @chalmersproject . He'll discuss his effort to track and map shelter availability in Toronto using open source tools.

On Oct. 17, we'll be joined by Geordie Dent from @TorontoTenants. The FMTA has been educating, organizing and advocating for tenants in the city since 1974. Geordie will discuss their efforts to identify landlords, track evictions and more.

On Oct. 10, we'll be joined by Mark Richardson of @HousingNowTO . He'll share his experience analyzing and advocating for affordable housing using civic tech and open data.

🏠 Starting tomorrow (Oct. 10), we're kicking off a month of themed hacknights on #housing. 🏠. It's one of the most pressing issues in Toronto, and we're inviting technologists, advocates, journalists and public servants to share their perspectives.

🗺️ Data and maps are a big part of many #civictech projects. 🗺️. Come to our hacknight tomorrow (Oct. 3 at 7pm ET) to meet the team at @felt. They'll share examples of how community groups are using their online mapping tool.

Our September hacknights are full of real examples of #civictech, from small (but mighty) transit apps to one of the largest government websites in Canada. All our events are 100% free and fully hybrid, so you can participate virtually or IRL. RSVP ⬇️.

How good is @cityoftoronto open data? On Aug 29th @Open_TO will present on improvements to its Data Quality Scoring algorithm and interface. Join us in-person or online:

TOMORROW at 7pm ET: Learn how a pair of citizen scientists are collecting and sharing data about water quality at beaches across Toronto -- and around the world! . RSVP: Learn more: