Code Across America: A Week of Civic Innovation

Originally posted on codeforamerica.org

From February 24 through March 4, passionate citizens around the country will come together to “Code Across America” — to make their cities even better. In over a dozen cities, there will be hackathons to build civic apps, “brigades” to deploy existing apps, unconferences to plan for the year ahead, and meetups to strengthen the community. Five of these cities are CityCamp cities. Check out details of what’s going on and where it’s happening below.

Details

When: Simultaneous event, February 25; Ongoing, February 24 – March 4
What: Activities ranging from hackathons and app deployments to unconference sessions
Who: Urbanists, Civic Hackers, City Reps, Developers, Designers, etc — anyone with the passion to make their city better
How: Bring together the city government with a supporting community group, organization, or business, and reach out to a broad range of participants with diverse backgrounds and skills

FAQ

What’s a “Brigade” event? This year, Code for America is launching the CfA Brigade to bring together groups of civic hackers in cities across the country, focused on customizing and deploying civic apps locally. These Brigade events will be the kick off: each city will identify an app to focus on, customizing it for their needs, standing it up, and getting it in the hands of users by the end of the day.

How do I participate? Find your city on the map above or the list to the right and join the event there. If you don’t see your city, then host your own event using our guide, and if you can’t make it happen on February 25, don’t worry, Code Across America events are happening all week long, February 24 – March 4. Contact us if you need some help or want more information.

Info/Registration Links:

Austin, Texas
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chicago, Illinois
Dallas, Texas
Honolulu, Hawaii
Norfolk, Virginia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Raleigh, North Carolina
San Diego, California
San Francisco, California
Santa Cruz, California

Drop us a line @codeforamerica to add yours to the list/map.

Communications

Hashtag: #cfa2012
IRC: #codeforamerica
Forum: brigade-dev
Hangout: TBD