April’s Civic Tech Events

| Matt Stempeck

Happy April!

This month, we’re welcoming spring with these top events in NYC.

April 3rd is the deadline for the (super quick) application for Knight Foundation funding of early stage prototypes to improve the flow of accurate information online. Learn more here.

Plus, DataKind has a special call for proposals! DataKind is working with the Omidyar Network to help bolster the efforts of organizations working to protect rights. DataKind facilitates projects between data science and social sector experts with the end goal of making the social sector organization more effective and efficient. Learn more about the opportunity and apply by April 30th. If you’re selected, you’ll be matched you with a team of data scientists to work with you on a long-term project starting in June.

April 4

April 2017 NY Tech Meetup and Afterparty

Join us for NYC’s most famous and longest running monthly tech event! You’ll see a fantastic lineup of New York tech companies presenting live demos of their products, followed by an afterparty where you can network with the community and meet our demoers and sponsors.

You’re More Powerful Than You Think: A Book Talk With Eric Liu

Join Civic Hall and Eric Liu for the release of his new book, You’re More Powerful Than You Think. Eric will discuss the core laws of power and show that every one of us can upend the usual rules of engagement around power, revamp the narrative surrounding an issue, and effectively deploy our networks and influence to harness our power and use it most effectively.

April 5

NYC BigApps 2017 Workshop: Prototype Testing (Test)

In this workshop, we will live-test our prototypes with users and subject matter experts. We will incorporate users into the design process through this co-creation session and rapidly learn how to better the product functionality and design. We will also focus on different methods for gathering feedback outside of the workshop.

Modern Nonprofit Event – New York City

Calling all New York City area NONPROFIT DECISION MAKERS – you’re invited to a FREE half day event hosted by Microsoft Philanthropies, the Microsoft Citizenship team & Tech Impact.

This is your opportunity to take advantage of the Microsoft Cloud Nonprofits Donation, including the new $5000 yearly Azure credit. Make 2017 the year that your organization lowers technology costs while improving productivity and efficiency. Learn how the Microsoft Cloud is helping nonprofits, just like yours, modernize by elevating their mission using technology.

Run Local: A Conversation with the Young New Yorkers Changing Our Politics

Join the Robert F. Kennedy Young Leaders & the UN Youth Envoy’s Not Too Young To Run campaign for an evening of lively discussion featuring young people engaged in local politics! They’ll be speaking on the importance of civic engagement, the unique power that goofy goobers bring to our democracy, and what it takes to dive in and get involved!

Author Talk: Politics Across the Hudson

YPT-NYC and TransitCenter are excited to host Dr. Phillip Mark Plotch, author of Politics Across the Hudson, for a discussion of his award-winning book chronicling the three-decade struggle to replace the aging Tappan Zee Bridge. Currently an assistant professor and director of the Saint Peter’s University MPA Program, Dr. Plotch has been involved with large infrastructure projects for years, having worked with both the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and the MTA.

Please join us for a night of insight into what the author learned while researching the Tappan Zee Megaproject, and how some of those discoveries might be able to shed some light on the region’s various other current or proposed large-scale infrastructure projects.

April 6

WE Day New York

Mark April 6, 2017 on your calendar and join us at Radio City Music Hall for our inaugural New York City event that brings together world-renowned speakers, A-list performers, and tens of thousands of youth to celebrate a year of action that transformed communities and changed lives.

NY Hardware Start-up

We’ve got another meetup with some incredible presenters. We’ve got the head of hardware at Citibike, as well as the cofounders of The light Phone and Sunhouse. Bikes, phones and novel drumming, what more could one ask for? Hope to see you there!

Oweyaa Vet Career Connect Lunch

Join OweYaa on April 6th for our first Vet Connect Lunch. The monthly luncheons will provide civilian employment strategies and job search accountability for veterans and military spouses. You don’t want to miss out! Get informed and connected to professionals to discuss your career plan. Learn more about careers within the tech industry that fit your talents. Grow professionally with other veterans and spouses and build competitive skills to ace your next job interview.

April 7-8

Theorizing the Web

April 10

Warm Bodies: Using Data to Measure Room Level Occupancy

Join us for a discussion on measuring room-level occupancy using temperature and CO2 data to better control building operations.

April 17

Understanding Media Studies: “Media and Thermodynamics” with Tega Brain & Nicole Starosielski

Understanding Media Studies: “Media and Thermodynamics” with Tega Brain & Nicole Starosielski

Media Studies invites you to a talk with Tega Brain, Assistant Professor, SUNY Purchase; Fellow, Data & Society and Nicole Starosielski, Assistant Professor, Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU.
Tega Brain is an artist making eccentric engineering, work that intersects art, ecology & engineering. Eccentric engineering reimagines technologies to address their scope and politics, with a focus on externalities and unintended consequences. She has exhibited at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, the Science Gallery Dublin, Eyebeam in New York City and the Australian Centre for Design, Sydney. Tega is a fellow at Data & Society NYC and is an Assistant Professor of New Media at SUNY Purchase.

April 19

NYC BigApps 2017 Workshop: Learnings & Iterations (Refine)

At this point of the workshop series, we will focus on next steps and making it real. We’ll practice storytelling to get to the “why” behind the prototype, build a business case for the product, and practice pitching concepts to our key stakeholder groups. Participants and teams will come away with a practiced pitch and evaluative framework to submit to the BigApps 2017 Challenge.

April 25

NYC Bike Future Event

CUNY Tech Meetup

The wonderful folks at Tumblr have kindly invited our CUNY Tech Meetup members to visit their beautiful NYC office space on the evening of Tuesday April 25th at 6:15pm. We will have the opportunity to see Tumblr’s cool redesigned NYC space and hear from some of their engineering team about the creative technology behind this popular microblogging site.

April 27

Urban Tech Hub Launch

New Lab and NYCEDC are thrilled to launch the Urban Tech Hub, a program that supports New York City-based innovators who are building a more sustainable, resilient, accessible and equitable city.

April 28

Digital Future of Work

On Friday, April 28th, 2017, the McKinsey Global Institute and New York University’s Stern School of Business will host the first Digital Future of Work Summit.

The Summit will bring together business executives, entrepreneurs, academics and policy makers to discuss the forces that are shaping tomorrow’s workplace: the rise of freelance, “gig,” on-demand, and other forms of non-employment labor, along with the advent of artificial intelligence and robotics-driven labor automation. We will explore what futures of work are realistic to anticipate, how fast they will emerge, and what must be done by industry and society to prepare. In-depth parallel afternoon sessions will take a deeper dive into specific topics.

April 29-30

NASA Space Apps

Space Apps is an international hackathon that occurs over 48 hours in cities around the world. Because of citizens like you, we continue to grow each year. If you haven’t already, join us to share ideas and engage with open data to address real-world problems, on Earth and in space.

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