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We’re meeting up every Wednesday night at the Mozilla London space. Hope you can join us.
We mentioned that we’ll be joined this week by Arnaud from Google. We’re delighted to say that Richard Pope will also be there.
Richard describes his current interests:
- Location-based design “I have a bee in my bonnet about responsive design just being about moving pixels about, rather than responding to full context. I’m building an api/js library called ‘Habbit’ as an experiment using open street map data”.
- “I’ve just started to get my head around the Remote storage protocol, so it’d be interesting to hear from anyone else who’s been using that”.
Note: While these events have, up to now, been limited to coders, we’ve had a lot of interest from non-coders too. So we’ve decided to open them up to one and all. If you’re interested in any aspect of our work, you’re welcome!
Just add your name to our Lanyrd pages. Then other people with similar interests will know you’ll be there.
When? Every Wednesday, 6-9pm
Where? Mozilla London
Photo by Dan Cook (CC)
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Our first hack night at Mozilla London was a lot of fun.
We found the space really conducive, with loads going on, but equally, room to sit and work or collaborate.
Although there’s no obligation to work on mySociety data or tools, it worked out that quite a few people did. Among other things, people were:
- Setting up a new Alaveteli installation so that changes to page templates could be tested out;
- Finding the fastest responses received to Freedom of Information requests on WhatDoTheyKnow.com;
- Looking at FixMyStreet Github tickets;
- Wire-framing an innovative crowd-funding project.
Fancy coming along next time? You’d be welcome. Just add your name to one of our upcoming events on Lanyrd.
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Our Wednesday hack nights are fast turning into the place to be – if you’re into civic tech, coding, and chat with friendly people, that is.
Last night saw some concerted scraping of the Leveson Inquiry hearings, which were then imported onto our work-in-progress SayIt platform. Now if THAT doesn’t sound like fun, we don’t know what to tell you.
You’d be welcome to join us – every Wednesday night, 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the Open Data Institute.
Numbers are limited, so add your name to one of our Lanyrd pages, or drop us a line.
Image credit: HackNY (cc).
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Thanks to everyone who came to the inaugural mySociety Hack Night – and thanks too to our hosts, the Open Data Institute for such a great space to work in.Topics ranged from community-building in post-conflict societies, to mountain rescue in Wales, via an extended front-end for WriteToThem which would put campaigns in context. It really showed what a lot of exciting ideas there are, just waiting for someone to launch into them.
We’ll be running these nights every Wednesday: we’re currently booking for the following dates, 6:00 -9:00 pm.
- 24th July – Open Data Institute
- 31st July – Open Data Institute
- 7th August – Open Data Institute
- 14th August – Mozilla London
- 21st August – Mozilla London
- 28th August – Mozilla London
- 4th Setember – Mozilla London
Places are restricted, so drop us a line on hello@mysociety.org if you’d like to be sure of getting in. All you need is a little coding experience and a laptop.
We’d also like to start a conversation in the comments below, so that like-minded folk can think about hacking together. If you’re looking for people to help you with an idea, or if you see something you like the look of, leave a note below and try to synchronise which nights you’ll be attending.
Photo by Being Focal (CC)
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EDITED TO ADD: Wow, we have reached capacity on this event for the 17th. If you’d like to come, please drop us a line at the address below, and we’ll let you know if a space becomes available. Alternatively, ask to be added to the list for the next week.
NB, If you have claimed a space, please let us know if you won’t make it, so we can offer your space to someone else.
Hey you! Yeah, you, the cool one, hacking on civic and democratic tech. Or thinking about it, at least.
How about dropping in to a mySociety hack night, hosted by the Open Data Institute? It’s a great space, and there’ll be food, drink, and friendly people to talk through your ideas with and actually get those projects on the go.
No agenda and no talks; it’s just a chance to spend some time showing what you’re working on, swapping ideas and getting advice from other people interested in the fields of civic technology and open data.
Where? At the Open Data Institute, 65, Clifton Street, London EC2A 4JE. We’re on the third floor. Map
When? Weekly from Wednesday 17th July, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Who? Anyone with a bit of technical knowledge. We’ll be there to chat things through and maybe help with sticky problems.
Why? Get going on that website or tool you’ve always wanted to build; meet people who are interested in the same stuff as you; oh and did we mention the food?
If that all sounds good, drop us a line on hello@mysociety.org to let us know you’re coming to be added to the wait list.
Photo by Nathanael Boehm (CC)
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We hope friends, supporters and indeed anyone who fancies it will join us for a festive drink at the Prince Edward pub in London’s Notting Hill.
When? 7.30pm onwards, Tuesday 11th December.
Where? 73, Prince’s Square, W2 4NY. Google Map
Who? Everyone’s welcome.
Why? Come and chat about any of our projects, becoming a volunteer, new ideas you have – or just enjoy a drink.
You can add your name, and see who else is planning on coming, on our Lanyrd page.
Image (CC): Kake Pugh
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It’s high time for another mySociety pubmeet. If you’re in London on 31st of October, please do come for a chat and a drink at the Banker pub.
When: 6:30pm onwards
Where: The Banker, Cousin Lane, London EC4R 3TE. Google map here
The Banker has several separate areas – just ask for mySociety at the bar, or look for someone wearing a hoodie with our logo on it.
Why: No agenda, just a chance to meet and ask any questions, float new ideas, find out more about volunteering for mySociety… or simply enjoy a drink and a natter with nice people.
How: Just turn up. If you’re the organised type, you can add yourself to our Lanyrd page, and see who else is coming too. And if you like to Tweet, Instagram, etc, we use the hashtag #mySocial.
Image (CC): Steve James
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We’ll be in the Banker pub in London for our regular pubmeet on Tuesday 29th May – come and have a chat!
Everyone’s welcome and there’s no agenda, other than having a good time and meeting nice people.
The Banker, Cousin Lane, London, EC4R 3TE
6.30 pm onwards (note, this is earlier than usual). Here’s the Lanyrd page if you want to sign up and spread the word.
At least one of us will be wearing a mySociety hoodie (black, with logo as at the top of this page).
The hashtag is #mySocial. It’s taken its first tentative steps on Twitter, and has been known to make an appearance on Instagram. Where next?
Image credit: Atilla Kefeli
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Our regular informal meet-up will be on Wednesday 18th April. Like last month, we’ll be at the Somers Town Coffeehouse near Euston for drinks and chat.
As always, everyone is welcome. There’s no agenda – just a chance to have a talk with mySociety staff, volunteers, and the other interesting people that turn up. It’s also a good opportunity to find out about volunteering, or ask questions about our work.
We’ll be there from 7.30pm and there’ll be at least one mySociety hooded top in evidence, so that you can find us easily (logo as at the top of this page).
As usual, our dedicated hashtag is #mySocial. Hope to see you there!
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This month’s informal gathering will be on Tuesday 20th March at the Somers Town Coffeehouse near Euston (yes, despite its name, it’s a pub).
As always, everyone is welcome. There’s no agenda – just a chance to have a chat with mySociety staff, volunteers, and the other interesting people that turn up. It’s also a good opportunity to find out about volunteering, or ask questions about our work.
We’ll be there from 7.30pm and there’ll be at least one mySociety hooded top in evidence, so that you can find us easily (logo as at the top of this page).
As usual, our dedicated hashtag is #mySocial. Hope to see you there!