Debug Politics: 1st LA Hackathon

Debug Politicsis a nonpartisan hackathon for anyone dissatisfied with the 2016 election cycle.

Debug Politics

<A HREF="http://www.debugpolitics.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Debug Politics</A>, a new nonpartisan, nonprofit organization hosts hackathons to find, foster, & showcase innovative ideas to solve political & social problems.
We put developers, designers, creatives, government, policy experts, non-profit leaders, & social change advocates in the same room for a weekend, feed & caffeinate them, then watch what happens.
Think things are broken, politically or socially? Us too. So join us…and let’s do something about it.   
Event Highlights
Friday:
- Open Pitches - Pitch your idea to recruit teammates for your project
- Challenge Partners - Take on a challenge from one of our partners.
Saturday:
- Lightning Speakers - A series of 5 min talks by civic & tech leaders.
- Panel Discussion - Young Angelenos discuss civic engagement, personally & professionally.
Sunday: 
- The Showcase - Teams present to the judges panel
 
Agenda: 
Friday
<UL CLASS="ul1">
<LI CLASS="li1">7pm: Kick-off </LI>
<LI CLASS="li1">7:30: People pitch ideas, team formation</LI>
<LI CLASS="li1">8:30pm: Start building!</LI>
<LI CLASS="li1">12am: Venue closes</LI>
</UL>
Saturday
<UL CLASS="ul1">
<LI CLASS="li1">9am: Venue opens, breakfast</LI>
<LI CLASS="li1">12:30pm: Lunch and lightning speakers (Ron Galperin - City Controller of Los Angeles,  Rapi Castillo - Executive Director of Progressive Coders Network, Emily Sussman - Campaign Director at Center for American Progress, Michael Martin - XPrize)</LI>
<LI CLASS="li1">6:30pm: Dinner and panel (Alex Hall - LA Neighborhood Council, Christine Margiotta - Executive Director of Social Venture Partners, Jason Meer - Product Manager at NationBuilder, Nathan Yang - Mentor Lead at HackerFund)</LI>
<LI CLASS="li1">12am - Venue closes</LI>
</UL>
Sunday
<UL CLASS="ul1">
<LI CLASS="li1">9am: Venue opens, breakfast</LI>
<LI CLASS="li1">12:30pm: Lunch </LI>
<LI CLASS="li1">4pm: Product showcase w/ judging panel (Peter Pham - Co-founder of Science Inc, Eva Ho - General Partner at Fika Ventures, Ryan Cummins - CEO of Omaze, Tara Roth - President of Goldhirsh Foundation, Kate Gage - Former Senior Policy Advisor of International Science and Technology for The White House)</LI>
</UL>
Food and beverages will be provided by the hosts throughout the event. Contact hello@debugpolitics.com for general questions.  Interested in sponsoring? Email hello@debugpolitics.com.
 
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Frequently Asked Questions Q: Can I participate remotely? A: If you're not in Los Angeles 4/28-4/30, you can participate as a remote team member. Debug Politics is beta testing a system that allows people from all over the world to contribute to ideas presented in NYC. Fill out this 30 second form if you're interested: <A HREF="http://bitly.com/DebugPoliticsRemote" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">bitly.com/DebugPoliticsRemote</A> Q: What if I cannot make it on Friday? A: Show up as early as you can on Saturday. Teams will still be refining their ideas by then and you are welcome to show up with your own idea or team. We'll work with you to get you on a team and/or provide you with resources to complete your project. If you or your team absolutely cannot attend but you complete a project that you want to demo, you can still present it at the viewing party if you can make it on Sunday. Let an organizer know as early as you can if this is the case.
Q: How will teams be formed? A: During kickoff night, anyone with a project idea can come up and give a short elevator pitch and describe what skills they are needing on their team. We then leave it to you to connect with the projects that most match your interests and require your skills.
You are also welcome to come with a team already formed. It’s also ok to arrive at the event with a project that you’ve been working on previously.
We'll do our best to match skill sets to projects throughout the entire event. Let an organizer know what you need.

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