Pittsburgh Civic Hackathon

Pgh Tech Council & RustBuilt

Calling all civic-minded citizens: developers, designers, marketers, and anyone with an idea to tackle the challenges in our city & country.

Pittsburgh

This is your chance to connect with like-minded people in your community to make a difference.<a href="https://www.pghtech.org/president-message-cont.aspx" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>Think our communities could be better? Do you have ideas for solutions to that leverage technology? Want to work with other likeminded, dynamic people? Have skills like web or mobile development, design, mapping, data analysis, research, or storytelling? Come apply your technical, creative, and business skills to transform our cities for the better. <a href="https://www.emersoncollective.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>During the Pittsburgh Civic Hackathon, you will hack on solutions for civic good, hear from innovative leaders, meet technical, creative and business mentors, receive input from domain experts, and form remote teams to create useful prototypes that solve pressing needs. All you need to do is bring your interests, skills, and enthusiasm.Pittsburgh Civic Hackathon Agenda:- Friday will feature a kickoff event with our keynote speaker, idea pitches, and team formations. - Saturday will commence with team check-ins, and then teams will work on their projects, and validate their ideas with their target audience.- Sunday includes a check-in session, one-on-one mentor sessions, includng pitch practices, and conclude with final pitches, judging, an award ceremony, and after-party with live dj.Friday, May 15th (Kickoff Event) 6pm-8:30pm <ul><li>Kickoff Speakers:</li></ul>- <a href="https://www.pghtech.org/president-message-cont.aspx" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Audrey Russo</a>, President, Pittsburgh Technology Council- <a href="https://www.emersoncollective.com/our-team/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Raffi Krikorian</a>, Managing Director of Engineering, Emerson Collective<ul><li>Idea Pitches (1 min. each)</li><li>Audience Vote</li><li>Top 10-12 ideas selected / Teams formed by/from attendees</li></ul>Saturday, May 16th (Teamwork, Mentoring Sessions, and Speaker) 9am-6pm <ul><li>Team Check ins (Updates / Needs)</li><li>One-on-One Office Hours with Mentors</li><li>Lunchtime Team Check Ins (Updates / Needs)</li><li>Evening Speaker</li></ul>Sunday, May 17th (Teamwork, Mentoring Sessions, Final Pitches, Awards Ceremony) 10am-8pm <ul><li>Check Ins (Updates / Needs)</li><li>One-on-One Office Hours with Mentors</li><li>Final Pitches (5-6 Min each w/1-2 min Q&amp;A)</li><li>Judges:</li></ul> - <a href="https://pittsburghpa.gov/mayor/lane" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Majestic Lane</a>, Chief Equity Officer &amp; Deputy Chief of Staff, Mayor William Peduto - <a href="https://www.ddiworld.com/about/bios/tacy-byham" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tacy Byham</a>, Chief Executive Officer, DDI - <a href="https://www.pghtech.org/president-message-cont.aspx" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Audrey Russo</a>, President, Pittsburgh Technology Council - <a href="https://www.pittsburghregion.org/about/our-team/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mark Anthony Thomas, </a>President, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance - <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/bio/39451/Evan+Rosenberg" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Evan Rosenberg</a> , Publisher, Pittsburgh Business Times<ul><li> Winners Announced </li><li>Final Remarks</li><li>After Party with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/djnatedabarber/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dj Nate Da Barber</a> on Instagram Live</li></ul>Terms of Participation Agreement: It is our goal to provide a enriching networking and learning opportunity. Our intention is that you meet some amazing people, build relationships with mentors and team members, and learn from other leaders in the community. The event is intended to be a collaborative forum for sharing, learning, building, and having fun. The solutions to civic issues developed over the weekend or intended to be open sourced. As such, by registering as a participant, you acknowledge that any ideas shared by you or anyone else over the course of the event are contributions to the overall experience and community.Additionally, as a participant, you agree to be inclusive of any and all people and their ideas. You agree to act professionally and treat everyone with respect.FAQ- What equipment and/or materials will participants need to have:<ul><li>Internet connected computer with working webcam and audio</li><li>Updated LinkedIn Account</li></ul>- Do I have to pitch an idea to participate? <ul><li>No, but we do encourage it! Think of a problem you can solve with some technical, design, and/or business help from your fellow attendees, and come up with a one-minute description of the problem and solution - that&#x27;s your pitch. Surprise yourself. Otherwise, you can contribute using your unique experiences to help a team build your favorite idea pitched.</li></ul>- Do I have to join a team?<ul><li>Everyone who participates as an attendee is expected to do so on a team. This not only helps to build community, but ensures everyone is contributing together. You are welcome to choose any other attendees to join your efforts during team formations on Friday night. </li></ul>- Do I have to be in or from Pittsburgh to participate? <ul><li>No. This event is completely remote, and we welcome anyone interested in contributing on a team to participate.</li></ul>- Can I pitch my existing business or organization? <ul><li>No. For fairness, and to ensure the spirit of collaboration, we do not allow existing products or services to be pitched. </li></ul>- Do I have to work the entire 50 hours during the event? <ul><li>No. Some teams will delegate portions of the overall project that may need some extra hours of work on Friday or Saturday night from some team members, but this is by no means obligatory or required. We only ask that you be a meaningful contributor to your team in developing the solution being pitched on Sunday</li></ul>- Will data sets be provided? <ul><li>No. For the purposes of the weekend, we will allow any publically available data sets to be used in your projects. If not available to be sourced during the event, example data may be used. We will help all teams to source actual data sets after the event to help ensure possible implementation.</li></ul>Thank You to Our Sponsors:

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