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Meet the others

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BARI Conference
cssh.northeastern.edu/bari/bari-conference-2023-greater-bostons-annual-insight-to-impact-summit

BARI Conference

BARI is an inter-university research partnership for Northeastern University and Harvard University in conjunction with the City of Boston.

MIT Media Lab
Meet the others, Conferences, In-person meetings
Code for Dallas
codefordallas.org

Code for Dallas

Code for Dallas is an official Code for America Brigade in Dallas, TX working on projects with government and community partners to improve people鈥檚 lives.

Dallas, TX
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others
Data Justice Conference
datajusticelab.org/2022/12/21/call-for-papers-3rd-data-justice-conference-collective-experiences-in-the-datafied-society

Data Justice Conference

Data Justice Lab conference at Cardiff University and online

Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
since 2023
Conferences, Meet the others
Civic Mastodon server roundup
mailchi.mp/69f8d12e97f1/the-election-tech-handbook-15596021

Civic Mastodon server roundup

Since there's not yet a clear home for civic tech on Mastodon, I've rounded up some of the more relevant servers for civic tech's digital migrants to gather.

Lisbon
Mastodon, Meet the others
guides, Mastodon
eupolicy.social
eupolicy.social/about

eupolicy.social

eupolicy.social is a Mastodon instance for the EU policy bubble. Its aim is to provide a friendly and respectful discussion space for people working in the field of EU policy and to contribute to the...

Europe
Mastodon, Meet the others, Socialize online
Community Connections in the Responsible Data community
responsibledata.io/2021/03/02/curating-connections-in-the-responsible-data-community

Community Connections in the Responsible Data community

Last year we piloted an initiative called Community Connections at the Responsible Data mailing list, where we connected two or more members of the community based on their shared interests in respons...

Peer networks, Socialize online, Meet the others
Hacks/Hackers
hackshackers.com

Hacks/Hackers

Hacks/Hackers is an international grassroots community of people who seek to inspire and inform each other to build the future of media.

Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Uganda

Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda

Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda is a team of self-motivated individuals who improve articles on Wikimedia Foundation project websites and promote free and open access to knowledge locally. They...

Open knowledge, Meet the others
Wikimedians of the Caribbean User Group
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_the_Caribbean_User_Group

Wikimedians of the Caribbean User Group

The Wikimedians of the Caribbean Usergroup is a Wikimedia user group focused on the peoples of the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora, bringing together cultures and languages, and also the communit...

The Caribbean
Open knowledge, Meet the others
diaspora
ClimateAction.Tech
climateaction.tech

ClimateAction.Tech

At ClimateAction.tech, we meet, discuss, learn and take climate action together. We would love for you to join us on Slack.

since 2017
Meet the others, Listservs, forums, and Slacks, The People
Climate action
Data Collective
data-collective.org.uk

Data Collective

An organisation to support data experts working in civil society

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 馃嚞馃嚙
Meet the others, Socialize online
Tech For Good London Meetup
meetup.com/techforgood/?_cookie-check=LG_xffhkeht36cqN

Tech For Good London Meetup

We believe that it's never been easier to use digital technology to tackle some of the world's toughest social and environmental challenges.

London
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Bethnal Green's Tech for Good Global Community Slack
airtable.com/shrKYfFY7lStwnlaS

Bethnal Green's Tech for Good Global Community Slack

Sign-up form to join Slack

Listservs, forums, and Slacks, Meet the others, Socialize online
Code for Africa Slack
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkfLU2yi2S1_7D27Z0I1TumkWy5brlam809Od9cc6CnXGA-A/viewform

Code for Africa Slack

Do you want to join Africa's largest civic technology // open data // digital journalism community on Slack?

Africa
The People, Meet the others, Listservs, forums, and Slacks
Smart Cville
smartcville.com

Smart Cville

Empowering and inspiring civic innovators across central Virginia

401 Water St E, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others
Code4Dev Network
code.iadb.org/en/code4dev

Code4Dev Network

The Inter-American Development Bank's network for developers working with governments in Latin America and the Caribbean

South America
Meet the others, Peer networks, Govtech
Code for Romania
code4.ro

Code for Romania

Together, we build tech tools for a stronger society

Bucharest, Romania
Civic hacking meetups, Civic apps outfits, Meet the others
Civic Tech Forum
2025.civictechforum.jp

Civic Tech Forum

Large civic tech conference in Japan running for 7+ years. 闆嗐亪銆佸叏鍥姐伄銈枫儞銉冦偗銉嗐儍銈儣銉偆銉ゃ兗

Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 馃嚡馃嚨
Conferences, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Code for Nepal
codefornepal.org

Code for Nepal

Helping to increase digital literacy and use of open data in Nepal HELP NEPAL FIGHT COVID-19

Nepal 馃嚦馃嚨
since 2014
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, In-person meetings
1871
1871.com

1871

Co-working Space, Events, Education, Programming, Incubators, Accelerators and a community of Entrepreneurs focusing on Innovation.

Chicago, IL
since 2012
The People, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Decade-Plus Club
Ada's List
adaslist.co

Ada's List

All about changing communities, our workplaces, and the industry for the better.

London
Foundational layers, The People, Meet the others
Gender Equality, women
Academia de Innovaci贸n Pol铆tica
academiainnovacionpolitica.org

Academia de Innovaci贸n Pol铆tica

La Academia de Innovaci贸n Pol铆tica es una plataforma que busca generar espacios de formaci贸n virtuales y presenciales para la transferencia y co-construcci贸n de conceptos, pr谩cticas, metodolog铆as y he...

Paris
The People, Build something, Building inside government
trainings
AbreLatam
futuros.abrelatam.org

AbreLatam

AbreLatam es una desconferencia en la que actores de diferentes sectores participan en su calidad personal construyendo debates clave sobre tem谩ticas vinculadas a los datos abiertos en diversos campos...

South America
since 2013
The People, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Decade-Plus Club
A+ Alliance
aplusalliance.org

A+ Alliance

A Feminist AI Research network that gathers a cohort of social scientists, economists, and activists, side by side with data, machine learning and computer scientists to discuss how to fix the system...

Geneva, Switzerland
The Tech, Artificial Intelligence, The People
Gender Equality, women
Allied Media Conference
alliedmedia.org

Allied Media Conference

We are a network of people and projects, rooted in Detroit and connected to hundreds of other places across the globe. Together, we grow and exchange ways of using media to create the world we need.

since 2002
The People, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Decade-Plus Club
Code for BTV
codeforbtv.org

Code for BTV

Code for BTV is an organization based in Vermont that works on projects to address technology problems for social and civic justice organizations.

Burlington, VT
since 2014
The People, Meet the others, Civic hacking meetups
Decade-Plus Club
AI for Good Summit
aiforgood.itu.int

AI for Good Summit

Driven by the rapid progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research, intelligent machines are gaining the ability to learn, improve and make calculated decisions in ways that will enable them to per...

Geneva, Switzerland
since 2017
The People, Meet the others, In-person meetings
United Nations, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
AI4Cities
ai4cities.eu

AI4Cities

Six European cities are looking for #AI solutions to accelerate carbon neutrality using pre-commercial procurement.

Europe
The Tech, Emerging Tech Report Projects, The People
city, Climate action, Responsible consumption and production
AlaveteliCon
mysociety.org/2019/05/21/alavetelicon-2019-apply-to-join-us-in-oslo

AlaveteliCon

A Freedom of Information conference hosted by mySociety

Oslo, Norway
since 2016
The People, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Alaveteli
Code for All Summit 2021
medium.com/code-for-all/call-for-proposals-code-for-all-summit-2021-98476af612f6

Code for All Summit 2021

This year's Summit will focus on Open vs. Closed Tech in Government, Democracy & Elections, Disinformation & Fake News and Power Dynamics in Tech. We'll have different session formats: Panels, Lightin...

Global
Conferences, Meet the others
BetaNYC
beta.nyc

BetaNYC

We empower individuals and local communities to build a civically engaged technology ecosystem and provide for an honest and inclusive government. We want New York鈥檚 governments to work for the people...

Manhattan Borough President
Civic hacking meetups, Civic apps outfits, Predecessors & Pioneers
What Works Cities
whatworkscities.bloomberg.org

What Works Cities

Launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies in April 2015, What Works Cities is a national initiative to help 100 mid-sized American cities enhance their use of data and evidence to improve services, inform...

since 2015
Meet the others, Peer networks, Socialize online
Consul's Slack
consul.slack.com

Consul's Slack

An online forum to discuss the CONSUL engagement platform

Amsterdam
The People, Meet the others, Listservs, forums, and Slacks
Consul
UK Democracy Meetup
democracymeetup.org.uk/18-october-2021

UK Democracy Meetup

Online check-in style meetup, plus document-based format to support remote and asynchronous gatherings

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 馃嚞馃嚙
Tech for your meetings, Meet the others, Socialize online
Code for Puerto Rico's Slack
chat.code4puertorico.org

Code for Puerto Rico's Slack

Slack instance for the Code for group

San Juan, Puerto Rico
The People, Meet the others, Listservs, forums, and Slacks
Code for Japan Summit
code4japan.org/activity/summit

Code for Japan Summit

It is one of the largest Civic Tech conferences in Japan with about 1,000 participants in two days.

Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 馃嚡馃嚨
Conferences, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Code for Korea
codefor.kr

Code for Korea

Founded in 2020 in response to COVID

Seoul
since 2020
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, Civic apps outfits
Civic tech communities and platforms
Code for Japan Slack Community
code4japan.org/activity/community

Code for Japan Slack Community

Code for Japan's Slack has more than 5,500 people interested in Civic Tech. Participants are diverse, including engineers, designers, civil servants, students, researchers, and NPOs. No special qualif...

Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 馃嚡馃嚨
The People, Meet the others, Listservs, forums, and Slacks
Civic Hackers Network
civic-hackers.org

Civic Hackers Network

International networking and support hub for those creating change in their communities through data and technology.

since 2017
Open source developer networks, Pro bono and volunteer, Peer networks
Code for Japan
code4japan.org

Code for Japan

Japan's national civic hacking group

Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 馃嚡馃嚨
Civic hacking meetups, Civic apps outfits, Meet the others
Code for Philly
codeforphilly.org

Code for Philly

Helping makers and doers work together to upgrade our city

Philadelphia
since 2011
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
TransportationCamp
transportationcamp.org

TransportationCamp

Brings together thinkers and doers in the fields of transportation & technology

33rd and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Open Government Partnership (OGP)
opengovpartnership.org

Open Government Partnership (OGP)

In 2011, government leaders and civil society advocates came together to create a unique partnership鈥攐ne that combines these powerful forces to promote accountable, responsive and inclusive governance...

Washington, DC
since 2011
Meet the others, Peer networks, Socialize online
Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Code for All Summit
heroesoftech.com

Code for All Summit

It is time for a new league of heroes to take charge.

Calea Rahovei 198a, Bucure葯ti, Romania
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Democracy Club (UK)
democracyclub.org.uk

Democracy Club (UK)

Democracy needs an upgrade

Stroud, UK
since 2009
Civic data, Civic hacking meetups, Crowdsourcing
Citizen Lab Summer Institute
citizenlab.ca/summerinstitute/2019.html

Citizen Lab Summer Institute

The Citizen Lab Summer Institute (CLSI) provides a unique opportunity to meet a diverse group of researchers, practitioners, and advocates and develop new and exciting research that addresses pressing...

Toronto
Adjacent Fields, Conferences, Digital security and privacy
MetroLab Network
metrolabnetwork.org

MetroLab Network

MetroLab Network is a group of 35 city-university partnerships focused on bringing data, analytics, and innovation to city government.

444 North Capitol Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001
since 2015
Meet the others, Partner networks and coalitions, Socialize online
Right To Be (formerly Hollaback!)
righttobe.org

Right To Be (formerly Hollaback!)

We believe a world that respects our right to be isn鈥檛 some far-off destination. It鈥檚 something we鈥檙e building every day. This is your call to power, to build a world free of harassment. How do you wa...

since 2005
Issue reporting, Meet the others, Socialize online
trainings
Code for France
codefor.fr

Code for France

Put technology at the service of the general interest

France 馃嚝馃嚪
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
Decidim
Open Calgary
opencalgary.org

Open Calgary

Focusing on the foundations of the Open City across the public, private, and social sectors

Calgary, AB, Canada
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
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