At the Connect Chicago meetup on February 21st, we covered issues around seniors and technology. Brad Winick of Planning/Aging, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and AgeOptions talked about how we got to this point and the social impacts an aging population will…
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Connect Chicago Live: Seniors & Technology
In this morning’s Connect Chicago meetup, we’ll cover issues around seniors and technology. Live stream will start at 11:00am right here on this blog post. Meeting notes are here.
Tonight! DataPotLuck Live! w/ iPython & Pentaho DI
Tonight, we’ll be live streaming the DataPotLuck Meetup being held right here at the Chicago Community Trust. Our live stream will start at 6:15pm Chicago time. Meeting details below the fold.
Dan O’Neil on the Knight Foundation OpenGov Panel
This morning Smart Chicago Executive Director Dan O’Neil participated in the OpenGov Panel at the Knight Foundation Media Learning Seminar along with the Waldo Jaquith, U.S. Open Data Institute; and the Honorable Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor of Gary, Indiana. If you…
Hack Night Live: Cartografika
At tonight’s OpenGovHackNight, Adam Jentleson, Jose Alarcon, and Taylor McKinley from Cartografika will tell us about their use of open data to craft stunning maps of Chicago’s urban fabric – and those of cities around the world. Our live stream will begin at about 6:15pm Chicago time.
Federal Government Challenges Post-Safety Datapalooza
At last month’s White House Safety Datapalooza, several federal agencies issued challenges to civic minded developers to help the federal government solve real world problems ranging from health care, public safety, education, and more. Many of the previous winners of these…
