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    {"title" :"This Weekend: Event List for Civic Hacking","summary" : "Our fabulous colleague Jeanne Holm is ready for the #hackforchange events this weekend and summarized some tips, notes and links to resources on Data.gov. Great things will happen this weekend! Remember, if you hear about great uses of government data, let","date" : "2014-05-30T02:33:31-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"tammi-marcoullier" : "Tammi Marcoullier"},"topics" : {
        
            "challenges-and-prize-competitions" : "Challenges and prize competitions",
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      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2014/05/2014-05-30-this-weekend-event-list-for-civic-hacking.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2014/05/2014-05-30-this-weekend-event-list-for-civic-hacking.md","slug" : "this-weekend-event-list-for-civic-hacking","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/05/30/this-weekend-event-list-for-civic-hacking/","content" :"\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/05/250-x-346-Keep-Calm-and-Open-Data-American-Flag-Statue-of-Lady-Liberty.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Keep Calm and Open Data American Flag Statue of Lady Liberty\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\nOur fabulous colleague Jeanne Holm is ready for the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/hackforchange\"\u003e#hackforchange\u003c/a\u003e events this weekend and summarized some \u003ca title=\"resources for civic hack day\" href=\"https://www.data.gov/developers/hacking-change-tips-national-civic-day-hacking/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003etips, notes and links to resources on Data.gov\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat things will happen this weekend! Remember, if you hear about great uses of government data, let everyone know by tweeting #hackforchange or mention @usdatagov. The Data.gov team is organizing a webinar in a week, showcasing some of the best outcomes and hosting lightning talks by the developers and designers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWondering why you should care?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the federal challenge and prize community perspective:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHack days are a great way to get involved and understand “solver” communities\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is an opportunity to take the materials and ideas you think could evolve into a challenge competition directly to the public.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can learn something about what people think of your data sets, mission problems and ideas.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind out what is important to the local communities, what drives people to give their time to create new technologies, tools and systems.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollaboration among this diverse group can help you better define your competition and frame multiple parts of a longer term initiative.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow, here is the most complete update available on federal government engagement in the National Day of Civic Hacking:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvents\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"transparency camp\" href=\"http://transparencycamp.org\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTransparency Camp\u003c/a\u003e—Arlington, VA\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://hackforchange.org/events/northern-virginia-national-day-of-civic-hacking/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNSF Hackathon\u003c/a\u003e—May 31, Arlington, VA\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"health data palooza\" href=\"http://healthdatapalooza.org/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHHS HealthDataPalooza\u003c/a\u003e—June 1 – 3, Washington, DC (Note: need to register)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://hackforchange.org/events/lean-data-product-development-with-us-census/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCensus Event\u003c/a\u003e—May 27, Washington, DC\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/04/17/celebrating-second-annual-national-day-civic-hacking\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite House – We the People Hackathon\u003c/a\u003e—May 29, Washington, DC\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChallenges and Competitions\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDept. of Education—\u003ca href=\"http://hackforchange.org/challenges/innovative-access-to-education-data/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInnovative Access to Education Data\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEPA—\u003ca href=\"http://hackforchange.org/challenges/harmful-algal-bloom-hab/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHarmful Algal Bloom\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFHWA/DOT—\u003ca href=\"http://hackforchange.org/challenges/highway-performance-monitoring-system-travel-challenge/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHighway Performance Monitoring System\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHUD/DOT—\u003ca href=\"http://hackforchange.org/challenges/easy-access-to-location-affordability-data/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLocation Affordability Portal\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNASA—\u003ca href=\"http://hackforchange.org/challenges/asteroid-detection-network/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAsteroid Detection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOAA/FEMA/NASA—\u003ca href=\"http://hackforchange.org/challenges/coastal-inundation-in-your-community/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCoastal Inundation\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSafety Community—\u003ca href=\"http://hackforchange.org/challenges/safety-data-challenge/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSafety Data Challenge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpenFEMA—\u003ca href=\"http://hackforchange.org/challenges/interactive-api-explorer/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInteractive API Explorer\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eU.S. Patent \u0026amp; Trademark Office—\u003ca href=\"http://hackforchange.org/challenges/uspto-innovation-challenge-patent-application-publication-notification-system/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePatent Application Publication Notification System\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://hackforchange.org/challenges/uspto-innovation-challenge-trademark-notification-system/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTrademark Notification System\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAPIs and Datasets\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.census.gov/developers/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCensus Bureau API\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003eCFPB—\u003ca href=\"http://www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHome Mortgage Disclosure Act Database\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003eCFPB—\u003ca href=\"https://data.consumerfinance.gov/dataset/Consumer-Complaints/x94z-ydhh?\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eConsumer Complaint Database\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"Cooper Hewitt collection\" href=\"http://developer.dol.gov/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDepartment of Labor API\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003eEPA—\u003ca href=\"http://www.epa.gov/enviro/facts/services.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnvirofacts API\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/blog/learn/developers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFederalRegister.gov\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003eHHS—\u003ca href=\"http://healthdata.gov/dataset/search\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHealth Data\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003eHUD—\u003ca href=\"http://services.arcgis.com/VTyQ9soqVukalItT/arcgis/rest/services/LocationAffordabilityIndexData/FeatureServer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLocation Affordability Index Data\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003eIMLS—\u003ca href=\"http://www.imls.gov/research/public_libraries_in_the_united_states_survey.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePublic Library Survey Data\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://www.imls.gov/research/museum_universe_data_file.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMuseum Universe Data\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://www.imls.gov/research/administrative_discretionary_grant_data.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdministrative Discretionary Data\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003eNational Renewable Energy Laboratory—\u003ca href=\"http://developer.nrel.gov/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNational Renewable Energy Lab Data\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003eNIH—\u003ca href=\"http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/developer.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePillbox Database\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003eNTIA/FCC—\u003ca href=\"http://www.broadbandmap.gov/developer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNational Broadband Map\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://search.digitalgov.gov/developer/recalls.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRecalls API\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.regulations.gov/#!developers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRegulations.gov\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003eSmithsonian – \u003ca title=\"arts and culture smithsonian\" href=\"http://hackforchange.org/data-category/art-culture/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c/a\u003e and direct to the \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/cooperhewitt/collection\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCooper Hewitt Collection\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.usa.gov/About/developer-resources/developers.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUSA.gov API\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/a\u003eUSPTO—\u003ca href=\"http://patents.reedtech.com/patent-products.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePatent and Trademark Datasets\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral support from the following agencies\u003c/strong\u003e (sending representatives to events or public support):\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCensus, CFPB, DOT, DHS, EPA, FEMA, GSA, HHS, HUD, IMLS, NASA, NIH, NIST, NSF, OSTP, Peace Corps, SBA, Smithsonian, USAID, USPTO\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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