[ddj] Fwd: Apply now: Civic Data Challenge

Tue Jul 24 16:52:34 UTC 2012

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Liliana Bounegru <bounegru at ejc.net> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I thought this civic data apps competition might be of interest to some of
> you.
>

It would be if it didn't have a deadline five days from now. Was this
actually announced just today, or has it been kicking around on the web for
months?

>
> All the best,
>
> Liliana
>
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> From: Knight Foundation <web at knightfoundation.org>
> Date: 24 July 2012 11:34
> Subject: Apply now: Civic Data Challenge
> To: bounegru at ejc.net
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>     [image: Knight Foundation]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=37028521&msgid=567547&act=NXMT&c=272809&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.knightfoundation.org>
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> Excited about civic data? Don't miss an opportunity to win prizes and
> money for your ideas to make it understandable and useful.
>
> The Civic Data Challenge, sponsored by Knight Foundation, is looking to
> turn existing civic health and community attachment data into beautiful,
> useful applications and visualizations to help build stronger communities.
> Challenge participants who analyze and visualize data on health, safety,
> education and the economy will be eligible for various prizes.
>
> The deadline for the challenge is 11:59 p.m. EST on July 29. Learn more at
> CivicDataChallenge.org<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=37028521&msgid=567547&act=NXMT&c=272809&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.civicdatachallenge.org%2F>
>  and @CivicData<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=37028521&msgid=567547&act=NXMT&c=272809&destination=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F%23%21%2FCivicData>
> .
>
> Winners will be notified in mid-August and publicly announced at the 67th
> Annual National Conference on Citizenship on Sept. 14 in Philadelphia.
>
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