[ddj] Fwd: Apply now: Civic Data Challenge

Thu Jul 26 12:36:40 UTC 2012

I did some digging - turns out it opened in March! So it was more like a
"last call for submissions" than an announcement.

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:50 AM, Liliana Bounegru <bounegru at ejc.net> wrote:

> That was the first time I heard of it. I don't know if others have seen it
> announced earlier?
>
> Liliana
>
>
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> On 24 July 2012 17:52, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <znmeb at znmeb.net> wrote:
>
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>> 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
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Knight Foundation <web at knightfoundation.org>
>>> Date: 24 July 2012 11:34
>>> Subject: Apply now: Civic Data Challenge
>>> To: bounegru at ejc.net
>>>
>>>
>>>     [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>
>>>
>>> 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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