[ddj] Fwd: Apply now: Civic Data Challenge

Thu Jul 26 12:50:49 UTC 2012

Because I live in Philadelphia, I thought it would interesting to attend
the associated conference on September 14. Registration is free, which was
exactly what I'd be willing to pay.

I was looking over the program and I wasn't inspired. Being from Philly, I
saw that the brains (and hearts) of my city is not represented. The owner
of the Eagles is a featured expert, sigh. But there is a Civic Challenge
meetup the night before at a hotel bar, which sounds like a great way to
talk informally.

So, I guess I'm going to live vicariously through this civic data
challenge. My hunch is this will become an annual competition.

Caroline

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 8:36 AM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <znmeb at znmeb.net>wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> On 24 July 2012 17:52, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <znmeb at znmeb.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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