Civic Tech WR
CivicTechWR is a community group that brings together people from different sectors and backgrounds to actively solve civic challenges facing our local community using design and technology. We are part of a larger network of Civic Tech groups across Canada, loosely coordinated by Code for Canada. We welcome everyone who is interested in better understanding and finding solutions to civic challenges through technology, design or other innovative means. People of all backgrounds and skill levels are welcome to participate.
CivicTechWR Hacknights
We meet every Wednesday from 6-8pm at Builders Club, but there's no obligation to come every week. This is a typical hacknight schedule:
6:00 - 6:20pm: Recharge - kick it off with snacks, music and socializing. Relax and recharge before we sit down to open our laptops!
6:20 - 6:30pm: Project pitches - learn about our current projects or pitch your own
6:30 - 7:40pm: Breakout groups - join a group to discuss an issue or work on a project
7:40 - 8:00pm: Recap - report back with what each group did and plans for next steps
8:00 - ???: OPTIONAL post-hacknight hangout
About once a month, we have speaker sessions. During our speaker sessions, we host a leader from the community to speak to the group. This could be someone from a local non-profit, from government, from industry, or any citizen - what matters is that they have something to share with our group, something to teach us, or something to inspire us.
Do you have more questions?
Feel free to reach out by email at civictechwr@gmail.com or join us on Slack via this invite link.