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Urban Sustainability Hackathon
TechNexus
Chicago, IL
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CNT invites you to put your skills to work solving urban challenges. Join us for a weekend of high-energy collaboration where you'll have access to CNT's data as well as 65 or more sustainability data sets from the City of Chicago. Work with CNT's staff and models to create tools and new metrics focused on making Chicago more sustainable. You'll meet like-minded programmers, pitch your ideas, form teams, get to work, present your results, and win prizes!

Thursday, the conversation begins
Hackathon participants are invited to join the discussion, Reinventing Chicago. Bring your ideas to the table with Chicago's civic, business, and IT communities. Let's hear how our city can be smarter, more sustainable, and work better. Hackathon participants do not need to purchase tickets to this event.

Friday, you'll form your team
Spend the evening mingling with other participants and urban thinkers, pitching ideas, and forming your team.

Saturday, we'll get to work
CNT staff will be on hand for consultations as your team puts ideas into coding action. CNT data to be made available during the event includes:
•The Housing + Transportation (H+T) Affordability Index
•The Abogo Transportation Cost API
•The Transit Oriented Development Database

City of Chicago data includes mapping and statistical data on:
• Sustainable Development
• Energy
• Transportation
• Water
• Buildings
• Parks, Open Space, and Food Access
• Climate


Sunday, we'll celebrate our successes
Present your team's new tool to our guest judges:

• Jamie Jones, Kellogg School of Management
• Daniel X. O'Neil, Smart Chicago Collaborative
• Orlando Saez, CityScan
• Guy Turner, Hyde Park Venture Partners

The winning team will receive Nexus 7 tablets from Google, I-GO car sharing memberships, and a fundraising video for their app by Mothlight Pictures!

Please reserve your place by October 1st.

Get started early:@CNT_tweets #reinventchi

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Thanks the Hackathon Advisory Committee:
• Troy Henikoff, Excelerate Labs
• Justin Massa, FoodGenius
• Pete Morano, Hackatopia
• Aaron Joseph, City of Chicago
• Jack Eisenberg, Hobstr
• Andrew Irwin, ENVIRON

Schedule:

Thursday, October 4th, 5:30-8pm
Red Frog Events, 320 W. Ohio Street, Suite 1W
Hors d'oeuvres & drinks will be served

Friday-Sunday, October 5th-7th
TechNexus, 200 South Wacker Drive

Friday, October 5th, 7 pm: event kick-off with food and drink.

Saturday, October 6th: breakfast, lunch, and dinner at while you work.

Sunday, October 7: Brunch. 2 PM: Presentations, judging, and awards

Reinventing Chicago

Bennett Johnson III & Chuck Templeton, Reinventing Chicago Co-chairs
Toni Preckwinkle, Reinventing Chicago Honorary Chair

Thanks to our sponsors
ComEd  |  Sidley Austin LLP  |  TechNexus
Red Frog Events  |  Equilibrium  |  Ozinga Brothers | Mothlight Pictures  | Restaurant.com | Goose Island | E.A.T. Chicago
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Location

TechNexus (View)
200 South Wacker Drive 15th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
United States


Categories

Other > Technology

Kid Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

Contact

Owner: Center for Neighborhood Technology
On BPT Since: Aug 28, 2012
 
Adam Mays
773-269-4019
amays@cnt.org

Attendees

ThoughtWorks
United States
Oct 05, 2012 2:19 PM
Joanna P.
John Marshall Law School
United States
Oct 04, 2012 6:57 PM
Bobbilee H.
baddonkeysocial.com
United States
Oct 04, 2012 3:33 PM
Robert M.
"What's Your Beef?"
United States
Oct 04, 2012 12:34 PM
Mark R.
sinergi
United States
Oct 03, 2012 7:51 AM
Jonathan O.
student
United States
Oct 03, 2012 7:42 AM

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