Announcements 11.13.17

CIVIC HALL EVENT: FREE DIGITAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS FOR NON-PROFITS  
Join us at Civic Hall for a series of free workshops for non-profit executives hosted by Civic Hall and Comcast NBCUniversal. These sessions are intended for non-profit executives who would like to understand more about digital strategy concepts and how they connect to overall organizational strategy.  Session will be focused on providing increased understanding of digital strategy and storytelling, how to use data to inform your strategy and work, and how leading-edge technologies like AR/VR can be used to support your work. 

Register for one session or multiple sessions. All sessions are from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will be hosted at Civic Hall (118 West 22nd Street, 12th Floor).

• Tuesday, November 14 - Exploring New Tools for Engagement (AR/VR/Live Video) - leader to be announced soon

More details to come soon about the specific agendas for each session.

A light dinner and refreshments will be provided. 

Registration: Since this series is reserved specifically for employees of non-profits, please email events@civichall.org for a registration link and password if you are interested in attending.

MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT: COMMUNITY POWERED WAN FOR IOT WITH LORA!
The Office of the Manhattan Borough President, Gale A. Brewer and Terrill Moore of The Things Network will lead adiscussion onTuesday, ¹¹⁄₁₄ at 4:30of how a diverse community of technologists, engineers, and government are working to stand up a wide area network (WAN) for Internet of Things (IoT) devices that covers the entire borough of Manhattan and what that means for the Civic Hacker community. A borough-wide IoT WAN has huge implications for everyone from big data to scrappy not-for-profits. We will talk about current use cases and how LoRa can open new doors for entrepreneurs, students, and advocates alike. 

DOTEVERYONE TRUSTWORTHY TECH SLACK COMMUNITY & PARTNERS PROGRAM
Doteveryone’s Trustworthy Tech slack:  we hope this will become a valuable community of practice for people working on digital /internet technologies and seeking to do so responsibly. All welcome to join - sign up: bit.ly/TTSlack

The Trustworthy Tech Partners program is an 8 week exploration of how ethical and responsible an organisation’s business and technology practices are, and whether it’s possible to demonstrate these. Any organisation working on a digital/internet product/service is welcome to take part, and the next program will start on November 20th, and we’d love to have some participants from the Civic Hall community. The program will take participants through exploring what they do today in terms of responsible practices, and what evidence can be provided to demonstrate trustworthiness to external folks (customers, investors, other stakeholders etc). It could take 2-4 hours a week over 8 weeks (depending on scale of organisation) and it’s also totally fine to timebox to, say, an hour a week, or to save up tasks to do in a batch on one day. More info in the program booklet (disregard the dates, these were for our UK program)

Key benefits of participation: 
* pioneer a better tech sector which is responsible and trustworthy
* a structure to help you evaluate your current performance and spot opportunities for improvement
* feedback and support from independent confidential external advisors (about the program and other issues around responsible tech development!)

Sign up, or fix a time for a call to discuss further, by emailing laura.james@doteveryone.org.uk

WOMEN IN BIG DATA @ AWS LOFT
Join AWS as we team up with the Women in Big Data Forum to discuss anoverview of Big Data and diversity in the workplace. Women in Big Data Forum’s mission is to strengthen the diversity in the big data field. As part of this initiative, they encourage and attract more female talent to the big data & analytics field and help them to connect, engage and grow. Register Here: https://awswomeninbigdata.splashthat.com/

• When: Wednesday, November 15 | 3PM-6PM

• Where: AWS Loft | 350 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013

• Who should attend:

  •  Solutions Architects, developers, technical managers and decision makers who want to understand the fundamentals of the AWS Big Data Platform.

  • Women in Technology looking to jump start their career in Big Data

  • Data Analysts, Architects and Scientists looking to accelerate their Big Data projects.

NYU STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AUTHOR LECTURE SERIES
Join us ¹¹⁄₁₆ as we co-sponsor thenext talk in the NYU Stern Author Lecture Series for an engaging evening featuring the legendary Tim O’Reilly of O’Reilly Media and Professor Arun Sundararajan. The two will discuss research and findings from Tim’s new book entitled WTF: What’s The Future and Why It’s Up to Us. Guests will receive a complimentary copy of Mr. O’Reilly’s book, which he will sign after the program concludes.

Where:
Henry Kaufman Management Center
44 West Fourth Street
New York, NY 10012
Lecture: Room 2-60 
Book Signing & Reception: Gardner Commons, Room 1-100

FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS: 2018 ACLU SUMMER ADVOCACY INSTITUTE
The 2018 ACLU Summer Advocacy Institute will bring together a diverse group of students from across the country for an intensive week-long program that includes: 

• Workshops on how to build effective advocacy strategies – for every community and against great odds

• Visits with members of Congress and/or Congressional staff on Capitol Hill to discuss legislation and public policy

• Events in and around Washington, D.C., including museums, monuments, and visits to college campuses

• Lectures and seminars from a wide array of civil liberties and political experts and practitioners (see website for examples of past speakers)

Not a high school junior or senior? Help us find next year’s class! Please share this email with the politically engaged young people in your life, and encourage them to APPLY NOW. Click here for more information about the ACLU’s Summer Advocacy Institute in Washington, DC, July 18-25, 2018.Application deadline:January 19, 2018.