Announcements 2.5.18

Part of the Conversation present Black History Month at Civic Hall!

It’s an entire month of programming focused on exploring and celebrating the Black American experience, launching February 6th with an event featuring Evita Robinson, a pioneer of the Black Travel Movement. 

Join us for events produced by Citizen Action of New York, Black Lives Matter NYC, Black Women Talk Tech, and many more!

Interested? Check out https://tamikattaylor.wixsite.com/partoftheconvo for a full list of events. 

SPRING ENTREPRENEURS-IN-RESIDENCE COHORT
Our Spring 2018 cohort of Entrepreneurs in Residence are a diverse bunch—you can find all awarded organizations and individuals on the Entrepreneurs in Residence site.

CIVIC HALL IS IN SEARCH OF RELIABLE & DETAIL-ORIENTED HOUSE MANAGERS
A House Manager is someone who will be fully responsible for the smooth running of each event. They will oversee final event space and AV set-up, run AV during the event, maintain accurate records of Event Attendees, respond to all escalated guest issues and determine appropriate actions to resolve problems and/or issues in a timely, positive, and friendly
manner, and oversee breakdowns and load-out at the conclusion of any event.

We are looking for individuals with strong time management skills. This is a great for individuals and/or organizations wishing to host after-hour events at Civic Hall and need to save a few dollars on staffing fees. Those not hosting events will be compensated for their time.

Please contact events@civichall.org if you are interested.

#HACKTHEDEEP: AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY BRIDGEUP: STEM HACKATHON
Applications are open for the 4th annual AMNH BridgeUP: STEM hackathon #HacktheDeep! Participants will work with curators & scientists on oceans related challenges involving machine learning, computer vision, GIS, 3D modeling, game engine physics, and graphics processing. We need people with every kind of skillset, especially design, so anyone should feel free to apply even if they don’t have any of the prior technical skills. The event is almost full, so we encourage everyone to apply now! https://airtable.com/shr1dtDjtnWUlELKN

  GETTING TO 80% - BUILDING TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE NATIONAL VOTER TURNOUT & PARTICIPATION ACROSS AMERICA
Tuesday, February 13. 6.00pm – 8.00pm ET
AppNexus, 28 West 23rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10010
 
On February 13, AppNexus are hosting a tech talk with Democracy Works - a NYC-based team of software developers, public policy wonks, and civic organizers building the tools needed to upgrade the infrastructure of our democracy and improve the voting experience for voters and election officials alike. Their vision is straightforward: make voting a simple, seamless experience for all Americans so that no one misses an election.
 
To this end, Democracy Works developed TurboVote, a web application built on a microservices architecture that helps you register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and receive election reminders; they work with local election offices throughout the US to collect, clean, and standardize a national polling place dataset (among other things); and they provide an API in front of a detailed calendar of upcoming state, special, and local elections. Recently, TurboVote integrated with AppNexus’ FIA alert hub to serve real-time, geo-targeted election reminders nationally. 
 
This talk will explore Democracy Work’s products and strategic approach, and showcase opportunities to get involved.
 
Register to attend at http://bit.ly/appnexustechtalks

POINTS OF LIGHT SPRING 2018 CIVIC ACCELERATOR APPLICATIONS OPEN
The Points of Light Civic Accelerator is seeking applications from early-stage for-profit and nonprofit ventures with innovative solutions to advance digital inclusion and 21st-century tech skills for all to succeed in the innovation economy. CivicX is the first national accelerator program and investment fund in the country focused on civic ventures — for-profit and nonprofit early-stage ventures that include people as part of the solution to critical social problems. The 10-week, boot camp-style program convenes 10-15 teams in person and online with the goal of equipping each venture to seek investments and scale their social innovation. The Spring Civic Accelerator will run from April – June 2018 and includes three 4-day intensive workshops in cities across the country, including Atlanta and San Francisco. Applications are due Friday, March 2. Learn more and apply at http://cvcx.org/spring2018civicaccelerator/.