Announcements 5.14.18

PERSONAL DEMOCRACY FORUM 2018: DISCOUNT FOR MEMBERS ONLY! 
If you love Civic Hall for the community and the mission of using tech for the public good, you will love this year’s Personal Democracy Forum! If you want to hear great speakers, get plugged into communities who care about the same things you do, and connect with the global civic tech scene, join in this June 7-8 at New York Law School in Tribeca. Learn more about the speakers and new conference structure here. PDF loves Civic Hall and is offering members tickets for $199. This is the steepest discount they offer, and it’s good only until May 15th. Discounts are for individual Civic Hall Members only. Use the code PDFLOVESCH when you buy your tickets here to reveal a discounted ticket type! 

LAUNCH OF CIVIC HALL TORONTO
Code for Canada has partnered with the City of Toronto, the Centre for Social Innovation, and Civic Hall to launch a sister Civic Hall called Civic Hall Toronto!

Here’s what the Centre for Social Innovation had to say about the launch: https://socialinnovation.org/big-news-the-launch-of-civic-hall-toronto/
The City of Toronto’s media advisory: https://www.toronto.ca/home/media-room/news-releases-media-advisories/?nrkey=F791213882848C54852582880047B5ED
Check out what Twitter has to say about the new Civic Hall Toronto: https://twitter.com/search?q=civichallto

CIVIC HALL ENTREPRENEUR-IN-RESIDENCE RACEYA LAUNCHES KICKSTARTER TOMORROW
Join us in supporting hands-on (not just screens-on) play with RaceYa. On Kickstarter starting ⁵⁄₁₅ at noon: thndr.me/eibXNg

NYSHEALTH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: PATIENTS AS PARTNERS
NYSHealth is pleased to launch a Request for Proposals (RFP) to support projects that seek to amplify the voice of the health care consumer and rebalance the health care system so that patients have more influence over their health and health care. Through this RFP, they expect to fund projects that seek system improvements, practice innovations, or policy reforms designed to benefit patients and consumers.

Please find the detailed Patients as Partners RFP here. Deadline May 16, 2018.

UXCAMPNYC 2018
June 9th, 2018: 9am-5:30pm @ General Assembly HQ
UXCamp NYC is a one-of-a-kind unconference focused on inspiration, innovation and creativity in a highly collaborative environment. If you love sharing your ideas and learning all about the UX and tech field from innovative, passionate thinkers, then this event is for you.

The one-day event consists of twenty-four 45-minute sessions and workshops led by thinkers and doers from all levels of experience, including you. It is a day filled with meaningful conversation about how the world of UX and technology are evolving and blurring boundaries. Register here: https://uxcampnyc2018.eventbrite.com

NYC CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD SEEKS DATA MANAGER
The New York City Campaign Finance Board seeks a Data Manager to help us collect data related to voter participation, election administration, and campaign finance in NYC. The data manager will serve as the agency’s Open Data Coordinator, maintain our internal voting data, and create visualizations and dashboards to show patterns in the city’s democratic participation. Please find the job description and details for how to apply here; applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH NYCEM!
NYCEM has an opportunity for a motivated scientific software development professional to join the Technology and Strategic Data team at New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM). 

Under the supervision of the Director of Application Development, the selected applicant will be an Application Developer (EOC Application Developer) working on a portfolio of data management, business intelligence and situational awareness applications and will work with a team of Information Technology and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application developers to maintain and enhance existing EOC systems. 

Please read more and apply here. [Apply by 31 July 2018]

NYC OPPORTUNITY’S POVERTY RESEARCH UNIT HIRING TECHNICAL FELLOWS
The Poverty Research Unit of the Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity (NYC Opportunity) is hiring Technical Fellows to work on developing and implementing measures of poverty, mobility, and medical care economic risks.
 
NYC Opportunity produces research and analysis of poverty and social conditions, including its influential annual (NYCgov poverty measure, which provides a more accurate and comprehensive picture of poverty in New York City than the federal measure. The NYCgov poverty measure has become an important tool for evaluating policies, assessing the progress the city has made over time in reducing poverty and designing new policies to reduce current levels of economic deprivation.
 
Full details on this paid, one-year opportunity can be found here: http://buildwithnyc.github.io/prugraduatefellow.html

AMAZON WEB SERVICES (DC OFFICE) EVENT: “UNDERREPRESENTED IN TECH”
Join Amazon Web Services (DC office) on May 14 from 5pm-8pm for “Underrepresented in Tech” to discuss strengthening underrepresented communities in the tech workforce, specifically in the areas of sales and marketing, and ideas to improve representation in the industry.  Engage with our group of expert panelists to examine the challenges that may arise in tech for persons from Black or Latino communities, while discussing tactics and resources available to navigate barriers to career entry and growth.
 
Click here to register today!

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE + THE CIVIC AGENDA
Despite all the talk about the power of AI, there is a startling lack of conversation around how it might be used to further the civic agenda and directly improve people’s lives in real ways. Civic Hall member Christopher Bishop(christopherbishop123@gmail.com) is seeking propositions on getting this discussion started within the Civic Hall community. Please reach out if you have expertise you want to share at a workshop, can recommend someone to invite, or are interested in attending and bringing members of your team!

MOBILIZEAMERICA IS HIRING FULL-STACK ENGINEERS
In light of significant product, business and fundraising traction, MobilizeAmerica is looking to add two full-stack engineers to our existing technical team of five.

MobilizeAmerica is a NYC-based volunteer management platform and network that enables activists, progressive organizations and Democratic campaigns to connect and win. This year, hundreds of campaigns will use our platform to manage their supporters, tapping into progressive partner audiences in the tens of millions. We’ve closed our pre-seed round and are quickly filling our seed round. Investors include: Higher Ground Labs, a leading progressive technology accelerator, Reid Hoffman and angel investors in Silicon Valley, DC, NY and LA. 

GAMES FOR CHANGE FESTIVAL: JUNE 28-30
Join Games for Change for their 15th annual Games for Change Festival, June 28-30, at the Parsons School of Design in #NYC. Featured speakers such as Anastasia Goodstein (SVP of Digital Innovation at The Ad Council), Alan Gershenfeld (President, Co-Founder of E-Line Media), and Elizabeth LaPensée (Assistant Professor at Michigan State University) will be highlighting games and programs engage issues of social justice, human development, environment and responsible citizenship. Register for the festival here.

15% discount for Civic Hall community: CivHall15

Amazon Web Services provides infrastructure that allows startups to grow and thrive, and AWS Activate is a program that allows you to access those resources quickly. From Technical and Business Essentials Online Trainings to Promotional Credits that can be used on a variety of AWS products, this offer provides an unparalleled opportunity for folks who are getting started and looking to scale up. Interested? Applying is easy for members of the Civic Hall community!

First, visit the AWS Activate webpage https://aws.amazon.com/activate/portfolio-signup to apply.

1. Use this Organization ID (case-sensitive): 0eqef
2. Provide your AWS Account ID on the application. Promotional Credits will be added directly to this account, so please double check it - we cannot transfer credits in the future.
3. Please provide your company domain email address regardless of the email associated with your AWS Account ID. Personal email addresses are likely to be unrecognized and rejected, complicating application processing and billing inquiries.

We’ll kick off with dedicated Civic Hall office hours at the AWS Loft. Any questions? Email community@civichall.org