Hey folks,
Sunlight along with Washington Post and NPR is hosting Election
Hackathon<http://www.electionhackathon.com/>2012 on Oct 6-7. If you
are a developer with an interest in creating new
tools to bring some transparency to the electoral process, you should
definitely come!
There's more information below.
-Zubedah
This year's elections are promising to be the most expensive in U.S.
history. With many candidates receiving hefty support from outside groups
contributing unlimited amounts of money into their campaigns, everyone
should easily know how these millions of dollars are spent. This is why we
are teaming up with NPR and the Washington Post to create new tools and
bring transparency to the electoral process at the Election Hackathon 2012.
The moment seems ripe for politically-minded developers to get together and
create some cool stuff.
On October 6 and 7, join us and other DC-based developers in building
innovative apps that will help citizens better understand how the voting
system works. Participants will compete for $5,000 in prizes.
Register for the Election Hackathon 2012 and help unlock our government
[LINK:
http://www.electionhackathon.com/]
Hackathons are an informal but effective way for developers and civic
hackers to collaborate on projects that educate the public on how
government functions. Using data from Sunlight Labs, NPR and the Washington
Post APIs, the Election Hackathon 2012 will inspire developers to make
tools that will shed light on the 2012 Presidential election.
* What: Election Hackathon 2012
When: October 6 and 7
Where: The Washington Post, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington D.C.
Register:
http://www.electionhackathon.com/
*
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Zubedah Nanfuka
Sunlight Foundation
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