A Beautiful Oakland: A Civic Tech Idea-A-Thon
The Beautiful Oakland: Civic Tech Idea-A-Thon is a focused, energizing half-day event that brings Oakland residents, students, technologists, and city officials together to generate fresh ideas for tackling illegal dumping and improving the physical environment in Oakland.
This is one of two OpenOakland events we are hosting as part of Oakland Tech Week. Later the same evening, join us for AI in the Public Interest: Oakland Civic Projects in Action.
- When: Tuesday, September 29, 1:00-5:00pm
- Where: Mills College at Northeastern University, 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland
What to expect
- 1:00-1:15pm - Welcome
- 1:15-2:00pm - Expert panel featuring government and community leaders
- 2:00-4:00pm - Design thinking workshop, with individual idea generation, small group sharing, and presentations
Top ideas are documented as canvases for potential future development, whether that becomes a class project, a policy conversation, a pilot, or a hackathon.
You don’t need a technical background to take part. If you care about how Oakland looks and feels day to day, you have something to contribute.
Volunteers Needed!
OpenOakland is hosting two events for this year’s Oakland Tech Week (Sept 27-Oct 3), as well as CityCamp Oakland (October 17). We are looking for volunteers to help with small group facilitation, registration, and event logistics. If you are interested in volunteering for these events, please sign up here.