Be A Civic Coder

Be A Civic Coder
Be a Civic Coder Luigi Montanez http://luigimontanez.com
I am here to recruit you. Question? @LuigiMontanez
Question? @LuigiMontanez
“Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis Question? @LuigiMontanez
“Civic Coder” Question? @LuigiMontanez
“Civic Coder” ✦ Why? Question? @LuigiMontanez
“Civic Coder” ✦ Why? ✦ What? Question? @LuigiMontanez
“Civic Coder” ✦ Why? ✦ What? ✦ How? Question? @LuigiMontanez
Questions for me? Question? @LuigiMontanez
Questions for me? Tweet: @LuigiMontanez Question? @LuigiMontanez
Participatory Democracy Question? @LuigiMontanez
Civic Engagement Question? @LuigiMontanez
These days... Question? @LuigiMontanez
Question? @LuigiMontanez Credit: The Morton Grove Voice
Question? @LuigiMontanez Credit: madwurm on Flickr
Kinda lame... Question? @LuigiMontanez
“There’s an app for that.” Question? @LuigiMontanez
Electoral Politics Question? @LuigiMontanez
Electoral Politics Governance Question? @LuigiMontanez
Coding as Civic Engagement require 'us_congress_api' congressmembers = CongressMembers.ﬁnd_by_state("VA") congressmembers.each do |member| member.ﬁle_grievance "Fix the traffic on I-66!!!" end Question? @LuigiMontanez
We’ve already begun... Question? @LuigiMontanez
Getting the Data Question? @LuigiMontanez
Getting the Data ✦ Sunlight Labs API Question? @LuigiMontanez
Getting the Data ✦ Sunlight Labs API ✦ GovTrack.us Question? @LuigiMontanez
Getting the Data ✦ Sunlight Labs API ✦ GovTrack.us ✦ OpenSecrets.org Question? @LuigiMontanez
Getting the Data ✦ Sunlight Labs API ✦ GovTrack.us ✦ OpenSecrets.org ✦ MAPLight.org Question? @LuigiMontanez
Getting the Data ✦ Sunlight Labs API ✦ GovTrack.us ✦ OpenSecrets.org ✦ MAPLight.org ✦ CapitolWords.org Question? @LuigiMontanez
Just about Congress... Question? @LuigiMontanez Credit vgm8383 on Flickr
Apps for America 2 Question? @LuigiMontanez
Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 Question? @LuigiMontanez
Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money Question? @LuigiMontanez
Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money ✦ $10,000 for First Place Question? @LuigiMontanez
Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money ✦ $10,000 for First Place ✦ $5,000 for Second Place Question? @LuigiMontanez
Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money ✦ $10,000 for First Place ✦ $5,000 for Second Place ✦ $2,500 for Third Place Question? @LuigiMontanez
Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money ✦ $10,000 for First Place ✦ $5,000 for Second Place ✦ $2,500 for Third Place ✦ $2,500 Visualization Bonus Question? @LuigiMontanez
Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money ✦ $10,000 for First Place ✦ $5,000 for Second Place ✦ $2,500 for Third Place ✦ $2,500 Visualization Bonus Question? @LuigiMontanez
Build something awesome. Question? @LuigiMontanez
Getting Local Question? @LuigiMontanez Credit: ~BostonBill~ on Flickr
The States Question? @LuigiMontanez
The States ✦ 50 State Project Question? @LuigiMontanez
The States ✦ 50 State Project ✦ SunlightLabs.com wiki Question? @LuigiMontanez
The States ✦ 50 State Project ✦ SunlightLabs.com wiki ✦ Parse legislation websites for all 50 states (+ DC) Question? @LuigiMontanez
The States ✦ 50 State Project ✦ SunlightLabs.com wiki ✦ Parse legislation websites for all 50 states (+ DC) ✦ FollowTheMoney.org Question? @LuigiMontanez
Cities Question? @LuigiMontanez
Cities ✦ The more local you get, the easier it is to have a greater effect Question? @LuigiMontanez
Cities ✦ The more local you get, the easier it is to have a greater effect ✦ Washington, D.C. recently released an API at api.dc.gov Question? @LuigiMontanez
A CITY HAS AN API!!! Question? @LuigiMontanez
An Aside on Side Projects Question? @LuigiMontanez
An Aside on Side Projects ✦ Enhance your skillset Question? @LuigiMontanez
An Aside on Side Projects ✦ Enhance your skillset ✦ Get your name out there Question? @LuigiMontanez
An Aside on Side Projects ✦ Enhance your skillset ✦ Get your name out there ✦ Low risk, high reward Question? @LuigiMontanez
An Aside on Side Projects ✦ Enhance your skillset ✦ Get your name out there ✦ Low risk, high reward ✦ Civic apps directly benefit everyone else Question? @LuigiMontanez
Moving Forward Question? @LuigiMontanez
Moving Forward ✦ Need Ruby wrappers for APIs Question? @LuigiMontanez
Moving Forward ✦ Need Ruby wrappers for APIs ✦ Submit entries to Apps for America and Apps for Democracy Question? @LuigiMontanez
Moving Forward ✦ Need Ruby wrappers for APIs ✦ Submit entries to Apps for America and Apps for Democracy ✦ Explore possibilities locally Question? @LuigiMontanez
Moving Forward ✦ Need Ruby wrappers for APIs ✦ Submit entries to Apps for America and Apps for Democracy ✦ Explore possibilities locally ✦ Connect with others... Question? @LuigiMontanez
Open Govt., Open Source Community Question? @LuigiMontanez
Open Govt., Open Source Community ✦ SunlightLabs Google Group: groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs Question? @LuigiMontanez
Open Govt., Open Source Community ✦ SunlightLabs Google Group: groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs ✦ github.com/sunlightlabs Question? @LuigiMontanez
Open Govt., Open Source Community ✦ SunlightLabs Google Group: groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs ✦ github.com/sunlightlabs ✦ #transparency on irc.freenode.net Question? @LuigiMontanez
Open Govt., Open Source Community ✦ SunlightLabs Google Group: groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs ✦ github.com/sunlightlabs ✦ #transparency on irc.freenode.net ✦ @sunlightlabs on Twitter Question? @LuigiMontanez
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