OpenAustralia Hackfest - MashupAustralia Edition
Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 11:00 AM - Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 8:00 PM (GMT+1000)
OpenAustralia Hackfest - The MashupAustralia Edition
The OpenAustralia Foundation and Google invite you to this free all-weekend hacking extravaganza for anyone interested in creating a mashup for the MashupAustralia competition or hacking on the OpenAustralia website.
Build a cool application using data from http://data.australia.gov.au, enter it into the MashupAustralia competition and and you're in with a chance to win prizes, including a $10,000 first prize. There's also no better way to show the value of opening up government data then creating a practical demonstration!
OpenAustralia.org is run by the OpenAustralia Foundation to promote parliamentary transparency - making it easier for Australians to find out what their representatives are saying on their behalf.
We were thinking of calling the event, somewhat irreverently "iHack 2.0 - concentrated data extracts" or "Hacked Open" but in the end thought that might be a tad confusing. So, it's simply the "OpenAustralia Hackfest - The MashupAustralia Edition".
Visit the hackfest website for more information.
Related Events
The weekend before the OpenAustralia Hackfest in Sydney, WebDirections are running a similar event called GovHack Canberra.
Google are running hack nights in the leadup to this hackfest.
Keep an eye on Mashup Australia's registry to find out about any other planned events
Event Details
Each day day will kick-off with a short talk and lunch followed by a variety of guided and free-hacking sessions. Each afternoon we'll have lightning talks for you to showcase what you're working on.
Where: Google Sydney - see below for details on how to get there
When: Saturday and Sunday 7th and 8th November 11am-8pm
What you need to bring: A laptop with wifi, laptop charger, your enthusiasm
What we provide: Lunch and refreshments, wifi, power outlets.
Places are limited, so please reserve your ticket as soon as possible.
How to get there
The 443 bus travels from Circular Quay via Wynyard station and the QVB, and then pops over to Pyrmont, travels all the way up Harris st, drops people off at the casino - directly outside the door of Google. Going back the other way it picks up from underneath the casino at the tram stop, across the road from Google. If you're coming from Town Hall, this is probably your best option. Because it serves the casino, this bus runs every 20 minutes right through until 1am.
If you're coming from Central and don't mind the extra cost ($5.70 return) you can also catch the tram - it both sets down and picks up from the stop under the casino, across the road from Google. Again, serving the casino means that it runs late: every 15 minutes until 11pm, and then every 30 minutes right through till 6am.
Another option if you're coming from Central, or from Ryde (or along Victoria Road between Gladesville and Rozelle) is the 501, which stops a few blocks away; it runs every 30 minutes right through the night.
Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 11:00 AM
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Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 8:00 PM (GMT+1000)
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