#GovHack challenge. Here’s our explainer video for our project “The Blue Line” #STEMinists

https://youtu.be/_f2Yt8QlULY

Last day of #GovHack - uploaded our video, data ans supporting documentation on time. I am totally confised about #GitHub though… forking, branches, pulling, commits? Every year I get reminded I’m not a real coder #Coding

Second day of #GovHack - joining up Hobart flood risk map, Hobart “bin day” map and Google school locations for our climate change focused project: “The Blue Line” Launceston #STEMinists #RideYourBike

Just signed off from my first #GovHack session. It’s always such a mess on the first night!! We are really interested in climate change, so have shortlisted about five climate change challenges. #STEMinists

Anyone else doing #GovHack this year? 18-20 August. Its coming up fast. Won the Launceston comp a few years ago with the STEMinists. Maybe we can do it again 🤓

Looks like there's only a digital event for #GovHack Tasmania this year? I've been participating in physical events since 2013. Which I've mostly enjoyed, hacking away.
It's definitely changed over the years, especially in the last few years. Less technically-oriented entries and fewer people I've met or built connections with, personally. Valid entries but less impressive to me with my technical background.
Back in the early days I had lots of fun building different things and hanging out with friends over the weekend.
The next generation of emerging hackers and makers, like me from 2013, I hope might bring some energy back into it. If that's what they want to do?
Edit: I should mention I’m very grateful for the volunteers who have run it over the years, they’ve done a good job.

Looking forward to #govhack 2023 https://govhack.org

I've been attending #GovHack since 2013 (as a participator or a volunteer) and I think I might give it a miss this year. I think that's fair.. I do like hackathons but perhaps I might find something else to do that weekend.. Assuming it's on in Hobart, unsure..

In the lead up to #EverythingOpen on March 14-16, we'll be sharing session details and speaker bios, to give you a taste of what to expect.

First up is Pia Andrews @Greebo. You may know her from previous projects such as #GovHack, and she has a passion for both #OpenData and #OpenGovernment.

She'll be talking about "Creating #OpenSource Legislation as Code" - posing the question "What if we had open source legislation as code as a public utility?"

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https://2023.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/9/

Folks, there's only one more day to submit to the #EverythingOpen #conference, which will be held in #Melbourne #Naarm in March.

If you liked #linuxconfau or #LCA2020 then you're going to love #EverythingOpen

🎉 🐧 🐍 📊 ⌨️ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

In particular, we'd love to have #CfP proposals from topic areas such as #GLAM #GLAMR #OpenData #OpenGov #GovHack, #OpenAcces, #OER and #Education.

Boosts warmly welcomed!

https://2023.everythingopen.au/

@mikejones @Simone66B @bestqualitycrab @Diana_mammalecology @theconversationau I remember that back from my #govhack days - such an excellent source of data that could be overlaid with other data to build a rich picture of an area's ecosystems. In a way, #hackathon like govhack provided an incentive or driver to keep APIs like ALA well-maintained. I wonder what other incentives could be used?

Good evening #folx, and welcome to today's edition of Kathy's #connectionlist #connection #introduction, where I curate a collection of interesting people and surface them - to connect us all more richly and deeply on the #Fediverse.

@pbone is a Mozillian and I'll be forever grateful to him and the Aussie team who made me so welcome as a part-timer. Thank you, Paul! 🇦🇺

@venessap is another #Geelong lady and she's also a #PhD candidate and she's a #moderation and #governance specialist 🇦🇺

@judy2k is class all the way down! Jk, jk, but that is one of my favourite presentations of his. You can catch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpV3tel0xtQ 🇦🇺
#python #pythonista

I met @gavintapp through the #opendata and #govhack communities - and he's into #data 🇦🇺

@rana is new to #Mastodon and I'd like everyone to say hello and make her feel welcome, please. Welcome, Rana! 👋

@pdcawley has a mighty fine #beard and they are a #folk singer #folksinging. They are also into #bread and #breadmaking. This means they have enough points to become an honorary Melbourne / Naarm person. There's a points system :-) 🇬🇧

@kimberlee is a Professor of #law in #Sydney and a long-time friend of the Aussie #opensource community 🇦🇺

@joncruz is amazing and if you've ever used #Inkscape you have Jon to thank. Thank you so much, Jon! Hope you're well! 🇺🇸

That's all for tonight, but I'll do a list every day until ... well until we don't need to 👋

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Thank you @mattcen for being an awesome MC at #GovHack

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If you're new to GovHack or not sure what to expect in the online competition this year, check out our Handbook for tips and tricks! #govhack #govhack2020

Come and see me MC the #GovHack Australia opening live stream tonight!
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We're less than 6 hours away from @GovHackAU. Here's Micha Helbig, Infosys, sharing about the importance of diverse #digital #talent as we gear-up for an exciting weekend of #virtual collaboration and new learnings. Join the hack: http://bit.ly/30n4tDh
https://twitter.com/InfosysAusNZ/status/1294106612857294848

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Follow our posts to get early notification of the challenge teasers, we don't give much away, but it's a hint of what's to come!

#GovHack #Govhack2020

Register Now: https://hackerspace.govhack.org/competition_events

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2 DAYS TO GO!

What snacks have you got ready for the BIG weekend? Tell us what snacks help to boost your energy!

#GovHack #GovHack2020