A free, weekly event in Chicago to build, share and learn about civic tech. Join us with presenters from Abundant Housing Illinois!
Join the monthly in-person Chi Hack Night, at a new location: i.c.stars,a non-profit tech training & placement program!
Chi Hack Night is a group of thousands of designers, academic researchers, data journalists, activists, policy wonks, web developers and curious citizens who want to make our city more just, equitable, transparent and delightful to live in through data, design and technology.
Presentation - Abundant Housing Illinois
Join us for a presentation by Steffany Bahamon from Abundant Housing Illinois, a group that advocates for abundant housing and sustainable, inclusive cities throughout Illinois.
What happens at a hack night?
Every week, we have a 45 minute presentation by a government agency, non-profit, company or group who've made use of open data or built a civic technology application. The goal of these presentations is to showcase the different uses and opportunities, as well as challenges and successes in the civic technology movement.
After the presentation, the format of the event is similar to that of a hackathon where breakout groups self-organize to work on civic apps, discuss policies and their implications, learn technical skills and network with a welcoming and diverse community at the intersection of technology and government.
