Hack for Change in Portland: National Day of Civic Hacking


The National Day of Civic Hacking is a nationwide event to build innovative civic projects planned in coordination with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and will be supported by a number of federal, state and local agencies.

Kick-off Party

Portland is hosting two Civic Hackathons in celebration of this national day. Join us for a joint kick-off event to celebrate, get inspired, and hear more about each hackathon. There’s all kinds of dreaming, creating, and hacking you can be part of!

Date:
Friday, May 30th
Location:
Epicodus
Time:
6pm - 9pm
Please RSVP

Northwest Hackathon

Portland’s Northwest Hackathon will focus on direct collaboration with nonprofits, public agencies, and organizations in Portland. Sit down with the people serving our community and help them solve the tough problems and address the needs they face everyday. See your work have real-world impact right before your eyes and help build a lasting community that is passionate about finding technological solutions to shared problems in our city.

The Northwest Hackathon is hosted by Code for Portland, a brigade of Code for America and sponsored by North, Epicodus, Fine Design, and ESRI.

Northwest Hackathon Details

Date:
Saturday, May 31st and Sunday, June 1st
Location:
North, 1515 NW 19th Ave.
Time:
Saturday, 10am - 10pm
Demo+Party
12pm - 3pm
Please RSVP

We have tentatively planned to all come together at Zidell Yards on Sunday for lunch and a joint demo of what each group worked on with a party on the waterfront to follow.


Southwest Hackathon

Portland’s Southwest Hackathon will focus on better planning of urban areas. Join us in imagining what our Portland of the future will look like with new models of innovation, community, and economic development. Bring your ideas and be part of the creative innovation that makes Portland unique.

The Southwest Hackathon is sponsored by Intel and hosted at Zidell Yards in Southwest Portland.

Southwest Hackathon Details

Date:
Saturday, May 31st and Sunday, June 1st
Location:
Zidell Yards, 3121 SW Moody Ave.
More info about this hackathon