[FC-discuss] Municipal Data + NYC 2.0 = BigAppsDevCamp (This weekend & Next!)

[noel hidalgo]

*BigAppsDevCamp*

   - Does your next app need municipal data?
   - Do have a mobile app that will change the way New Yorkers navigate
   though the city?
   - Do you want to become a vendor for NYC?
   - Are you ready to help NYC join the 21st Century?

If you answer is yes to any one of those questions, you MUST attend
BigAppsDevCamp.

Believe it or not, New York City is in the process of opening a bunch of
data set so we can develop Web apps, iPhone/Android/Mobile apps, and other
amazing things! BUT before they open any data, we have to respond to an "
RFPI<http://www.nycedc.com/ProjectsOpportunities/RFPsRFQsRFEIs/Pages/Opportunity48_PC.aspx>"--in
other words, tell them what and how we are going to use their data. *The
deadline is September 1, just two weeks away*!

For the next two Saturdays (8/16 and 8/23), members of the OpenGov NYC
meetup < http://bk.ly/mU > will be hosting two workshops to help you
navigate this complex process. Choose from one of the next two Saturdays to
plug into the following...

   - Why the city is
RFPI<http://www.nycedc.com/ProjectsOpportunities/RFPsRFQsRFEIs/Pages/Opportunity48_PC.aspx>'ing
   this process and how to format your proposal.
   - How you can make money by cordinating future Big Apps
campaign<http://www.nycedc.com/ProjectsOpportunities/RFPsRFQsRFEIs/Pages/Opportunity49_PC.aspx>
   s.
   - Brainstorm ideas for apps with other developers and city dwellers.
   - How your app can change the city.

If you can't attend a workshop and still want to participate, add your idea
to Apps for Democracy's NYC BIG APPS Ideas board < http://bk.ly/mP > or help
us promote via twitter and the
#BigApps<http://search.twitter.com/search?q=BigApps>
 hashtag.

*Saturday, 15 Aug from Noon to 5 pm.*

New Work City <http://www.nwcny.com/>, 200 Varick St, Room 507B, Manhattan,
RSVP @ http://barcamp.org/BigAppsDevCamp

*Saturday, 22 Aug from Noon to 5 pm.*

The Change You Want to See <http://thechangeyouwanttosee.com/>, 84 Havemeyer
St, Brooklyn, RSVP @ http://barcamp.org/BigAppsDevCamp

If you have any questions, please reach out to one of the two organizers.

   - Noel Hidalgo - @noneck - noel at noneck.org - cell +1.646.867.2263
   - Matthew Burton - @matthewburton - matt at matthewburton.org - cell
   +1.571.213.0515
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