October 11, 2011 6:30 PM. 84 attended.

Hacks/Hackers Demo Day 3

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Demo Day is Hacks/Hackers NYC's periodic opportunity for members to show off their journalism-related projects. For our third installment, on Oct. 11 at New Work City, you'll hear from:

David Joerg, Data Collective - interactive chart widgets

Erik Hinton, Baroque - custom-built front page CMS

• Michael Bernstein, PenPal News - using news as a conversation-starter to connect students worldwide

Ray Wu, WhatFailed.Us - insights from startup failures

Nicola Hughes, ScraperWiki - online tool for scraping data and requesting data scrapes

Chris van der Walt, UN Global Pulse HunchWorks - social graph for ground truth

Format for the evening: Presenters have 5 minutes to show project, and 5 minutes to answer questions about it.

 

Schedule

6:30 p.m.: Doors & dinner

7 p.m.: Demos begin

Go to HacksHackers.com to read recaps from Demo Day 1 and Demo Day 2.

 

To attend Demo Day 3, RSVP today ($10, payable in advance) — and if you've got a suggestion for what type of food you'd like, be sure to fill out the RSVP questionnaire.

 

We're looking for volunteers to photograph and blog the event. If you'd like to help us out, email us at nyc[at]hackshackers[dot]com.

And finally, if the $10 fee is beyond your budget, please email nyc[at]hackshackers[dot]com and we'll work things out with you.

We hope to see you soon!

—Chrys, Jenny and Al 
Co-Organizers, Hacks/Hackers NYC

 

About the Host: NWCU
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NWCU, community-powered learning driven entirely by member participation. NWCU is a curated collection of classes, workshops, Meetup groups, and hackathons, all sharing one core common goal: help existing and aspiring independents build, learn, and share with one another, so more people can lead better, happier lives working for themselves.

NWCU is made possible by New Work City, amazing supporters of independents and innovation.

About New Work City
New Work City is a coworking space and community center for independents in Manhattan. We gather in a cozy shared environment to work, collaborate, learn, and socialize. All you need is some work to do and a friendly disposition!

 

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Knight News Challenge

You Invent it. We Fund It.

Patch

Reinventing community journalism. Hiring for product and tech teams.

Google

Open Source Programs supports Hacks/Hackers open source efforts.

Daylife

Daylife offers developer tools for content: developer.daylife.com

WNYC

WNYC is one of the Great Sponsors of the Great Urban Hack.

O'Reilly

Providing knowledge (and tech swag!) for hacks and hackers.

NWCU - Community Powered Learning

Thanks to the awesome support of Google, BlackBerry & New Work City.

Function Drinks

Quenching the thirst of hacks and hackers.

Meraki

Providing robust Internet for Hacks/Hackers events.

Micro Office

Affordable full-service office space by the desk. Great for startups.

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