Hackathon Roundup: Introduction to Open Source with GDI, Impactathon, and Hack4Access

Summer of Open Source Kickoff & Workshop

Girl Develop It Philly will be kicking off their summer of open code this evening in partnership with Code for Philly. The Girl Develop It team and former Chief Data Officer Mark Headd will walk you through what open source is, give an overview of open source projects, and give an introduction to Git/GitHub. For those who are familiar with open source, Code for Philly team members and others who are already working on open source projects will be there to share information on the projects and help get you involved. View a complete schedule of events associated with the summer of open source code here.

When: May 28, 2014, 5:45-8:45 PM
Where: CityCoHo, 2401 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
More Info: http://www.meetup.com/Girl-Develop-It-Philadelphia/events/182875742/

YCenter’s Impactathon

YCenter is kicking off it’s first hackathon this weekend, starting on May 30. “Impactathon is a citywide hackathon styled event happening from May 30th – June 1st,” said Dhairya Pujara, founder and CEO of the YCenter. “The unique thing about Impactathon is the ‘WHY’ for this event. We want participants to create solutions that can have a real measurable IMPACT for communities in Africa.”

Participants at Impactathon will help create solutions to issues surrounding healthcare delivery faced by communities around the world but specifically in Mozambique, Africa.The event is open to both students and the general public, both those with backgrounds in computer science and those from other fields.

“A participant with coding background may not have domain expertise in the field of healthcare or international community development,” Pujara said. “Hence, to actually come up with solutions, it’s a requirement to collaborate with non-coders and idea people, as we call it.”

When: May 30-June 1
Where: Benjamin’s Desk, 1701 Walnut Street, Philadelphia PA (as well as other locations on Saturday)
Tickets: http://y-center.org/impactathon/

#Hack4Access

National Day of Civic Hacking is a national event that is an opportunity for individuals from all fields to collaborate in an effort to improve local communities and the governments that serve them. Philly’s edition, #Hack4Access, is happening this weekend May 31-June 1 and is hosted by Technical.ly Philly and the Philadelphia Link at First Round Capital. Previously known as Random Hacks of Kindness, #Hack4Access will focus efforts and winning projects on issues impacting aging and disability issues.

When: May 31-June 1 (with pre-hackathon happy hour held May 30)
Where: First Round Capital, 4040 Locust Street, University City, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tickets: http://tp.ticketleap.com/rhok-disability/details