Recent Doings in Seattle and Beyond

On November 7, Shelly Farnham and others organized a lively meeting of 40 or so Seattleites who are interested in using technology for social engagement and social change. Speakers included Kate Starbird (Disaster Events and Digital Volunteerism), Seth Vincent (Civic Hacking), Shelly Farnham (Social Media and Hyper-local Community Well-being), David Keyes (Community Technology: Adoption and Inclusive Community Engagement), Luis F. Borrero (A Demo of DRiVE for Social Capital and Data Access), Robert Kosara (How to Tell a Story About Data), Rob Dolin (Leveraging Social Media and Big Data for Voter and Activist Engagement) and Jeffrey Heer (Community Work and Data Analysis).

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