Category: Events
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EVENT: 5/17/2013 Civic Horticulture Conference in Philly
What: The Cultural Landscape Foundation and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society are hosting Civic Horticulture When: Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where: University of the Arts, Gershman Hall, Levitt Auditorium: 401 South Broad Street (corner of Broad & Pine St) in Philadelphia, PA For Whom: This should be of interest to…
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EVENT: 5/4/2013 OpenUrban Map-a-thon
What: OpenUrban is hosting an urban development map-a-thon as part of the New Museum’s Ideas City Festival When: Saturday, May 4th, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. Where: The New School, 66 W. 12th Street (Orozco Room, 7th Floor), New York, NY For Whom: This should be of interest to urban planners, urban designers, architects, community mapping…
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EVENT: 4/3/2013 Freedom of Information in the Drone Age
What: Freedom of Information Day 2013: “Freedom of Information in the Drone Age” When: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. Where: Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) of The New York Public Library, 188 Madison Avenue For Whom: This should be of interest to fans of open government, history buffs, and researchers From the NYPL…
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EVENT: 5/11/13 Bike the Branches
What: Bike the Branches (Registration is now open!) When: Saturday, May 11 (Rain Date: Sat., May 18), 2013 10am – 5pm : Bike Ride 5pm – 7pm : Finish Line Celebration Where: All 60 Branches (choose your own route), ending at Central Library For Whom: Bikers, Brooklynites & Library Lovers of all ages Cost: Adults $20…
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EVENT: 3/1/13 – 3/9/13 Occupy Data Hackathon and Exhibit
What: Occupy Data Hackathon and Exhibit (focus will be on Occupy Sandy Data) Cost: Free (please register to attend Hackathon) When: Hackathon: Mar 1, 2013 to Mar 2, 2013, 12:00pm-6:00pm each day Exhibit open to the public: Mar 5, 2013 to Mar 9, 2013, Tue-Thu 12-7pm and Fri-Sat 12-6pm Where: The James Gallery The Graduate Center,…
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Reimagining Vacant Space: Justin Moore receives ioby’s 2012 award
ioby’s 2012 Heroes in Our Backyards: Reimagining Vacant Space from ioby on Vimeo. Justin Moore was awarded ioby’s 2012 the Heroes In Our Backyards award. He was chosen for his work on behalf of a neighborhood gardening project Urban Patch in his home town, the Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhood of Indianapolis. Every year, ioby awards project leaders that exemplify the ioby spirit of community activism. In…