[Wamvan] Come to the Hacks and Hackers Launch Party - June 1.

[Farida Hussain]

Just like WAM launched in Vancouver this year, we're hoping to establish the
Vancouver chapter of Hacks and Hackers. The idea is to get
journalists/storytellers/photographers/mixed-media people/everybody together
with programmers/developers to innovate news technologies.

We're having a launch party on June 1, 2011. Let us know how much *free
beer/snacks* to order by signing up
here<http://www.meetup.com/HacksHackersVancouver/>

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Mozilla Labs Vancouver<http://www.meetup.com/HacksHackersVancouver/venue/1764581/?eventId=18672831&popup=true>
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163 west hastings, suite-200 Vancouver, BC


 <http://www.meetup.com/HacksHackersVancouver/>
*==Agenda==*

*6:30 p.m*. :: Doors open :: mingling & mutual admiration.

*7:15 - 7:30 * :: Introducing Hacks/Hackers and the Knight-Mozilla News
Technology Partnership <http://drumbeat.org/journalism> (MoJo)

*7:30 p.m* :: Napkin-sketchathon. Sketch out your brainstorm ideas for
the Knight
Mozilla News Innovation Challenge
#3<https://drumbeat.org/en-US/challenges/open-webs-killer-app/>.
(Developing the open web's killer app) We'll have napkins and pencils on
hand!

*8:15 - 8:45* :: Showcase and submit ideas :: prize for the best concept.


*More info:*

==Mojo Jam==

Knight-Mozilla News Challenge

Are you a web developer with ideas about how news should work on the web? Or
a news junkie with a hankering to hack? Or do you just feel like hanging out
and thinking cool thoughts?

Enter the Knight Mozilla News Innovation Challenge at the meetup, gives you
a chance at a paid app development fellowship at the Boston Globe, BBC, the
Guardian, Al-Jazeera and other major news outlets.

-- 
*Farida Hussain*
Student, Journalist
UBC Graduate School of Journalism
Phone: 604 649 8619
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