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Just realized there was a typo in the body of the email about GLAM Hack Philly. The correct date for GLAM Hack Philly is Feb 1-2, 2014, as was indicated in the email subject, not 2012 as was written in the body. Sorry for the confusion. Hopefully, not requiring the ability to time-travel will make the hackathon much more accessible. :) Thanks, GLAM Hack Philly organizers, On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Chad Nelson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > GLAM Hack Philly is a free, weekend-long hackathon focused on building > apps with open data from Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums. It > will take place the weekend of February 1-2, 2012 at the University of > Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections. > > The event will bring together programmers, curators, librarians, > designers, archivists, and anyone else with a passion for GLAM data, to > build fun and interesting apps with the tremendous amount of GLAM data that > is openly and freely available. On the morning of Saturday, February 1st, > participants can pitch ideas for projects related to a specific data set or > for broader GLAM-related applications. This could be anything from creating > Omeka plug-ins to building a virtual city tour app using local digital > collections. Small groups will form and participants will begin working on > their projects through Sunday, with a goal to present a working prototype > by Sunday afternoon. > > > Challenges and Data > > We are seeking proposals of Data Challenges for teams to work on during > the hackathon. Challenges can be as simple as a dataset and a vague idea of > what could be done with that data, or could be an already identified > problem with your data that you are seeking help to solve. > > The only requirements for proposing a challenge are: > > - > > Someone from your organization commits to participating in the event. > They will help steward teams who take up that challenge by giving context > to your data. > - > > If you r challange includes a dataset, that data should be made > available for use and reuse. Providing your data openly means that anyone > can build applications with your data before, during, and after the > hackathon. > > > Submit a Challenge Now <http://bit.ly/1bp5xpV> > > If you’re not sure how your organization's data could be used or want some > help brainstorming a challenge, just get in touch with > [log in to unmask], we're happy to help. > > You can also submit your dataset without proposing a challenge<http://bit.ly/1cg6bEr>. > We'll highlight your dataset on our website for attendees consideration. > > But I'm not a programmer -- can I participate? > > The input of content specialists like museum curators, librarians, > archivists, catalogers, researchers and others who know the data produced > by GLAM organizations, is crucial to creating successful projects. We don't > just want your participation, we need it! > > You can find more information on http://glamhack.com > > Thanks, > Philly GLAM Hack organizers > >