What we'll do
Code for San Jos is a volunteer organization made up of makers, designers, developers, & subject matter experts who come together to use tech to solve civic problems.
All are welcome! Technical skills are not required to contribute.
We hold Civic Hack Nights twice a month where members use their skills to make San Jos, & the South Bay, a better place.
Once a month is Map Night featuring the OSM community!
Food will be provided thanks to our generous sponsor Microsoft. Bring your ideas, enthusiasm, & if you can, a laptop.
Learn more about our current projects (http://www.codeforsanjose.com/docs/projects/).
Location - we are meeting at Action Spot co-working studio space (http://www.myactionspot.com/)
Parking:
There is some parking on the gravel lot at the end of the lot!
(http://www.myactionspot.com/parking.html)
Public Transportation:
The venue is within a few minutes walk from the Children's Discovery Museum Station, & accessible by VTA Light Rail or bus or by biking.
Agenda:
6:30 - 6:45 PM: Mingling, chatting, food provided
6:45 - 7:00 PM: Welcome & Group Introductions
7:00 - 8:45 PM: Work on projects in teams or as individuals
8:45 - 9:00 PM: Share progress with group & wrap-up
We've found it helpful to be clear on what Code for San Jos is, & what it isn't:
Code for San Jos is:
a place people gather to work on open-source projects that benefit our community
Code for San Jos isn't:
an organization that teaches people how to code
always prepared to pair you with a project on day one. That said, it's a good idea to look through the open data (http://www.codeforsanjose.com/docs/data/) available to us & our projects (http://www.codeforsanjose.com/docs/projects/), & start thinking about a project you might find interesting to work on.
Before the meeting:
Check out our updated list of projects (http://www.codeforsanjose.com/docs/projects/) & their needs.
Join the slack channel (https://slackin-c4sj.herokuapp.com/) & check out our github (http://github.com/codeforsanjose).
Review the Code of Conduct ( http://www.codeforsanjose.com/codeofconduct.html ).
What to bring
- If you have a laptop, bring it.
- Notebook
- Pen or pencil
At your first meeting, we'll give you an overview of the organization & tell you about on-going projects some members are leading.
