Municipalooza! Tuesday April 16th !!!!! Free Forum,
Saturday, April 13th, 2013First in a Series of speaker forums focusing on Topics from a Municipal level point of view.
Tuesday April 16th - Rotary Room in Ajax Library
55 Harwood Avenue South
Ajax, Ontario
I am very happy all speakers are confirmed for Municipalooza Tuesday April 16th
Doors open at 6pm - Panel begins 6:30 event ends 8:30 pm.
Kelly Guthrie Community Engagement Coordinator from the City of Guelph will be sharing her knowledge of Participatory Budgeting as a concept and how the City of Guelph uses this to engage citizens”
Kelly has spoken about this topic on CBC radio in the past.
Maddie Di Muccio , Councillor Town of Newmarket, Regular Columnist Toronto Sun will talk about Council Transparency.
Joey Coleman , - Is Canada’s first crowdfunded journalist. Based in Hamilton, Joey covers all municipal government and board meetings, responds to reader inquiries at all hours, and livestreams from breaking news events. Prior to breaking out on his own, Joey worked for Maclean’s and The Globe and Mail. A nerd at heart, Joey is a leader in Hamilton’s Open Data movement believing that journalism is not gatekeeping, but gate-opening.
The topic of Joey’s talk is entitled “Building an Open Data ecosystem for all to access, not just elites”
How do we build open data so it is accessible to all citizens and not just those with specialized skills such as information management or coding? In Hamilton, municipal open data is being implemented because of advocacy among neighbourhood associations and community groups, not solely from the developer community, with the goal of ensuring all citizens can use open data.
It’s a unique partnership - what does it mean for open data, open government, and civic engagement?
Join this discussion as we explore the question.