TransportationCamp South and Govathon are joining forces for a one-of-a-kind combined event in Atlanta this weekend.
TransportationCamp is an “unconference” – where sessions are proposed and led by attendees – bringing together thinkers and doers in the fields of transportation and technology for a day of learning, debating, connecting, and creating. Created by OpenPlans in 2011, this will be the ninth TransportationCamp (others have been held in New York, Washington, San Francisco, Montreal, and Boston) and the second TransportationCamp South, following on the success of the sold-out inaugural event in February 2013. For coverage of last year’s event, see the writeup in Creative Loafing (“TransportationCamp South a Wonk’s Heaven”) and the photo gallery on Facebook.
Govathon is a civic hackathon series created by the City of Atlanta, Invest Atlanta, and Startup Atlanta. Govathon brings together technologists, developers, designers, subject matter experts, civic veterans and city officials to help solve problems that affect the local government and the community, making everything from websites and mobile apps to designing other types of innovative products and services. Code for Atlanta will be partnering to run the third Govathon, following two successful events in 2013 (named the “Best Step Toward Becoming a Smarter City” in Creative Loafing’s “Best of Atlanta” issue). This will be the first to focus specifically on transportation issues.
With the help of Code for Atlanta both events will be under under one roof on a single weekend, maximizing the exchange of ideas between transportation planners, advocates, experts, and technologists. While participants will register for either TransportationCamp or Govathon, joint brainstorming sessions will be held Saturday morning, and attendees are encouraged to “float” between both events’ activities for the duration of the weekend.
The result will be a series of tangible, technology-based solutions to our most pressing transportation challenges.
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