[Mempol2] PoliticalMemory 2.0 - Hackathon #1 - Feb. 24th (6PM) to Feb. 26th - IRL & IRC]
stef
time, pls urge them to join us. this will be very useful in defending our
internet.
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 09:29:02PM +0100, J�r�mie ZIMMERMANN - La Quadrature du Net wrote:
> Thanks for forwarding this message as widely as possible among your cool
> hacker networks!
>
> English page:
> http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Hack-a-thon1_Political_Memory_2.0
>
> French page:
> http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Hack-a-thon1_Memoire_Politique_2.0
>
>
> *** INTRO ***
>
> Political Memory, (aka "MemoPol") is a project created by La Quadrature
> du Net to achieve the following goals:
>
> * Provide a framework for political activists in order to optimize,
> promote and keep track of their actions (initially defending free speech
> and other fundamental freedoms online).
>
> * Provide citizens an accurate view of their political representatives'
> (PRs) actions in parliaments and assemblies.
>
> * Raise the political cost of taking bad decisions for representatives
> by attributing good and bad points.
>
> In a nutshell: We collect official data about political representatives.
> Public votes and decisions are used to compute a score, and this score
> allows us to do a a lot of interesting things:
>
> * Rank PRs according to your political goals and issues,
>
> * Point out discrepancies between who talks the talk, and who actually
> walks the walk ,
>
> * See trends among groups of PRs and individual members of parliament,
>
>
> *** WHAT, WHO? ***
>
> Political Memory 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the previous Political
> Memory tool (originally based on perl scripts outputing mediawiki
> pages). It is now composed of: Django, CouchDB, Various set of scripts
> (in bash, python, perl), HTML, CSS and JS for the frontend
>
> We are looking for smart cool people skilled in those fields!
>
> You can get the current version at https://github.com/stefanp/memopol2
>
>
> *** HACK-A-THON? ***
>
> We are organizing a two-day IRL and on-line gathering to achieve the
> following goals: - Present the exisiting project to new potential
> contributers. - Decide on the roadmap and task lists. - Settle on best
> practices and developments guidelines - Push the ongoing developments as
> far as we can. - Design interface and other aspects. - Drink beer
> together (or remotely)
>
>
> *** WHEN? WHERE? ***
>
> From Thursday 24th of February 6PM (Paris time) to Saturday 26th of
> February, until energy lasts. We'll provide internet connectivity (bring
> your laptop!) and follow the event on IRC.
>
> So far, the detailed program is the following:
>
> * Thursday 24th, 6PM - ... / Octopuce (29, rue Merlin, 75011 Paris) /
> *core-contributers gathering* (limited space, *send an email before
> coming* contact @ laquadrature.net; come if you know the project already
> and intend to commit) : decisions on key design issues and roadmap
>
> * Friday 25th, 10:00AM - Saturday 26th / Le Loop (very cool Hacker Space
> on the 4th floor of squatted building 40 rue Ren� Boulanger (M�
> R�publique) 75010 Paris / Continuous hacking: programming, webdesign,
> testing and moar!
>
> * Friday 25th, 6:30PM - 8:00PM / Le Loop 40 rue Ren� Boulanger, 4th
> floor / Short introduction to Political Memory for new contributers +
> use cases from an activist perspective (@jerezim from @laquadrature) +
> discussion with initiators and core-contributers
>
> You can participate to the whole event via IRC on channel #lqdn-travail
> on irc.freenode.net (or via our web interface: http://lqdn.fr/chat)
>
>
> In case of you need anything, you can reach Mat on +33 6 634 634 91 or
> write to con...@laquadrature.net
>
>
> *** FAQ ***
>
> * Shall I bring beer?
>
> No, we will provide beer, wine, croissants and coffee \o/
>
> * What shall I bring?
>
> A laptop if you have one (spares will probably be available), and
> anything you need to feel comfortable (blanket, club mate, trip glasses,
> etc. ;)
>
> * I know so little, how can I be sure my contribution will be helpful?
>
> Any help from motivated people can be helpful! Just come over! In doubt,
> you can talk to us over IRC before doing so, we'll convince you! ;)
>
> * I would love to come in order to usefully contribute, but I cannot
> afford the travel. Ain't life a bitch?
>
> Yes it is indeed, and then you die. But we may help by refunding your
> travel expenses! Just contact us
>
> * I have other questions about Political Memory 2.0 or the organizing of
> the event?
>
> You can ask them on our IRC channel: #lqdn-travail on irc.freenode.net
> (or http://lqdn.fr/chat) or on our mailing-list:
> https://laquadrature.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mempol2 or by writing
> to con...@laquadrature.net
>
>
> --
> --- La Quadrature du Net ------- http://www.laquadrature.net
> --- Co-founder, spokesperson --- Twitter/Identi.ca: @jerezim
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