We’re giving a big DCWEEK shout-out to the amazing people who are hosting the events, managing the projects, building the robots and sharing the big ideas that make DCWEEK such an terrific festival!
(Note – If you see any of these folks on the street during the festival, give them a high five! They deserve it!)
1. Who are you?
Greg Bloom, Communications Guy at Bread for the City.
2. What are you doing for DCWEEK?
We’re hosting an event at Bread for the City called the DiscoTech (short for ‘Discovering Technology’) — geared towards people who are learning about technology at beginner and intermediate skill levels, and toward people who are interested in learning specifically about ways to bridge the digital divide in DC.
We’ll have consultation stations where folks with limited computer experience can get hands-on assistance with people who’ve come to share their skills. We’ll also have presentation stations where people can show off their technology projects (presumably projects that are relevant to local — and often underserved — communities). And we’ll have panels about big technology initiatives (a local 211 overhaul, the DC Community Access Network, and more).
3. Event Details
Saturday November 5th, from noon to 5pm. Bread for the City NW – 1525 7th st NW. http://broadbandbridge.org for more details.
4. What does being part of DCWEEK mean to your organization?
We’re eager to engage technologists and policy people with folks whose lives stand to benefit immensely by greater access to and adoption of technology!
5. What impact do you hope this will have on DC?
By working together, we can take all the steps we need to bridge the digital divide.
6. Why should people get involved in your event?
Great opportunity to share your skills with people who are eager to learn! Also opportunities to learn about how technology can make a difference in underserved communities.
7. Anything else we should know?
We need some equipment! Mice, keyboards… even computers to raffle off. If you have a computer that may need a bit of fixing up before being usable, bring that — we’ll have some tech support on hand to tinker with machines before getting them into hands that need them.
