by Lillie Glasgo | Nov 30, 2015 | Smart Cities
Editor’s Note: Meeting of the Minds organized the first ever Civic Hackathon in Richmond, CA as a precursor to its annual summit. Over the course of October 17th and 18th half a dozen teams competed for the top prize and the opportunity to present their apps in...
by Alex Donn and Jessie F. Hahn | Nov 12, 2015 | Announcements
On October 17th and 18th, The Meeting of the Minds (MOTM) Hackathon brought together designers, developers, and entrepreneurs to hack on social good projects focused on the city of Richmond. It was the first hackathon ever held in Richmond, CA and was sponsored by...
by Hannah Greinetz | Nov 10, 2015 | Smart Cities
The Meeting of the Minds conference this year was a stimulating gathering of thought leaders, city leaders, and change makers, held in Richmond, California’s historic Craneway Pavilion. The agenda of esteemed speakers covered everything from Singapore’s NEWater...
by Tim Cholibois | Nov 9, 2015 | Smart Cities
On October 19 to 22 the Second National Urban Forum took place in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Among the guests were the country’s newly elected mayors, who convened for the first time after communal elections in July to discuss urban development strategies with central...
by Alicia Asín | Nov 3, 2015 | Smart Cities
Let’s imagine a modern city in 2020. It is a Smart City. Urban planning, ecology, and information technology reach into every neighborhood, to improve citizens’ quality of life. Sensor-based systems are already in place in many municipalities and regions all over the...
by Micah Kotch | Nov 2, 2015 | Smart Cities
NY Prize is shaking up the clean energy market – the $40 million competition is asking local New York communities to think big about energy resiliency and conservation in the context of increasing extreme weather events, and then asking them design a local energy...
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