Hi folks,
Our next nexUX meetup is this Friday afternoon. You can earn 1% extra credit if you attend. There will be free snacks and coffee!
Best, ProfW.
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Come to the nexUX Meetup!
How technology is shaping participatory democracy — Friday December 8th 3PM @ Hunt
Technology is transforming public dialog in alarming and unintended ways — a stark contrast to the optimism of the early web. What would technology supporting a healthy dialog look like? Jay Dawkins and CityZen have at least one answer in publicinput.com, which helps residents participate in shaping their cities, where things are still getting done. Jay will offer examples of the civic problems CityZen is addressing, as well as his team's successes and continuing challenges. We will then sit down to discuss the issues Jay's work raises in more depth, especially the responsibilities of technologists to their community.
Please bring your questions to the meetup!
Jay Dawkins is a transportation engineer turned civic tech entrepreneur. He’s the co-founder of Cityzen, a Raleigh-based software company that helps public agencies use social media and news websites to engage more residents online. He previously served as Student Body President at NC State, and today lives and works in downtown Raleigh.
As always with our meetups, this is not a "sit back and listen" meeting, but a chance for us to bring together a cross disciplinary group of people to think about the relationship between UX, technology, and design. Mostly though, we'll get to know one another, and have some fun. If you'll come, please RSVP!
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Location
Our meetups happen at Duke Energy Hall in the James B. Hunt Library on NCSU’s Centennial Campus, with a few exceptions.
To get to the meetup by:
- foot: If you enter the first floor of the Library from Partners Way, head up the yellow stairs and Duke Energy Hall is on your left. If you enter the second floor from the Oval, Duke Energy Hall is on your immediate right.
- bus: NCSU Wolfline buses service the Hunt Library on several routes. See the full system map (PDF) or the real-time bus tracking map. Go into the Library through the entrance by the bus stop and head up the yellow stairs; Duke Energy Hall is on your left.
- car: park in the pay lot directly across from the Library entrance on Partners Way. The cost is two dollars per hour; have your credit card ready. Go into the Library entrance and up the yellow stairs; Duke Energy Hall is on your left.
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