[chbot] Reminder: Christchurch DigitalNZ API HackFest (this Saturday, September 12)

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Fri Sep 25 10:39:33 BST 2009


On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 6:29 PM, jimmy allen <jimmy1248 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is that the right date?
You mean for the HackFest? Yes, it was a couple of weeks ago.

>
> On 9/11/09, follower <follower at rancidbacon.com> wrote:
>> Remember, the first DigitalNZ API HackFest in Christchurch is this Saturday,
>> September 12.
>>
>> DigitalNZ is a publicly funded, not-for-profit initiative that aims to
>> make NZ digital content easier to find, share and use.
>>
>> We're running it from Cii/powerHouse, thanks to their kind
>> sponsorship!
>>
>> 10am-5pm, Saturday 12 September 2009
>> Canterbury Innovation Incubator/powerHouse
>> 200 Armagh St, Christchurch
>>
>> Come along and
>>
>>    * Make nice stuff using the DigitalNZ API
>>    * Whip up some code samples to help other developers kick-start
>> their own DigitalNZ API creations
>>    * Consume pizza, beer and sugary confections
>>
>> DigitalNZ Search aggregates information about NZ digital content from
>> more than 40 content providers and makes them available via an API. You
>> can get a glimpse of what’s inside at search.digitalnz.org
>>
>> Here are just a few examples of what you could get up to:
>>
>>    * Image analysis of thumbnails and search by colour
>>    * Build an advanced search based on DigitalNZ facets
>>    * Example mashup with Eventfinder
>>    * Road-test the Ruby Gem
>>    * Extend the DigitalNZ Timeline app from MIT's Simile project
>>
>> Bring yourself and your laptop. We'll provide the WiFi. This is a
>> low-key event - feel free to come along for however long you can, even
>> just a couple of hours.
>>
>> RSVP (optional) to jo.eaton AT natlib.govt.nz
>>
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