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Tropo joins Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, NASA & The World Bank for Random Hacks of Kindness

May 6th, 2011 by Diggz

Tropo is joining Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, The World Bank and NASA at the Random Hacks of Kindness Hackathon (RHoK #3) on June 3-5 in Seattle and Philadelphia!   Seattle is going to be the ONLY main stage RHoK event in the United States, and we’re proud to be sponsoring the event and reception with our friends at Geeks without Bounds.

What is RHoK #3?

RHok #3 is global gathering of coders, hackers & geeks in many locations around the world, coming together in real time for a marathon weekend of coding around problems relating to disaster/crisis response and climate change.  The RHok #3 event will be happening worldwide on June 4th and 5th, 2011.

What is Random Hacks of Kindness?

Random Hacks of Kindness is the brainchild of a dedicated team from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, NASA and The World Bank.  The very first Crisis Camp bar camp was held in Washington, D.C. in June 2009. During one of the opening sessions of the camp an industry panel spoke, and clearly stated that some issues of global importance take precedence over competitive business concerns. That panel included representatives from Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft who agreed to work together to mobilize their developer communities to hack for humanity: to develop code that responds to global challenges and has a real impact in the field. NASA and The World Bank joined forces with Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft to make it happen.

Get Involved

Tropo has joined Geeks without Bounds to organize the RHoK #3 Hackathon in Seattle  June 3-5.  Registration is already open for these and other locations around the world.  There will be free food, WiFi, ideas, prizes and fun.  It’s a great opportunity to use your coding skills to help solve some of the world’s most challenging problems so sign up and join us!

Who Should Attend? Leaders and members of existing groups of coders, makers, hackers, filmmakers, designers, digital medians, engineers, entrepreneurs…anyone with a passion for doing things and wants to work with other like-minded people.

• What: Random Hacks of Kindness #3 (RHoK 3)
• Where: Seattle, WA (main stage) & Philadelphia PA (Satellite location) and other locations
• When: Friday June 3-5, 2011
• Register: Seattle RHoK #3,  Philadelphia RHoK #3,  other cities

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1. Random Hacks of Kindness and International Open Data Hackathon
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4. Civic Hacking in Philadelphia
5. Hacking a Better World

Tags: GWOBorg, Hackathon, philadelphia, Random Hacks of Kindness, Seattle

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