Mobile Tech 4 Social Change Barcamps are local events for people passionate about using mobile technology for social impact and to make the world a better place. Each event includes interactive discussions, hands-on-demos, and collaborations about ways to use, deploy, develop and promote mobile technology in health, advocacy, economic development, environment, human rights, citizen media, to name a few areas.  Participants for Mobile Tech 4 Social Change barcamps include nonprofits, mobile app developers, researchers, donors, intermediary organizations, and mobile operators.   

Details 

• A one-day event on Saturday, May 23rd 2009 at theHubHalifax  in Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Exploring mobile tech to advance social development for common good
• For anyone interested in how mobile phones are changing the way we organize, advocate, provide health and other social services
• Barcamps are considered an un-conference, where sessions have a leader, but only to faciliate the conversation. It's meant to be an open free flowing dialog.

Goals

• Draw together the nonprofit and tech communities to share knowledge and pool resources
• Connect tech developers with nonprofits to form relationships and create opportunties
• Interactive discussions and hand-on-demos 

Registration -- Please register HERE

• $10/person ($5/students) with lunch included

• Proceeds from event will goto a local charity decided by the event attendees 

Topics include...

• Mobile fundraising using social media
• Mobile campaigning on a grassroots budget
• Mobile games for change
• Mobile activism and awareness
• Mobile alerts for community safety
• Add sessions you'd like to see 

Planners

• Dale Zak, Mobile Software Developer
• Jon Reid, Spheric
• Katrin Verclas, MobileActive.org

Contact

• m4changehfx@gmail.com