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SUMMARY:Diversifying your Community Board
DESCRIPTION:Join BetaNYC and Data Pride for a workshop on making your voice heard at your Community Board. Whether you’re Community Board curious or ready to apply\, we’ll cover how to get involved locally\, walk through a data demo showing how Community Boards shape your neighborhood\, and leave time to network. \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public! But we would love your support so we can continue hosting events like these. Donate and become a BetaBuilder at beta.nyc/donate  \n\n\n\nRun of show: \n\n\n\n\n5:45 pm: Doors open\n\n\n\n6:00 pm: Opening remarks by Beta NYC\n\n\n\n6:10 pm: Presentation\n\n\n\n7:00 pm: Closing remarks and time to mingle\n\n\n\n\nBetaNYC is a safer space. Harassment\, discrimination\, and exclusionary behavior are not tolerated. Protected categories include gender\, race\, disability\, sexual orientation\, religion\, and more. Violations can result in removal from the event and the BetaNYC network. If an incident occurs\, contact saferspaces@beta.nyc or find a BetaNYC staff member at the event.
URL:https://www.beta.nyc/event/e261021/
LOCATION:The Information Lab\, 124 E 14th St\, Fl. 4\, New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States
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SUMMARY:BetaBagels 017: Building Civic AI for NYC's Open Government
DESCRIPTION:Can you trust what an AI tool tells you about New York State or City government?  \n\n\n\nFor this late-afternoon bagels session\, we will show you how to ask AI tools about a Council bill\, a city contract\, or a 311 complaint\, and how to avoid wrong answers. We’ll also profile some civic AI literacy programs you can take to your community. We want you to stay informed and know how to stay safe. \n\n\n\nFor BetaBagels 017\, we’re going virtual to look at the tools being built to address hallucinations and misinformation. We’ll recap the City Council’s 10-hour October 5 hearing on the risks of AI. Then we’ll demo CivicAITools.org\, an open-source project that checks AI answers against public data (see the code on GitHub)\, and BetaNYC’s open MCP servers\, which connect AI assistants to Council legislation\, the City Record\, Checkbook NYC\, 311\, and more. We’ll close with your questions. \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, on Zoom\, and will be recorded. Everyone who attends is eligible to join our BetaBuilders Discord server. Do you have a civic AI tool we should look at next? Let us know\, and we’ll follow up.  \n\n\n\nBring your questions\, and we hope to get some good answers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout BetaBagels\n\n\n\nSince 2018\, BetaBagels has brought BetaNYC’s community together with the people building New York’s public interest technology. Guests have included teams from the NYC Office of Technology and Innovation\, the MTA Open Data team\, the City Council’s Committee on Technology\, and community boards in Brooklyn and Queens. BetaBagels usually meets over coffee and bagels. This one is online in the afternoon\, so bring your own. \n\n\n\nWatch past conversations on BetaNYC’s YouTube channel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent details\n\n\n\n\nDate: Friday\, October 23\, 2026\n\n\n\nTime: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET\n\n\n\nLocation: Online\, on Zoom\n\n\n\nCost: Free\n\n\n\nRegister: beta.nyc/e261023-rsvp\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for BetaBagels 017 on Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoining BetaBuilders\n\n\n\nAttending qualifies you for BetaBuilders\, BetaNYC’s member community on Discord. After the event\, we’ll email a one-time invite link to the address you register with. Use the email you’ll use for future BetaNYC events: each event you attend with it renews your access\, which lasts 90 days. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCode of Conduct\n\n\n\nBetaNYC\, a partner project of the Fund for the City of New York\, is committed to hosting safe and open spaces for all. By attending this event\, you commit to our Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecording and your data\n\n\n\nThis session is recorded and will be posted publicly. If you’d rather not appear\, keep your camera off and choose a display name you’re comfortable sharing. We keep a record of who registers and attends in CiviCRM\, our own database\, and use it to invite attendees to BetaBuilders. Demographic questions are optional; your answers stay private and help us see whether we are reaching all of New York City. Details: BetaNYC privacy policy.
URL:https://www.beta.nyc/event/e261023/
LOCATION:Virtual\, New York City\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:BetaBagels
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SUMMARY:Urban Tech Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:BetaNYC’s Executive Director Noel Hidalgo joins a panel at the sixth Urban Tech Summit\, “The Generative City\,” hosted by Cornell Tech’s Urban Tech Hub and the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute. Noel will share what BetaNYC has learned from building tools that open up the city budget\, and talk about who should control the AI that cities use and how New Yorkers can hold it accountable. \n\n\n\nThe session\, as described by the summit organizers: \n\n\n\n\nThe Agentic City: New Partnerships for Operations. Behind every well-running city is a complex orchestration of government agencies\, private contractors\, urban data\, and aging public assets. As AI agents revolutionize enterprise management and expand our capacity to plan ahead\, what are the opportunities for restructuring and improving government operations? This session explores how cities are partnering with technology companies\, peer governments\, and research institutions to leverage the power of AI while keeping accountability and human judgment firmly in the loop. \n\n\n\n\nThe summit organizers will announce the other panelists and the session time. \n\n\n\nThe full summit runs Tuesday\, November 10\, from 9 AM to 5 PM at the Verizon Executive Education Center at Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island. See the Urban Tech Summit 2026 program. Tickets are sold on Eventbrite by the summit organizers.
URL:https://www.beta.nyc/event/urban-tech-summit-2026/
LOCATION:Cornell Tech Verizon Executive Education Center\, 34 N Loop Rd\, New York\, NY\, 10044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Non-BetaNYC Event,Speaker Event
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SUMMARY:Autumn Civic Tech Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join BetaNYC as we show off the latest projects made by members of the BetaBuilders community in this Fall Showcase! Whether you’re an expert in civic tech or new and curious\, you’re welcome to come see how technology can help us understand\, connect with\, and serve New York City and its people. \n\n\n\nIf you have a project you’d like to present (whether you made it professionally\, academically\, or in your own time)\, please fill out our quick application here. Submissions are due by October 25 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public! We would love your support so we can continue hosting events like these. Donate and become a BetaBuilder at beta.nyc/donate. \n\n\n\nRun of show: \n\n\n\n\n5:45 pm: Doors open\n\n\n\n6:00 pm: Opening remarks by BetaNYC\n\n\n\n6:10 pm: Project showcase\n\n\n\n7:00 pm: Closing remarks and time to mingle
URL:https://www.beta.nyc/event/e261112/
LOCATION:To Be Announced!\, New York City\, New York\, United States
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SUMMARY:Discovering NYC Open Data: Online Session: November 2026
DESCRIPTION:Did you know there is free data about nearly every aspect of our city? Come learn how to use it with the NYC Open Data Ambassadors! Join us for an online workshop where you’ll learn the fundamentals of using NYC Open Data. \n\n\n\n** This training is FREE and OPEN to the public ** \n\n\n\nYou will gain an understanding of: \n\n\n\n\nWhat NYC Open Data is!\n\n\n\nHow to find specific datasets\n\n\n\nHow to filter a dataset\n\n\n\nHow to visualize data in charts and graphs\n\n\n\nTools and Applications of Open Data\n\n\n\nHow to stay involved\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend? \n\n\n\n\nAnyone! No experience necessary.\n\n\n\nEducators & Students\n\n\n\nLibrarians & Non-Profit Professionals\n\n\n\nLocal Organizers & Decision-Makers\n\n\n\nCity Planners and Mappers\n\n\n\n\nThe Open Data Ambassadors program is a collaboration between NYC Office of Technology and Innovation’s Open Data Team and BetaNYC. Visit nyc.gov/discoveropendata to learn more!
URL:https://www.beta.nyc/event/e261116/
LOCATION:Virtual\, New York City\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class or Training
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SUMMARY:Discovering NYC Open Data: Online Session: December 2026
DESCRIPTION:Did you know there is free data about nearly every aspect of our city? Come learn how to use it with the NYC Open Data Ambassadors! Join us for an online workshop where you’ll learn the fundamentals of using NYC Open Data. \n\n\n\n** This training is FREE and OPEN to the public ** \n\n\n\nYou will gain an understanding of: \n\n\n\n\nWhat NYC Open Data is!\n\n\n\nHow to find specific datasets\n\n\n\nHow to filter a dataset\n\n\n\nHow to visualize data in charts and graphs\n\n\n\nTools and Applications of Open Data\n\n\n\nHow to stay involved\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend? \n\n\n\n\nAnyone! No experience necessary.\n\n\n\nEducators & Students\n\n\n\nLibrarians & Non-Profit Professionals\n\n\n\nLocal Organizers & Decision-Makers\n\n\n\nCity Planners and Mappers\n\n\n\n\nThe Open Data Ambassadors program is a collaboration between NYC Office of Technology and Innovation’s Open Data Team and BetaNYC. Visit nyc.gov/discoveropendata to learn more!
URL:https://www.beta.nyc/event/e261216/
LOCATION:Virtual\, New York City\, NY\, United States
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