Now that the digital dust has settled, we’ve reflected on that hectic week in August to create a little report about our YRS adventure. You can download a copy here.
We’ve got some exciting plans up our sleeves, including two hack events during the forthcoming half term at MadLab. Keep an eye on the site for more details!
Young Rewired State is about coding. And data. We know around Manchester and Madlab there are lots of interesting folk who can talk about these subjects.
So, we’re asking if people can commit to a lightning talk during the YRS at MadLab – 6th – 10th August (but especially over the first couple of days). (more…)
Geek Meets Government
Title: Young Rewired State Manchester Half Term
Location: MadLab
Description: YRS is a initiative that aims to support young developers and coders in using public data to build apps, websites and anything else that people may use.
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2011-10-26
End Time: 17:00
Young Rewired State is an initiative to give developers aged under 18 the chance to meet, share and build applications. MadLab has been the host to the summer YRS in both 2010 and 2011 – here are some photos from YRS 2011. Whatever your level or experience, If you are aged under 18 and into coding, then come and meet like-minds.
Recently, there has been focus on how computer science education in schools is delivered, and whether it is appropriate to the skills needed. Well, two YRS’ers have been busy writing their own “how-to-code” manual for kids, soon to be distributed by a national newspaper – come along to meet them.
There will be plenty of chance to demo projects and share stories – please make sure you let us and your parents know you are coming.
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This event is sponsored by the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
BCS Manchester
Geek Meets Government
Title: Young Rewired State Manchester
Location: MadLab
Description: A hack week for young developers across the country to go and build visualisations, digital and/or non-digital products using government data, alongside working devs in businesses across the UK
Start Date: 2011-08-01
Start Time: 10:30
End Date: 2011-08-04
End Time: 17:00
YRS is a initiative that aims to support young developers and coders in using public data to build apps, websites and anything else that people may use. It is about mashing up and getting out there with data people may not have seen or experienced before.
Anyone aged between 15-18.
The nature of Young Rewired State means that people will get quite technical. We will welcome people will programming/hacking experience and skills. However, if you are also interested in developing apps, websites or good uses of public data, then by all means come along.
YRS is taking place at centres across the country. So far, there are centres in Brighton, London, Norwich, Oxford, Birmingham and of course Manchester.
In Manchester we will be based at the MadLab – which is a well-know space for digital collaboration in the city centre.
We will meet on the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the MadLab and work together on ideas and developments. On Friday 5th August we will take the train down to London to meet the other teams, show & tell our work and maybe get a prize!
We can meet at MadLab at 10.30am each day, and try and finish around 5pm or so.