May 15th, 2013

NYC School wins 2nd Place in NYS STEM Competition

NYC Schools 7th graders at PS/IS 276 in Manhattan won second place in New York State’s online STEM Competition called E-Cybermission.  The competition was a free, web-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics contest sponsored by the US Army.  

The students won for their experiment on eliminating bacteria in storms such as Hurricane Sandy.  They investigated the effect of different concentrations of ethyl alcohol on killing e-coli bacteria. Each student won a $500 US saving bond.

More at http://on.nyc.gov/YVL4Wa.

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March 6th, 2013
Zoom The City of New York invites you to vote for your favorite prototype in the Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge. The design that receives the most online votes will receive the Popular Choice Award.Cast your vote before March 15 via on.nyc.gov/votepayphones 

The City of New York invites you to vote for your favorite prototype in the Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge. The design that receives the most online votes will receive the Popular Choice Award.

Cast your vote before March 15 via on.nyc.gov/votepayphones 

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February 20th, 2013
Zoom nycedc: NYC BigApps Is Coming Soon Move over Samsung – The Next Big Thing is almost here. We are working with CollabFinder to bring the biggest, boldest, and best BigApps ever! While we can’t divulge our secrets yet, yesterday we gave a sneak peek at Social Media Week event: “We Built this City: The State of Civic Technology, with Code for America and IDEO.” Entering its fourth year, the NYC BigApps competition promotes government transparency and innovative new technologies by challenging mobile and web developers to create cool, free apps for New Yorkers using City data. Get involved: Sign up now at www.nycbigapps.com to be the first to know about any updates on New York City’s ultimate open data software challenge. Trust us – you don’t want to miss a thing.

nycedc:

NYC BigApps Is Coming Soon

Move over Samsung – The Next Big Thing is almost here. We are working with CollabFinder to bring the biggest, boldest, and best BigApps ever! While we can’t divulge our secrets yet, yesterday we gave a sneak peek at Social Media Week event: “We Built this City: The State of Civic Technology, with Code for America and IDEO.”

Entering its fourth year, the NYC BigApps competition promotes government transparency and innovative new technologies by challenging mobile and web developers to create cool, free apps for New Yorkers using City data.

Get involved: Sign up now at www.nycbigapps.com to be the first to know about any updates on New York City’s ultimate open data software challenge. Trust us – you don’t want to miss a thing.

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February 13th, 2013

Reinvent Payphones: Submit Your Prototype by Monday, Feb 18

A quick reminder that the submission period for the Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge closes on Monday, February 18 at 9AM EST. Digital images, documentation, or links to a virtual presentation are all welcome.  Please be sure to submit one proposal per team, and please identify all team members by name and email in the fields marked.   All team members must complete the Participant Release Form (http://bit.ly/reinventpayphonesconsent) to complete the submission package.  

The Competition Judges will select up to 15 teams to demo at Quirky headquarters on Tuesday, March 5, 2013.  Selected entrants will be notified by email by February 22, 2013. 

Questions? Contact digital@media.nyc.gov

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December 13th, 2012
Zoom How would you redesign New York City’s 11,412 payphones?   Share your ideas, join the challenge and submit your prototype by February 18, 2013. Learn more about the City’s Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge at nyc.gov/reinventpayphones.

How would you redesign New York City’s 11,412 payphones?   Share your ideas, join the challenge and submit your prototype by February 18, 2013.

Learn more about the City’s Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge at nyc.gov/reinventpayphones.

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September 21st, 2012
Zoom nycedc: Today’s the last day to enter the NYC Best for Business Infographic Competition! Entries are due at midnight. We can’t wait to see your designs that show why NYC is the best in the world for business. 

nycedc:

Today’s the last day to enter the NYC Best for Business Infographic Competition! Entries are due at midnight. We can’t wait to see your designs that show why NYC is the best in the world for business. 

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September 17th, 2012
Zoom nycedc: nycedc: Show Off Your Design Skills & Enter Today Designers, show the world why NYC is the best city for business. Enter the NYC Best for Business Infographic Competition 2012 for a chance to win $1,000 cash prize, a poster-size print of your work signed by Mayor Bloomberg, and bragging rights as the City’s top infographic designer.    Infographics must incorporate the NYCEDC Dataset to be eligible. The top applicants will be selected as semifinalists and the winner will be chosen by public voting on NYCEDC.com.  The deadline for submissions is September 21, 2012. Find out more at www.nycedc.com/bestforbusiness. Show off your design skills and enter today! Final week to enter our infographic competition! Take a look at the dataset and visualize it for a chance to win $1,000 cash and other prizes.

nycedc:

nycedc:

Show Off Your Design Skills & Enter Today

Designers, show the world why NYC is the best city for business. Enter the NYC Best for Business Infographic Competition 2012 for a chance to win $1,000 cash prize, a poster-size print of your work signed by Mayor Bloomberg, and bragging rights as the City’s top infographic designer.   

Infographics must incorporate the NYCEDC Dataset to be eligible. The top applicants will be selected as semifinalists and the winner will be chosen by public voting on NYCEDC.com. 

The deadline for submissions is September 21, 2012. Find out more at www.nycedc.com/bestforbusiness. Show off your design skills and enter today!

Final week to enter our infographic competition! Take a look at the dataset and visualize it for a chance to win $1,000 cash and other prizes.

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September 14th, 2012
Zoom Calling all coders, designers, data scientists, and other innovators. Want to win $10,000 and additional prizes helping solve some of New York City’s most pressing social problems? Sign up for Code for Change, a new tech competition happening September 28-October 12 at NYU. Learn more and reserve your spot here: http://applicationsforgood.org/blog/code-for-change/

Calling all coders, designers, data scientists, and other innovators. Want to win $10,000 and additional prizes helping solve some of New York City’s most pressing social problems? Sign up for Code for Change, a new tech competition happening September 28-October 12 at NYU. Learn more and reserve your spot here: http://applicationsforgood.org/blog/code-for-change/

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March 8th, 2012
NYCEDC: NYC Media Lab Launches Media Mash

nycedc:

NYC Media Lab today launched Media Mash, a competition for developers and students to mash up data from the city’s top media and tech companies to create new insights, experiences, and business models.

Open to individuals and organizations with fewer than 50 employees in the U.S., Media…

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January 23rd, 2012
2 More Days Till the BigApps 3.0 Competition Deadline

Best of luck to all. 

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