Happy daylight savings.
This week: Hack OpenStreetMap, meet PeopleLinx cofounder Patrick Baynes and build video games (then tell us about it!). And celebrate our hometown spirit at our annual #notatSXSW party this Tuesday at Old City’s Philly Game Forge.
OpenStreetMap Map-a-thon for Food Resources in Philadelphia: Organized by geography grad students and faculty from PennState, this hackathon focuses on adding urban food resources like farmers markets, urban gardens, food banks, soup kitchen to OpenStreetMap. Saturday, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Nicetown-Tioga Branch Library, 3720 N. Broad St. North Philly. RSVP. Free.
Startup Grind Hosts Patrick Baynes (PeopleLinx): Meet Patrick Baynes, the Midwest transplant that cofounded Center City social business startup PeopleLinx.Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Benjamin’s Desk, 1701 Walnut Street 8th Floor. Center City. RSVP. $5-$10.
Philly Game Forge Dev Night: Build games with the local dev community in this weekly event. Thursday, 5:00 p.m. Philly Game Forge – 2nd Floor, 239 Chestnut Street. Old City. RSVP. Free.
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