{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-event-js","path":"/en/wahlsalon/","result":{"data":{"markdownRemark":{"html":"<p>2019 is packed with elections. In addition to the upcoming European election, there will be a range of other elections across Europe, including state and municipal elections in many parts of Germany. With the elections approaching, we see a rise in populism, disinformation, but also in political apathy. Against this background, free access to data on the constituencies and knowledge about the background and functioning of the elections is essential for democracy.</p>\n<p>The Wahlsalon [vaːlˈsalɔn] is a two-day event that brings the civic tech community together with people from journalism, politics and civil society organisations. Together we work with open data and develop digital tools to better inform voters and motivate them to participate. We are calling all designers, programmers, journalists, statisticians, creators, and policy nerds! Join us and use your skills and ideas to make democracy more accessible for everyone.</p>\n<p>Wahlsalon 2019 is a project by <a href=\"https://codefor.de\">Code for Germany</a> and <a href=\"https://datengui.de\">Datenguide</a>.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/OK-Lab-Berlin/events/259818253/\" class=\"mdc-button mdc-button--outlined mdc-ripple-upgraded mdc-ripple-upgraded--foreground-activation\">Sign-up now!</a></p>\n<p><strong>Participation is free.</strong> Please sing-up via <a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/OK-Lab-Berlin/events/259818253/\">meetup.com</a> or let us know via <a href=\"wahlsalon@datengui.de\">email</a> so we thet know how many people to expect.</p>","frontmatter":{"title":"Wahlsalon 2019","tagline":"With Open Data, Code and \nDesign Against Disinformation \nand Political Apathy","meta":"Berlin — April 6-7, 2019","longDate":"April 6-7, 2019","lang":"en","description":"We are calling all designers, programmers, journalists, statisticians, creators, and policy nerds! Join the Wahlsalon election hackathon and use your skills and ideas to make democracy more accessible for everyone.","metaImage":"/images/wahlsalon_social_en.png","langSwitch":{"link":"/wahlsalon","name":"Deutsche Version"},"signup":{"url":"https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/OK-Lab-Berlin/events/259818253/","name":"RSVP on meetup.com"},"venue":{"name":"Berlin, Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.","address":"Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24, Berlin-Kreuzberg","url":"https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2551527703"},"schedule":[{"date":"Samstag, 6. April 2019","items":[{"time":"10:00","name":"Doors open","content":null},{"time":"10:30","name":"Intropduction and talks","content":"Short talks by:\n<ul>\n  <li>Kira Schacht, <a href=\"https://journocode.com/\">Journocode</a></li>\n  <li>Daniel Kraft, <a href=\"https://mamo.de\">Mannheimer Morgen</a>, <a href=\"http://ddjbw.de/\">DDJBW</a></li>\n  <li>Torsten Rink and Heidrun Stirner, <a href=\"https://www.destatis.de\">Destatis</a></li>\n</ul>"},{"time":"11:30","name":"Sharing ideas and building teams","content":"<a href=\"https://hackmd.okfn.de/W7hPu9VNTyif6xPalc8SEg\">Submit your ideas</a>"},{"time":"13:30","name":"Lunch","content":null},{"time":"14:30","name":"Hacking!","content":"Time for hands-on workshops and working on projects"},{"time":"18:00","name":"Dinner","content":null},{"time":"bis 22:00","name":"Hacking and socializing","content":"More time for making plans and working on projects"}]},{"date":"Sonntag, 7. April 2019","items":[{"time":"10:00","name":"Doors open","content":null},{"time":"10:30","name":"Hacking!","content":"Time for hands-on workshops and working on projects"},{"time":"13:30","name":"Lunch","content":null},{"time":"14:30","name":"Final presentations","content":"Public, no registration required"},{"time":"16:00","name":"Wrapping up","content":null}]}],"teasers":{"title":"Inspiration: What to do at the Wahlsalon?","intro":"At the Wahlsalon, we work on digital tools, data visualizations and analyses around open data and the upcoming elections. These examples are intended to show what you could be working on at the Wahlsalon. Do you already have your own project ideas ready? We have started to collect ideas, data sets, and inspirational projects. <a href=\"https://hackmd.okfn.de/W7hPu9VNTyif6xPalc8SEg\">Add your ideas here!</a>","items":[{"name":"Wahltraud chatbot","description":"This chatbot answers questions about candidates, parties and election programs based on various data sources. It was developed at broadcaster WDR and published under MIT license.","link":"https://github.com/wdr-data/wahltraud","linkText":"Repository on Github","image":"/images/wahlsalon_wahltraud.png"},{"name":"Does the parliament represent the citizens?","description":"Based on open data, Oliver Schnuck and Thomas Becht investigated how well the Bavarian parliament represents the population. Spoilers: It is not exactly a mirror of society.","link":"http://web.br.de/interaktiv/landtag-demografie/","linkText":"Article on br.de","image":"/images/wahlsalon_landtagsdemographie.png"},{"name":"Twitter Dashboard","description":"This dashboard by Wido Wirsam uses analog gauges to visualize the frequency of tweets that mention political parties. The source code of this hack is available under MIT license.","link":"https://www.hackster.io/wirsam/twitter-dashboard-zur-bundestagswahl-2017-f27862","linkText":"Project page on hackster.io","image":"/images/wahlsalon_twitterdashboard.jpg"}]}}}},"pageContext":{"isCreatedByStatefulCreatePages":false,"slug":"/en/wahlsalon/"}}}