A License to RHoK

Want to change the world? Then get a license to RHoK! Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a global initiative to create practical open source solutions to humanity's toughest challenges. Organized by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, HP, NASA and the World Bank, RhoK brings together thousands of the best and brightest developers from around the world - like YOU - to participate in fast–paced and competitive marathon coding events resulting in real applications that are making an impact on humanity. The RHoK community has grown rapidly over the past 2 years, with 3000 participants from 43 cities who have worked on 214 distinct solutions. This talk will bring together "RHoKstars" to provide an overview of the initiative, discuss some of the solutions developed, describe how the SxSW community can contribute to the effort and most importantly, brainstorm about what is next.

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2. #RHoK @randomhacks Get your very own copy of this presentation: http://goo.gl/PcT8k
3. Introductions Christiaan Adams @spinmap Google Elizabeth Sabet @esabet SecondMuse Patrick Svenburg @svenburg Micrsoft Todd Khozien @toddicus SecondMuse Nicholas Skytland @skytland NASA
4. RHoK-stars
5. RHoK-stars
6. RHoK-ing
7. RHoK-ing
8. RHoK-ing out
9. What is RHoK?
10. A community of innovation developing practical open solutions for social good
11. Together, they move those solutions to implementation and impact Volunteers work on open technology solutions Subject matter experts define the problems How Does it Work?
12. “Hacking for Humanity”
15. Who Can Participate? Everyone!
16. History of RHoK?
17. Impact Time June  2009   @  CrisisCamp   December  2009   1st  Hackathon   Silicon  Valley,  CA   June  2010   2nd  Hackathon   7  CiBes   December  2010   3rd  Hackathon   22  CiBes   June  4-­‐5,  2011   4th  Hackathon   19  CiBes   Dec  3-­‐4,  2011   5th  Hackathon   28  CiBes   The RHoK Journey Next  Up:   Global  Hackathon   June  2-­‐3,  2012  
21. Who is RHoK?
22. 4000+ people
23. 45+ cities
24. Core Partners Regional Partner Operational Lead 180+ partners
25. Why RHoK?
29. Problem Definitions
30. A good solution starts with a good problem
31. Brainstorm. Define. Refine.!
33. Success Stories
34. sheltr.org
35. Partnerships with The Coalition Against Hunger, Project H.O.M.E., and the Philadelphia Office of Supportive Housing Interest from many cities across the U.S. Expanded hack to include food sources Press coverage NPR Interview Awards for best civic hack Homeless service providers reaching out
36. CHASM (Combined Stability and Hydrology Model) Created at RHoK #1 Chasm is an integrated slope hydrology/slope stability software package that aids the assessment of slope stability conditions Academic researcher came to RHoK with the concept and base code without interface Proactively used and deployed in Latin America And the Caribbean
37. www.phillysnap.com
38. Assessing (and aggregating) beehive health beepods.com
39. Brainstorm.   Define.  Refine.   Hack.   Support  and   sustain  for   impact.   The Hackathon Process
40. A License to RHoK
45. Introductions Christiaan Adams @spinmap Google Elizabeth Sabet @esabet SecondMuse Patrick Svenburg @svenburg Micrsoft Todd Khozien @toddicus SecondMuse Nicholas Skytland @skytland NASA
46. rhok.org @randomhacks #RHoK Thoughts? Questions? Discuss!