citycamp.md

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CityCamp

Where civics meets community

CityCamp is a global movement of community-focused events that foster civic collaboration and innovation. These events bring people together to improve their communities. Everyone is welcome to join and share their ideas and skills to help make their city a better place.

Upcoming CityCamps

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Past CityCamps

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World CityCamp Day

World CityCamp Day is held on the third Saturday of September. While some cities hold CityCamps throughout the year, World CityCamp Day brings together the global CityCamp community to celebrate their efforts. Some cities hold official CityCamps at this time, while others use it to plan for a future event.

Who is CityCamp for

CityCamp is for everyone in the community:

• Residents
• Elected officials
• Government staff
• Civic leaders
• Entrepreneurs
• Designers
• Technologists
• Journalists

Themes

CityCamp themes vary by event, but generally focus on these interest areas:

• Arts
• Civic engagement
• Civic technology
• Economics
• Education
• Environment
• Housing
• Human services
• Open government
• Safety
• Emergency management
• Health
• Transportation

Participating Cities

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United States

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History

The first CityCamp was organized by Kevin Curry and Jen Pahlka and held January 23–24, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. Afterwards, Kevin and Luke Fretwell developed it as an open source brand so that anyone could host events anywhere. Since then, there have been self-organized CityCamp events worldwide.

Format

CityCamp is an unconference, where the people attending help plan the schedule.

• Participants create and organize the agenda, with help from facilitators.
• Everyone takes part in the sessions instead of just listening.
• This makes it easier to share ideas and take real action.
• CityCamp focuses on local governments and community groups that affect our daily lives.
• The goal is to build local teams that come up with smart ways to improve city life.
• These ideas often involve design, better processes, and technology.
• The purpose is to make communities more open, welcoming, and easy to use.
• Though technology is a big part of CityCamp, it also includes other important topics.