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#587 Online: Investigating the judiciary - public officials outside public records laws
Maya Dukmasova, Senior Reporter at Injustice Watch, will explain the basics about the structure of the Cook County judicial branch of government and the things under the courts' jurisdiction. She will share how Injustice Watch investigates judges and court-administered bureaucracies for its journalism and its #CheckYourJudges judicial election guides.
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#586 Online: US Research Software Engineer Association
The US Research Software Engineer Association (US-RSE) empowers a diverse workforce of Research Software Engineers through advocacy, professional development, and collaboration. Like for many nonprofit organizations, most of the work is done by only a few volunteers though. While these individuals are very passionate about improving the RSE ecosystem, the challenge is to protect them from burning out without stopping their enthusiasm. The presenter will go into approaches to address this challenge that are suitable for volunteer organizations in general.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 6:00pm In-person and Online: Chicago Missing Persons Project
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Our COVID-19 Policy
Mar 11, 2024 by
CHN Board
At Chi Hack Night we continue to believe in the importance of hosting in-person events particularly in a time where meaningful social life is so vital, but we must work together to do so safely.
Read more »2024 Board Election Results
Feb 15, 2024 by
Elections Committee - Derek Eder, Adam Hecktman, Josh Kalov
On Feb 13th, we held our fifth election for our Board of Directors. We were amazed at the turnout. Of our 28 official Members, 22 attended virtually to cast their votes. Congrats to our elected and appointed Board Members Cameron Sow, Sean Watland, Sneha Jalukar, Michael Chladek, Samantha Goodman, Kyle Dolezal!
Read more »Our 2023 Year in Review
Feb 14, 2024 by
Sean Watland, Derek Eder, and Michael Chladek
Ahead of our fifth annual Member Meeting and Board Elections on Feb 7, 2023, we’re publishing our 2023 year in review to share with our Members and our community (that’s you!). We put on 48 Chi Hack Night events, hosted 35 presentations, held our fourth annual board election, remained financially stable, and updated and set new objectives and key results (OKRs) for our organization.
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