<div dir="ltr"><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:right"><br></h4><div>Good morning, bonjour,</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">My community group Datafest Ottawa
(<a href="http://datafestottawa.ca">datafestottawa.ca</a>), in concert with the ESDC Homelessness Partnering Strategy
is organizing a November Hackathon to take on homelessness in Ottawa-Gatineau.
However, before the Hackathon can happen we need to assemble some
design-challenges/first hand problem mapping with <span style="font-size:12.8px">front-line service providers to the homeless or those at risk of homelessness.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.8px">At the workshop participants will:</span><br></p><div style="font-size:12.8px">-collaborate with colleagues from across the city to identify every day challenges and design opportunities to enhance service provision.</div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.8px">-provide valuable input into the upcoming weekend-long hackathon on homelessness where members of the social innovation and civic tech communities will work to create innovative solutions to the real challenges identified by professionals </span>who provide
front-line services to the homeless or those at risk of homelessness. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><div style="font-size:12.8px">It is important that workshop participants be front-line service providers to the homeless or those at risk of homelessness in our region, or know front-line challenges very well. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small">The workshop takes place at 1125Carleton (Carleton campus) next Thursday from 9AM-12PM. Below I am including the formal invitations from the Homelessness Partnering Strategy team.</span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal">Please register with me before October 25 (first-come first served basis) by emailing <a href="mailto:datafestottawa@gmail.com">datafestottawa@gmail.com</a>. I invite you to also share this with your network and colleagues. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Find more details on the hackathon here: <a href="https://partneringtohackhomelessness.eventbrite.ca">https://partneringtohackhomelessness.eventbrite.ca</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cordialement,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Lisa Deacon</p><p class="MsoNormal">Co-Organizer, Datafest Ottawa</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://datafestottawa.ca">datafestottawa.ca</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">@DatafestOTT</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0.35pt;font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><a name="m_6480971555885490023_Francaise" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:20pt;font-family:"franklin gothic heavy",sans-serif;color:rgb(144,190,75)">Hackathon - Collaborer pour combattre l’itinérance (HCCI)<u></u><u></u></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><u></u><img width="121" height="103" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D22969.828E3B70" align="left" hspace="12" class="gmail-CToWUd"><u></u><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"franklin gothic medium",sans-serif;color:rgb(35,31,32)">Atelier de remue-méninge communautaire sur l’itinérance</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:"franklin gothic medium",sans-serif;color:rgb(35,31,32)">27 octobre, de 9 h à 12 h<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:"franklin gothic medium",sans-serif;color:rgb(35,31,32)">Université Carleton, salle 1125 Carleton<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"franklin gothic medium",sans-serif;color:rgb(35,31,32)">1125, promenade Colonel By, Ottawa (Ontario)</span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"franklin gothic medium",sans-serif;color:rgb(35,31,32)"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:14.72px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:cambria,serif;color:rgb(0,176,80)"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">« Il existe sûrement un meilleur moyen! »<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;text-align:center;line-height:14.72px"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:10.7333px;font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">S’il vous arrive parfois d’avoir cette pensée au cours de la journée, alors cette séance de remue-méninges avec des organismes communautaires s’adresse à vous ou à un membre de votre équipe! En préparation de l’événement <i>Hackathon – Collaborer pour combattre l’itinérance</i> (HCCI), la </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif">Stratégie des partenariats de lutte contre l’itinérance (SPLI) d’Emploi et Développement social Canada, de concert avec Datafest Ottawa, vous invite <span style="color:black">à l’Atelier de remue-méninge communautaire sur l’itinérance</span>. La SPLI est à la recherche d’organismes qui desservent la population des sans‑abri et des personnes à risque de le devenir pour se joindre à elle afin d’explorer comment les technologies et d’autres innovations peuvent soutenir les activités du secteur.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">Vous savez exactement sur quoi vous aimeriez travailler et vous avez hâte de vous mettre à l’œuvre?</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"> Pour vous inscrive, nous vous invitons à envoyer un courriel à </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:datafestottawa@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif">datafestottawa@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"> d’ici le 25 octobre pour réserver votre place à l’Atelier de remue-méninge communautaire sur l’itinérance</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif">. <span style="color:black"> Inscrivez-vous rapidement, les places sont limitées!<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><u><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif">CONTEXTE<i><u></u><u></u></i></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">En tant qu’organisme communautaire, vous êtes invité à cerner vos problèmes les plus pressants dans votre travail quotidien. L’HCCI sera l’occasion de partager vos idées et vos expériences dans un environnement pratique et créatif avec des experts de la conception de solutions, du développement de logiciels et des données ouvertes dans le but d’explorer des solutions concrètes. Voici ce que nous demandons aux organismes communautaires comme le vôtre qui aimeraient participer :<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_6480971555885490023MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:43.1pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u></u><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><u></u><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif">Nommer jusqu’à deux membres de votre équipe qui participeront à<span style="color:black"> l’Atelier de remue-méninge communautaire sur l’itinérance</span>. Les participants doivent faire preuve de créativité, avoir de l’expertise en matière d’itinérance et de logement et être en mesure de collaborer avec d’autres personnes. Avec l’aide d’experts de l’expérience utilisateur, les participants auront pour tâche de schématiser l’expérience des utilisateurs et de retenir un problème ou un projet qui sera abordé lors du Hackathon.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_6480971555885490023MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:43.1pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_6480971555885490023MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:43.1pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u></u><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><u></u><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif">Nommer au moins un de ces deux membres pour participer à l’<span style="color:black">HCCI</span> pendant la fin de semaine du 18 au 20 novembre. Ce ou ces représentants de votre organisme travailleront avec un groupe de participants afin d’élaborer une solution. Ils apporteront leur expertise et collaboreront notamment avec le secteur des technologies pour résoudre le problème.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_6480971555885490023MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">Vous voulez en savoir davantage?</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"> Visitez notre </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://datafestottawa.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif">site Web</span></a></span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">, où vous trouverez de l’information sur le </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif">Hackathon<span style="color:black"> ainsi que le programme complet de l’événement.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">Cet événement vous intéresse, mais vous n’êtes pas certain qu’il s’adresse à vous?</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"> Communiquez avec nous à </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:datafestottawa@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif">datafestottawa@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"> et nous vous fournirons des éclaircissements afin de démarrer la conversation.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif">L’<i>HCCI</i> <span style="color:black">est l’occasion de sortir des sentiers battus. Rassemblez vos idées, exposez vos problèmes et participez à la solution!<a name="m_6480971555885490023_lt_pId002" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></a><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"><u></u> </span></p><div style="font-size:12.8px;border-top:none;border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:3pt dotted windowtext;padding:0cm 0cm 1pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;border:none;padding:0cm"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_6480971555885490023_Francaise"><span lang="EN-CA">(Version française)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0.35pt;font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><a name="m_6480971555885490023_English" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:20pt;font-family:"franklin gothic heavy",sans-serif;color:rgb(144,190,75)">Partnering to Hack Homelessness (P2H<sup>2</sup>)<u></u><u></u></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:14.72px"><u></u><img width="121" height="103" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D22969.828E3B70" align="left" hspace="12" class="gmail-CToWUd"><u></u><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.5333px;font-family:"franklin gothic medium",sans-serif;color:rgb(35,31,32)">Homelessness Community </span></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.5333px;font-family:"franklin gothic medium",sans-serif;color:rgb(35,31,32)">Brainstorming Workshop</span></b><span style="line-height:14.72px;font-family:"franklin gothic medium",sans-serif;color:rgb(35,31,32)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"franklin gothic medium",sans-serif;color:rgb(35,31,32)">October 27, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"franklin gothic medium",sans-serif;color:rgb(35,31,32)">Carleton University, 1125 Carleton room<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"franklin gothic medium",sans-serif;color:rgb(35,31,32)">1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario</span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"franklin gothic medium",sans-serif;color:rgb(35,31,32)"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:14.72px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:cambria,serif;color:rgb(0,176,80)"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">“<i>There must be a better way</i>!”<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;text-align:center;line-height:14.72px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:10.7333px;font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">If you ever find yourself saying this in the course of your day, this Community Brainstorming session is for you or a member of your team! In preparation for the Partnering to Hack Homelessness (P2H²) Hackathon event, Employment and Social Development Canada’s</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif"> Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS), in collaboration with Datafest Ottawa, is inviting you to a Community Brainstorming Workshop. HPS is seeking organizations that serve the homeless population and those at risk of homelessness to join us in exploring how technology and other innovation can support the sector’s work.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">Know exactly what you would like to work on and eager to get started?</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"> To register, email </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:datafestottawa@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:cambria,serif">datafestottawa@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"> by October 25 to reserve your spot at the Community Brainstorming Workshop. Spaces are limited so register quickly!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif">BACKGROUND<i><u></u><u></u></i></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">As a community organization, we are inviting you to identify your most pressing challenges in your day to day work. The Hackathon is a hands-on, creative opportunity to share your ideas and experiences with experts in solution design, software development, and open data and to explore practical solutions. Here is an overview of what we are asking from community organizations like yours in order to participate:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_6480971555885490023MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif">Identify up to two members of your team to attend the Community Brainstorming Workshop. Participants should be creative, have expertise in homelessness and housing issues, and be able to work collaboratively. With the help of user experiences experts, participants will be tasked to undertake user experience mapping and identify a problem, or project, to be worked through at the Hackathon.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_6480971555885490023MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_6480971555885490023MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif">Identify at least one of these team members to attend the P2H<sup>2</sup> on the weekend of November 18-20, representing your organization and working with a team of participants to develop a solution. Your representatives will bring subject matter expertise and collaborate with the tech community and others to work through the problem.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_6480971555885490023MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">Want to know more?</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"> Visit </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://datafestottawa.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:cambria,serif">our web site</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">, where you will find information on the Hackathon and the full program.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">Like the sound of this, but unsure if it is for you?</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"> Tell us what you have to say and we will tell you where it fits in to get the conversation started at</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:datafestottawa@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:cambria,serif">datafestottawa@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif">P2H² Hackathon </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:black">is an opportunity to think outside the box. Grab your ideas, tell us your problems and be a part of the solution!</span></p></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>