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Warm greetings to everyone!

My name is Zuzana and I am doing my bachelor thesis about the impact of civic hacking on government transparency. If you are working for the municipality of Amsterdam or you identify yourself as a civic hacker than I have an interesting offer for you!

What I need from you as a participant:
- You either work for the municipality of Amsterdam or identify yourself as a civic hacker and
you have been involved in a project where the mutual collaboration took place.
- You are willing to do an interview with me and answer questions like how the collaboration itself looked like, what was the input of civic hackers, and in what ways this input helped to achieve effective outcomes, i.e. improve the information exchange between citizens and the municipality.

What you get from me as a participant:
- You will have a chance to share your experience over a nice cup of coffee or tea
- You will help me with my research and eventually contribute to creating more understanding of how the public sector can benefit from collaboration with civic hackers.

In total, I am looking for 10 participants. If you are interested or know someone who can help me, please send me a message on zuzka.kapustikova@gmail.com

I look forward to hearing from you!

Zuzana

Beste allen,
Wij zijn bezig met het opstarten van een broodfonds. Gemeenschappelijke factor van de leden: duurzaamheid, bewust leven, maatschappelijke verbinding. Op het moment zijn we met ongeveer 20 mensen. Er zijn minstens 25 mensen nodig om van start te kunnen gaan. We sluiten ons aan bij de Broodfondsmakers. Voor meer informatie: www.broodfonds.nl
Voertaal is Nederlands!
Mocht je interesse hebben mee te doen, dan horen we graag van je. Stuur dan een mailtje naar tours@amsterdamodyssey.com

During WeMakeThe.City (17-23 June) Amsterdam and its metropolitan area transforms into one big festival, for seven days: over 400 programs and thousands of visitors. This means that there is a lot of work to do and we can't do it alone. Because we build future of the city together. That is why we need your help!

We are looking for YOU:
People who would like to contribute to a better city by supporting various program parts, as hosting our Enthusiasts who like to contribute to a better city by helping during one of the many parts of the program. For example hosting one of the speakers, the build up and break down of specific events, checking tickets and many more tasks.
Let us know in the application form what you would like to do and what you find interesting. We will do our very best to find you the most suitable spot on the team!

What we offer:
- An interesting evening training at Pakhuis de Zwijger on the ins and outs on how to contribute to the city as a volunteer
- A free Passepartout for you and 2 friends
- Free entrance to the closing party
- A WeMakeThe.City T-shirt
- The chance to add to your professional network

[When you work more than 6 shifts]
- Free Passepartout for you and 4 friends
- Invitation to the summer BBQ of Pakhuis de Zwijger

What we expect from you:
- Helping out during at least 3 shifts (morning, afternoon or evening) during WeMakeThe.City
- Attending one of the two training evenings in June
- Characteristics: enthusiastic, involved, social, love for the city

We can't wait!
How about you?
FILL OUT THE FORM: https://wemakethecity.typeform.com/to/u0Cg2r

Check out the website here: https://wemakethe.city/nl/

I am a Smart Cities Consultant, actively looking for opportunities in the areas of Smart Cities, Digital Transformation, Livable Cities, Sustainable Development, Urban Mobility, ICT/ IoT, Strategy Planning, Project Management, Urban Management, Urban Economic Development, Urban Governance, Feasibility Studies, Technical Research, and Development.
I hold a Masters degree from Germany with specialization in Urban Agglomerations. I would be happy to hear from you pointing out at any leads or opportunities.
Thanks in advance,
Kind Regards,
Anuradha

We zijn op zoek naar een betrokken, enthousiaste en uitgesproken adviseur met minimaal vijf jaar werkervaring. Je bent gedreven om op allerlei fronten te vernieuwen, gericht op het versterken van het lerend en vernieuwend vermogen van professionals, bestuurders, ondernemers en bewoners. Je bent sterk in communicatie en acquisitie, en hebt een eigen netwerk in de publieke sector. Minimaal 32 uur per week, vanaf 1 mei of eerder.

Meer informatie en reageren: https://kennisland.homerun.co/adviseur-stedelijke-vraagstukken

Hi Community, I'm helping Tepic Nayarit Municipality (México) to improve public services and they want to visit Amsterdam (Mayor and Water System Director) to know how the public services works there (mainly water distribution and treatment).. Which is the best way to coordinate a visit with local authorities?.. Thanks

Wij zijn drie studenten van de Universiteit Leiden die op dit moment in Amsterdam onderzoek doen naar de rol van burgers in Smart City projecten. We zijn nog op zoek naar enkele respondenten (specifiek woonachtig in Amsterdam) voor onze enquête.

Heeft u vijf minuutjes over? Deel dan uw mening op: https://qtrial2019q1az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5uxpGtpkBskZzlb

Alvast heel erg bedankt!

Isolde van der Made, Veronie Rouschop & Marianne van Rheenen

Een interessante vacature voor sociaal psychologen die onderzoek willen doen op het snijvlak van duurzaamheid en burgers bij het lectoraat Psychologie voor een Duurzame Stad bij de Hogeschool van Amsterdam

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1037755668/

Short nights, long days, yawning, snoozing, blue light, espresso popping, one more episode - than one more. We get less sleep than we need. And that is a shame because sleeping contributes to good health. To our productivity, our vitality and our enjoyment of life. And, indirectly, also to our economy. We, therefore, dare to say with confidence that becoming rich sleeping is not such a crazy statement: a healthy, sleepy city is a productive city after all.

We are looking for companies, individuals, startups etc. that are interested in this topic or doing great things and are ready to share that with the rest of the region (world).

The program starts the 7th of January till 25 March 2019.

De universiteit Nantes zoekt Amsterdammers voor een onderzoek naar de impact van stadsnatuur op de gezondheid en het welzijn van stadsbewoners. Dit onderzoek maakt onderdeel uit van Nature4Cities (www.nature4cities.eu) een project gericht op klimaatverandering in de stad. Nature4Cities onderzoekt de mogelijkheden om de effecten van klimaatverandering aan te pakken door meer stadse natuur te creeeren (Nature-based Solutions).
Jouw bijdrage wordt zeer op prijs gesteld!

De link naar de vragenlijst: https://lnkd.in/gU2VbRs

Hi all, my name is Sam and I have an idea for an urban living lab that facilitates the social and cultural integration of refugee communities. I am seeking practical steps for where to start.

The purpose of this project is to understand the potential for intentional cultural enclaves to facilitate the integration of immigrants and members of the host society by catalyzing meaningful relationships, interactions, and cultural exchange through culturally specific businesses, services, and activities. Through experimentation, analysis, and refinement, the model would ultimately be replicable in any city and serve as an epicenter for meaningful cultural exchange, ultimately leading to true integration (not to be confused with assimilation) and a more culturally rich city as a whole.

The concept is an alternative to contemporary integration policy and programs, such as the Dutch dispersal policies, that force citizens of a different racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds to live in a single residential area. I do not believe these contemporary policies contribute to the highest degree of social and cultural integration.

Any information, advice, and partnership recommendations to develop on this urban living lab concept is much appreciated.

Additionally, I have not gotten to talk to many people about this concept, so if I have no explained clearly, please don’t hesitate to ask any questions and I will happily provide clarification!

Thank you and all the best,

Sam

Voor de website van de Amsterdam Economic Board zijn wij op zoek naar geschikt beeldmateriaal dat aansluit bij onze thema's Gezondheid, Digitaal, Mobiliteit, Talent en Circulair. Daarnaast zoeken wij foto's uit de regio's waar wij actief zijn, te weten: Almere Lelystad, Amstelland Meerlanden, Amsterdam, Gooi en Vechtstreek, IJmond, Zaanstreek Waterland en Zuid-Kennemerland.

Kan iemand ons helpen met beeldmateriaal uit bovenstaande regio's, het liefst in combinatie met onze thema's? Deze worden dan - uiteraard met naamsvermelding - geplaatst bij artikelen en events op onze website en social media kanalen.

Beste connecties

Mijn naam is Maulo Lumleod, een vierdejaarsstudent bedrijfskunde aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam. Samen met mijn teamgenoten Rutger van den Hoek & Janneke Methorst, zijn wij op zoek naar een organisatie die graag een professioneel bedrijfskundig onderzoek wil laten uitvoeren.

We hebben vanuit de Hogeschool een aantal sectoren meegekregen zoals Health, FinTech, Smart Cities & Mobility.

De opdracht voor het onderzoek mag volledig door jullie organisatie worden bepaald. Zo zorgen we ervoor dat we een onderzoek uitvoeren wat voor de organisatie relevant en nuttig zal zijn. Het onderzoek zal volledig worden begeleid door twee onderzoeksdocenten die vanuit de Hogeschool zijn aangesteld. Zij zullen de controle en begeleiding uitvoeren op het onderzoek. Meer informatie over het project kunt u vinden op: https://lnkd.in/dnaGpiT.

Het project zal gedurende de periode september tot december worden uitgevoerd. Het zal voor de organisatie geheel kosteloos zijn om het onderzoek door ons te laten uitvoeren. Wel vragen wij om tijd en medewerking om de nodige informatie te kunnen verzamelen.

Met vriendelijke groet,
Maulo Lumleod

Amsterdam needs to become more sustainable. Energy neutral and zero waste is the future. This will be shown on Thursday 26th of July. Who will do it? You!!
- continue reading in Dutch

Amsterdam staat voor een flinke uitdaging: de verduurzaming van de stad. Energieneutraal en afval als grondstof is de toekomst. Dat laten we zien op donderdagmiddag 26 juli. We? U! Jij!

Wethouder Ruimtelijke Ontwikkeling en Duurzaamheid Marieke van Doorninck maakt graag kennis met minimaal 12 duurzame Amsterdamse initiatieven. Mensen, organisaties en start ups die samen bezig zijn met een schonere wijk, aardgasvrij, of samen energie besparen. Met hun buren, familie, collega's of vrienden.

De mooiste initiatieven krijgen het podium om zich op 26 juli kort te presenteren. Ter lering, inspiratie en vermaak. De one minute pitches worden aangevuld met verdiepende gesprekken over de opgave van de stad. De middag wordt afgesloten met een netwerkborrel.

Uw duurzame Amsterdam pitchen? Kijk naar de voorwaarden hieronder en meld u voor 18 juli aan via dit aanmeldformulier: https://www.amsterdam.nl/formulieren/wonen-leefomgeving/duurzame-middag/

Datum: donderdagmiddag 26 juli
Tijd: 13:30-17:30 uur
Locatie: Wibautstraat Amsterdam

Voorwaarden: wat we u vragen
■ U vertegenwoordigt een georganiseerde partij die zich inzet voor projecten in de gemeente Amsterdam op het gebied van aardgasvrij, duurzame energie, circulaire economie en / of afval
■ Bij een overschrijding van het aantal beschikbare plekken vindt er een selectie plaats op basis van variatie van thema, locatie en organiserende partijen.

Hello! I'm hoping (at the very last minute) to connect with some folks who might be interested in sharing their work with me through a brief informal tour or interview while I'm here in the Netherlands for the next 8 or 9 days. I'm here with the help of a small, self directed grant to develop a unit of study for my students in Chicago that will inspire them to better understand climate change as a global issue with which they can engage in creative ways in their local context. I'm interested in more or less any and all work happening around Amsterdam (or Utrecht, where I'll be from July 3-July 5, or Wageningen, July 5- July 7) that relates to the effects of climate change or mitigation/adaptation strategies. This could include any climate relevant public or private work in the electricity, transportation, building, industrial, agricultural, tech, or education sectors. For example, if you are involved with a start up that does circular economy work that reduces emissions, have a perspective to share on regional transportation, know something about zero emission architecture, or work in education and are interested in developing collaborations in terms of sustainability/climate curriculum, I'm interested in hearing from you and (in an ideal world) chatting for 30 minutes or an hour. My students are typically low income, racial minority teenagers who I believe need to be empowered to make the future as much as their economically well off and culturally "mainstream" peers. Most of my students are also soon to be voting eligible citizens of the USA, which seems relevant. Anyway, I appreciate you considering my vague request! I am of course thrilled about the wealth of resources available through Smart City Amsterdam (including the very cool new Amsterdam Innovation Tour app), and I've booked, for example, a standard tour on Friday through architour. But unfortunately my dates of travel did not align with WeMakeTheCity, the ASC Open House is not happening this Friday, and many of the other tour options are out of my price range as an individual traveling on a small grant. Thanks for any and all input. Cheers!

Healthy & Affordable is a project existing since 2013 which aims to reduce the amount of food being wasted in Amsterdam, and the Netherlands. As such, it aspires to become a social business through scaling up and creating more impact.

The great changemakers at Healthy & Affordable collect food which is no longer wanted because of its shape, size, defects, wrinkles, etc, but is still nutritious and yummy. We then process it in different ways such as drying, freezing, or pickling, preventing it from being wasted, reviving it to be a consumable product again, just in a different form.

​You can also become a change maker through our crowdsourcing campaign, there are many ways you can help, not only financially.

The project is part of the endeavours of Sapient Social & Environmental Enterprises to create more sustainable solutions to challenges our society is facing. We are also part of Food Circle, the food waste organisations network.

Our facebook pages:
https://www.facebook.com/HealthyandAffordable/
https://www.facebook.com/sapientsee/
https://www.facebook.com/FoodCircleAms/

Our website: https://sapientnl.wixsite.com/sapient

We are looking for new partners to extend our network! If you are interested in getting acquainted with our projects, you can send an email to sapientsee.social@gmail.com

Let's struggle against food waste!

Adding knowledge towards a project you have (City level) in the area of water or smart city and smart mobility. To actively envolve the end- user, citizens engagement and participation;. We have large survey results in the area of smart city and smart mobility to actively involve the end user in the project you have. To make your project more succesfull because people actually use it.

Looking for a project and / or partnership in a city or area of the city to conduct further study in the area of citizens engagement and to add the human factor within the project or city for you.

During WeMakeThe.City (20-24 juni) we will transform Amsterdam and the metropole region for five days into one big festival: more than 300 programs and more than a thousand visitors. This means there is an enormous amount of work to pull off, which would be impossible without help, because the future of the city can only be designed together. Therefore we need your support!

We are looking for:
People who would like to contribute to a better city by supporting various program parts, as hosting our speakers and visitors, help out with setting up and dismantling events, scanning tickets, runner activities and much more. Please make your strengths known so that we can put you in a position where you are most valuable.

What’s in it for you:
- An intriguing evening training in collaboration with de Vrijwilligersacademie in Pakhuis de Zwijger on how to contribute as a volunteer in making the city better
- A free Festivalpass for you and 2 friends
- Free entrance to the closing party
- A WeMakeThe.City T-shirt
- The possibility to extend your professional network

[When you work more than 6 shifts]
- A free Festivalpass for you and 4 friends
- Free entrance to ROEF on June, 22

We expect:
- A minimum availability of 3 shifts (morning, afternoon or night) during WeMakeThe.City
- Presence at one of the two evenings of training beginning of June
- Characteristics: hospitable, involved, proficient, environment-conscious

Enthusiastic?
Sign up here: www.wemakethecity.volunteers

I am looking for organizers, leaders and intermediaries of hackathons, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding projects related to any ASM them. The interviews will contribute to my Master thesis (Utrecht University), which focus on results and benefits obtained through these ideation tools for Smart City planners. I would appreciate a lot your participation, it would only take 25-30 minutes. If you are interested please send me an email with your preferred date and time to e.merazafarfan@students.uu.nl

Hello to Amsterdam.
We are in the pre-election phase in our small town (30 thousand citizens). I am a member of the election team and I want to focus our vision and communication to SMART CITY. We want to go in a similar direction as a city of Amsterdam, Helsinki, Barcelona etc. Can you help me with tips how to speak with people? How can we show to the people what SC means? We're a little different culture than people of western Europe, but I still hope we have the potential to find and implement similar solutions like you. I will be glad for every advice, an example of an election campaign with Smart City Theme or anything else. :)
All the best to the Netherlands and the rest of the world.
Tomas