Register+for+Hackathon+V1.0+-+November+2014

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 * MAXIMUM OF 50 PEOPLE **


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=Attendees=

Social Media & Crisis Mapping Researcher.
 * 50: Abi Beatson**

GIS/Data Visualisation consultant, writer, urban designer
 * 49: Tom Beard**

Vic Uni Media Design lecturer, artist, activist. @http://www.victoria.ac.nz/design/research/data-mine
 * 48: Walter Langelaar**

Ruby on Rails developer, data nerd, Enspiralite, with an interest in learning some GIS. Also puppets.
 * 47: James Kiesel**

Rich application developer (web, desktop, mobile). Also data analysis, visualisation. Strathmore Park resident. Bus+car+bicycle user.
 * 46: Marielle Lange**

Light rail and tram-train.
 * 45: Demetrius Christoforou**

Landscape architecture and urban design. Will have laptop with Adobe software, auto cad and GIS analysis software
 * 44: Shaun Rosier**

Integrated planning and sustainability. If ideas are like atoms, then this hackathon is going to be like an A-bomb [|@MrSims85]
 * 43: Matthew Sims**

Web developer at Xero, mainly .NET. Enjoy hacking Android and iOS, also NodeJS and Rails.
 * 42: John Grayson**

Java, Design and Problem solving, Creating Technological designs in order to solve problems.
 * 41: Jack Bannister-Sutton**

I'm a service designer with marketing and research background. I'm passionate about improving community life and very keen to participate in this "hackaton".
 * 40: Fernanda Borba Nunes**

Solution for transportation issue. We would like to show our prototype for RIDESNZ. [|@ridesnz]
 * 39: Marcelo duque cesar**

Python/Django developer, public transport user, and railway enthusiast. Twitter: [|@llnz2]
 * 38: Lee Begg**

Business analyst - hoping the melding of our minds can develop into something innovative, world leading and beyond the usual solutions
 * 37: Deb Robb**

Cycle advocate, IT strategy consultant (with a bit of sustainability consulting on the side), Hataitai resident. Interested in how we can connect up communities using information and tech to avoid reinventing wheels, reusing ideas and riffing to create innovative solutions. Twitter: [|@sustainednz]
 * 36: David** **Laing**

Software Engineering student, most of my experience is in Java. Really keen on making Wellington a smarter city. Twitter: [|@mistyepd]
 * 35: Kate Henderson**

I like building Ruby on Rails services and sites. I'm really interested in learning about how I can apply those to meaningful projects. I help co-ordinate the hack pack in Wellington. I'm happy to offer anything you might need to help make the event a success. Just point me in the right direction and say go. Twitter: [|@][|jarsbe]
 * 34: Jack Callister**

Python data processing/visualization/manipulation, art & design, physical computing, big data & society Twitter: [|@irgbit]
 * 33: Birgit Bachler**

Service Design Twitter: [|@japatu]
 * 32: Julian Apatu**

Transport planning Policy Development
 * 31: Daran Ponter**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Public transport, Basin Reserve, Second Tunnel, Airport access,
 * 30: Elaine Hampton**

Regional Councillor (ex MetService Meteorologist), looking to bring together long term sustainable solutions to mobility providing a range of transport choices that protect our "special spaces" and improve safety and health outcomes. Community lead innovation will provide endearing answers. Twitter: [|@paulebruce] Paul.Bruce@gw.govt.nz
 * 29: Paul Bruce**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Surveying all aspects. Interested in GIS and draughting related topics and seeing what opportunities are about closer to home. I previously worked a few years for Fulton Hogan as survey manager for wellington region. Including contracts involving wellington airport and other airports in the Pacific islands. I have many years experience in the oil and gas industry through surveying since starting out in Taranaki in early 90’s.
 * 28: Ryan Street**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Intelligent transport systems and vehicle telematics, including TMC and TPEG real-time traffic/transport info protocols. Used to coordinate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TPEG for TISA in Europe. More functional requirements geek and project wrangler than hands-on tech. Chair of Cycle Aware Wellington but here for the overall transport/civic stuff. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Twitter: [|@james_burgess]
 * 27: James Burgess**

Government web geek, erstwhile research librarian, Strathmore commuter and seasonal cyclist. Twitter: [|@JenGeard]
 * 26: Jennifer Geard**

Geek not tech, ideas person, connector, pro-public transport & public health, anti-flyover, & keen on sustainable #cleantech future. Twitter: [|@JennyKayNZ]
 * 25: Kay**

I'm a Rails / Java developer specialising in Big data / Smart data, including Solr/PostGIS/Neo. Did a lot of the donkey work on quakestudies.canterbury.ac.nz. Interested in doing some clever data analysis, maybe work out how long MetLink's "minutes" actually are? Twitter: [|@rich_d_rich]
 * 24: Richard Parratt**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I'm a mostly Ruby/Rails web dev by trade. Side hobbies include connecting things together and try to make them work, electronics and embedded systems (but I'm very new to this), urban agriculture, urbanism - sustainability - resilient. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Twitter: [|@minh_ha]
 * 23: Minh Ha**

Enterprise Architect. Cyclist/Public Transporter/Car Driver/Walker. Keen to see efficient sustainable solutions that work for all. Recently participated in the Citizen's Advisory Panel to come up with cycle route options for the Wakefield Park-John Street section of the Island Bay-CBD cycle way.
 * 22: Ron Beernink**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Software Engineer working at 3months, recently completed Honours project investigating use of in-vehicle wireless communications to optimise traffic light phase times at an intersection. Interested in using hardware and software to improve public transport and traffic management. Working on Android/iOS/Rails. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Twitter: [|@jmccnz]
 * 21: James McCann**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Big fan of cities that make sense. Worked on Fast Forward Wellington transport plan for Generation Zero. Co-founder of Common Ledger, dealing with copious amounts of financial data. Early stages of code learning journey (Ruby) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Twtiter: [|@nzcach]
 * 20: Carlos Chambers**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Bluetooth LE, embedded development, Python. I also like the idea of building models of systems then having a computer try several million possible outcomes to see what works the best. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Twitter: [|@rantydave]
 * 19: David Preece**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">Solution Architecture, Software Design & Development(Web & Mobile), E-Commerce. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">Twitter: [|@markguadalupe]
 * 18: Mark Gudalupe**

An interest in Technology. Twitter: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">[|@EdwinARozario]
 * 17: Edwin Rosario**

Innovation Officer at Wellington City Council with a background in Urban Planning, measuring city's, visualising data and developing solutions.
 * 15: Sean Audain**

Local Strathmore Park resident that works part-time as an ICT Consultant and a writer the rest of the time. Very interested in the concept of Smart Cities and citizen run change with politicians helping, not leading. You can find me at WhatisITWellington, or on Twitter.
 * 14: Ian Apperley**

Hataitai resident but working in Miramar. Founder of [|Embrium], start-up developing technology for energy and security industries. Expertise in embedded design, sensors and data acquisition. Very keen on exploring innovations and improvements in public transport.
 * 13: Regan Ryan**

MiramarMike ... keen to make this suburb a showcase for all of NZ and the world in communities doing it for themselves [|http://www.miramarmike.co.nz/] / [|Twitter: @MiramarMike]
 * 12: Mike Riversdale**

Live in Miramar, work in North America (remotely), play in Wellington. Interested in technology solutions (sensors & data) to everyday challenges (traffic and such). Twitter: [|@BenRWilde]
 * 11: Ben Wilde**

Work in Wellington in Public Safety, keen to integrate stuff - but mostly inwards. Went to #HackAKL and built better routing algorithms for Fire truck response, keen to do something locally too. Mostly answer to [|@JoMangee]
 * 10: Jo Booth**

Solid Wellingtonian, and Geek (^IA) - Jack Yan
 * 9: Jack Yan**

Photographer/videographer living and working in Miramar... the possibilities sound interesting.
 * 8: Mike Clare**

Miramar local, project manager / geek wrangler at Catalyst IT.
 * 7: Russel Garlick**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Masters student in Geographic Information Systems, work with spatial public transport data, build custom networks. PostGIS is grand. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">www.nearimprov.com Twitter: @alphabeta_soup
 * 6: Richard Law**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I'm particularly interested in the role of tech in the future of towns, cities and rural NZ, our society & environment. I have a Comms & Social Media background, but also dabblen in tech entrepreneurship through Enspiral, Lifehack and Volunteer Impact. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">http://samrye.strikingly.com Twitter: @samrye_enspiral
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">5: Sam Rye **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">A bike and walk friendly Miramar (on road and track)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">4: Steve Baker **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">RFID/NFC and human implants (I have three RFID implants and a magnet) Might be too basic but for the non-tech heads, you could perhaps show an easy hack to store your Snapper card coil inside your phone. No need for an NFC phone or to fish out your wallet, just run your phone past the reader when you get on or off the bus. You can also store the coil inside a ring and inroads are being made to create human transport card implants. Twitter: @kjwx
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">3: Kylie Walker **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">I work for the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office. I am responsible for working with the communities of Wellington’s Southern and Eastern Suburbs to create a connected and prepared resilient community. Twitter: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">@chlocka
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2: Jason Paul **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Geek, Emergency Manager, PT Advocate, Consulting Technologist, West Islander. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">[|@geeknz]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">1: Jay Anderson **

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