Noel A. Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC (@betanyc), will focus on empowering community-based organizations, NYC’s Community Boards, and government employees to understand how data, tools, and culture are unified in today’s civic hacking ethos. The ultimate goal is to develop a workshop that establishes a free, modular, and reusable curriculum that demystifies government and empowers communities interested in civic technology, data, and design.