The first DigitalNZ HackFest in Christchurch is coming up soon. We're running it from Cii/powerHouse, thanks to their kind sponsorship!

10am-5pm, Saturday 12 September 2009
Canterbury Innovation Incubator/powerHouse
200 Armagh St, Christchurch

Come along and

• Make nice stuff using the DigitalNZ API
• Whip up some code samples to help other developers kick-start their own DigitalNZ API creations
• Consume pizza, beer and sugary confections

DigitalNZ Search aggregates information about NZ digital content from more than 40 content providers and makes them available via an API. You can get a glimpse of what’s inside at search.digitalnz.org

Here are just a few examples of what you could get up to:

• Image analysis of thumbnails and search by colour
• Build an advanced search based on DigitalNZ facets
• Example mashup with Eventfinder
• Road-test the Ruby Gem
• Extend the DigitalNZ Timeline app from MIT's Simile project

Bring yourself and your laptop. We'll provide the WiFi. This is a low-key event - feel free to come along for however long you can, even just a couple of hours.

RSVP to jo.eaton AT natlib.govt.nz