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9th annual BPS district-wide summer commencement

Superintendent Tommy Chang to congratulate Boston Public Schools summer graduates.

August 24, 2016
  • 6:00pm
  • Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
    1350 Tremont Street, Roxbury
    Boston, MA 02120
  • Contact:
    Boston Public Schools
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2016-08-24T18:00:00

The 9th annual BPS District-wide Summer Commencement will be held at 6 p.m. at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. This special ceremony is designed to recognize students who were not able to walk with their peers in June for a variety of reasons, or who worked throughout the summer to achieve their goal of graduating as part of the Boston Public Schools Class of 2016.

Students took advantage of summer school and summer learning programs, such as the credit recovery program, to fulfill their requirements for a high school degree. 

Superintendent Tommy Chang, Boston School Committee Members, and more than 200 students and their families will attend the event.

August 24, 2016
  • 6:00pm
  • Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
    1350 Tremont Street, Roxbury
    Boston, MA 02120
  • Contact:
    Boston Public Schools
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2016-08-24T18:00:00

Boston.gov Launch Exhibition

Check out the exhibition detailing how the new Boston.gov was made.

July 25, 2016
  • 9:00am - 5:00pm
    Repeats daily on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, starting from July 25, 2016, until August 9, 2016
  • 1 City Hall Plaza
    3rd floor mezzanine
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Sebastian Ebarb
  • Price:
    Price
    Free
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2016-07-25T09:00:00 - 2016-07-25T17:00:00
July 25, 2016
  • 9:00am - 5:00pm
    Repeats daily on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, starting from July 25, 2016, until August 9, 2016
  • 1 City Hall Plaza
    3rd floor mezzanine
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Sebastian Ebarb
  • Price:
    Price
    Free
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2016-07-25T09:00:00 - 2016-07-25T17:00:00

Abilities Expo Boston

Abilities Expo is a yearly event at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. It features product and service demonstrations, activities like adaptive sports and dance, and workshops featuring experts on travel, home modification, and so much more. 

September 13, 2019
Event Date2019-09-13T11:00:00 - 2019-09-15T17:00:00

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Staff and advisory board members from the Mayor's Commission for Persons with Disabilities will be at all three days of Abilities Expo, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We will be at booth 1134. Stop by to say hello and ask any questions you might have about accessibility in Boston. The event is a free, and everyone is welcome to attend.

Event hours:
  • Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Find out more about Abilities Expo Boston, or pre-register, through the link below:

September 13, 2019
Event Date2019-09-13T11:00:00 - 2019-09-15T17:00:00

Boston.gov Launch Party

Bring Boston.gov to life. 

Celebrate the launch of the redesigned City of Boston website: Boston.gov — a bold new direction for digital services in the City.

Join Mayor Marty Walsh and the Innovation and Technology team at the newly-renovated Central Library in Copley Square as we unveil the new website and discuss plans for its future.

Go behind-the-scenes with the designers, developers, and dreamers behind the creation of Boston's new digital front door.

July 20, 2016
  • 4:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 700 Boylston Street
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Innovation and Technology
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2016-07-20T16:00:00 - 2016-07-20T19:00:00

Fireside Chats:

4:20-4:55 p.m.: Aimee Sprung, Civic Engagement Manager at Microsoft, moderates a conversation with thought leaders in civic innovation, and our design partner, IDEO, about the process of reimagining a government’s digital presence.

Panelists:

  • Michelle Kwasny, Senior Design Research Lead at IDEO

  • Kristopher Carter, Co-Chair for New Urban Mechanic at City of Boston

  • Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Chief Information Officer at City of Boston

  • Harlan Weber, Founder of Code for Boston and Director of Design & Service Innovation Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

  • Adrian Gill, Founder of Ad Hoc Industries

5:40-6:15 p.m.: a conversation moderated by Lauren Lockwood, Chief Digital Officer at City of Boston, about the new Boston.gov itself — nerd out on everything from the new brand to the City’s decision to move the website to Drupal.

Panelists:

  • Nick DuPey, Design Director at IDEO

  • Sebastian Ebarb, Lead Designer at City of Boston

  • Matt Crist, Lead Developer at City of Boston

  • Kim Miller, Senior Designer at Upstatement

  • Les Peabody, Web Applications Engineer at Genuine Interactive

Visual Displays:

Get a bird’s-eye-view of the project from displays which tell the story of the website’s redesign from five perspectives: our digital principles, user research, technology, language and tone, and color and type.

Your Impact:

Boston.gov will be live, but will never be finished. Attendees will get a first look at the variety of ways their feedback will shape the site’s growth, and will have an opportunity to submit their ideas to the website’s roadmap.

 

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

July 20, 2016
  • 4:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 700 Boylston Street
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Innovation and Technology
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2016-07-20T16:00:00 - 2016-07-20T19:00:00
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