Party Time events now on your phone
Now you can use your phone to see where congressional fundraisers are taking place as you walk down the street, using the augmented reality application LayAR.
This application takes the geographic coordinates of the parties we post here and provides the user with a map and actual photographs of the location. (Note: you need Android or iPhone 3GS or iPhone4 to run the application.)
So say, for example, you’re in downtown Washington and you want to see what parties are taking place nearby that day. You can get a read-out that looks like the image on the top right.
Let’s say you want an image of where a particular party is taking place. The bottom right photo is a picture of the street where the Duberstein Group, a powerhouse lobbying firm, is located.
To get this Party Time app on your phone, download the LayAR application, and then search “layers” for “Party Time.”
One of the results will be “Political Party Time”–you can see it here: http://site.layar.com/catalog/political-party-time/.
Then–start searching.
TweetPARTYFINDER™ Hints
Beneficiary: congressional candidate, lawmaker, or entity which collects funds raised at party
Host: person who is hosting party-often, but not always, a registered federal lobbyist
Venue Name: where the party is
Entertainment Type: type of gathering, such as "breakfast," "ski trip," "bowling"
Other Lawmakers Mentioned: lawmakers mentioned on invitation who are used as a draw for the event
Sunlight's Party Time is a project to track parties for members of Congress or congressional candidates that happen all year round in Washington, D.C. and beyond. (read more)
We also post information we receive about parties where members of Congress are expected to participate—such as convention or inaugural parties.
Since we don't hear about all the parties, you can also tell us if you know where the party is and we don't.
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