Dear All
The following is the Call for Participation for the Open Government Data Camp
2011
* http://ogdcamp.org/cfp/
* What: The world's biggest open data event to date.
* When: 20-21st October, with satellite events from 17-26th October
* Where: Warsaw, Poland
* Web: http://www.ogdcamp.org
* Hashtag: #ogdcamp
# Submit your Proposal
This event and will bring together the international Open Government Data
Community, so please: be bold! We encourage people to submit talks, workshops
and satellite events that are visionary, extraordinary and even mindblowing! If
you have something to say, propose or demonstrate that will ignite the
imagination of the crowd.
Please submit a proposal via the link below:
* http://ogdcamp.org/programme/submit/
There are four main kinds of submission:
* Lightning presentations - 5 minutes
* Talks - 10-15 minutes
* Sessions - 2-4 hours
* Satellite events in the days surrounding the camp - 1/2 day / full day
## About
The camp has 4 key objectives:
* Build consensus – around core open data principles and values
* Build community – expand and strengthen international open data community
* Share ideas – on the future of open data and how we can do things better
* Make things – from starting projects, to making plans, to writing code
## Who is behind it?
Open Government Data Camp is run as collaborative partnership between key
stakeholders in the open government data community around the world. Find out
more at:
* http://ogdcamp.org/about/who/
# Registration
Registration is now open. Make sure you get one of the few early bird tickets at
* http://ogdcamp.org/register/
## Travel Bursaries
We have several travel bursaries available to support participants who could
otherwise note afford to attend the camp, including:
* A European bursary for EU27 citizens and residents travelling from within
Europe, provided by the European Commission.
* An international bursary.
* A US bursary, provided by the Sunlight Foundation.
Full details are available at:
* http://ogdcamp.org/bursaries/
## Stay in touch
If you're interested in talking with others interested in open government data
around the world, you can introduce yourself on the open-government mailing
list:
* http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-government
You can follow developments on Twitter with the hashtag #ogdcamp.
If you have any questions for the organising team, please contact:
[email protected]
We are looking forward meeting you in Warsaw!
Daniel Dietrich for the OGDCamp organiser team.
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Daniel Dietrich
The Open Knowledge Foundation
Promoting Open Knowledge in a Digital Age
www.okfn.org - www.opendefinition.org
Mail: [email protected]
Mobil: +49 171 780 870 3
Twitter: @ddie
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