Resenting to the right address... Sent from my iPad
On 2013-01-03, at 12:09 PM, Paul Norman <penor...@mac.com> wrote: > I'm considering going to this conference and presenting on OSM use of open > data. I figure it might be of interest to a few people as data used by us > will be used by Wikipedia, wolfram alpha, MQ open, assorted phone apps, etc... > > I'm open to other ideas, particularly as I'm on vacation until 2 days before > the call for presentations ends. Also if anyone else is interested it makes > sense to coordinate. > > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Nelson Lah <nla...@shaw.ca> >> Date: 3 January, 2013 1:26:02 AM EST >> To: nla...@shaw.ca >> Subject: [OpenDataBC] Call for Speakers @ Open Data BC Summit on Feb 19, >> 2013 Vancouver >> Reply-To: opendat...@googlegroups.com >> >> Hi Folks, >> >> Now that we have all survived the End of the World, Christmas and New Year, >> this will be easy... >> >> The Open Data Society of BC is hosting the BC Open Data Summit on February >> 19, 2013 in downtown Vancouver at SFU Segal Graduate School of Business at >> 500 Granville Street. We are inviting you to be part of this conversation. >> >> We're especially proud of what the BC open data community has accomplished >> over the past three years since we first started growing our community. At >> the beginning, the thought of accessing data on a government web site was >> tricky business (imagine wanting access to government data!). We had to >> sort out challenges around licensing, formats, methods of access...the >> works. Through many great conversations and threads here and elsewhere, we >> have thankfully sorted out much of the "WHAT" of open data. >> >> Now that we have some open data accessible to us, we thought it would be >> helpful to focus on the value that it can bring. We want to explore how it >> is being used in academia, in evidence-based decision making, in fighting >> corruption, in uncovering new opportunities, and in creating economic value, >> businesses and jobs. >> >> That's why we're inviting you to join us at the BC Open Data Summit in >> February. >> >> We are calling you to come out and make a short presentation. Share your >> ideas, and what you or your organization has done with open data to create >> value. Proposals are due by January 13. >> >> More information is available here: >> http://www.opendatabc.ca/bc-open-data-summit-2013-call-for-speakers.html >> >> Many thanks. >> >> Nelson Lah >> Summit Chair >> on behalf of Open Data Society of BC
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