[ddj] Open (geo)Data Track at FOSS4G Europe 2015

[Codrina Maria Ilie]

Dear Open (geo)Data enthusiasts, supporters and devotees,

This July, Politecnico di Milano in Como is hosting a wonderful event 
dedicated to free and open source solutions for geospatial, 
FOSS4G-Europe 2015. Acknowledging the ever-growing importance and 
considerable evolution of the open data movement in the world and in 
Europe, this year, FOSS4G Europe is dedicating a full track only to open 
data!

The topics of interest are (but not limited to):

Open Geodata in the eyes of public administrations
Building a bridge between administrations and communities through Open 
Geodata
Open Geodata in the private sector
Best practices and guidelines in community driven data
Metadata for Open Geodata
Open Geodata influences in Science
Metrics for evaluating the success of the release of Open Geodata and 
good practices for increasing its usage
Open Geodata - Quality and Relevance


Important dates to remember:

Submission deadline: March 9, 2015
Acceptance notice: April 3, 2015
Camera ready version: April 30, 2015
Conference: July 13, 2015


For more details, please check our website 
[http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/Call_opendata-track] and follow us on 
Twitter [@foss4ge] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/foss4g.europe]!



Hoping to see as many of you there,

Cheers,

Codrina


P.S. Apologies for cross-posting.