[EU-lobby-data] doodle for next cleaning sessions plus two proposals

Mon May 6 15:46:40 UTC 2013

Hi there,

let's move quickly and agree on the date and times of the next (two?) 
data cleaning sessions in the run-up to June 4th. Here're a doodle to 
fill in: http://www.doodle.com/ax95d8skeisbffw4

I had a talk with Friedrich during the Dataharvest13 conference in 
Brussels this weekend; the cooperation with Spiegel-online would consist 
of Spiegel-online launching a crowd-sourcing initiative focusing on 
largest German companies and other German actors in EU lobbying, ranked 
per sector. This would not limit the independence of Lobbyfacts but just 
be a great addition, for instance in terms of tagged data, visibility 
and visitors to the website. And it would enable Friedrich to spend time 
on lobbyfacts. I am much in favour of going for this proposed 
cooperation (as are Erik and Ester at CEO).

I also think it would be wise to not do a press event on June 4th, but 
simply launch the first edition of the website with a press release that 
features one or more attractive stories based on lobbyfacts data. The 
workshop for journalists in Brussels could then happen later, for 
instance in early July. This would make the June 4 launch more feasible 
as it delays a big organising task (the press event). What do you think?

I'll contact Natacha and Timo about this tomorrow.

friendly greetings

On 04/26/2013 11:36 AM, Natacha Cingotti wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> So as discussed yesterday, I checked 4th June. The only major thing I 
> could find in Brussels is the Green Week, but no summit or big event 
> announced, that would create an agenda clash.
>
> Based on the new timeline we discussed yesterday, I tried to adapt the 
> planning document, see if there are things missing.
>
> Cheers
>
> Natacha
> -- 
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