[iRail] Fwd: [okfn-discuss] Fwd: [sunlightlabs] TransportationCamp DC--January 21st

Thu Dec 8 10:37:17 UTC 2011

I got examinations as well, otherwise it'd be a great opportunity indeed!!

On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 11:23 PM, Pieter Colpaert
<pieter.colpaert at gmail.com>wrote:

>  I'm forwarding this mail from the Open Knowledge Foundation's mailinglist.
>
> I cannot go due to obligations (examinations), but if anyone else would be
> able to represent iRail, this could be huge.
>
> (Yes, it's in the USA.)
>
> Pieter
>
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> [sunlightlabs] TransportationCamp DC--January 21st  Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011
> 23:18:36 +0100  From: Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org><jonathan.gray at okfn.org>  Reply-To:
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> Oooh! Talking of a working group on transport data. ;-)
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Kevin Webb <kpwebb at gmail.com> <kpwebb at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 11:09 PM
> Subject: [sunlightlabs] TransportationCamp DC--January 21st
> To: sunlightlabs <sunlightlabs at googlegroups.com> <sunlightlabs at googlegroups.com>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> TransportationCamp is a free "unconference" bringing together
> transportation professionals, technologists, and others interested in
> the intersection of urban transportation and technology.
>
> After two successful TransportationCamp events in 2011 we're coming to
> DC on January 21st, 2012. This is the day before the annual
> Transportation Research Board conference. Additional event details
> will be announced soon.
>
> We have reached our initial capacity for the event but we anticipate
> having additional slots open up, so please reserve your spot on the
> wait list if you are interested in participating!
>
> To sign up visit:
> http://transpocampdc.eventbrite.com/
>
>
> What will TransportationCamp discuss?
>
> Transportation is a major metropolitan issue, with direct impacts on
> economic strength, environmental sustainability, and social equity.
> Recent advances in technology (“web 2.0”, mobile computing, open
> source software, open data and APIs, and spatial analysis) present an
> opportunity to improve mobility more immediately and at a lower cost
> than has ever been possible in the past.
>
> TransportationCamp will focus on major themes such as:
>
> * Open transit data: What are the best practices for developers to use
> it and transit agencies to publish it? What are the technical
> challenges?
>
> * How can developers help transit agencies lower the cost of
> technology?
>
> * What are creative new tools and techniques to address transportation
> issues?
>
> You can see examples from past TransportationCamp events  '11 East and
> '11 West here: http://transportationcamp.org/
>
>
> What’s an “unconference?”
>
> This is not a traditional conference. The organizers don't pick a set
> of panels and panelists ahead of time. Instead, you organize the
> panels! Anyone interested in talking about an issue can organize a
> session, and attendees just go to the sessions they're most interested
> in.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin
>
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