Dag Lambda,
Bedankt! Voorlopig komen deze mensen van iRail met ons mee:
Christophe Versieux - Android developer van BeTrains.com (fr)
Jan Vansteenlandt - samsung Bada developer van BeTrains.com, APIv2.0 PHP
developer
Wouter Horré - Python expert
Tim Esselens - Perl expert, maindeveloper BeLaws.iRail.be
Yeri Tiete - voorzitter iRail vzw
Pieter Colpaert - ondervoorzitter iRail vzw en project maintainer
Als er nog volgen stuur ik die in een volgende mail.
Met vriendelijke groeten,
Pieter Colpaert
On Wed, 2011-09-07 at 17:37 +0200, Lambda Verdonckt wrote:
> Dag Pieter,
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> Hieronder vind je de uitnodiging nog eens. Als je me even laat weten
> wie er precies komt, dan registreer ik jullie en maak ik naambadges.
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> Bedankt!
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> Invitation to "Leuven Open Data"
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>
> Contents
>
> · September 20,
> 2011 - Provinciehuis
> Vlaams-Brabant
>
> · What event is
> this?
>
> · Why should I
> go?
>
> · Open Data?
>
> · Agenda
>
> · More
> information
>
>
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> September 20, 2011 -
> Provinciehuis
> Vlaams-Brabant
>
>
> At this event we show
> what new technologies
> can do to improve local
> governments, without
> talking about
> technology or IT.
>
> For all those who are
> fed up with hearing IT
> say "what you ask, is
> not possible", we
> present to you: "Open
> Data"!
>
> What event is this?
>
>
> The Leuven Open Data
> event on September 20th
> is held in - where else
> would it be - Leuven!
>
> At 19:00 we welcome you
> at the council chamber
> ('Raadzaal') in the
> provincial building
> ('Provinciehuis'). A
> unique chance to feel
> like a Leuven
> politician, having you
> own chair in the
> council!
>
> Four speakers show you
> what Open Data can do
> for local governments -
> cities or provinces -
> and at 21:00 we round
> up with beers.
>
> The event is free and
> open to everyone, but
> we prefer you to
> register. But
> people working for the
> city of Leuven or the
> province of
> Vlaams-Brabant are even
> more welcome!
>
> Why should I go?
>
>
> Today websites can be
> much more than just
> static screens that you
> can read. And what's
> more, it's not even
> difficult to get there!
>
> The only thing you need
> to do - as a local
> government - is to open
> up your data, in-line
> with the 'open
> government' policy.
>
> You should attend this
> event if you'ld like to
> know:
>
> · how your
> local government
> can communicate better
> with its citizens,
>
> · how other
> cities use Open Data,
> like Ghent and Vienna,
>
> · what Open
> Data is, why it is
> important for local
> governments and what
> you need to do to get
> it,
>
> · how you can
> help Leuven become a
> front-runner!
>
> Open Data will make it
> so much easier for
> local governments to
> provide information to
> their citizens. Why
> wait to be the last to
> get involved?
>
>
>
> Open Data?
>
>
> "Open Data" is
> information that you
> spread in such a way
> that it can be re-used.
> That means others can
> use your Open Data to
> make things that bring
> value to you, without
> you having to do
> anything.
>
> A well-known example is
> iRail, a website
> developed by ambitious
> citizens to consult
> live train schedules.
> Remember the NMBS'
> reaction? If you like
> actions like these and
> hoped that the NMBS
> would have reacted
> supportively instead,
> you will love this
> event!
>
> Go to openbelgium.be to
> read more on Open Data.
>
> Agenda
>
>
> This evolution brings
> challenges as well -
> like security and
> ownership issues. We
> want to know your
> thoughts and concerns,
> so we end up with a
> discussion round and
> beers:
>
> · Welcome to
> the Leuven Open Data
> event, by Saïd El
> Khadraoui (European
> Parliament, sp.a)
>
> · What is Open
> Data and why is it
> important for local
> governments, by
> Jonathan Gray
> (Community coordinator,
> Open Knowledge
> Foundation and LOD2)
>
> · Why Ghent has
> Open Data, by Bart
> Rosseau (Strategic
> Communication Advisor
> at the City of Ghent)
>
> · Why Vienna
> has Open Data, by
> Martin Kaltenböck
> (Managing Director CFO,
> Semantic Web Company
> and LOD2)
>
> · Open
> Discussion: what do the
> people of Leuven want?
>
> Followed by free beers!
> If you want to attend
> the event, just show up
> or register by email!
>
> More information
>
>
> · How to get
> there? Route
> description in Dutch,
> address in English
>
> · Who's
> organizing it? The LOD2
> consortium, a bunch of
> European universities
> and companies united in
> an FP7 project.
>
> · What becomes
> possible with Open
> Data? Look at the apps
> of Ghent, Vienna or
> Amsterdam. And Leuven
> should be next!
>
> · How does Open
> Data support an Open
> Government? A (Dutch)
> blog post that will
> open your eyes!
>
> · More
> infomation about the
> event at the TenForce
> blog.
>
> Important! This event
> is organized by a
> non-profit
> organization, supported
> by the European
> Commission to create
> awareness about Open
> Data among local
> governments.
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