[OKFN-FR] Fwd: Open Data Day 2014 is Coming Feb 22 – Time to Join the Fun! - Open Knowledge Foundation Blog

Thu Dec 26 08:21:04 UTC 2013

Bonjour, 

n'oubliez pas de noter dans vos agendas la date du 22 février pour la 
journée internationale de l'open data. 

N'hésitez pas à proposer des événements, plus d'infos à la suite. 

Bonnes fêtes

Samuel

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Posted: 17 Dec 2013 07:42 AM PST

*This guest blog post has been written by David Eaves, public policy 
entrepreneur, open government activist and one of the initiators of Open 
Data Day. It was originally published on David’s blog 
<http://eaves.ca/2013/12/16/open-data-day-2014-is-coming-feb-22-time-to-join-the-fun/>.*

[image: Screen Shot 2013-12-17 at 4.38.01 PM]<http://blog.okfn.org/files/2013/12/Screen-Shot-2013-12-17-at-4.38.01-PM.png>

So, with much help from various community members (who reminded me that we 
need to get this rolling – looking at you Heather Leson<https://twitter.com/HeatherLeson>), 
I’m pleased to say we are starting to gear up for *Open Data Day 2014 
<http://opendataday.org/> on February 22nd, 2014*.

>From its humble beginnings of a conversation between a few friends who were 
interested in promoting and playing with open data, last year Open Data Day 
had locally organized events take place in *over 100 cities around the 
world*. Check out this video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO5Tgq1QOsc>of Open Data Day in Kathmandu last year.

Why makes Open Data Day work? Mostly you. It is a global excuse for people 
in communities like yours to come together and *organize an event that 
meets their needs*. Whether that is a hackathon, a showcase and fair, 
lectures, workshops for local NGOs and businesses, training on data, or 
meetings with local politicians – people are free to organize around 
whatever they think their community needs. You can read more about how Open 
Data Day works on the event website <http://opendataday.org/>.

*Want to join in on the fun?* I thought you’d never ask. Listed below are 
some different ways you can help make Open Data Day 2014 a success in your 
community!
a) how can i let everyone know about open data day 

I love the enthusiasm. Here’s a tweet you can send:

#OpenData Day is community powered in a timezone near you 
http://opendataday.org #ODD2014

Yes, our hashtag is #ODD2014. Cause we are odd. And cause we love open data.
b) i’d like to participate! 

Great! If you are interested in participating in check out the Open Data 
Day wiki <http://wiki.opendataday.org/Main_Page>. We’ve just unlocked the 
pages so cities haven’t been added yet but feel free to add your city to 
the list <http://wiki.opendataday.org/2014/City_Events>, and put down your 
name as interested in participating. You can even check to see who 
organized the event last year <http://wiki.opendataday.org/2013/City_Events>to see if they are interested in doing it again.
c) forget about participating, i want to coordinate an open data day event 
in my city. 

Whoa! Very exciting! Here’s a short checklist of what to do:

   - 

   If you didn’t organize one last year, check to see if anyone in your 
   city did <http://wiki.opendataday.org/2013/City_Events>. It would be 
   good to connect with them first.
   - 

   Read the Open Data Day website <http://opendataday.org/>. Basically, 
   pick up on our vibe: we want Open Data Day to work for everyone, from 
   novices who know little about data to experts like Kaggle participants and 
   uber geeks like Bruce Schneier. These events have always been welcoming and 
   encouraging – it is part of the design challenge.
    - 

   Okay, now add your city to the list<http://wiki.opendataday.org/2014/City_Events>, 
   let people know where it will be taking place (or that you are working on 
   securing space), let them know a rough agenda, what to expect, and how they 
   can contribute.
    - 

   Add yourself to the 2014 Open Data Day map<https://docs.google.com/a/okfn.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgWnIWeQjA0AdFZlTnlKbTdQbDFHMVpROG9FUldXcVE&usp=drive_web#gid=0>. 
   (Hint: Wikipedia lists Lat/Long in the information side bar for each cities 
   wiki page: “Coordinates: 43°42′N 79°24′W”)
    - 

   Join the Open Data Day mailing list<https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-data-day>. 
   Organizers tend to share best practices and tips here. It’s not serious, 
   really just a help and support group. Check out resources like this<http://okfn.org/events/handbook/>and 
   this <http://michellethorne.cc/2012/01/mozilla-event-menu-lite/> about 
   how to organize a successful event.
    - 

   Start spreading the news!

d) i want to help more! how can open data day work more smoothly everywhere? 

Okay, for the truly hardcore of you: right, we need help. Open Data day has 
grown. This means we’ve outgrown a whole bunch of our infrastructure… like 
our webpage! Everyone involved in this is a volunteer so… we have some 
extra heavy lifting we need help with. This includes:

   - 

   *a. Website template update*: The current Open Data Day template was 
   generously donated by Mark Dunkley (thank you!). We’d love to have it scale 
   a little better and refresh the content. You can see the code on GitHub 
   here <https://github.com/okfn/opendataday.org>. Email me if you are 
   interested <david at eaves.ca?Subject=Open%20Data520Day>. Skills required: 
   CSS, design
   - 

   *b. Translation*: Can you help translate the ODD site into your 
   language? You can submit the requests on GitHub<https://github.com/okfn/opendataday.org>or send a document to Heather 
   Leson <heather.leson at okfn.org?Subject=Open%20Data520Day> with the 
   content. She’ll do the GitHub stuff if that’s beyond you.
    - 

   *c. Map*: Leaflet and layers helpers wanted! We’d like a map geek to 
   help correct geolocation and keep the 2014 map<http://opendataday.org/map/>fresh with accurate geo for all the locations. GitHub 
   repo is here <https://github.com/okfn/opendataday.org/tree/gh-pages/map>and the event 
   list is here<https://docs.google.com/a/okfn.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgWnIWeQjA0AdFZlTnlKbTdQbDFHMVpROG9FUldXcVE&usp=drive_web#gid=0>
   .

What’s next? 

I’m really looking forward to this year… I’ve lots more thoughts I’ll be 
sharing shortly.

Plus, I can’t wait to hear from you!
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