[okfn-help] WDMMG / OpenSpending workshop pre-OKCon

Thu May 5 17:03:03 BST 2011

Ok, getting somewhere now!

>>> There may be a CKAN-dev workshop on the 28th, does that pose any
>>> problems Friedrich? Are you going to have to be in two places at once?
>>
>> I wouldn't do them on the same day, the target groups (both hacker and non-hacker overlap) and it would be very nice to have either team see some of what the other does. So how about the 28th for OpenSpending and the 29th for CKAN?
>
> +1 (also could you provide asap an abstract text for publication?)

Ok, is there any reason we need them that way round. I had initially
suggested 29th for OpenSpending (To allow for a 2-day hackday on the
Monday and Tuesday that would not run into the weekend) and 28th for
CKAN.

Let me know what you think.

@ Friedrich - if you want to be at the CKAN one as well, could someone
else run the hackday for the day that overlaps with CKAN?

>
>>> @Friedrich - can you and I brainstorm a programme. Based on the
>>> presumption that we are working on a one day workshop on the 29th.
>>> http://wdmmg.okfnpad.org/workshop-programme
>>
>> I'll add some bullet points but it'd also be interesting to make a quick list of people to invite (aside from a general invitation) so we know who we'll roughly be talking to.

Awesome. I have done as much as I can on this
(http://wdmmg.okfnpad.org/workshop-programme), could you add anything
you want to add asap, Friedrich?

> Could you please ping me asap there is a short abstract about the workshop ready to be published?

>>
>>> @Daniel - can you get back in touch with mozilla drumbeat, RHoK the
>>> local people to see if there would be any interest specifically in the
>>> hackday if we give them concrete dates based on the answers we get to
>>> the above? We can then judge whether it is worthwhile doing the
>>> hackday. Feel free to add anyone else you think might be relevant.
>
> There are people thinking about hacking on berlin transport data or a general berlin data scraping / cleaning
>
> I will try to follow this idea up and get the ball rolling.

Wonderful. Please keep us posted!

>>>
>>> Also, how should people register their interest in getting involved
>>> (specifically in the workshop) - should I create a Google form?
>>
>> Jonathan has been using a lot of eventbrite, that seems to work quite well and offers some nice features. What do you think?
>
> Yes, lets set up a new eventbright for the workshops (all on one page but can be chosen separately) - I can do and announce on okcon website.

Excellent - so we are just waiting on Friedrich to confirm his
availability and the abstract, then we are nearly there!

Lucy