[Open-data-census] Census - let's get the world's attention!

Tue Jun 11 10:30:01 BST 2013

Hi all,

As you are all aware, we've been having a big push on the Open Data 
Census over the last couple of weeks, with the help of our wonderful 
community; thank you all! And now we're going to use it to put a *big 
international focus on open data*, as G8 representatives are gathering 
in Northern Ireland this week.

There's one last task for which we need your help: once the G8 countries 
data has been reviewed and verified, we'll be releasing a press release, 
and generating media coverage around it. To have a truly international 
impact, we would really appreciate your assistance on contacting 
newspapers and media outlets in your countries or regions to let them 
know the results of the census.

It would be wonderful if you could gather your press contacts, and get 
your translation skills ready and primed to go; we can have an early 
copy of the press release ready for you by Wednesday June 12, so that 
(if you have capacity and wish to) you can translate it ready for 
international release, on Thursday June 13, or simply send it out to 
media in your country on Thursday.

Our aim is to create as much of an international buzz around this as 
possible, and it would be great to really mobilize our international 
community around it, and see what we can achieve.

*
****If you would like to receive an early copy of the press release for 
translation, **email me today. *Otherwise, you will receive it on 
Thursday*******
*

Thanks all- let's get the world's media paying attention to Open Data!

Zara

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