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

Tue Jun 11 17:33:42 BST 2013

Hi Diane, Oleg and the OKF CH group have kindly offered to do the French 
translation :-)

And the German group have offered to do the German translation - do we 
have anyone for Spanish, or other languages??

Thanks!

Z

On 06/11/2013 06:32 PM, Diane Mercier wrote:
> Hi
>
> Rayna: do you plan to do a French translation?
>
> Diane
>
> Le 2013-06-11 05:30, Zara Rahman a écrit :
>>
>> 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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