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

Tue Jun 11 22:25:42 BST 2013

Brilliant, thank you Ana! We'll add you to the list of recipients.

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On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 9:43 PM, Ana Sofia Ruiz Schmidt <
anasofiaruiz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I think I can do the Spanish translation, so feel free to send me the
> press release :)
>
> Best,
>
> Ana Sofía Ruiz
>
> El 11/06/2013, a las 10:33 a.m., Zara Rahman <zara.rahman at okfn.org>
> escribió:
>
> 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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