[OpenGLAM] OKFestival (15-17 July, Berlin)

[Lieke Ploeger]

Dear all,

Another reason to come to our OKFestival: we will be organising a dedicated
OpenGLAM event at Wikimedia (see below) - it would be great to see you
there!

Best regards, Lieke Ploeger

Open Data in Cultural Heritage - OpenGLAM in Germany

Are you working in a cultural heritage institution, or interested in
opening up cultural heritage data for wider reuse? On the morning prior to
the start of the Open Knowledge Festival <http://okfestival.org/>, the OpenGLAM
initiative <http://www.openglam.org>, Wikimedia Deutschland
<https://www.wikimedia.de/wiki/Hauptseite> and the DM2E project
<http://www.dm2e.eu> are organising a half day workshop on open cultural
data, with a special focus on German cultural heritage institutions.
OpenGLAM is an initiative committed to building a world in which our
cultural heritage is freely available for everyone to access, use, connect
and enjoy, and actively encourages galleries, libraries, museums and
archives worldwide to adopt proactive open content and open data policies.

During this workshop, we will identify, investigate and discuss the
possibilities and key obstacles of opening up your cultural data as an
institution. After a round of inspiring presentations from initiatives like
Europeana, Wikidata, the German Digital Library and Coding da Vinci we will
continue the discussion how to overcome the barriers to opening up data in
the cultural heritage sector.

Finally, we will hear from the successful local OpenGLAM groups currently
active in Switzerland and Finland, and kickstart a local OpenGLAM network
for German heritage institutions interested in open cultural content and
open access. We invite everyone to join and help think about the focus
points for such a German OpenGLAM group for the future, and look forward to
start up a fruitful collaboration!

Registration and details

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   Date: Tuesday 15 July, 9.30 - 13.00
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   Location: Wikimedia Deutschland, Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
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   More information, as well as the full programme, is available through the
   OpenGLAM site
   <http://openglam.org/2014/06/10/open-data-in-cultural-heritage-openglam-in-germany/>

Attendance is free but places are limited: please register through
http://bit.ly/openglamOK


On 10 June 2014 09:46, Lieke Ploeger <lieke.ploeger at okfn.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
>  If you’re interested in how open data can be used to create the kind of
> society where everyone has access to the information they need to make
> informed decisions about everything from their spending habits to where
> their taxes are going, then don’t miss this year’s Open Knowledge Festival
> <http://2014.okfestival.org/>. Taking place in Berlin from July 15th -
> 17th at the Kulturbrauerei, the event will bring together an international
> crowd of thinkers, makers, developers and activists to consider how we
> translate “Open Minds to Open Action”.
>
> The programme <http://2014.okfestival.org/festival-programme/> for the
> festival is now online - and we’re also sharing additional information
> about sessions, speakers and fringe events on the Festival blog
> <http://2014.okfestival.org/>. OpenGLAM will be hosting a number of
> sessions during OKFestival, as well as a dedicated OpenGLAM fringe event on
> the morning prior to the festival start - an overview of all this is
> available from our blog
> <http://openglam.org/2014/06/05/join-openglam-at-the-upcoming-okfestival/>
> .
>
> The Festival begins with the opening evening Open Knowledge Fair on
> Tuesday 15th July from 6 - 8.30pm. This dynamic start to the festival will
> be comprised of demo stands, performances by artists, interactive hands-on
> things to do and make, and the opportunity to enjoy music and drinks.
>
> The core programme takes place on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th July.
> Both days will begin with keynotes talks from speakers including Beth
> Noveck (The GovLab), Eric Hysen (Google), Beatriz Busaniche (Fundacion Via
> Libre) and Patrick Alley (Global Witness). Keynotes are followed by
> community-led sessions which fall into one of three broads tracks;
> knowledge, tools and society. Session formats include workshops, hacks and
> discussions.
>
> We’re expecting attendees from over 60 countries and would love you to add
> your voice to the conversations. Tickets
> <http://2014.okfestival.org/tickets/> are still available with a 10%
> discount for groups of 5 or more.
>
> Hope to see you in Berlin next month!
>
> Best,
>
> Lieke Ploeger
>
> --
> Lieke Ploeger
>
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Lieke Ploeger

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<https://twitter.com/liekeploeger>

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