[open-government] open data day 2012

Mon Nov 5 16:56:02 UTC 2012

Hi David, all,

good to hear from you! As far as I am concerned no apologies are needed.
Sorry to hear about the website. In general I would be in favor of trying
to stick with the rhythm of doing it alongside RHoK as it provides a
certain level of predictability. That said, personally it would fit me (and
our group here in the city) better to do it early next year. Esp as we have
a big open data event at the end of November already in town. Also
currently I am not in a position to help assistance due to lack of time,
and that too would be easier if we'd do it early next year.

So, I have a preference for December in terms of rhythm, but already know I
will fail to contribute if it were to happen then.

Either way I can promise the support of the ePSIplatform.eu in terms of
communication / PR for the event.

best,

Ton
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On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 5:34 PM, David Eaves <david at eaves.ca> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Okay here is a lengthy email on where we stand on Open Data Data. Here, is
> the very short version: 1) I'm super sorry for dropping the ball and owe
> you all a big apology 2) I definitely need help (there's a list of things)
> 3) We should consider pushing the date back, but I'm open to leaving it
> where it is.
>
> 1) Massive apology
> Okay so first I owe everyone on this list a massive apology for not
> getting to this issue. This is doubly true of Danielle Gould and Mary Beth
> Baker who have been quite diligent in asking me what was going on this year
> and to whom I have been nearly responsive enough. Between work, some
> frustrating obstacles with the website (see below) and our little guy, it's
> been hard to find time for anything in the last 8 weeks. Either way, any
> organizing whole we are in is entirely my fault and I definitely want to
> apologize to everyone.
>
> 2) Consider moving the date?
> I have had some opportunities to reach out to people and a few
> (particularly the Brazilians) expressed some concern with December - saying
> they had already had several events planned and didn't think it would work.
> Given we are a month away, I'd be happy to move it into the new year
> (although I admit I love having it on the same day every year) if we
> thought we needed the time.
>
> There is no good way to make this call - but if people email the list
> saying, let's do it. I say, let's do it.
>
> 3) Help!
> So here is where things get really sticky - as I have terrible news re the
> website.
>
> 3a: Website:
>
> My website providers moved my website a few months ago and, in the
> process, lost everything on OpenDataDay. Sadly this includes the wiki and
> the site. I have some of the website data backed up, but not all of it. I
> know that Mary Beth, you guys have the original so this is not the end of
> the world, but it means we will have to stand up a new site.
>
> Action: Someone needs to create (or use the old templates to recreate) a
> site. We should shoot to have the site up by friday (monday at the latest)
> if we went to do it on Dec 2. This would also mean standing up a wiki so we
> can track who is participating.
>
> 3b: DNS
>
> To do that, I need to figure out where I bought the URL open data day and
> switch the DNS.
>
> Action: *I get that information today.*
>
> 3c: Create New Content
>
> We should create some new content - ideally have a few new challenges -
> for the site.
>
> Action: I'm happy to take this on, but also happy to work with others.
>
> 3d: Start letting people know about the event
>
> Action: I should write a blog post, but then, so can and should many
> others… so this challenge becomes distributed.
>
> I'm again, really sorry about failing to communicate this. I really feel
> like I've let the community down. Hopefully we can find a way, either in a
> month, or reschedule to pick this back up. Thank you Daniel, Danielle and
> MAry Beth for poking me and not losing all patience.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2012-11-05, at 5:45 AM, Daniel Dietrich wrote:
>
> > At the OKFestival some people discussed the idea to add a "theme" to
> this years open data day and work on the data (action plans) of
> participating countries of the Open Government Partnership. I do like the
> idea, but personally I have little recourses to move this forward. Paul and
> Javier now in CC - what is the latest on this idea? I also added David
> Eaves to this conversation. Any updates from your side David?
> >
> > Regards
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> >
> > On 5 Nov 2012, at 12:39, Ton Zijlstra wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Alek, all,
> >>
> >> In the past 2 years it coincided with Random Hacks of Kindness. RHoK is
> scheduled for 1 & 2 December
> http://www.rhok.org/event/rhok-global-december-2012
> >>
> >> If you look at their event page you already see a list of cities
> participating, which people may want to connect to.
> http://www.rhok.org/events?qt-event_tabs=0#qt-event_tabs under RHoK
> Global December 2012.
> >>
> >> David Eaves who initiated both open data days in 2010 and 2011 has not
> 'given the signal' yet this time around. But I'm sure that if you want to
> get the ball rolling you can do that by simply announcing it that you're
> going to put together a local team.
> >>
> >> Any other takers?
> >>
> >> best,
> >>
> >> Ton
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> >>
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> >> +31-6-34489360
> >>
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> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Alek Tarkowski <
> alek at creativecommons.pl> wrote:
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> Does any one know of any plans for Open Data Day 2012? if it is to take
> place at the same time as last year, there's only a month left. at the same
> time the webpage seems to be dead, which is worrying, as it was a pretty
> good global action.
> >>
> >> best,
> >>
> >> Alek
> >>
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