[open-sustainability] Fwd: Future of food and open data: ODI research afternoon

[Jack Townsend]

Upcoming event on Food and supply chains at the Open Data Institute

Recording should end up here.  Previous event on open data and rail travel. 

Jack


Begin forwarded message:

> Show me the future of food and open data
> 2-5pm, 28 November
> 
> The details and how to book are here: http://theodi.org/research-afternoons/show-me-the-future-of-food-and-open-data
> 
> Consumers are demanding to know more and more about the food they eat and where it comes from. Open data is answering some of these demands by allowing people and companies to track supply chains, make better agricultural decisions and healthier food choices.
> 
> Tesco has pledged to open up its supply chain data<https://www.tescoplc.com/talkingshop/index.asp?blogid=96>, the G8 Open Data in Agriculture Conference<https://sites.google.com/site/g8opendataconference/home> explored exciting new open data based apps for farmers; so what does the future hold for food and open data?
> 
> Dr Christopher Brewster<http://www1.aston.ac.uk/aston-business-school/staff/academic/oim/dr-christopher-brewster/> (Aston Business School) and Dr Tony Hirst<http://www.open.edu/openlearn/profiles/ajh59> (Open University) will outline their current research and share their views about what the next ten years may hold in this field. Innovative SMEs will discuss the current market climate and how that might change in the future.
> 
> Book: http://theodi.org/research-afternoons/show-me-the-future-of-food-and-open-data
> 
> <https://showmethefutureoffood.eventbrite.co.uk/>
> Prof Leslie Carr, Web Science Institute
> on behalf of Kathryn Corrick, Head of Training, theodi.org<http://theodi.org/>

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