[open-sustainability] 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015

rowena at rparsons.co.uk rowena at rparsons.co.uk
Tue Dec 9 16:42:10 UTC 2014 

Tempted though I am to quote Mandy_Rice-Davies at this point, I hereby 
retire from the debate. :-)

On 2014-12-09 16:29, Robert Rattle wrote:

> well, now that the matter has been raised...while some of us do live on 
> the NA side of the pond, Canada is a vast land with little to none rail 
> service for the most part. Although it does exist in some areas, is 
> antiquated, languishes in both policy and investment, and few use it, 
> most preferring auto or air (however, this is not too unlike global 
> trends: EEA released this report yesterday 
> http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/more-action-needed-to-reduce [1]) - 
> many crucial areas and opportunities for open data to explore and 
> address perhaps?
> 
> great topic, and despite our 'sector' focus, the world of 
> teleconferencing remains largely supplemental to real conferencing, and 
> issues like this are probably best discussed face-to-face at 
> conferences such as this. Oh hum....So I hope to see a good 
> international representation at the conference to raise these important 
> issues and move them forward. For those coming distances by air, carbon 
> offsets, and revisiting personal consumption habits is a start, but 
> your presence and contributions to help open data transform policy and 
> infrastructure for sustainability will be your greatest contribution.
> 
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> FROM: "rowena at rparsons.co.uk" <rowena at rparsons.co.uk>
> TO: open-sustainability <open-sustainability at lists.okfn.org>
> CC: Jack Townsend <jack at jacktownsend.net>
> SENT: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 7:15 AM
> SUBJECT: Re: [open-sustainability] 3rd International Open Data 
> Conference 2015
> 
> Hi Jack
> Sound great. I just hope nobody who's interested in sustainability will 
> be flying to this conference in an aeroplane.
> Kind regards
> Rowena
> 
> On 2014-12-09 12:12, Jack Townsend wrote:
> 
> 3rd International
> Open Data Conference
> 2015
> 
> ENABLING THE DATA REVOLUTION
> 
> MAY 27 - 29, 2015
> 
> WWW.OPENDATACON.ORG [2]
> 
> Come and explore a wide variety of open data issues and collaborate on 
> charting the future of open data at the 3rd International Open Data 
> Conference, May 27-29, 2015, in Ottawa, Canada.
> 
> The global open data movement has matured since the 2nd International 
> Open Government Data Conference held in Washington in 2012. It's time 
> to strengthen coordination among open data initiatives across various 
> levels of government, topics, regions, and sectors. It's time to 
> broaden dialogue to include the voices of experts in sectors that want 
> to use open data and scale-up innovative approaches proven to work. The 
> goal: ensure that all world citizens benefit.
> 
> The Government of Canada, Canada's International Development Research 
> Centre, and the World Bank invite you to the 3rd International Open 
> Data Conference. From May 27-29, 2015 sector and open data experts, 
> senior government officials, industry leaders, and civil society 
> champions from around the world will gather in Ottawa, Canada to 
> exchange ideas and work together to enable the data revolution.
> 
> PRE-REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN [2]. Conference updates will follow in the 
> coming weeks and months. We look forward to seeing you in 2015!
> 
> Please share this with your networks
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