BW )(: Fwd: OPSI's BarcampPOIR8

[Peter Ferne]

FYI
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petef
From: Meletsis, Giorgia  
[mailto:Giorgia.Meletsis at nationalarchives.gov.uk]
Sent: 02 January 2008 17:02
To: Ian Forrester
Subject: OPSI's BarcampPOIR8



The Office of Public Sector information is sponsoring a BarCamp about  
the development of a re-use request service for Public Sector  
Information.

A BarCamp, sometimes called an “unconference”, is an event which the  
participants organise themselves. The BarCamp for the re-use request  
service will be on Saturday 12th January 2008, at the Spey & Ness  
Rooms, City Inn, 30 John Islip Street, Westminster, London. All people  
need to do to come is log on to the Wiki, add their names and shape  
the agenda: http://barcamp.org/BarCampPOIR8

Speaking about the event, John Sheridan said, “we’ve opted for a  
BarCamp format - sometimes called an “unconference” - as the most  
open, participative and democratic way to engage with potential re- 
users of public sector information. OPSI has arranged the venue (Spey  
& Ness Rooms, City Inn, 30 John Islip Street, Westminster, London) and  
an outline agenda - but really we would like the re-user community to  
shape the day as part of shaping this new and exciting public service.”

Background notes

·       The creation of a re-use request service by OPSI was  
recommended by Tom Steinberg and Ed Mayo, in The Power of Information  
Review, published in June 2007 and agreed by Ministers in the  
government response presented to Parliament later that month.

·       A BarCamp <http://barcamp.org> is an ad-hoc gathering born  
from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment.  
It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from  
participants.

Please feel free to publicise this events and forward to those who may  
be interested in participating to help steer the development of this  
initiative.

kind regards

Giorgia Meletsis


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