[OSM-talk-ie] Euro OGP Panels - Opportunity for panel discussion on Open data that concerns us

[Dave Corley]

Folks,

Just an update.

I've reached out to ITO, geofabrik & Mapbox to see if I can get some
industry professionals on the panel also.

Dermot, would this be something OSMF board would be interested in being
represented on? Would it be possible to get some feedback on it, I know its
short notice, but it can't be helped.

Thanks,
Dave



On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 6:40 PM, Dave Corley <davecorley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Would any of the geo-knowledgeable folks be interested in contributing to
> a panel discussion at the European OGP meeting in May.
>
> They are currently looking for ideas / proposals for panels but if we are
> to make a proposal it has to be in the next day or two as applications
> close on Mar 24th. This means we'll have time to plan our approach and
> build a pool of information (golden examples, case studies etc) that we can
> use to emphasise our point of view.
>
> I was thinking of a proposal along the lines of "why are National mapping
> agencies so resistant to making their data fully open" or "Why is Govt.
> open geo data so rare" etc etc.
>
> Given that this is in Ireland, its a great chance to the Irish OSM
> community and others to step up and speak up on this important issue.
>
> This panel would likely consist of govt. representatives so hashing out
> topics like this directly with the people who can effect change is no small
> thing.
>
> If anyone is interested in appearing on this panel, or can think of a
> specific proposal we should suggest, please let me know.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave (DaCor)
>
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