Hamilton2013

Cancelled
Hamilton's attempt at Open Data Day 2013 does not have any local data to use. Our City Hall is currently researching open data and plans to vote on a policy in Q2 of this year. Hopefully, Hamilton will return for Open Data Day 2014.

Hello #HamOnt Open Data Team!
Hamilton's going to be part of International Open Data Day again in 2013.

We're in the planning phase and many details are still to be finalized. What doesn't need to be finalized is confirming that it will happen.

We have work to do leading up to the event and we can use this wiki to assist in organizing our event.

If you are interested in attending, we ask you register on Eventbrite to confirm your interest and help us ensure a large enough venue.

Location
We're working on it - but we're really hoping for a place

Time
We'll officially start at 10 a.m. (but are hoping to open the door at 8 for early birds) and run until 5:30 p.m.

Food
We're working on it...

Agenda
We are going to keep it relatively informal, but there will be some structure. Here is how we see things going:
 * 9-10:00 registration, arrival, networking
 * 10:00 (brief!) opening remarks by organizers and local dignitaries
 * 10:15 OpenData Speed Dating: participants get to meet various project teams, and pitch their own ideas, to find a passion that you'll pursue for the day.
 * 10:45 Project Sharing: participants outline what projects they will be working on for the rest of the day
 * 11-4pm Coding, making, analyzing, writing and all other forms of open data work
 * 4pm Debrief: Projects share what they have accomplished and learned during that day, share next steps and commitments.
 * 4:30pm "Closing" remarks: a wrap-up of the day
 * 5:00pm Polish: an opportunity for teams to quickly polish their products based upon feedback during the debrief

Participants
Please register on Eventbrite

Projects
If you have a project you want to work on, please add it here.


 * Hamilton Version of Change By Us - We're hoping to continue work on the Hamilton version of Change By Us
 * Wheredoesmymoneygo - it would be great if we could get city budget data, parse it, and create a version of Wheredoesmymoneygo that works for Hamilton? There is a great example of what it can look like here