Open Data Camp is back!
We are delighted to announce that Open Data Camp is returning once again. Open Data Camp 4 will be the weekend of Saturday and Sunday 25/26th February 2017, at The Pierhead in Cardiff.
We are extremely grateful to Assembly Member Mark Drakeford, of the National Assembly for Wales, who has sponsored our use of the Pierhead building.
In case you’ve no idea what Open Data Camp is, here’s a quick recap:
Open
‘Open’ means that data has made available with little or no restriction on its use, as set out in a licence.
Data
‘Data’, refers to text, words, numbers, images, sound and video etc. (Hang on, what’s the difference between data and information? See this useful explanation.)
Camp
‘Camp’ is a term commonly used to refer to an ‘unconference’, which basically means it’s an event with no predefined agenda – instead, attendees ‘pitch’ session ideas to each other.
“Open data is data that anyone can access, use and share.”
More to follow
Tickets (free!) will be released in batches on the following dates & times (all times are GMT):
- Wednesday 14th December at 3pm
- Tuesday 20th December at 12noon
- Sunday 8th January at 8pm
- Friday 13th January 2017 at 4pm
- Thursday 19th January at 12noon
We’ll be sharing lots more information – including how to book your ticket(s) – on the Open Data Camp blog, via @ODCamp on Twitter, and using hashtag #ODCamp in the coming weeks.
The Pierhead
Photo credit
The Pierhead building, by Nigel Bishop on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/MAN1tp
Open Data Camp word cloud based on Pierhead building outline, created using Tagul
This post was originally published on the Open Data Camp blog