Warsaw, 28 September 2011

The LOD2 project and the W3C government linked data (GLD) working group announce the following workshop that will take place in the afternoon of 20.10. 2011 in the course of the OGD Camp 2011 in Warsaw (from an e-mail by the organizers):

Title: Government Linked Data Workshop - OGD Camp Warsaw What: The Government Linked Data Workshop will discuss the current status and best practices for linking open government data. When: 20.10. 2011, 02.00pm to 06.00pm CEST Where: OGD Camp 2011, Warsaw - Poland - Europe Information: http://bit.ly/gld-workshop-ogdcamp2011 CfL (Call for Lightningtalks): http://bit.ly/CfL-GLD-workshop

What will happen there?

We'll begin with three twenty minute keynotes that focus on the value of moving from Open Data to Linked Open Data. The objective will be to show the benefits of producing 5 star linked data as in the model defined by Tim Berners Lee which provides for linking related data sets. Following Linked Data principles, organizations can model and publish valuable data without prior agreement on schema.

The keynote talks will emphasis the current state of international best practices, the work by the international members of the W3C, and highlight where to find guidance on publishing and consuming Linked Data. Priority will be given to lightening talk presenters who describe concrete use cases and deployments of Linked Open Data for government use. A call for "best practice lightening talks" is announced too by the workshop organisers (see below). The lightning talk session will bring up to 8 short presentations of concrete use cases & projects to the workshop audience to learn about best practises in the area of GLD!

Importantly, the workshop will have an interactive component where all participants are invited to work together and discuss concrete issues of Linked Open Government Data. The goal is to document the most pressing issues on Linked Open Government data including requirements, use cases, new developments, and deployment experiences.

The workshop closes with a session summarizing the results of the small working groups.

Apply for a lightning talk

If you are interested to showcase your concrete Government Linked Data project or use case please participate in our Call for Lightningtalks (CfL) asap and come to Warsaw and participate!!

We are looking forward to seeing your presentation and discuss your project & use cases!!

CfL facts

• Deadline for submission of lightning talks: 12.10. 2011, 08.00pm CEST
• Information about chosen lightning talks: not later then 14.10. 2011, 10.00am CEST
• Lightning talks will take place in the course of the GLD workshop: 20.10. 2011, 02.00pm – 06.00pm CEST
• CfL: http://bit.ly/CfL-GLD-workshop