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Events and opportunities for June 2016
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Open Data Manchester Monthly
Events and Opportunities for June 2016

Hello and welcome to June's edition of the monthly Open Data Manchester newsletter. There are some great events coming up, so sign up - it would be great to see you.
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CONTENTS
ODM events
Other events
Opportunities
About us

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ODM EVENTS
Transport special
28th June 6.30 - 8.30pm, SpaceportX, Manchester
A yearly look at the state of open transport data in Greater Manchester and beyond.
TfGM will be demonstrating their new API portal and the Highways data they will be making available through the AToM (Advanced Traffic Management System). So if you are interested in getting access to the portal pre-release and trying out the APIs bring a laptop.
We will also be joined by Robin Lovelace. Robin will be showcasing the Propensity to Cycle Tool and how it can be modified by others to create local visions of the future and incorporate local data. Tickets here
What happened? Looking at the data behind the referendum
26th July 2016 6.30pm - 8.30pm, venue to be confirmed

At approximately 7am on Friday 24th June within the gothic splendour of the Great Hall at Manchester Town Hall, Jenny Watson, chairwomen of the Electoral Commission will step forward and announce the result of the European referendum. The impact of the choice that is made by the people of the UK will not only impact a generation of UK citizens but have reverberations throughout the European Union and worldwide.

This meeting will look back and analyse what happened and perhaps indicate how open data can and will be used in the future. Advance registration here

 
OTHER EVENTS

Data, the citizen and the state

24th June 13.00 - 14.00, ODI Leeds
Data has the power to transform the way government works, bringing benefits for us all as citizens and taxpayers. But in using these tools government must demonstrate its trustworthiness in how data is held, accessed and used.
In this lunchtime lecture, Paul Maltby, Director of Data at the Government Digital Service, will set out how government is approaching this relationship between the citizen and the state in the use of data, exploring how government should best utilise the powerful new tools at its disposal.

Tickets and more info here

NE Data Meet up

6th July 18.00 - 20-00, FSB North East England, Newcastle

The regular NEData meetups at Campus North are for all those interested in open data or intrigued by open data.

The meetups will hear from people and organisations that have used open data, some practical ways of using open data and what datasets we'd like to see opened up by Councils and others.

Tickets and information here
Opportunities

Bureau of Investigative Journalism - Data Lab Director

London - €65,000. Deadline for applications July 18th, 9am
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is launching an ambitious journalism project aimed at providing data-led stories to local journalists.
We are recruiting a director to lead this new project, who will build a four-person team and over the three year grant period deliver the project’s mission: to increase the number of public interest stories, underpinned by data and technology, that are published by local journalists.

The project has been funded thanks to the Google Digital News Initiative.

More details here
 

ODINE - Open Data Incubator for Europe

Various locations - €100,000 + extras per company
Europe is supporting the next generation of digital businesses. The Open Data Incubator for Europe (ODINE) is part of that support – enabling European citizens to build sustainable businesses using open data.
We have assembled a world-class package of support to help European innovators grow their open-data idea into a sustainable business:
  • up to €100,000 per company
  • expert advice from business mentors
  • peer-networking and support
  • technology and data sets
  • high-quality coverage in The Guardian datablog;
  • brokering introductions to business angels and venture capitalists.
We are accepting applications from SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) working with open data from 1 May 2015 to 31 August 2016. New applications will be assessed every two months by a panel of external reviewers. Selected projects will run for up to six months.
ABOUT US

The Open Data Manchester Monthly aims to go out on the second Monday of the month. It s purpose is to highlight the activity, opportunities and challenges that exist for open data practitioners and those in the wider open data community. Founded at the beginning of 2010, Open Data Manchester is entirely voluntary and delivers open data related advocacy, events and opportunities for the open data community in Greater Manchester and beyond. If you would like to support or sponsor us please contact Julian Tait
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