OpenTech 2013

18^th May 2013

from UKUUG, the ODI and friends

OpenTech 2013 is an informal, low cost, one-day conference on slightly
different approaches to technology, experience and democracy. Talks by
people who work on things that matter, guarantees a day of thoughtful 
talks leading to conversations with friends.<

On 18th May, OpenTech is as much about conversations in the bar, as 
it is sitting in sessions. What topics would you like to be
discussed with a range of people? The best way of getting
the OpenTech audience to think about the challenges you
have, is by sharing what they are and solutions you've
already found, by offering a talk.

OpenTech 2013 is sponsored by the Open Data Institute. The ODI
enables anyone to learn and engage with open data, and empowers
teams to help others through professional coaching and mentoring.
http://theodi.org - Knowledge for Everyone


Talks

Are there community projects that you work on that would
benefit from more support? Are you working on problems that
you think others might help solve? What talks would you like
to see one friend tell your other friends about? What have you 
done/seen that you thought would work (or not), where something
else happened instead?

Offer a talk online at www.opentech.org.uk or email
opentech@ukuug.org and we'll have a chat. If you can get us
submissions (even just outline submissions) by the 1st of
April, that'd be grand.


What's the day going to have?
  - EMFcamp
  - Bletchley Park - Sue Black and friends
  - Open Rights Group
  - running your house on GitHub
  - show me the money - openSpending and openCorporates
  - Design for the common case*
  - hardware decisions in the Raspberry Pi
  - Using data companies hold about you (midata)
  - Silent Club
  - Big Data for Good*
  - Privacy
  - Election 2015
  - Places to Get Excited...
  - ... and Places to Make Things*
  
  
We're looking for more talks on 
  - Design (we have a session, need more talks)  
  - Coding 2013
  - Internet of Sensors
  - Diversifying views & experiences
  - What should a 2013 not-for-profit look like?
  - other topics (including those with a * in the first list)...
  - If you've got an interesting proposal that doesn't
      fit into any of the categories above, please send it
      in anyway!

What have we already got talks about? (we'll take more)
   - mySociety
   - Open Data, Institutionalised
   - Law and Legislation 
   - NHS Hackday
   - 3D printing
   - Making
   - Privacy
   - Law
   - Writing
   - Technology and Development


How do I submit an idea?
    - Online form via
      http://www.opentech.org.uk/2013/offer
	- If you have questions, email opentech@ukuug.org
    - Deadline for submissions is midnight on 1st April. No joke.

Can I buy or reserve a ticket to the event?

You can pre-register here. Pay on the door

Any other questions?


  Read the Submission page or email opentech@ukuug.org

More information at http://www.opentech.org.uk


cheers
  OpenTech
  http://www.opentech.org.uk/