This document provides information about an Open Data event taking place in Lausanne, Switzerland. It introduces the organizer, Frederic Jacobs, and provides practical information about connecting to Wi-Fi networks and using relevant hashtags on Twitter. It also outlines the agenda for the event, which includes sessions on open data topics and opportunities for participants to work together in mixed groups on projects, issues, and ideas. Finally, it lists some Swiss and international open data resources and repositories and provides five steps for success at the event.

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2. Hello Lausanne !
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3. Who am I ?
•@FredericJacobs
•Studying Computer Science at EPFL
•Open Data Enthousiast (Organising previous
events in Brussels and San Francisco )
•HackDemocracy where Hackers meet
Journalists
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4. Practical
Information
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5. Practical
Information
•How to connect to the Wi-Fi ?
•Monzoon, Swisscom and TheNet
•SWITCHconnect (Using VPN) (Swiss
Universities)
•Eduroam (WPA access) (For Universities
around the world)
• If you don’t have any of those, feel free to
ask any staff for the password.
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6. Practical
Information
•How to connect to the Wi-Fi ?
•Monzoon, Swisscom and TheNet
•SWITCHconnect (Using VPN) (Swiss
Universities)
•Eduroam (WPA access) (For Universities
around the world)
• If you don’t have any of those, feel free to
ask any staff for the password.
•Feel free to share on Twitter :
•Official hashtag : #makeOpenData
•Official Twitter Account : @OpenDataCH
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7. What ?
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8. What ?
OPEN
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9. What ?
OPEN
like in “open-source”
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10. What ?
OPEN DATA
like in “open-source”
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11. What ?
OPEN DATA
like in “open-source” Can be anything, really !
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12. What ?
OPEN DATA
Formal definition :
Open Data is a philosophy and practice requiring that
certain data are freely available to everyone, without
restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms
of control.
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13. Friday, September 30, 2011
14:00
Session: Let’s get started with Open Data! by host team
Mix-and-match #2 Ideator + Developer + Designer
15:00
Session: Open Data round table with Patrick Genoud
Snacks
16:00
Session: Linked Open Data in the Cloud by Philippe Cudré-Mauroux
Mix-and-match #3 Birds of a Feather + Teams + Projects
17:50
Video sync-up with Zürich
18:00
Dinner pause
19:00
Mix-and-match #3 Open Issues + Ideas + Acceleration
21:00
Session: Open Data Karaoke by host team
21:30
Close evening session
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14. Saturday, October 1, 2011
9:00
Doors open
Breakfast table
9:30
Mix-and-match #4 Resolve + Reboot + Go!
10:30
Session: From Semantic Web to Open Data by Michele Catasta
11:30
Mix-and-match #5 Issues + Soundcheck + Launch
12:30
Lunch
13:00
Session: Open Data round table with everyone
14:00
Video sync-up with Zürich
Demo presentations and wrap-up
15:30
Clean-up
16:00 FINISH
Doors closed
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15. Data Sources
http://makeopendata.ch/doku.php?id=data
http://makeopendata.ch/doku.php?id=ckan
presented by Interactive Things 1

16. Data Sources
We have banks
&
good chocolate . . .
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17. Data Sources
... and we have a
lot of data !
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18. CH = decentral system (federation)
we have not one king !
No Sarcosy
No Obama
No Brown
We have 7 Kings !
We have 23 cantons and 3 languages
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19. confederation OGD@CH
cantons
cantons
cantons OGD@VD
cantons
OGD@Lausanne
commune
commune commune
commune
commune OGD@Hérémence
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20. Data Sources
Swiss Open Data Resources & Repositories
• Open Data Repository der Statistik Stadt Zürich
• Federal Geoportal
• Swiss Geographic Catalogue (geocat.ch)
• Web Services of the Swiss Parliament
• SBB API
• Wassertemperaturen von Schweizer Flüssen
• api.politnetz.ch
• …
presented by Interactive Things 6

21. Data Sources
Open Data Repositories (Europe)
• Planet Data
• PublicData.eu
• List of European data catalogues
• Open Data Ireland
• Open Gov't Data UK
Open Data Repositories (World)
• CKAN.org
• Data.gov (USA)
• Open Data Hubs worldwide (buzzdata)
presented by Interactive Things 7

22. Data Sources
Open Data Repositories (Commercial)
• Pachube
• InfoChimps
• Data Marketplace
• Factual
Open Data Cities
• NYC.gov/data - New York City
• dataSF.org - San Francisco
• data.wien.gv.at - Vienna
presented by Interactive Things 8

23. Five Steps to Success at Make.OpenData.ch
1. Identify your data
2.Sketch your concept
3. Build a team
4. Prototype your idea
5. Share the results!
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24. Thank you to our sponsors and supporters!
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