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SUMMARY:How to build a data cooperative
DESCRIPTION:…and can they give us more control over our data?\n\n\nWe know that increasing amounts of data exist identifying who we are and what we do\, much of which is controlled and used by private companies\, so there is growing interest in finding alternatives. \nData cooperatives are a form of data custodianship that can help communities collect\, pool and share their data for collective good\, and allow people to have more control over the data that they create. \nThe concept is a simple one\, where members agree to pool their data and that this is shared with others based  the on agreement of the cooperative.  \nThis sharing can be altruistic\, further a particular cause\, or return economic value. Although conceptually simple\, working examples are few and far between. \nOpen Data Manchester has spent the past year developing such a model for small energy cooperatives in partnership with Manchester-based Carbon Coop\, supported by the ODI’s Data Infrastructure Stimulus Fund\, and will share its findings. \nThe event will also look at how data cooperatives are developing around the world with contributions from:  \n\nAstha Kapoor\, co-founder of the Aapti Institute\, Bangalore \nHays Witt\, CEO of Drivers Seat Cooperative\, US \nJulian Tait from Open Data Manchester\nChaired by Anouk Ruhaak\, Mozilla Fellow\n\nPlease not due to timezone differences this event will take place at 16.00 GMT rather our usual evening slot.
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/how-to-build-a-data-cooperative/
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SUMMARY:Politics\, Policy and the Algorithm #3 - Scrutiny and accountability
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice\, ODM presents the Politics\, Policy and the Algorithm series.\n\n\nA new series of three public events where local\, national and international experts will delve into some of the huge questions we must ask ourselves in a world that’s increasingly data-driven. \nAlgorithms and automated decision-making have been with us for years\, especially in industrial systems where a condition can be met with a predetermined response. \nComputers are very good at handling these tasks\, where the parameters are coded and the outputs of those processes often manifest themselves physically – an aircraft maintains altitude\, a biscuit achieves consistent taste\, an emergency pumping station pumps water. \nBut more and more automated decisions are being used to manage social issues\, where the output of algorithms can determine if someone gets a home\, the right grades or a visa. \n\nCan we trust automated decision-making systems to make the right decisions\nHow can we ensure that they are doing what they have been designed to do\nWhat is the place of these processes in times of crisis?\n\nAs part of the ongoing development of the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice\, ODM presents Politics\, Policy and the Algorithm\, a series of discussions that will explore these questions. \nPolicy and service delivery – 23 February – 6.30pm to 8.00pm (GMT)  \nThe first in the PPA series will look at the use of Artificial Intelligence and automated decision-making systems in the development of policy and service delivery\, what they are being used for\, what they enable us to do\, the decision process that enables these systems to be used\, and the challenges faced.  \nHear from Tom Forth from The Data City and Tom McNeil\, Strategic Advisor to the Police & Crime Commissioner and Ethics Committee member of the West Midlands Police\, chaired by Natalie Jameson\, CEO of the Heroworx Institute \nBias\, design and implementation – 2 March – 6.30pm to 8.00pm (GMT)  \nThis discussion will explore the impact of the bad implementation of Artificial Intelligence and automated decision-making systems\, whether these problems are avoidable or if it is an inherent characteristic\, especially when these technologies become a manifestation of a broader policy objective\, and whether automated assessment processes are intrinsically fair.  \nHear from Chai Patel\, Legal Policy Director at the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants\, Isabel Nisbet\, author of ‘Is Assessment Fair?’ and founding CEO of OfQual\, Amos Toh\, Senior Researcher for AI and Human Rights at Human Rights Watch. \nThe session will be chaired by Jane Eckford\, Board Director of Open Data Manchester. \nScrutiny and accountability – 23 March – 6.30pm to 8.00pm (GMT)  \nThis discussion looks at how\, if Artificial Intelligence and automated decision-making are going to be implemented\, can these systems can be understood and policed. How do we make these systems legible and what are the limits of accountability and liability in ADM systems? \nThe panel is made up of Jeanette Hofmann\, Head of Politics of Digitalisation at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)\, Nicolas Kayser-Bril\, Reporter at Algorithm Watch\, Keeley Crockett\, Professor of Computational Intelligence at Manchester Metropolitan University. \nThe session will be chaired by Peter Wells\, former Head of Policy for the Open Data Institute.
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/politics-policy-and-the-algorithm-3-scrutiny-and-accountability/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201208T183000
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SUMMARY:Pick N Mix Season 2: Machine Learning Fundamentals in R
DESCRIPTION:Open Data Manchester presents Pick N Mix: free tasty treats to power up your data skills. This week Machine Learning Fundamentals in R.\n\n\n\nA season of weekly online workshops to introduce you to new tools\, resources and skills to help you on your data journey. Sessions are run by members of the Open Data Manchester community and available for anyone to participate. \nView the other sessions. \nThis week: Machine Learning Fundamentals in R with Nathan Khadaroo-McCheyne\, University of Manchester/Centre for Data Analytics and Society. \nThis session will provide a hands-on overview of fundamental concepts in machine learning\, and show how they can be easily implemented in R using the new Tidymodels framework.  \nThe Tidymodels framework is a collection of packages for modeling and machine learning using tidyverse principles (https://www.tidymodels.org). \nWe will cover how to build fully reproducible machine learning workflows that are easy to interpret and implement\, including key steps such as pre-processing\, model fitting and tuning\, and model performance evaluation and visualisation. \n \nWhat you’ll need \n\nA basic understanding of R and Tidyverse is preferable\, but not required.\nIf you want to code along\, make sure you have R studio installed on your computer as well as the tidyverse and tidymodels packages.\n\nAbout Pick N Mix \nPick N Mix is a tasty selection of free weekly online workshops run by the ODM community. Each week you’ll be introduced to a tool\, resource or skill in a fun\, friendly and informative way.  \nView sessions from Season 1. \nSessions will be carried out over Zoom\, and will be interactive. Whilst the format may vary from week to week\, you can expect a mixture of presentation and practical exercises that you can either do during the session supported by the tutor\, or in your own time. \nPick N Mix is a free to participate community delight\, with all sessions recorded and accompanying materials made openly available. \nAs each session has a different flavour\, it’s worth checking out in advance any skill/knowledge requirements or if it’s recommended to install software in advance. \nAttending one of our online events: \n\nOnline rooms will be open at 6.20 and sessions will start prompty at 6.30.\nPlease take a minute to read our code of conduct.\nIf you have any questions please get in touch.\n\nAbout Open Data Manchestert CIC \nOpen Data Manchester is a not-for-profit formed from a diverse group of open data advocates in 2010 that supports organisations to release data and helps people use it. \nWhether working in partnership or on standalone programmes\, we promote good data practice through expert advice\, strong advocacy\, participatory events\, state-of-the-art research\, technical support and interactive training. \nOpen Data Mancheste CIC is proudly supported by Luminate and the Co-op Foundation.
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/pick-n-mix-season-2-machine-learning-fundamentals-in-r/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201201T183000
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SUMMARY:Pick N Mix Season 2: Text-mining in Python
DESCRIPTION:Open Data Manchester presents Pick N Mix: free online tasty treats to power up your data skills. This week: text-mining in Python\n\n\n\nA season of weekly online workshops to introduce you to new tools\, resources and skills to help you on your data journey. Sessions are run by members of the Open Data Manchester community and available for anyone to participate. \nView the other sessions. \nThis week: Text-mining in Python with Dr Julia Kasmire\, UK Data Service \nIn this session\, Julia will cover: \n\na basic introduction to the concepts of structured and unstructured data\ntext-mining as a method of amplifying the structure in text data\nbasic text-mining processes\, including tokenising\, standardising\, tagging\, and chunking\na brief intro to the concepts of automatic classifiers and extraction.\n\nWhat you’ll need \n\nNo prior knowedge\,  although it helps if you know a bit about using Python.\nIf you want to follow along\, open these jupyter notebooks in a browser: https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/UKDataServiceOpen/text-mining/master?filepath=code\nAlternatively\, download them and run the code locally if you prefer.\n\nMore info \n\nJulia on Twitter\nUK Data Service website \n I like to laugh\, so feel free to share your jokes\, memes and puns!\n\nAbout Pick N Mix \nPick N Mix is a tasty selection of free weekly online workshops run by the ODM community. Each week you’ll be introduced to a tool\, resource or skill in a fun\, friendly and informative way.  \nView sessions from Season 1. \nSessions will be carried out over Zoom\, and will be interactive. Whilst the format may vary from week to week\, you can expect a mixture of presentation and practical exercises that you can either do during the session supported by the tutor\, or in your own time. \nPick N Mix is a free to participate community delight\, with all sessions recorded and accompanying materials made openly available. \nAs each session has a different flavour\, it’s worth checking out in advance any skill/knowledge requirements or if it’s recommended to install software in advance. \nAttending one of our online events: \n\nOnline rooms will be open at 6.20 and sessions will start prompty at 6.30.\nPlease take a minute to read our code of conduct.\nIf you have any questions please get in touch.\n\nAbout Open Data Manchestert CIC \nOpen Data Manchester is a not-for-profit formed from a diverse group of open data advocates in 2010 that supports organisations to release data and helps people use it. \nWhether working in partnership or on standalone programmes\, we promote good data practice through expert advice\, strong advocacy\, participatory events\, state-of-the-art research\, technical support and interactive training. \nOpen Data Mancheste CIC is proudly supported by Luminate and the Co-op Foundation.
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/pick-n-mix-season-2-text-mining-in-python/
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SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-20/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201127T153000
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SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-19/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201127T144500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201127T151500
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SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-18/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201127T140000
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SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201127T130000
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SUMMARY:Introducing the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice
DESCRIPTION:Find out what the Declaration is\, why we need one\, what are the next steps\, and how you can get involved.\n\n\n\nIn a world awash with data\, the ability to make the right decisions regarding the use of data becomes increasingly more complex and difficult. Our capacity to create\, collect and analyse data from disparate sources\, using advances such as machine learning and artificial intelligence\, creates challenges that are not only technical\, but legal and ethical too. \nCo-designed by Open Data Manchester with expert practitioners from public\, private\, academic\, civil-society and voluntary organisations\, the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice seeks to differentiate ‘the good’ from ‘the bad’ among those that use data. \nIn these sessions\, Open Data Manchester’s CEO Julian Tait will explore: \n\nWhat the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice is\nWhy we need a shared vision for data across Greater Manchester\nHow it was developed and what the next steps are\nHow you can get involved.\n\nThere’ll also be time to answer any other questions you might have. \nRead the Declaration. \nNote – this is a repeat of the events we previously held in October and will cover the same conent. \nAbout the Declaration \nThe Declaration was co-designed over the 18 months to September 2020 with the generous support and expertise of practitioners from public\, private\, academic\, civil-society and voluntary organisations. \nIt’s aim is to act not only as a statement of intent\, but also as a means for developing and maintaining best practice in Greater Manchester. \nBecause it was created as part of a collaborative and deliberative process\, it offers a common vision for what best practice in data for Greater Manchester\, and everywhere\, should look like. \nIts aim is to act not only as a statement of intent\, like the ‘first do no harm’ principle found in medical ethics\, but also as a means for developing and maintaining best practice. \nAbout Open Data Manchester CIC \nOpen Data Manchester is a not-for-profit formed from a diverse group of open data advocates in 2010 that supports organisations to release data and helps people use it. \nWhether working in partnership or on standalone programmes\, we promote good data practice through expert advice\, strong advocacy\, participatory events\, state-of-the-art research\, technical support and interactive training. \nopendatamanchester.org.uk \nOpen Data Manchester on Twitter.
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/introducing-the-declaration-for-responsible-and-intelligent-data-practice-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201124T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201124T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
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SUMMARY:Pick N Mix Season 2: Tricks and Hacks For Google Sheets
DESCRIPTION:Open Data Manchester presents Pick N Mix: free online tasty treats to power up your data skills. This week: Tricks & Hacks for Google Sheets\n\n\n\nA season of weekly online workshops to introduce you to new tools\, resources and skills to help you on your data journey. Sessions are run by members of the Open Data Manchester community and available for anyone to participate. \nView the other sessions. \nThis week: Tricks and hacks for Google Sheets with Mor Rubinstein\, 360Giving. \nGoogle Sheets used to be Excel less powerful competitors\, but it actually is superior in many ways. In this session\, we will introduce some functions that are unique to Google Sheets and discuss together how they can be useful to your work!  \nWhat you’ll need \nYou need to have a Google account and prior knowledge in how to use spreadsheets – mainly how to run functions. SQL can add here but not a must.  \nMore info \n\nMor on Twitter\n360Giving helps organisations openly publish grants data\, and help people use it to improve charitable giving.\n\nAbout Pick N Mix \nPick N Mix is a tasty selection of free weekly online workshops run by the ODM community. Each week you’ll be introduced to a tool\, resource or skill in a fun\, friendly and informative way.  \nView sessions from Season 1. \nSessions will be carried out over Zoom\, and will be interactive. Whilst the format may vary from week to week\, you can expect a mixture of presentation and practical exercises that you can either do during the session supported by the tutor\, or in your own time. \nPick N Mix is a free to participate community delight\, with all sessions recorded and accompanying materials made openly available. \nAs each session has a different flavour\, it’s worth checking out in advance any skill/knowledge requirements or if it’s recommended to install software in advance. \nAttending one of our online events: \n\nOnline rooms will be open at 6.20 and sessions will start prompty at 6.30.\nPlease take a minute to read our code of conduct.\nIf you have any questions please get in touch.\n\nAbout Open Data Manchestert CIC \nOpen Data Manchester is a not-for-profit formed from a diverse group of open data advocates in 2010 that supports organisations to release data and helps people use it. \nWhether working in partnership or on standalone programmes\, we promote good data practice through expert advice\, strong advocacy\, participatory events\, state-of-the-art research\, technical support and interactive training. \nOpen Data Mancheste CIC is proudly supported by Luminate and the Co-op Foundation.
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/pick-n-mix-season-2-tricks-and-hacks-for-google-sheets/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201118T160000
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SUMMARY:Introducing the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice
DESCRIPTION:Find out what the Declaration is\, why we need one\, what are the next steps\, and how you can get involved.\n\n\n\nIn a world awash with data\, the ability to make the right decisions regarding the use of data becomes increasingly more complex and difficult. Our capacity to create\, collect and analyse data from disparate sources\, using advances such as machine learning and artificial intelligence\, creates challenges that are not only technical\, but legal and ethical too. \nCo-designed by Open Data Manchester with expert practitioners from public\, private\, academic\, civil-society and voluntary organisations\, the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice seeks to differentiate ‘the good’ from ‘the bad’ among those that use data. \nIn these sessions\, Open Data Manchester’s CEO Julian Tait will explore: \n\nWhat the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice is\nWhy we need a shared vision for data across Greater Manchester\nHow it was developed and what the next steps are\nHow you can get involved.\n\nThere’ll also be time to answer any other questions you might have. \nRead the Declaration. \nNote – this is a repeat of the events we previously held in October and will cover the same conent. \nAbout the Declaration \nThe Declaration was co-designed over the 18 months to September 2020 with the generous support and expertise of practitioners from public\, private\, academic\, civil-society and voluntary organisations. \nIt’s aim is to act not only as a statement of intent\, but also as a means for developing and maintaining best practice in Greater Manchester. \nBecause it was created as part of a collaborative and deliberative process\, it offers a common vision for what best practice in data for Greater Manchester\, and everywhere\, should look like. \nIts aim is to act not only as a statement of intent\, like the ‘first do no harm’ principle found in medical ethics\, but also as a means for developing and maintaining best practice. \nAbout Open Data Manchester CIC \nOpen Data Manchester is a not-for-profit formed from a diverse group of open data advocates in 2010 that supports organisations to release data and helps people use it. \nWhether working in partnership or on standalone programmes\, we promote good data practice through expert advice\, strong advocacy\, participatory events\, state-of-the-art research\, technical support and interactive training. \nopendatamanchester.org.uk \nOpen Data Manchester on Twitter.
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/introducing-the-declaration-for-responsible-and-intelligent-data-practice-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201112T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201112T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20201027T134148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T134148Z
UID:1416-1605196800-1605200400@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Introducing the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice
DESCRIPTION:Find out what the Declaration is\, why we need one\, what are the next steps\, and how you can get involved.\n\n\n\nIn a world awash with data\, the ability to make the right decisions regarding the use of data becomes increasingly more complex and difficult. Our capacity to create\, collect and analyse data from disparate sources\, using advances such as machine learning and artificial intelligence\, creates challenges that are not only technical\, but legal and ethical too. \nCo-designed by Open Data Manchester with expert practitioners from public\, private\, academic\, civil-society and voluntary organisations\, the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice seeks to differentiate ‘the good’ from ‘the bad’ among those that use data. \nIn these sessions\, Open Data Manchester’s CEO Julian Tait will explore: \n\nWhat the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice is\nWhy we need a shared vision for data across Greater Manchester\nHow it was developed and what the next steps are\nHow you can get involved.\n\nThere’ll also be time to answer any other questions you might have. \nRead the Declaration. \nNote – this is a repeat of the events we previously held in October and will cover the same conent. \nAbout the Declaration \nThe Declaration was co-designed over the 18 months to September 2020 with the generous support and expertise of practitioners from public\, private\, academic\, civil-society and voluntary organisations. \nIt’s aim is to act not only as a statement of intent\, but also as a means for developing and maintaining best practice in Greater Manchester. \nBecause it was created as part of a collaborative and deliberative process\, it offers a common vision for what best practice in data for Greater Manchester\, and everywhere\, should look like. \nIts aim is to act not only as a statement of intent\, like the ‘first do no harm’ principle found in medical ethics\, but also as a means for developing and maintaining best practice. \nAbout Open Data Manchester CIC \nOpen Data Manchester is a not-for-profit formed from a diverse group of open data advocates in 2010 that supports organisations to release data and helps people use it. \nWhether working in partnership or on standalone programmes\, we promote good data practice through expert advice\, strong advocacy\, participatory events\, state-of-the-art research\, technical support and interactive training. \nopendatamanchester.org.uk \nOpen Data Manchester on Twitter.
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/introducing-the-declaration-for-responsible-and-intelligent-data-practice-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201103T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201103T140000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20201027T134146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T134146Z
UID:1414-1604408400-1604412000@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Introducing the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice
DESCRIPTION:Find out what the Declaration is\, why we need one\, what are the next steps\, and how you can get involved.\n\n\n\nIn a world awash with data\, the ability to make the right decisions regarding the use of data becomes increasingly more complex and difficult. Our capacity to create\, collect and analyse data from disparate sources\, using advances such as machine learning and artificial intelligence\, creates challenges that are not only technical\, but legal and ethical too. \nCo-designed by Open Data Manchester with expert practitioners from public\, private\, academic\, civil-society and voluntary organisations\, the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice seeks to differentiate ‘the good’ from ‘the bad’ among those that use data. \nIn these sessions\, Open Data Manchester’s CEO Julian Tait will explore: \n\nWhat the Declaration for Responsible and Intelligent Data Practice is\nWhy we need a shared vision for data across Greater Manchester\nHow it was developed and what the next steps are\nHow you can get involved.\n\nThere’ll also be time to answer any other questions you might have. \nRead the Declaration. \nNote – this is a repeat of the events we previously held in October and will cover the same conent. \nAbout the Declaration \nThe Declaration was co-designed over the 18 months to September 2020 with the generous support and expertise of practitioners from public\, private\, academic\, civil-society and voluntary organisations. \nIt’s aim is to act not only as a statement of intent\, but also as a means for developing and maintaining best practice in Greater Manchester. \nBecause it was created as part of a collaborative and deliberative process\, it offers a common vision for what best practice in data for Greater Manchester\, and everywhere\, should look like. \nIts aim is to act not only as a statement of intent\, like the ‘first do no harm’ principle found in medical ethics\, but also as a means for developing and maintaining best practice. \nAbout Open Data Manchester CIC \nOpen Data Manchester is a not-for-profit formed from a diverse group of open data advocates in 2010 that supports organisations to release data and helps people use it. \nWhether working in partnership or on standalone programmes\, we promote good data practice through expert advice\, strong advocacy\, participatory events\, state-of-the-art research\, technical support and interactive training. \nopendatamanchester.org.uk \nOpen Data Manchester on Twitter.
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/introducing-the-declaration-for-responsible-and-intelligent-data-practice/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201030T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201030T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201031T004454Z
UID:790-1604075400-1604077200@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201030T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201030T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T204620Z
UID:789-1604071800-1604073600@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-15/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201030T144500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201030T151500
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T204621Z
UID:788-1604069100-1604070900@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201030T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201030T143000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T204619Z
UID:787-1604066400-1604068200@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-13/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201027T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201027T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20201027T134140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T040221Z
UID:1412-1603823400-1603830600@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:ODM\, HER+DataMcr and PyData Mcr present: DATA HORROR STORIES!!
DESCRIPTION:It’s that time of the year again\, so we’ve teamed up with PyData Mcr and HER+Data MCR to bring you another night of DATA HORROR STORIES!\n\n\n\nDo you have a tale of bad stats\, strange correlations\, malicious intent or plain stupidity? Join us and share your  Data Horror Stories! \nToy Story 2’s production famously hit a snag after losing a couple of months worth of work due to an accidental and erroneous command being executed. \nIn 1999 the Mars Orbiter Climate spacecraft crashed because engineers used computer software which produced output in non-SI units of pound-force seconds (lbf·s) instead of the SI units of newton-seconds \nAnd in 2003\, Manchester City Council received a £7\,500\,000 budget cut due to an error with the census data\, which essentially lost 25\,000 people. \nData Horror Stories is a night for sharing YOUR scary data-based tales. \nWe have a number of 5minute slots available\, so if you have a story or cautionary tale that you’d like to share\, drop an email to samopendatamanchester.org.uk. \nThere’ll also be some quick-fire slots on the night. \nJoin us for a night of data-based cautionary tales and share your stories and experiences. \n— \nOpen Data Manchester CIC is a not-for-profit formed from a diverse group of open data advocates in 2010 that supports organisations to release data and helps people use it. \nFollow Open Data Manchester on Twitter or visit their website. \nHER+Data MCR is a community working to connect\, inspire\, support and empower the NW UK’s Women in Data! We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month.  \nFollow Her+Data MCR on Twitter or on Meetup. \nPyData MCR is the Manchester chapter of the International PyData Community. For Manchester based data people\, to share and learn new things. All open data tooling welcome. \nFollow PyData MCR on Twitter or on Meetup. \n—- \nHow to join \nThis event will take place via Zoom and will be streamed onto YouTube. After signing up\, details on how to join will be shared nearer to the time of the event. \nAny other questions? \nDrop us an email on samopendatamanchesterorg..
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/odm-herdatamcr-and-pydata-mcr-present-data-horror-stories/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200925T161500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200925T164500
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200805T134328Z
UID:786-1601050500-1601052300@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-12/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200925T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200925T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200805T134327Z
UID:785-1601047800-1601049600@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-11/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200925T144500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200925T151500
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200805T134326Z
UID:784-1601045100-1601046900@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-10/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200925T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200925T143000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200805T134325Z
UID:783-1601042400-1601044200@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-9/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200811T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200811T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200805T134323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200811T145704Z
UID:1248-1597140000-1597147200@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Virtual Data Expedition with Open Data Manchester & 360 Giving
DESCRIPTION:Join Open Data Manchester and 360Giving this August for a two-week Virtual Data Expedition to improve your data skills.\n\n\n\nDo you wish you had more confidence with data? Do you want to use data to better inform what you do? \nWhatever your data skills\, wherever you are\, you’re invited to join a Virtual Data Expedition being led online for the first time by Open Data Manchester\, with the support of charity data experts 360Giving. \nOver two weeks in August 2020\, you’ll work with a team of fellow travellers from different walks of life to learn how to use data by taking on real-life challenges. \nWhat is a Virtual Data Expedition?\nA Data Expedition is a way of working with data from ‘start to finish’ – from identifying a question you have\, to finding and using data to try to answer it\, to telling a story with it. \nThe two-week expedition involves a series of guided workshops led by trained facilitators where participants\, who may be from the community\, policy or technical backgrounds\, go on a journey of discovery together. \nThe very first Virtual Data Expedition is an online version where people can take part at their own pace. There will be four two-hour sessions over two weeks\, plus a final presentation session where teams will share what they’ve done. \nTeams will work together outside of these times to make sure they’re making progress. \nWho is the Data Expedition for?\nData Expeditions are for everyone\, from total beginners\, to mixed-ability groups\, or experienced data users. Each person is given opportunities to contribute in ways that play to their strengths. \nFor the first Virtual Data Expedition\, we are looking for people from the north of the UK to participate\, since it will focus on local issues. But if you are from further afield and you want to join in\, you are very welcome! \nWhat can I expect to get out of it?\n\nNew data skills\nThings you can show off or use – like visualisations and stories\nAn understanding of how to address your personal data knowledge gaps\nGetting to know new people\n\nWhat do I need?\n\n4-6 hours a week for two weeks\, including workshops and time to meet as a team\nA laptop or a PC (you will struggle to do this on a tablet)\nA good\, stable internet connection for video calling software\, such as Zoom\nAccess to Google Docs\nA desire to collaborate and learn\nOptional: a data-based problem or question that you want to explore\n\nWhen will it happen?\n\nWorkshop 1: Tuesday 11 August\, 10am-12pm BST (GMT+1).\nWorkshop 2: Friday 14 August\nWorkshop 3: Tuesday 18 August\nWorkshop 4: Friday 21 August\nFinal presentations: Tuesday 25 August\n\nApart from the first session\, times for the workshops will be decided by the group as a whole. Participants will then work in teams at their own pace. \nHow do I sign up?\nSign up for the kick off session here\, fill out the form and we’ll be in touch will more details! \nQuestions\nIf you’re interested in taking part and have any questions – or if you’re not sure if a data expedition is right for you – then please don’t hesitate to drop us an email: sam@opendatamanchester.org.uk. \n— \nAbout Open Data Manchester CIC\nOpen Data Manchester is a not-for-profit formed from a diverse group of open data advocates in 2010 that supports organisations to release data and helps people use it. \nAbout 360 Giving\n360Giving helps organisations publish open\, standardised grants data\, and empower people to use it to improve charitable giving.
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/virtual-data-expedition-with-open-data-manchester-360-giving/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200731T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200731T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200611T115357Z
UID:782-1596213000-1596214800@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200731T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200731T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115357Z
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UID:781-1596209400-1596211200@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200731T144500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200731T151500
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115357Z
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UID:780-1596206700-1596208500@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200731T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200731T143000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200611T115357Z
UID:779-1596204000-1596205800@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200714T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200714T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200710T093611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200710T093611Z
UID:1153-1594751400-1594756800@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Pick N Mix 11: accessing open data through APIs
DESCRIPTION:Open Data Manchester presents Pick N Mix: free online tasty treats to power up your data skills. This week: accessing open data through APIs\n\n\n\nA season of weekly online workshops to introduce you to new tools\, resources and skills to help you on your data journey. Sessions are run by members of the Open Data Manchester community and available for anyone to participate. \nWeek 11: Accessing open data through APIs\, with Reka Solymosi\, University of Manchester. \nOne of the principles of open data is that it is accessible and usable. A way that organisations provide such access to their data is through the use of APIs (application programming interface). \nIn this session we will:  \n\nDiscuss the use of  RESTful APIs for the purposes of accessing open data from the web\nExplore direct calls to an API\nExplore using API wrappers (both Graphical User Interfaces and code)\n\nThe session is aimed at those with little to no experience with APIs\, but hopefully you will get something out of it no matter the level of experience.  \nWhat you’ll need \nIt will be possible to follow along a lot of the content with just an internet browser. However\, Reka will also be demonstrating calling APIs from within R\, so if participants have R and R Studio\, they can follow that part too. However it’s not a requirement.  \nFor those who want to follow along the parts of the session in R\, Reka will be using the following packages:  \n\nlibrary(jsonlite)\nlibrary(osmdata)\nlibrary(ggplot2)\nlibrary(sf)\nlibrary(readr)\nlibrary(dplyr)\nlibrary(tidyr)\nlibrary(patchwork)\n\nMore info \n\nReka’s website https://rekadata.net/\n\nAbout the Programme \nPick N Mix is a tasty selection of free weekly online workshops run by the ODM community. Each week you’ll be introduced to a tool\, resource or skill in a fun\, friendly and informative way. \nView other sessions in the series. \nSessions will be carried out over Zoom\, and will be interactive. Whilst the format may vary from week to week\, you can expect a mixture of presentation and practical exercises that you can either do during the session supported by the tutor\, or in your own time.  \nPick N Mix is a free to participate community delight\, with all sessions recorded and accompanying materials made openly available. \nAs each session has a different flavour\, it’s worth checking out in advance any skill/knowledge requirements or if it’s recommended to install software in advance.  \nAttending one of our online events: \n\nOnline rooms will be open at 6.20 and sessions will start prompty at 6.30.\nPlease take a minute to read our code of conduct.\nIf you have any questions please get in touch.\n\nAbout Open Data Manchestert CIC: \nOpen Data Manchester CIC has been leading the way in open data practice since 2010. We advocate for responsible and intelligent data use for a fairer and more equitable society\, and support individuals\, communities and organisations to do so through a wide and varied programme. \nWe host a variety of events throughout the year\, including monthly Open:Data:Night meetups\, workshops and training. \nOpen Data Mancheste CIC is proudly supported by Luminate and the Co-op Foundation.
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/pick-n-mix-11-accessing-open-data-through-apis/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200630T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200630T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
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SUMMARY:Pick N Mix 9: an introduction to Github
DESCRIPTION:Open Data Manchester CIC presents Pick N Mix: free online tasty treats to power up your data skills. This week: Github.\n\n\n\nA selection of 8 weekly online workshops to introduce you to new tools\, resources and skills to help you on your data journey. Sessions are run by members of the Open Data Manchester community and available for anyone to participate. \nWeek 8: an introduction to using Github with Dr Rachael Ainsworth\, Her+DataMCR. \nIn this session\, Rachael will guide us through the basics of Github: \n\nFriendly introduction to version control\, git and GitHub.\nExamples of how GitHub is used\nGitHub interface tour and jargon busting\nGitHub for collaboration and best practices\nTutorial of setting up a GitHub repository/project\n\nWhat you’ll need \n\n You’ll want to sign up for a GitHub account: https://github.com/join\n\nAbout Rachael  \n\nRachael on GitHub: https://github.com/rainsworth\nRachael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachaelevelyn\nHER+Data MCR Meetup group: https://www.meetup.com/HER-Data-MCR/\nHER+Data MCR Twitter: https://twitter.com/herplusdatamcr\n\nAbout the Programme \nPick N Mix is a tasty selection of free weekly online workshops run by the ODM community. Each week you’ll be introduced to a tool\, resource or skill in a fun\, friendly and informative way. \nView other sessions in the series. \nSessions will be carried out over Zoom\, and will be interactive. Whilst the format may vary from week to week\, you can expect a mixture of presentation and practical exercises that you can either do during the session supported by the tutor\, or in your own time.  \nPick N Mix is a free to participate community delight\, with all sessions recorded and accompanying materials made openly available. \nAs each session has a different flavour\, it’s worth checking out in advance any skill/knowledge requirements or if it’s recommended to install software in advance.  \nAttending one of our online events: \n\nOnline rooms will be open at 6.20 and sessions will start prompty at 6.30.\nPlease take a minute to read our code of conduct.\nIf you have any questions please get in touch.\n\nAbout Open Data Manchestert CIC: \nOpen Data Manchester CIC has been leading the way in open data practice since 2010. We advocate for responsible and intelligent data use for a fairer and more equitable society\, and support individuals\, communities and organisations to do so through a wide and varied programme. \nWe host a variety of events throughout the year\, including monthly Open:Data:Night meetups\, workshops and training. \nOpen Data Mancheste CIC is proudly supported by Luminate and the Co-op Foundation.
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/pick-n-mix-9-an-introduction-to-github/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200626T161500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200626T164500
DTSTAMP:20260409T115139
CREATED:20200611T115355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200611T115355Z
UID:776-1593188100-1593189900@www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open:Data:Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Open:Data:Surgeries are  sessions for you to meet with us to discuss  anything data-related that you might want advice on.\n\n\n\nOpen:Data:Surgery is a chance for you to talk through a project\, ask a question\, find a collaborator or share anything you like.  \n\nOpen:Data:Surgery runs on the last Friday of each month.\nThere are mutiple sessions per surgery.\nSessions are 30 minutes.\nSimply book a slot and fill out the short questionnaire to let us know what you would like to talk to us about.\nDue to the outbreak of COVID19\, all meetings will take place via Zoom. We will send over a link before the session.\nThere is no charge for these sessions but slots are limited so please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.\n\nIf you have any questions\, get in touch. \n“I found Open Data Manchester’s surgeries a great help… a great jumping off point as you start your data journey. They helped with what useful data is out there that could help us\, providing some insight into what to look for and what tools are best for getting started.”  – Stuart Pearson\, Manchester Citizen’s Advice Bureau
URL:https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/event/opendatasurgery-4/
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