Dear all,

We are excited about the Open Research Data Handbook Sprint starting tomorrow! This is an event organised by the Open Knowledge Foundation (Open Science and Open Economics Working Groups) and the Open Data Research Network.

The Open Research Data Handbook aims to provide an introduction to the processes, tools and other areas that researchers need to consider to make their research data openly available.

Whom for? Researchers interested in carrying out their work in more open ways, experts on sharing research and research data, writers and copy editors, Web developers and designers to help present the handbook online, Anyone else interested in taking part in an intense and collaborative weekend of action.

Please register at the Eventbrite page if you intend to come. And visit the online participation hub for further details: http://bit.ly/odrhandbook.

13:00 - 13:30: Arrival and sushi lunch

13:30 - 14:30: Open research data seminar with Steven Hill, Head of Open Data Dialogue at RCUK. 

14:30 - 17:30: Working in teams

Friday, February 16th:

10:00 - 10:30: Arrival and coffee

10:30 - 11:30: Introducing open research lightning talks (your space to present your project on research data)

11:30 - 13:30: Working in teams

13:30 - 14:30: Lunch

14:30 - 17:30: Working in teams

17:30 - 18:30: Reporting back

After which we would head towards a pub in Shoreditch.

As many already registered for online participation we will broadcast the lunch seminar through the Open Economics Bambuser channel. Please drop by in the IRC channel #okfn-rbook

We look forward to your participation!