[plug] Pia Waugh in Perth

[Bret Treasure]

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Many thanks Michael, that'd be terrific.

bret


On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 1:09 AM, Michael Van Delft <michael at hybr.id.au>wrote:

> Hi Bret,
>
> Sounds interesting, for WA Government there is an Online Special Interest
> Group mailing list http://ww2.dpc.wa.gov.au/enetworks/ it's a fairly
> quiet list but I'd be happy to re-post this email (or something similar) to
> the list if you'd like. There is also a security list with a lot of Tech
> minded people on it (Not sure if I would be able to send this to that list
> but I can ask)
>
> Cheers,
> Michael
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Bret Treasure <treasure at freebeer.com.au>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> 040 990 8133
>> Tweet @brettreasure
>>
>>
>> Pia Waugh is making a rare trip to Perth. Do you reckon you could give us
>> a hand promoting it?
>>
>> She's a former President of Linux Australia and President of Software
>> Freedom International and is speaking at the Edge of the Web breakfast on
>> March 15. The theme is open data and open government. Here's the spiel:
>>
>> *Pia will discuss the role of government in a digital society, and how
>> "Government as an API" leads to new opportunities for improving policy,
>> citizen-centric service delivery, public debate on complex issues, industry
>> innovation, accountability and a more democratic society. She will reflect
>> on her recent open data and data visualisation trips to Finland and New
>> Zealand, and her recent conversations with Tim Berners-Lee.*
>> *
>> *
>> Her bio's on the web with all the other gurus: http://eotw.com.au/
>>
>> Cost for the breakfast is $30 and you book in the very same place<http://www.eventbrite.com.au/event/4520039560>you buy tickets to the Edge of the Web conference.
>>
>> To be frank, I have no clue how to promote things into the Government
>> sector - we (AWIA) put an ad into PS News - it cost a fortune and delivered
>> not many bookings.
>>
>> bret treasure
>> 040 990 8133
>>
>>
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