What's happening?

    Seattle Open Data Day is a one day unconference where we ask:

    how might we ...

  • Make data easy to find and use?
  • Use data to make and improve decisions?
  • Make it easy for everyone to participate in open data & civic technology?

Seattle Open Data Dayfull day of events for incubating civic innovation in our city.

We’re bringing together local governments, businesses, schools, and community organizations, as well as social service organizations, media outlets, foundations, and the public to collaborate on civic innovation that will help our residents and improve our region.


Who should get involved?

You. Urbanists, Civic Hackers, Government Staff, Developers, Designers, etc. — anyone with the passion to make their city better. You can get involved by attending, by leading a session, by volunteering, or by sponsoring the event.

Attend Seattle Open Data Day!

Seattle Open Data Day is a free, one-day event for anyone interested in getting involved with open data & civic technology in Seattle and the surrounding area.

Make sure to read our Code of Conduct.

Sign up for Seattle Open Data Day!


Lead a session

Interested in leading a session? Awesome! Take a look at the prompts for the event:

    how might we ...

  • Make data easy to find and use?
  • Use data to make and improve decisions?
  • Make it easy for everyone to participate in open data & civic technology?

It's great if your session fits one of the above questions, but isn't required. The session should focus on open data and civic technology and be relevant to the Seattle area.

You'll still have a chance to suggest a session on the day of the event (it's an unconference), but if you submit the idea now we can help pair people with similar ideas, help you brainstorm activities & discussion topics, and you can let us know if you need any specific supplies for your session.

Submit a session idea


Volunteer

We need volunteers to help with outreach, setup, teardown, & documentation of the event! So if you'd like to help promote the event, take pictures or video, help people get registered and find sessions, sign up to be a volunteer.

Sign up to volunteer


Sponsor

Support local civic technology and open data by sponsoring the event!

Learn more about sponsorship

Schedule

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21

Food included{9.00 amCoffee and Arrival
9.30 amKeynote
10.00 amGroup Brainstorming and Track Formation
10.30 amSesions Begin}6 hours of
small group sessions!
12.00Lunch
1.00 pmSessions Resume
4.30 pmRegroup for Summaries
5.00 pmConclusion & Departure

Part of an international group of events

Seattle Open Data Day coincides with both International Open Data Day and CodeAcross.

International Open Data Day

International Open Data Day is a gathering of citizens in cities around the world to write applications, liberate data, create visualizations and publish analyses using open public data to show support for and encourage the adoption open data policies by the world's local, regional and national governments.

Learn more about International Open Data Day.

CodeAcross

CodeAcross is a weekend of events taking place in cities around the world. There will be events hosted simultaneously in dozens of cities all around the globe on the weekend of February 20-22, 2015. The goal of CodeAcross is to activate the Code for America network and inspire residents everywhere to get actively involved in their community.

This year's theme for CodeAcross Principles for 21st Century Government. Let’s implement the principles of designing for people's needs, Making data easy to find and use, and using data to make and improve decisions.

Learn more about CodeAcross.


Partners & Sponsors


Sponsor Seattle Open Data Day

We are grateful you are considering supporting our event. Seattle Data Day is a 100% volunteer driven event put on by Code for Seattle. We need your support. Please email us at svincent@codeforamerica.org or wscott@codeforamerica.org if you can help!

We are seeking donations of cash, goods, and services. The easiest way to support Seattle Data Day is to make a cash contribution by check or through our website (link below). Code for Seattle is our local arm of the national organization Code for America. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, donations to Code for America (and our event) are tax deductible. All contributors who desire it will receive recognition through event marketing.

Why you should sponsor Seattle Open Data Day

Because, like us, you want to help make Seattle better, together. We’re recruiting extensively from local governments, businesses, schools, communities, as well as social service organizations, media outlets, foundations, and the public. We want to bring these diverse communities together to take on civic innovation challenges that will help our residents and improve our region.

Donate through CodeForAmerica.org

Enter Code for Seattle – Seattle Open Data Day In the field for “What inspired your contribution?”