OBJECTIVES

Ottawa

ongoing engagement

data and digital literacy

collaboration

Toronto

facilitate conversation between government and the public

civic engagement

data and digital literacy

PEI

advocacy

multi-disciplinary

beyond hack-events

FORMATS

Ottawa

post chosen dataset(s) ahead of time

presentations & dialogue

networking

post results

Toronto

find an open data steward

post chosen dataset and steward info ahead of time

presentations and conversations

PEI

presentations & dialogue

community news

synthesize data sets (e.g. landmarks)

TOOLS & VENUES

Ottawa

meetup.com/open-data-ottawa

downtown pub

Toronto

meetup.com/opentoronto

Toronto Reference Library partnership

PEI

meetup.com/Open-Data-PEI

Slack channel

downtown community centre

ATMOSPHERE

all book clubs should...

be open, welcome all skill levels, encourage questions, provide a safe space

TIPS

remember the essentials

engage data owners, create feedback loop

provide wifi and computer hookups

plan ahead for the monthly dataset

ensure follow-up and documentation

welcome newcomers and explain the basics