Triangle Open Data Day 2014 Program
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Gail Roper will be the keynote speaker at Triangle Open Data Day. She is the Chief Information and Community Relations Officer for the City of Raleigh and has previously held IT leadership roles in other cities. Ms. Roper advocates for open source and open data initiatives and founded a youth program in Raleigh to train young people in technology. Technology Tank is the presenting sponsor of Triangle Open Data Day, which aims to unite the Research Triangle region through open data on February 22-23, 2014.
Triangle Open Data Day 2014 Program
- 1. Keynote Speaker – Gail Roper Gail Roper is the Chief Information and Community Relations Officer at the City of Raleigh. Ms. Roper has experience as an IT executive, a CIO, and a C-level administrator. Previous to her service in Raleigh, Ms. Roper has held positions in the cities of Kansas City, MO and Austin, TX. Ms. Roper is a proponent of the Open Source and Open Data movements and regularly speaks to a national audience – recently at the Code for America Summit 2013. Ms. Roper is the Founder of the Raleigh Digital Connectors, a youth program that identifies talented young people ages 14-21 to become Digital Connectors and receive intensive training in technology and the benefits of volunteerism. Ms. Roper has a long and distinguished CV and we are honored to have her present the Triangle Open Data Day Keynote. Technology Tank is a Think Tank providing Technology Policy and Implementation Strategies to Municipalities, Non-profits and Companies. Projects of Technology Tank: • Technology Blog http://TechnologyTank.org • Cary Open Data Day, February 2013 http://CaryOpenDataDay.org/ • Code for Cary – Brigade of Code for America • Cary's Great Pumpkin Chuck, November 2013 http://CaryPumpkinChuck.com/ • Global Entrepreneurship Week Luncheon, November 2013 • Oakhaven CoWorking, starting December 2013 Suburban coworking space with a light industrial feel. http://OakhavenCoWorking.com/ • Triangle Open Data Day, February 2014 http://TriangleOpenDataDay.org/
- 2. Presenting Sponsor Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Facility Sponsor Saturday, February 22-23, 2014 Research Triangle, NC “Uniting the Triangle Through Data” #ODD2014 #TODD2014 Produced by: Presented by: