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OpenAustralia and ScraperWiki Hackfest

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Pyrmont, New South Wales

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OpenAustralia and ScraperWiki Hackfest - Let's liberate data!

The OpenAustralia Foundation invites you to this free all-weekend hacking extravaganza for anyone interested in helping liberate data or hacking on OpenAustralia projects.

What is ScraperWikiThere’s lots of useful data on the internet – crime statistics, government spending, missing kittens… But getting at it isn’t always easy. There's a table here, a report there, a few web pages, PDFs, spreadsheets… ScraperWiki is an online tool to make that process simpler and more collaborative.

OpenAustralia.org is run by the OpenAustralia Foundation to promote parliamentary transparency - making it easier for Australians to find out what their representatives are saying on their behalf.

Event Details

Each day day will kick-off with a short talk followed by a variety of guided and free-hacking sessions. 

Where: Google Sydney - see below for details on how to get there

When: Saturday and Sunday 10th and 11th September 11am-9pm

What you need to bring: A laptop with wifi, laptop charger, your enthusiasm

What we provide: Wifi, power outlets.

How to get there

The 443 bus travels from Circular Quay via Wynyard station and the QVB, and then pops over to Pyrmont, travels all the way up Harris st, drops people off at the casino - directly outside the door of Google. Going back the other way it picks up from underneath the casino at the tram stop, across the road from Google. If you're coming from Town Hall, this is probably your best option. Because it serves the casino, this bus runs every 20 minutes right through until 1am.

If you're coming from Central and don't mind the extra cost ($5.70 return) you can also catch the tram - it both sets down and picks up from the stop under the casino, across the road from Google. Again, serving the casino means that it runs late: every 15 minutes until 11pm, and then every 30 minutes right through till 6am.

Another option if you're coming from Central, or from Ryde (or along Victoria Road between Gladesville and Rozelle) is the 501, which stops a few blocks away; it runs every 30 minutes right through the night.