<html><head><style>body{font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px}</style></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color: rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;">Listers,</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color: rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color: rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;"><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://opendataday.org"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Open Data Day</span></a> is this Saturday 22nd February 2014. The <a href="http://openinstitute.com"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Open Institute</span></a> will be hosting the event in 3 cities simultaneously:</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><b>1. Kisumu</b></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Coordinated by <a href="http://lakehub.co.ke"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">LakeHub</span></a></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Venue: Maseno University Town Campus (Varsity Plaza)</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><b>2. Mombasa</b></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Coordinated by the <a href="http://mombasatech.org/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mombasa Tech Community</span></a></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Where: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Mombasa Campus</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><b>3. Nairobi</b></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Coordinated by the <a href="http://openinstitute.com"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Open Institute</span></a></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Where: PAWA254</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Here’s what you can do right now!</b></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Whether you’ve registered to attend the event or not, here are three things you can do right now to make Open Data Day awesome:</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><b>1. Submit your ideas for projects you want to work on</b></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Do you have an idea of what you’d like to work on during the event? Share it on the homepage of the event website (<a href="http://opendataday.co.ke/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://opendataday.co.ke/</span></a>) and fill in the Google form at the bottom of the page. You can also see the list of submitted projects here: <a href="http://opendataday.co.ke/project-ideas"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://opendataday.co.ke/project-ideas</span></a></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><b>2. Send us any (and every) data you have</b></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">What would Open Data Day be without data? If you have any data, please add it to this folder on Google Drive: <a href="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bwjxv9I45D1yM0JtSFRRcVVfZlk&usp=sharing"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bwjxv9I45D1yM0JtSFRRcVVfZlk&usp=sharing</span></a></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><b>3. Sharing is caring</b></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Spread the word about Open Data Day! Let’s get others to participate by publicising this information. The official hashtags for the event are #ODD14 and #ODDKenya, with specific cities also tweeting on #ODDKisumu, #ODDNairobi and #ODDMombasa.</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Looking forward to Saturday!</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Kind Regards,</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Simeon Oriko</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Community Lead</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="margin: 0px;">Open Institute</div></div></div><br><div id="bloop_sign_1392840901692720896" class="bloop_sign"><span style="font-family:helvetica,arial;font-size:13px"></span><div style="font-family: helvetica; line-height: normal;">--</div><div style="font-family: helvetica; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif;"></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><div><font size="4" face="garamond, serif" color="#666666">Simeon Oriko | Digital and Innovation Strategist</font></div><div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#666666"><br></font></div><div><font color="#666666"><font face="garamond, serif">Web: <a href="http://www.mtotowajirani.com/">www.mtotowajirani.com</a> | Twitter: </font><a href="https://twitter.com/mtotowajirani" style="font-family: garamond, serif;">@mtotowajirani</a></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#666666"><br></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#666666">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko">ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko</a></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#666666"><br></font></div><div><font color="#666666"><span style="font-family: garamond, serif;">Cell: </span><span style="font-family: garamond, serif;"><a href="tel://+254 724 892 941">+254 724 892 941</a> | S</span><span style="font-family: garamond, serif;">kype: simeonoriko</span></font></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>