Hi all,
Some of you may be interested in this, barcamp (semi informal
talkfest) + hackfest (create things) around making use of NZ govt
data.

It would be great to have some UX people there, for the hackfest too
(we could do some user research, wireframe things, do usability bits &
pieces on apps which are created on the day, dream up apps...)

Saturday 29th (barcamp) + Sunday 30th (hackfest) August
Venue: National Library (Wellington)
Cost: free

To find out more, subscribe, sign up etc: http://groups.google.co.nz/group/nzopengovtbarcamp

The New Zealand Open Government Bar Camp is an "unconference" for
people who are interested in making government-held data more freely
available for others to re-use. An "unconference" is an alternative
participant-driven event, that avoids aspects of a conventional
conference, such as high fees and sponsored presentations.

Web 2.0 developments have shown the potential of combining data from
different sources made freely available on the Internet. The
government holds a huge range of non-personal data which could form
the basis of innovative services and  applications by others on the
Internet.

You should come if you are interested in government information
policy, exploring ways to provide data, making entrepreneurial use of
the Internet, or building working applications during a weekend.

Cheers,
Mike