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Start: 2017-02-01T16:30:00-05:00
End: 2017-02-01T21:30:00-05:00
Location: Harvard University

Archive-a-thon

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<DIV>The first Boston <STRONG>DataRescue</STRONG> event will be held on <SPAN CLASS="aBn"><SPAN CLASS="aQJ">Wednesday February 1</SPAN></SPAN> from <SPAN CLASS="aBn"><SPAN CLASS="aQJ">4:30pm - 9:30pm</SPAN></SPAN> in the CGIS South Building Room S030 at Harvard University. We'll be focusing on archiving websites and data from EPA and the Department of Energy.</DIV>
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<DIV>The event is being organized by Toly Rinberg, Andrew Bergman and Maya Anjur-Dietrich, all members of the <A HREF="https://envirodatagov.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI)</A> and PhD students in Applied Physics, Mercè Crosas, Chief Data Science and Technology Officer at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS), and Hugh Truslow, Head of Social Sciences and Visualization at Harvard Library, all from Harvard University.</DIV>
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<DIV>Agenda: </DIV>
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<LI>4:30 - 4:45 - Gathering and introductions</LI>
<LI>4:45 - 5:00 - Introduction to DataRescue initiatives and EDGI</LI>
<LI>5:00 - 5:30 - Training for the evening tasks</LI>
<LI>5:30 - 9:30 - Start working! Divide into two groups (seeding and technical)</LI>
<LI>9:30 - Wrap up</LI>
<LI>Food will be provided</LI>
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<DIV>Bring:</DIV>
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<LI>Charged laptop</LI>
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<DIV>For more information about the event please contact EDGI Steering Committee member Andrew Bergman: <A HREF="mailto:andmbergman@gmail.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">andmbergman@gmail.com</A> - <A TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">609-577-3752</A></DIV>
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<DIV>The next Boston DataRescue event will be held all day on <SPAN CLASS="aBn"><SPAN CLASS="aQJ">February 18 and will be organized by MIT ACSES, MIT Libraries, and EDGI. Contact datarescue@mit.edu if you have any questions or comments.</SPAN></SPAN><BR></DIV>
<P>This event is sponsored by Harvard's I<A HREF="http://www.iq.harvard.edu/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">nstitute for Quantitative Social Science</A> and the <A HREF="http://library.harvard.edu/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Harvard Library.</A></P>

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