[Scale-planning] About the Open Data Track

[Mx Siltanen]

Yes I believe so, and there is plenty of opportunities to have a strong
short track there.

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Juan J. Natera <naterajj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was taking a look at the CFP page
> (http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/15x/cfp), when I read the
> description of the Open Data track, which I quote here:
>
> "Open Data - This newly introduced track will focus on topics related
> to Open Data in Science, Government, and other sources. This will
> strive to answer questions such as: Why does Open Data Matter? What
> are benefits of Open Data? What are the goals of the Open Data
> movement? What is its current status?"
>
> As an Open Source enthusiast, I wholeheartedly agree with the
> importance of Open Data, and realize there is a long road ahead of
> those working to address this issue. However I believe that this
> track, as described, would be more at home as a keynote in Data
> focused conference. I am not saying it goes against SCALE's mission to
> have this kind of content, far from it. but speaking also as an
> attendee, I think SCALE users would be more interested in Open Source
> tools for working with data (big or small), since it's already obvious
> for most scale attendees that Open Data is just as good as Open Source
> software.
>
> I also realize that Big Data is mentioned in the Cloud Track, but
> isn't there enough interest in this topic to deserve its own track?
>
> Some food for thought,
>
> Thanks,
>
> Juan
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