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Going to OKCon? Come to the CKAN workshop!

If you're going to next week's OKCon in Geneva, don't miss the CKAN workshop on Monday afternoon. Whether you're not sure what an Open Data portal is but think you might need one, or you need help with an installation, or you're a coder who wants to develop your own extension, or you want to get involved in this open source project in a range of ways, this workshop is for you. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"][Photo: CKAN workshop] CKAN workshop at OKFest 2012 (photo: Juha Huuskonen)[/caption]CKAN product manager Irina Bolychevsky and developer Adrià Mercader will lead the workshop, and places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. To sign up or for any queries, e-mail <ckan@okcon.org>. If you would like to come to OKCon but haven't registered yet, there's still time - but hurry!
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