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'''DataMeet''' is a user-generated community primarily focused around [[open data]] and [[data science]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Data{Meet}|url=http://datameet.org/|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> DataMeet was registered as a trust in February 2014. Typical discussions are around collecting, arranging and using open data.<ref>{{cite news|title=They use data to drive activism|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/They-use-data-to-drive-activism/articleshow/51090527.cms|accessdate=9 May 2016|agency=Times of India}}</ref> DataMeet events are held in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bangalore]], [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Pune]].<br />
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==History==<br />
DataMeet started as a small google group with meetups in Bangalore and later spread to other Indian cities. DataMeet now involves Meetups, Workshops, [[Hackathons]] and a yearly event called Open Data Camp.<br />
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==Current activity==<br />
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===Meetups===<br />
DataMeet frequently organizes open meetups related to open data and other social issues.<ref>{{cite web|title=DataMeet Meetup|url=http://www.meetup.com/DataMeet/|accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Their main goal is to get people to use date and base their decisions on data.|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/They-use-data-to-drive-activism/articleshow/51090527.cms|accessdate=10 May 2016|agency=TNN|publisher=Times of India}}</ref><br />
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===Open Data Camp===<br />
Every summer since 2012, DataMeet has organized a two-day open data event called Open Data Camp in Bangalore. Open Data Camp has also been held in Delhi since November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Previous DataCamps|url=http://odc.datameet.org/#previous_datacamps|website=DateMeet|accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gender gap among voters narrows, changes outcomes|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gender-gap-among-voters-narrows-changes-outcomes/article6044619.ece|accessdate=10 May 2016|agency=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
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===Hackathons===<br />
For [[2014 Indian general election]], the largest ever elections in the world, DataMeet organized a hackathon focusing on election-related open data.<ref>{{cite web|title=Election Hackathon|url=http://odc.datameet.org/odcblr2014:hackathon|accessdate=10 May 2016|archive-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513000007/http://odc.datameet.org/odcblr2014:hackathon|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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===Other Activity===<br />
Open City Initiative: DataMeet is developing a repository of urban data under the Open City Initiative<ref>{{cite news|title=Datameet, Oorvani Foundation launch urban data repository OpenCity for Bengaluru|url=http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/datameet-oorvani-foundation-launch-urban-data-repository-opencity-for-bengaluru/52198255|accessdate=10 May 2016|agency=ET Bureau|publisher=Economic Times}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Meetings]]<br />
[[Category:Business conferences in India]]</div>CatharineJorgens