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For folks in Europe -- there are a series of Europeana hack days. Here's info on the one in Dublin -- they have some funding for developers (150E for those outside the island). -Jodi >> *Hack4Europe! Dublin* >> >> ** >> >> *ANNOUNCING A COMPETITION TO USE OPEN CULTURAL DATA* >> >> Hack4Europe! Dublin is part of a series of hack days organised by the >> Europeana Foundation and its partners throughout Europe. Hackathons >> provide an exciting environment to explore the potential of open >> cultural data from the Europeana portal to create products for social >> and economic growth in Europe. >> >> >> Europeana - www.europeana.eu <http://www.europeana.eu> - enables people >> to explore over 20 million digital objects from Europe's libraries, >> museums, archives and galleries. >> >> >> The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltact is organising the >> Dublin hackathon in conjunction with the Irish Manuscripts Commission, >> the Digital Humanities Observatory and Fáilte Ireland. >> >> Hack4Europe! Dublin will take place on 24 and 25 September 2012 in the >> Science Gallery, Pearse Street, Dublin 2. >> >> >> ** >> >> *CONTACT AND QUESTIONS *- [log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >> ** >> >> *REGISTRATION - *Register your interest *before* Friday 31 August 2012 >> at: http://hack4europe2012-dublin.eventbrite.ie >> >> ** >> >> * >> * >> >> On behalf of the organising committee >> >> * >> * >> >> Sharon Barry (D/AHG) >> Cathy Hayes (IMC) >> Niall O'Leary (DHO) >> Ursina O'Riordan (D/AHG)