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Meeting ID: 320-8928</p><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Steven Adler</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adler1@us.ibm.com" target="_blank">adler1@us.ibm.com</a>></span><br>


Date: Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 9:52 PM<br>Subject: Africa Open Data Jam<br><br><br><br><div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><font face="verdana,arial,sans-serif"><font face="sans-serif">I attended the Africa Leaders Summit in
DC today.  Amazing Day. During the last panel discussion, John Podesta
asked USDA Secretary John Vilsack about Open Data and here is what he said:</font>
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<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4tNs6vCPcM&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"><font color="blue" face="sans-serif">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4tNs6vCPcM&feature=youtu.be</font></a>
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<br><font face="sans-serif">If you would like to participate in
the Virtual Africa Open Data Jam (the live streamcast), register here:
 </font><a href="http://www.meetup.com/Africa-Open-Data/events/198350782/" target="_blank"><font color="blue" face="sans-serif">http://www.meetup.com/Africa-Open-Data/events/198350782/</font></a>
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Best Regards,<br>
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Steve<br>
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