I’d like to start the conversation around organizing the 2025 edition of the OpenRefine Barcamp!
The 2024 Barcamp took place from June 16 to 19, partly online and partly in Berlin, with 14 in-person participants and 15 joining remotely. It was quite a success, as you can read here.
For budget reasons, the 2025 edition will be fully online this year (see this discussion). This gives us more flexibility and opens the event to anyone in the community, regardless of location.
We also want to stick with the Barcamp format as an unconference-style event where the agenda is co-created by participants at the start. We usually have a suggestion period a few weeks before, then kick things off by reviewing those suggestions and building the agenda together. For the 2025 edition, we're aiming for a mix of technical deep dives, demos, training sessions, and open discussions about OpenRefine’s development, design, and roadmap.
Whether you're a longtime contributor, an avid user, or just curious about OpenRefine, you're welcome to join! We want this to be an open and participatory space.
To get the ball rolling, I’ve created a poll to find the best date. The goal is to gauge interest and ensure key contributors can attend. We'll keep voting open until April 15.
We plan to open the contribution period for session ideas about four weeks before the chosen start date.
We’d love to hear what you're hoping to get out of this Barcamp; whether it's hands-on sessions, big-picture discussions, or something else entirely. It's your event and we want to shape it together!
Date Options
Votes are open until April 15.
- June 2–4
- June 12–14
- September 1–3
- September 4–6
- September 8–10
- September 11–13