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OpenHour is an interactive seminar hosted by the Public Lab Community both online and in person. The topics of open hour vary from presentations on tools and methods, discussions on environmental issues, to approaches to data-based advocacy. OpenHour is a great way to meet people in the Public Lab Community. Bring your research, your ideas, and your questions; and join us for OpenHour.
Propose new sessions on the Talk page.

OpenHour is held the first Monday of the month. OpenHour time rotates between 8:00pm EST (odd months) and 1:00pm EST (even months)! See OpenHour schedule below for times and topics.

OpenHour Schedule:

February's OpenHour will be on Lending Libraries! As many of us know, environmental tools and technologies can be really expensive! Interested in the idea of a centralized location we can use, borrow and share equipment? We are! Join us February Second, 1:00pm EST.

Can't wait for a OpenHour? Request a Live Call!

Live Calls are a great way to connect with fellow Public Labbers on projects and ideas that fall outside the OpenHour times and topic schedule. They are designed to help you connect with fellow Public Labbers to brainstorm, share ideas and move forward on projects. These calls will be open to the Public Lab community and access information will be posted on the OpenHour Page.

Request a Live Call!


Past OpenHours

January 2015: ENERGY!

Interested in oil/fracking/pipelines/pet coke issues? This is the OpenHour for you!

Links shared durring OpenHour: * https://docs.google.com/document/d/14OEBr3btvkn8KzZyO5t-LFLbLbMXgGFL3v0W51nNp70/edit
* http://publiclab.org/notes/eustatic/4-9-2012/bohemia-spillway-kite-photos * http://publiclab.org/notes/eustatic/07-29-2014/global-community-monitor-work-on-silica-dust-from-coal-terminals-in-seward-ak
* http://publiclab.org/notes/eustatic/06-03-2013/notes-on-use-of-the-first-amendment-in-the-united-states-for-communicative-photography
* http://publiclab.org/notes/eustatic/05-28-2013/kite-photos-of-ongoing-coal-pollution-in-plaquemines-parish-la

Chicago Project Pages: * http://publiclab.org/notes/Holden/03-11-2014/estimating-volume-and-weight-of-petroleum-waste-piles-in-southeast-chicago
* http://publiclab.org/notes/Holden/03-21-2014/directing-a-successful-balloon-mapping-community-workshop

Monday December 1st at 1:00pm EST: "Public Lab: A year in review and what's coming next."

November 18th, the Water Hackathon in New Orleans

Missed the event? See it here!

Speakers away from the computer were hard to hear so here are some notes from the meeting.

November 3rd at 8:00pm EST: Gearing up for the Barnraising!

October 6th: Events and Event Hosting

Missed the event? See it here!

Guest speakers included: * Jen Hudon, Public Lab event extraordinaire!
* Katie Gradowski, Parts and Crafts, kids at events expert!
* Danielle Kraus, Propeller event pro!

September 1: Open Topic Session

Missed the event? See it here!

August 4: Thermal Imaging

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Call guests included: Lela Prashad, Ned Horning and Zenon Tech-Czarny
Links that were shared:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_pollution#Ecological_effects
* http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/SeaSurfaceTemperature
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim_Nuclear_Generating_Station#Environmental_Impacts_on_Cape_Cod_Bay
* http://publiclab.org/wiki/cape-cod-bay-watch-landsat-tutorial-notes-7-14-14
* http://www.capecodtoday.com/article/2013/07/05/20324-pilgrim-nuclear-could-stop-killing-wildlife-installing-closed-cycle-cooling
* http://publiclab.org/tag/thermal-fishing-bob
* http://publiclab.org/notes/donblair/07-11-2014/simple-555-conductivity-meter

JULY 28: Open Air: air pollutants and air quality monitoring tools

Missed the event? See it here!

Call guests included:

JULY 21: Water Contaminants and Detection

Missed the event? See it here!

Water Contaminants and ways to detect them with guest speakers:

JULY 14: Spectral Analysis

Missed the event? See it here!

Spectral Analysis, How can it be used? And where can the science of spectrometry take us in the future? We will be joined by:

  • Jeff Warren, Public Lab Research Coordinator, who will be discussing spectrometry, and its applications for oil sampling.
  • Amy Soyka who will discuss color theory, and her project to testing dust and water samples from the Latrobe valley following a mine fire!

JULY 7: Near Infrared Photography

Missed the event? See it here!

Near-Infrared Imaging This week on OpenHour we discussed Near-Infrared Imaging and infragram.org!
Ned Horning and Dorn Cox also joined covering topics of:

  • The science and technology behind NIR,
  • Examples of it in use, and
  • Where this technology could head in the future!

JUNE 30: Aerial Mapping

Missed the event? See it here!

Aerial mapping and new collaborative map developments! Learn about aerial photography and mapknitting. Hear about a new software development and ways use maps to tell stories through text, images, multimedia and annotations. See community case studies that apply these tools to projects, and help shape the future of mapmaking in your community!

During this OpenHour we heard from:

To learn about other types of events, see publiclab.org/events