Event overview

The first Bridging Session will be a knowledge-sharing opportunity for transparency groups working in the natural resource field and technology experts who provide tools for collecting, displaying and distributing transparency information.

Participating organisations are as follows:

• Global Witness, UK & US
• World Resources Institute, US
• Greenpeace, Global
• Publish What You Pay, Global
• Instituto de Estudos Socioeconomicos (INESC), Brazil
• Grupo Faro, Ecuador
• Instituto Mexicano Para La Competitividad A.C. (IMCO), Mexico
• Environmental Working Group, US
• Stakeholder Democracy Network, UK
• MySociety, UK
• Sunlight Foundation, US
• FrontlineSMS, UK
• Global Integrity, US
• Ushahidi, Global
• Open Knowledge Foundation, UK
• Development Seed, US
• Citivox, Mexico
• Fundación Ciudadano Inteligente, Chile
• Open Street Map, US
• Co-Creation Hub, Nigeria
• Hivos, Global
• Open Society Foundations, Global

Pre-event prep for session participants

Participating groups are invited to engage in the following activities in the lead up to our November Bridging Session:

• Participate on a discussion list where topics including the agenda, event outcomes, and related needs and questions are raised and discussed
• Read the project blog to stay informed of goings-on prior to the event, and comment where appropriate;
• Make at least one post on the blog, introducing themselves and the work they do;
• Work 1-on-1 with the Bridging Session organizers to assess their current organizational capacities and technology status, and formulate organization-specific goals and areas of focus for the session;
• Participate in webinars and other pre-event learning efforts in order to maximize the impact of time spent at the Bridging Session.

Agenda

• See Agenda Overview, Agenda Details, and Session Topics.

Session notes

• Findings report and session notes from Glen Cove

Surveys