thought folks here might be interested. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rebecca Kahn &lt;bekka(a)p2pu.org&gt; Date: Thu, May 15, 2014 at 3:06 AM Subject: Join the Open Coalition, and Help us Build a Better Open World To: Dear friends in the open world We're insanely proud to announce the launch of the Open Coalition - a collaborative project for all organisations working in the open space. Since late 2013 is has been apparent that many organisations working in the field of open share areas of overlap. The Coalition aims to eliminate duplication, keep lines of communication between organisations and communities strong and open and help develop closer ties between open groups. The project has been initially funded by Wikimedia UK, and is proud to include Creative Commons, Open Knowledge and Open Streetmap as first-phase collaborators. In order to celebrate this exciting new collaboration, we'd like to invite any organisations in London to an Open Coalition Meet & Greet: When: Mon, May 19, 4pm Where: Wikimedia UK Office and online Why? To help us start building the Open Coalition We'll also have a dial-in set up for those who are outside the UK, so everyone can take part. Can't make it to the Meet & Greet? There are some simple things you can do to get involved and help us build the coalition: Follow @opencoalition on Twitter for all the latest news Tweet this: Help spread open collaboration across the web. Join the #opencoalition Send us an email: stevie.benton(a)wikimedia.org.uk or bekka(a)p2pu.org Join the coalition - get involved on this wiki<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Open_Coalition>(later to be followed by a shared presence) and help to shape the project as it grows