Open Food Facts Days 2022

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Introduction

In order to encourage discussions between participants in the Open Food Facts project, we are once again organising two days of getting together, the "Open Food Facts Days", on Saturday 1 - Sunday 2 October in Paris (at the Académie du Climat, 2, Place Baudoyer in Paris 4e (between the Saint-Paul and Hôtel de Ville metro stations)) and by videoconference (link to come).

Saturday will be dedicated to presentations and workshops proposed, presented and led by the participants of the project (contributors, developers, re-users etc.).

The General Assembly of the association will take place on the morning of Sunday 2 October from 10am to 12pm. And the afternoon programme will be free in order to be able to continue the exchanges and reflections on the points identified during the presentations, workshops and the General Assembly.

Registration

We hope you can join us on 1-2 October. Please register for the Open Food Facts Days (free registration) so that we can best organise this event and send you all logistical information.

Mini-grants

Open Food Facts is firstly a community of people. Thanks to our sponsors, we can provide grants to let people from all over the world attend to the Open Food Facts days.

These grants can fund travels and accommodation. Our funds are limited.

Deadline for application: A committee (composed of the board and the permanent team) will select the candidates by the 25 of August.

If you are interested in requesting a mini-grant, please fill out the following form.

Programme

Saturday's agenda is wide open: could you present what you do on Open Food Facts? Would you like to lead a workshop on a particular topic? And conversely, are there any topics you would like others to present? You can send your proposals to contact@openfoodfacts.org, or add them at the end of this page, or share them on Slack (Slack is a discussion space between contributors, sign up to join) in the #journeesoff channel.

• Watch the event on Youtube Lives on the Open Food Facts channel (Live per session)

• Link to participate in the workshops by videoconference (to be provided later).
• Link to collaborative note taking.

Programme :

Saturday 1 October 2022

• 09.15 - 09.30: Connection tests and coffee ☕️
• Workshops and conferences (list being defined, see proposals in the section below)
  • 09.30-10.00: introductory session
  • 10.00-11.00: Barcamp mode: proposal of topics, constitution of groups
  • 11.00-12.15: first session of the barcamp
  • 12.15-12.45: 4 lightning presentations
    • Marijana P. Donati - From personal contribution to enhancement of the Open Food Facts platform through International Rotary network
    • Arnaud Leene - Working on the ingredients taxonomy, some feedback
    • Adrien Giacometi - About the Eco-Score Impact: Testimony of La Fourche, a commited producer
    • Thom Hakkermans - Harry Go Vert and the Meat Alternatives Challenge
  • 12.45-14.00: 🥗 Bring & Share lunch together
  • 14.00-14.30: Keynote speaker: a prestigious guest presents his relationship with Open Food Facts and ideas for the future
  • 14.30-16.00: 2nd barcamp session
  • 16.15-18.15: 3rd barcamp session
  • from 18.15: 🍻 festive drink and presentation of group activities

Sunday 2 October 2022

To take part in the votes, you can become a member of Open Food Facts or, for members, you must be up-to-date with your membership fee.

You can also participate in the General Assembly by [https:// videoconference at the following link].

• 09.45 - 10.00: Connection tests and coffee ☕️
• 10.00 - 12.00 - Ordinary General Assembly - 2022
  • FR:Convocation - Assemblée Générale Ordinaire - 2022
  • Presentation, discussion and vote on the 2021 moral report and the 2021 accounts
  • Presentation and discussion of the main orientations for the future
  • Presentation, discussion and vote on the motions
  • Elections of the Board of Directors 2022
• 12.00 - Lunch 🥪
• 14:00 - 14:45: 4 lightning presentations
  • Marijana P. Donati - Using Open Food Facts data for my PhD on Greenwashing in the Food Industry
  • Arnaud Leene - Exploiting the api's for my app FoodViewer
  • Raphaël Bournhonesque - AI at Open Food Facts: what's next?
• 14.45-18.00 - Free programme

We’ll continue discussing and reflecting on the points identified on Saturday and at the General Assembly.

Discussions, demos

Presentations and workshops

• The new mobile app: what's new? short and long term evolution?
• ...

Proposals for workshops to reflect together and find solutions

• Enhance product's edition: tips, fast edit, list edition, ...
• A taxonomy for brand. Why? How?
• (Marijana P Donati) The power of community (alone we are a drop, together we are an ocean, how to empower the existing community)
• (Marijana P Donati) Using the Open Food Facts database - Good practices
• (Manon) Gamification in Open Food Facts as a lever to encourage contribution
• (Gala) "Presenting Open Food Facts" resources for the community
• (Alex) Structuring the wiki
• (Arnaud) Ecoscore - internationalisation, transport (see also this)
• (Arnaud) Categories - definition, structuring, internationalisation, cleaning, analysis (see for instance this)
• (Arnaud) Communication. One should hear more from OFF (my attempt)
• (Stéphane) Improving taxonomies: current issues and how we could solve them
• (Stéphane, Pierre) Sharing useful knowledge with knowledge panels: let's create new panels!
• (Pierre) Extending Open Food Facts to all products in the world, and save the planet along the way (Open Products Facts)
• (Pierre) What should we do next ?
• ...

Information for the participants

Hello!

We are really looking forward to meeting you in person at the upcoming Open Food Facts Days on the 1st-2nd of October 2022 from 9:15 am at the Académie du Climat (2, Place Baudoyer, 75004 Paris).

In this email, you will find some information worth noting concerning this event and we would greatly appreciate your responses as it helps us to better organise:

1 - Language

Open Food Facts Days will be mainly in English. Some short sequences will be in French (with whispered translation). For those who only speak French, there will always be at least one track in French.

2 - Open programme

If you haven’t already, please get in touch to submit your proposal for a workshop or a lightning talk (approx. 7 min presentation on a topic) on this dedicated event wiki page (see section just above).

3 - Bring chocolate (if you wish)!

Yes, you read that right. If you can, please bring a chocolate bar from your country to display in a fun way the different nationalities that will be present (and to have a nice treat!)

4 - Meals

Friday ​Night

Join us for a drink or/and dinner right next to the Vincennes Castle at Le Sauvage bistro, 30 Av. de Paris, 94300 Vincennes, from 19:00 o’clock. Please confirm to [[1]] if you will be coming, so she can book accordingly.

Saturday Lunch

The idea is to have a “bring & share” lunch at the venue. So please bring something to share. Plates, cutlery, cups and water fountains will be provided. Please note that the Académie de Climat has a policy of not using disposable plastic (or avoiding it to our best ability). Therefore, we also recommend you bring a reusable water bottle if you have one.

The closest supermarket is 1 min walk away from the Académie.

Saturday Evening

After the first day, we will go socialise over a drink at the Académie du Climat’s bar “buvette”. Following that we will go dine at a nearby French restaurant Le Trumilou. If you are interested to join, please write to [[2]] so we can book accordingly.

Sunday Lunch

Each one buys something like a sandwich (closest bakery) or bagel from nearby or brings something for themselves.

*Please note that there will not be cutlery this day.

5 - Covid information

- The “vaccination pass” has been lifted in France in all areas.

- The COVID certificate is no longer required as of 1 August 2022.

- Travellers no longer have any formalities to complete before arriving into mainland France, and the COVID certificate can no longer be required.

- Mask-wearing is no longer mandatory in establishments open to the public, nor on board maritime, river, land and air transport; It continues to be recommended in enclosed and small spaces, and at large gatherings for vulnerable persons due to their age.

Note: Open Food Facts will provide masks and hand sanitiser at the venue.

If you happen to be Covid-positive after the event, we ask you to please notify the team, so that we can inform the participants as they would be a potential contact case.

Further information on the French government’s site.

6 - Image rights

We have planned special badges for those who do not wish to be filmed or photographed.

7 - Not going to make it?

If you are not able to make it, please let us know on [[3]][[4]] as it helps us with the organisation. We hope you will be able to still join us via a Live transmission of the event (on Youtube, link to come this page).

Thank you for taking the time to reply! If you have any questions about this event, you can reach us on [[5]] or on the Open Food Facts Slack channel #journeesoff.

Safe travels & see you soon!