OpenHour is an interactive seminar hosted by the Public Lab community, both online and in person. The topics of OpenHour 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! * OpenHour is held the first Monday of the month. * The time generally alternates between 8 p.m. ET in odd months and 1 p.m. ET in even months. * See schedule below for times and topics. * The event is hosted on Zoom -- see weblink and call-in numbers in the event info below! * Subscribe to [https://www.youtube.com/c/PublicLab](https://www.youtube.com/publiclab) to get a notification whenever an OpenHour recording is posted! **** ## Schedule/Horario ###Monday August 3: Understanding Existing Environmental Data 1pm ET [in your timezone here](https://everytimezone.com/s/f01db0b4) We can use existing environmental data to examine everything from pollution, weather, maps and a broad range of environmental factors. There are [many data resources](https://publiclab.org/wiki/datasource), from institutions, the government and independent sources -- such as weather underground. Community groups have used databases such as the [Environmental Protection Agency’s TRI (Toxics Release Inventory)](https://publiclab.org/notes/kgradow1/06-18-2020/what-is-the-community-right-to-know-act), and ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online) to hold industries accountable, develop resources around exposure and human health, and advocate when new permits are proposed for industry expansion. Tools, such as EPA’s EJSCREEN*, can support people to investigate questions focused on pollution exposure and its relation to demographics. These are just a few existing resources. Join us in this OpenHour to discuss data sources, how people use these resources, and gaps and vulnerabilities in existing data. Click here to Join Or call in: 1 646 876 9923 Meeting ID: 811 1813 1155 Or find a local call in [here](https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc1EkUzI9m)   ###Monday, July 6: Public Lab Hora Abierta 3 pm Eastern Time / 4 pm Argentina / 9 pm Spain This OpenHour is the first of a special three-day series focusing on the Spanish-speaking environmental investigation community with partner organization [IMVEC](https://imvec.tech/) who has been developing [JAM!! The Jornadas de Autodefensa Medioambiental](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpMOkZDiYYsq2UidAXh0l5MHZKi0lufO). Also see: https://imvec.tech/haam/ There will a second event the following day (July 7) with a group directly affected by environmental exposures, and a third event (July 8) featuring a hands-on workshop. **Email imvec@tutanota.com to register** ###Lunes, 6 de julio: Publiclab Hora Abierta 15:00 NYC / 16:00h Argentina / 21:00h España **Esta Hora Abierta es la primera de una serie especial de tres días centrada en la comunidad hispano hablante de investigación medioambiental con la organización asociada IMVEC que ha estado desarrollando las JAM!! las Jornadas de Autodefensa Medioambiental. https://imvec.tech/haam/** **Habrá un segundo evento al día siguiente (7 de julio) con un grupo directamente afectado por agresiones ambientales, y un tercer evento (8 de julio) con un taller práctico.** **Inscripciones en imvec@tutanota.com** [![Screen_Shot_2020-07-06_at_9.19.22_AM.png](/i/40101)](/i/40101?s=o) **** **** ## Past OpenHours **[Click here for the OpenHour archive and watch any of the OpenHours listed below](https://publiclab.org/wiki/openhour-archive)** ### 2020 OpenHours - June 8: Environmental Storytelling - May 2: Live Build Mini Kites in coordination with NASA - April 4: Law and Environmental Monitoring - March 2: Particulate Matter Monitoring - February 3: Community Science Education ### 2019 OpenHours - December 9: Reflecting on OpenHour - November 12: Monitoring for Oil in Water - October: MAKE month! Our collaboration with [Make Magazine](https://makezine.com/) hit newsstands in October! See more about our project on our [MAKE Wiki](https://publiclab.org/wiki/make) and get your copy [here](https://www.makershed.com/products/make-magazine-volume-70). - October 3: Build a Community Microscope - October 5: BabyLegs Trawl Learn how to make [a DIY trawl](https://publiclab.org/babylegs) - October 9: The [Coqui](https://publiclab.org/wiki/coqui) and a DIY [particulate sensor](https://publiclab.org/simple) - October 28: Discussing *all* of our kits! - September 3: Summer of Code presentations - August 5: Odors - July 15: BabyLegs (monitoring ocean plastics) - June 3: Environmental Education - May 6: Launching Summer of Code - April 1: Soil Testing - March 4: Diffusion tubes test air quality in the UK - February 4: Community Science Disaster Response Toolkit - January 7: Lead ### 2018 OpenHours - December 3: Usability Feedback for PublicLab.org - November 5: Technology and process in working with Environmental Justice and environmental health impacted communities - October 1: Google Code-In - September 10: Using the new Community Microscope - August 6: Summer of Code Projects - July 9: Code of Conduct 3 year review - June: (summer break, no OpenHour) - May 7: Events - April 1: Marine Plastics - February 5: Developing Community Kits with Public Lab - January 8: Exploratory hydrogen sulfide monitoring methods ### 2017 OpenHours - December 4th: [Data Loggers](https://publiclab.org/wiki/data-logging) for Environmental Monitoring - November 13th: Barnraising sessions continued - October 2nd: Collaborations in disaster response between online and on the ground groups - September 11th: Summer of Code 2017 - August 7th: Problem Identification - July 10th: Aerial Mapping - June 5th: Facilitation Techniques and Resources - May 1st: Art in Environmental Science Advocacy - April 3rd: Fundraising for Projects - March 6th: Water Water Everywhere! A discussion of monitoring strategies and tools - February 6th: New Year, New Challenges: the shifting landscape of advocacy - January 9th: Classifying Waste ### 2016 OpenHours - December 5th: Environmental monitoring methods recognized by enforcement bodies - November 7th: New contributors to open source code - October 3rd: Such Activities, Very Replication! - September 6th: Google Summer of Code Projects - August 1st: Public Comment on Environmental Issues - July 7th: Learning about the Barnraising in Val Verde! - June 6th: Exploring Proof - May 2nd: Public Lab's research culture - April 4th: Open Access to Environmental Data - March 7th: Soil and Soil Testing - February 1st: Landfills: Mapping and Monitoring! - January 28th: Live Call on QGIS ### 2015 OpenHours - December 7th: [The Oil Testing Kit](https://publiclab.org/wiki/oil-testing-kit)! - November 2nd: Gearing up for the Barnraising - October 20th, Live Call: Calibration and Characterization of DIY ​Instrumentation - October 5th: Formaldehyde and the Plant Remediation Experiment - September 9th: "Transparency in Environmental Policy and Science." - August 3rd, Mapping in the Middle of it! - July 6th: Open Air Projects - June 1st: Public Lab Web Development _behind the code_ - May 4th: Public Lab's 5 year anniversary party! - Monday, April 6th: Learning - March 2nd: Engaging in "C" Science - February 2nd: Lending Libraries - January: Energy! ### 2014 OpenHours - December 1st:Public Lab: A year in review and what's coming next. - November 18th: the Water Hackathon in New Orleans - November 3rd: Gearing up for the Barnraising! - October 6th: Events and Event Hosting - September 1st: Open Topic Session - August 4th: Thermal Imaging - July 28th: Open Air: air pollutants and air quality monitoring tools - July 21st: Water Contaminants and Detection - July 14, 2014: Spectral Analysis - July 7, 2014: Near Infrared Photography - June 30th, 2014: Aerial Mapping **** ### Want to connect outside OpenHour? Join an Open Call Open Calls are a great way to connect with fellow Public Labbers on projects and ideas. They are designed to help you connect with fellow Public Labbers to brainstorm, share ideas and move forward on projects. These calls hosted every Tuesday at 3pm ET (2 central) and are Public Lab community. More information can be [found here](https://publiclab.org/wiki/open-call).