<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hello –<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">The OpenStreetMap Institutions group is pleased to invite you to our </span><a href="http://osmgeoweek.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt">OpenStreetMap Geography Awareness Week 2015</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"> hub event, the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/access-for-all-osm-geoweek-2015-tickets-19153645068">Access for All Mapathon</a>, on Thursday November 19th from 6:30-9:00 PM EST both at the <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/66681070" target="_blank">Peace Corps</a> in Washington, DC and virtually. This event is hosted by the Peace Corps, State Department (MapGive and Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau), USAID (GeoCenter), American Red Cross (Missing Maps) and the World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery in celebration of OSMGeoWeek and International Education Week.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">OSM GeoWeek 2015 calls on teachers, students, community groups, governments, private sector and map lovers around the world to come together to celebrate geography and make maps with OpenStreetMap, the free and openly editable map of the world. <span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">The purpose of this event is to actively contribute to OpenStreetMap (we'll have a training for beginners). We'll also feature keynote addresses on the importance of open geographic data from top government and institutional leaders and lightning talks from a variety of OSM community members on how OSM data is used in humanitarian and development applications.</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Please RSVP to attend either in-person or virtually as soon as possible </span><a href="https://accessforallmapathon.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">, because space is limited. Please bring a laptop and mouse, as the focus of this event is active mapping. The Peace Corps will have a few laptops and mice available to borrow; you may reserve one by emailing Courtney Clark at </span><a href="mailto:cclark2@peacecorps.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">cclark2@peacecorps.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">. Preference for laptops will be given to students.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Details</span></u></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Date: Thursday, November 19</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Time: 6:30-9:00 PM EST</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Location: Peace Corps Headquarters, 1111 20th St NW, Washington, DC</span><span style="font-size:12pt">, or virtual</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">We hope you can join us! Please share this invitation with your colleagues and networks, and especially students.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Thank you,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Courtney Clark, on behalf of the OSM Institutions Group</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Innovation Fellow, Peace Corps<br>Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Guinea 2012-2014<br>Loyola University Chicago<br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">231-740-9595 | <a href="mailto:courtneyclark8@gmail.com" target="_blank">courtneyclark8@gmail.com</a> </font></span><br></div>
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