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Hm<br>
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How about we have a coordinated mapping party weekend across the US
in something like September? Aim to get a party in every state?<br>
<br>
That gives us a nice goal, a long time to organize plus we could
coordinate for national press if we're clever.<br>
<br>
Thoughts?<br>
<br>
Steve<br>
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On 6/2/2011 11:00 AM, Steven Johnson wrote:
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cite="mid:BANLkTimi-+_yziAjr7HqWC855PD2Gx+C5g@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">We're overdue to host a mapping party in the DC area.
We'll organize one at a meetup to be held sometime in the next two
weeks (likely coinciding with WhereCampDC, 10-11 June). So look
for an event in WashDC before end of June...<br>
<br>
I helped organize and conduct a very successful mapping party at
North Carolina State University back in Feb. (Blogged here: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.openstreetmap.us/2011/03/openstreetmap-goes-to-school-ncsu-mapping-party/">http://www.openstreetmap.us/2011/03/openstreetmap-goes-to-school-ncsu-mapping-party/</a>)
but the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area still lacks an organized
focus for OSM activities (which I find astonishing). <br>
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entirely of jokes." -- Ludwig Wittgenstein<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 13:43, Jim
McAndrew <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:jim@loc8.us">jim@loc8.us</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);
padding-left: 1ex;">
I've been to a successful mapping party in NYC, which was run
by CloudMade. The <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://meetup.com" target="_blank">meetup.com</a>
group still exists, and someone is funding it. I don't know
anyone specific who is still working with it though.<br>
<br>
I believe Lancaster, PA is still trying to have monthly
meetups as well.<br>
<br>
--<br>
<font color="#888888">Jim McAndrew</font>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:22 AM,
Richard Welty <span dir="ltr"><<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:rwelty@averillpark.net" target="_blank">rwelty@averillpark.net</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);
padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>On 6/2/11 1:19 PM, Steve Coast wrote:<br>
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0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204,
204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<br>
Well.. it's chicken and egg. There wasn't anyone
interested in the UK when I ran the first mapping
parties there either.<br>
<br>
If you set up a group on <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://meetup.com"
target="_blank">meetup.com</a> you'd be
surprised how many people join and start to get
interested once you have a group meeting monthly.<br>
<br>
We should really be aiming for one meetup per
state. I think we have MA, WA, CA, CO now all have
monthly meetups. How does NY, TX and the captiol
look?<br>
<br>
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i'm trying to get a group going in the Capitol
District of NY; i think<br>
that NYC needs its own group, but i don't know of
anything going<br>
on down there.<br>
<font color="#888888">
<br>
richard</font>
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