<div dir="ltr"><div>+1 to just get going in your city or in your community. Let nothing stop you.</div><div><br></div><div>The local dimension of OpenStreetMap was exactly why OSM US decided to do #editathons. There's one happening this weekend, join us.</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://openstreetmap.us/2013/07/july-summer-editathon/">http://openstreetmap.us/2013/07/july-summer-editathon/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Well I've been promoting this event quite enough on this list so I'm sure everyone of you already has this on the radar :) But share it in your networks if you haven't yet. It's not too late.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In terms of publicity, it's exactly stuff like this that gets us into the papers, like here: <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/07/what-happens-when-everyone-makes-maps/277850/">http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/07/what-happens-when-everyone-makes-maps/277850/</a> (interesting to point out that the coverage of the NYC event is the merit of the local group btw, and not the OSM us chapter).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Editathons are just one thing to encourage people to get together and organize a local event. There might be other things that the OSM US chapter can lend support with. Speaking as the OSM US chapter Secretary: suggestions and active help are always welcome!</div>
<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Richard Weait <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:richard@weait.com" target="_blank">richard@weait.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Clifford Snow <<a href="mailto:clifford@snowandsnow.us">clifford@snowandsnow.us</a>> wrote:<br>
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[ ... ]<br>
<div class="im">> As I envision an OSM Ambassador program, the goals would be similar to<br>
> Fedora[1],<br>
><br>
> Organize OSM participation at events<br>
> Demonstrate OSM to the public<br>
> Promote OSM at local events with talks, handouts and swag<br>
> Promote Switch2osm<br>
><br>
> Provide training in iD<br>
><br>
><br>
> Funding should be made available to the ambassadors for reimbursement for<br>
> travel and other related expenses. The most likely candidate to handling the<br>
> funding would be the US Chapter of OpenStreetMap. A budget and someone to<br>
> authorize expenditure would be required.<br>
<br>
</div>This doesn't have to wait for funding, or permission! There are<br>
hundreds of OpenStreetMap "ambassadors" reading this list, right now.<br>
<br>
1) Start your local OpenStreetMap group. Meet on a regular schedule.<br>
Monthly is best. Make your goal, "be available to answer questions<br>
about OpenStreetMap". Everything else is okay too.<br>
<br>
2) Grow your local "ambassador team". You don't have to do it all<br>
You don't have to do it alone. Include people in your group who like<br>
to reach out to other groups. Include people who like to speak at<br>
events. Include people who can host at a venue. Share the load.<br>
"Replace yourself" with assistant- and alternate-organizers to<br>
strengthen the local team. But YOU have to start it. Just do that<br>
much.<br>
<br>
3) Connect with other nearby local groups to share and enjoy. Drop in<br>
on Serge's group when you are in NYC. Thank him for starting it! Do<br>
the same when you travel to other places with local groups. Welcome<br>
distant mappers when they visit your local area, too.<br>
<br>
"Ambassador Program" Pah! Just get on with it. :-)<br>
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