<div dir="ltr"><div><a href="http://openstreetmap.us/2013/11/january-winter-editathon/">http://openstreetmap.us/2013/11/january-winter-editathon/</a><br><br>Our next #Editathon will be held the weekend of January 18-19, 2014. We've opened up a call for locations [1]-- so add your city to the list! <br>
<br>During our most recent editathon we had 12 cities participating, and
the event has been growing steadily over the last year. If you've considered hosting a local mapping party in the past, this is a great opportunity to get your feet wet. Hosting an editathon is easier than you think. See some helpful suggestions here [2]. <br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Editathons are great opportunities to focus on what your local community wants and needs. Is there a local contingent with a strong interest in improving city parks on OSM? Maybe you have a lot of folks who are interested in OSM, but have never actually contributed before and just need someone to show them the ropes? Maybe it's a combination of many things. Whatever your local community is looking for is the "right" thing to focus on, and the #editathon is a great time to do just that. <br>
<br></div><div>Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions, but otherwise, I'm looking forward to seeing what cities will be participating in the first #editathon of 2014!<br><br></div><div>Mappily Yours,<br>
Kathleen<br></div><div><br>[1] <a href="http://openstreetmap.us/2013/11/january-winter-editathon/">http://openstreetmap.us/2013/11/january-winter-editathon/</a><br>[2] <a href="http://openstreetmap.us/2013/07/why-editathons/">http://openstreetmap.us/2013/07/why-editathons/</a><br>
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