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<p><span lang="EN-GB">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">After two successful online editions, we are excited to announce that
</span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">State of the Map 2022</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB"> will take place in-person in
</span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Firenze, Italy
</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB">on</span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> August 19-21,</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB"> as well as
</span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">online!</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB">
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<p><i><span lang="EN-GB">SotM 2022</span></i><span lang="EN-GB"> will be a 3-day hybrid conference making it possible to take part in the annual global celebration of OpenStreetMap either in-person or online, or both.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">The conference will take place before the </span><a href="https://2022.foss4g.org/"><span lang="EN-GB">FOSS4G 2022</span></a><span lang="EN-GB"> conference, which is also in Firenze on August 22 to 28, 2022. The local team is committed
to providing participants with a safe conference environment in accordance with the latest safety and health guidelines set by authorities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">We are very looking forward to collaborating with the Firenze team to organize an innovative and safe experience at State of the Map 2022, with sessions accessible and inclusive as much as possible for our passionate audience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">More details about the organization, call for presentations and tickets will be soon communicated.<br>
See you in Firenze in August!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Federica Gaspari on behalf of the</span></em><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> SotM Organising Committee<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Follow us </span>
</em><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://twitter.com/sotm"><span lang="EN-GB">@sotm</span></a></span></em><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> to stay updated on the next steps of the process!</span></em><span lang="EN-GB"><br>
</span><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The </span>
</em><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://stateofthemap.org/"><span lang="EN-GB">State of the Map</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-GB">conference is the annual, international conference of OpenStreetMap</span></span></em><span lang="EN-GB">,</span><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> organised by the
</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Main_Page"><span lang="EN-GB">OpenStreetMap Foundation</span></a></span></em><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. The OpenStreetMap
Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation, formed in the UK to support the OpenStreetMap Project. It is dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free geospatial data for anyone to use and share. The OpenStreetMap Foundation
owns and maintains the infrastructure of the OpenStreetMap project. The </span>
</em><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/StateoftheMap_Organizing_Committee"><span lang="EN-GB">State of the Map Organising Committee</span></a></span></em><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
is one of our volunteer </span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Working_Groups"><span lang="EN-GB">Working Groups</span></a></span></em><a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Working_Groups)"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">.</span></em></a><span lang="EN-GB"><br>
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