[diversity-talk] Further Discussion on Increasing Diversity

[alyssa wright]

+1 on having a meeting of interested parties. I am always game. ;)

As for mapping events that are trying to be more inclusive - I've been really impressed with the Maptime initiatives in SF and PDX. We have started one in NYC that follows their example -- taking broader views on mapping tools and questions. It is not OSM specific, but OSM is definitely part of the toolkit. 

Would love to talk about that more as well. 

Best,
Alyssa.

> On Feb 11, 2014, at 8:29 PM, Kate Chapman <kate at maploser.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> This list has been quiet lately, I am hoping this email will reignite
> some discussion.
> 
> At the OSMF board meeting yesterday we discussed diversity in OSM.
> What inspired it was this diary entry(1). One item of discussion was
> "Do we need a working group for diversity?" I think however before
> that simply having a meeting of interested parties makes sense. What
> does everyone think about this?
> 
> Also, are there others planning diversity focused mapping parties?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Kate
> 
> (1) http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Hawkeye/diary/20987
> 
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