[OSM-talk-be] Submit your OSM-BE talk at Open Belgium 2016

Pieter Colpaert pieter.colpaert at okfn.org
Wed Nov 11 11:19:13 UTC 2015


Hi Joost,

I don't know whether organising a missing maps mapathon at Open Belgium 
2016 is the best thing to do, as we ask an entrance fee in order to be 
able to cover the costs of organising Open Belgium 2016...

Kind regards,

Pieter

On 11-11-15 12:16, joost schouppe wrote:
> Pieter-Jan, community,
>
> If anyone wants to co-host a session like the one I proposed, yes. Anyone?
>
> You also mentioned maybe a mapping party. How about something like 
> this: http://osm.be/nl/content/missing-maps-mapathon-antwerpen
> If you like that idea (it isn't very Belgian of course), I would be 
> willing to host this by myself if noone else comes forward.
>
> Joost
>
>
> 2015-11-10 13:41 GMT+01:00 Pieter-Jan Pauwels 
> <pieter-jan.pauwels at okfn.org <mailto:pieter-jan.pauwels at okfn.org>>:
>
>     Hello Joost,
>
>     Excellent suggestion and something that would indeed be very
>     useful. On a lot of ‘open’ topics, their is indeed low awareness
>     amongst government officials so a workshop like this would be very
>     welcome. Not just for those government officials, but also for
>     volunteers and other working groups that use geodata. The more I
>     can promote diversity in open initiatives, the happier I am.
>
>     Does somebody have the time and spirit to propose a session?
>     Hosting a session means free access to the conference including
>     food and drinks for those wondering.
>
>     Kind regards,
>     Pieter-Jan
>
>
>     photo 	
>     *Pieter-Jan Pauwels*
>     Community Coordinator, Open Knowledge Belgium
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>
>>     On 10 Nov 2015, at 13:20, joost schouppe
>>     <joost.schouppe at gmail.com <mailto:joost.schouppe at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi Pieter-Jan and community,
>>
>>     Where I think OSM and local government can help each other is
>>     probably more in them using our data than the other way around.
>>     For example, for simple webmaps a tool like Umap can help them to
>>     publish quick and cheap. On the other hand, the tools they
>>     develop would probably be of more use to the world, if they use
>>     OSM in stead of data silos. I'm think for example about the
>>     ability to crowdsource data within the Antwerp stadsplan, where
>>     people start collecting ATM's or pharmacy in a little data
>>     island. Or Gent's insistence on building a bicycle route planner
>>     that runs on just their data. (just two example I happen to know,
>>     I don't want to be pointing fingers)
>>     The win for us would of course be that data use (beyond simple
>>     rendered map backgrounds) drives more people toward mapping.
>>
>>     So maybe a workshop where you get to play with some of the cooler
>>     OSM applications might be fun and useful.
>>
>>     I can't do this by myself as I'll be jetlagged at the time of the
>>     event; flying back home from a trip the Saterday before.
>>     But if someone wants to do this together, yes please.
>>
>>     Joost
>>
>>     2015-11-10 11:12 GMT+01:00 Pieter-Jan
>>     Pauwels<pieter-jan.pauwels at okfn.org
>>     <mailto:pieter-jan.pauwels at okfn.org>>:
>>
>>         Hi everyone,
>>
>>         My apologies for the slight off-topic. I’m organising the
>>         Open Belgium conference 2016, which will, or at least should
>>         be, completely community driven.
>>         Until 15 November 2015 everybody can suggest a session for
>>         the conference in Antwerp on the 29th of February 2015.
>>
>>         I haven’t seen much OSM proposals, so I though this mailing
>>         list would have some members who might be interested in
>>         suggesting a session.
>>         You can propose a session on: http://bit.ly/1QftLZf
>>
>>         You can suggest keynotes, workshops, a mapping party, a
>>         hackathon, panel, or any other format.
>>         And one tip: This year we’re focusing on local open data and
>>         are targeting local authorities to come and visit. Is there
>>         something they should know or can help you with? Let us know!
>>
>>         And if you have questions about the conference or why we’re
>>         organising this, feel free to reply or email me directly.
>>
>>         Have a great week!
>>
>>         Kind regards,
>>         Pieter-Jan
>>         photo 	
>>         *Pieter-Jan Pauwels*
>>         Community Coordinator, Open Knowledge Belgium
>>         m: +32 476 66 27 77 <tel:+32%20476%2066%2027%2077> | e:
>>         pieter-jan.pauwels at okfn.org
>>         <mailto:pieter-jan.pauwels at okfn.org> | w: okfn.be
>>         <http://okfn.be/>
>>
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