[Talk-ca] [montreal] Mapping weekend in Montreal

Yves Moisan yves.moisan at boreal-is.com
Tue Jul 6 19:52:13 BST 2010


Le 2010-07-06 14:26, Nicolas Marchildon a écrit :
> Hello,
>
> I have been invited by Sam Vekemans to post this call for involvement 
> here.
>
> Here's the deal. I'm an OpenStreetMap contributor, which means I'm 
> always looking at a map, but never talking to the other people in the 
> area. I don't even know if there are other people. I'd like to help 
> build a community where each can share their experiences and get 
> answers to their questions.
>
> That's why I'm thinking someone should organize a mapping weekend, for 
> both experts and beginners. I'm in Montreal, so I'd do that in 
> Montreal. I want to ensure as many people as possible are able to 
> participate, so I'm thinking somewhere around October 10 would be good.
Just for the record, we organized an "across Canada" mapping party on 
Software Freedom day back in 2008 I believe.  This year it's on Sat 18 
Sept.  Would it be a good idea to run another mega party at that date ?  
I'd be willing to organize one for Sherbrooke.

Just a thought.

Yves




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