[Talk-ca] upcoming Canadian press coverage and your local group

[Adam Dunn]

We did have the Vancouver meetup about 2 years ago (has it already been 2 years?). Unfortunately it wasn't enough for the genesis of a regular group. 

I guess I wont get to be in a Vancouver osm group for a while since I will be moving up to Yellowknife in one week. Maybe somebody else lurking on this list is in Yellowknife (or visits Yellowknife on a regular basis when they aren't in a camp)?

I'll still try to keep canvec and the upper Fraser valley in sync :)

Adam

On 2012-04-13, at 12:04, Paul Norman <penorman at mac.com> wrote:

>> From: Richard Weait [mailto:richard at weait.com]
>> Subject: [Talk-ca] upcoming Canadian press coverage and your local group
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> I expect that OSM will be getting some press coverage in the Canadian
>> media in the near future.  This is a wonderful opportunity to launch
>> your long-anticipated local OSM group.
>> 
>> I would love to see future awesome Canadian local OSM groups get
>> launched TODAY.
>> 
>> Pick a place convenient for you, and not-horrible for others.  I use
>> coffee shops and pubs, depending.
>> Pick a time convenient for you and not-horrible for others. I use "after
>> work on a weekday".
>> Announce it.  Announce it here and in places where locals who aren't
>> already OSMers might find out about it.  I use meetup.com, you might use
>> upcoming, or patch or anything else.
>> 
>> There is a chance that the upcoming press will lead to new mappers who
>> will be really grateful to have a local help them with their first
>> edits.  And you'll get to meet other local mappers who have been waiting
>> for "somebody else" to start a local group.  Be somebody else.
>> :-)
>> 
>> Please consider doing this.  There is no good reason for Toronto to have
>> all of the fun. :-)  There are awesome OSM folks in Ottawa and Montréal,
>> Québec and Sherbrooke and BC and Alberta and the far North.
>> Come on.  Meet and talk.
> 
> Anyone else in the Vancouver area interested in this? I'm busy with exams
> until mid-next week but I'm free then. I live in New West and commute to UBC
> or Richmond.
> 
> 
> 
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