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

[Steve Roy]

I'd be interested in a local Lower Mainland/Vancouver meet.

On 4/13/2012 11:53 AM, Richard Weait wrote:
> 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.
>
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