[Talk-us] Virtual Mappy Hour

[Martijn van Exel]

Linking to Google+ pages can be a major PITA. The above link seems to
work only for me / only if you are logged in to Google. The public
link seems to be https://plus.google.com/113331273824393211883/posts -
let me know that works for you.

Martijn

On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Martijn van Exel <m at rtijn.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> (I posted most of this on OpenStreetMap.us as well)
>
> The board has been using Google+ Hangouts for meetings and it has been
> a good experience overall. Google also offers a thing called Hangouts
> On Air, which are basically Hangouts anyone can tune in to via
> YouTube. Up to 9 folks at a time can hang out, all others get to
> watch.
>
> We are going to try to use this feature to host our first
> OpenStreetMap US Virtual Mappy Hour, next Monday, November 12, at
> 5:30PM Pacific, 8:30PM Eastern.
>
> See the OpenStreetMap US Chapter Google+ page[1] for details and come
> hang out (and likely iron out some kinks as we figure this out) next
> Monday.
>
> Discussion topics?
> I would love to talk about how to guide the Operation Cowboy armchair
> mappers. If there's interest, I can talk about what the board has been
> up to. But it's not a formal meeting, so let's just see where (and how
> long) it goes.
>
> For those without google accounts: The YouTube channel is supposedly
> open to the public. If you want to say something, we can dial you in.
> Let me know in advance if you want me to do that.
> Finally, please be aware that a recording of the hangout will remain
> available on YouTube for anyone to watch at any time.
>
> [1] https://plus.google.com/b/113331273824393211883/113331273824393211883/posts
>
> --
> Martijn van Exel
> President, OpenStreetMap US Chapter board
> http://openstreetmap.us/
> http://oegeo.wordpress.com (personal)
> Opinions are my own.



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