[Talk-us] Call for Locations: 2014 Winter #Editathon!

[Kathleen Danielson]

http://openstreetmap.us/2013/11/january-winter-editathon/

Our next #Editathon will be held the weekend of January 18-19, 2014. We've
opened up a call for locations [1]-- so add your city to the list!

During our most recent editathon we had 12 cities participating, and the
event has been growing steadily over the last year. If you've considered
hosting a local mapping party in the past, this is a great opportunity to
get your feet wet. Hosting an editathon is easier than you think. See some
helpful suggestions here [2].

Editathons are great opportunities to focus on what your local community
wants and needs. Is there a local contingent with a strong interest in
improving city parks on OSM? Maybe you have a lot of folks who are
interested in OSM, but have never actually contributed before and just need
someone to show them the ropes? Maybe it's a combination of many things.
Whatever your local community is looking for is the "right" thing to focus
on, and the #editathon is a great time to do just that.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions, but otherwise, I'm
looking forward to seeing what cities will be participating in the first
#editathon of 2014!

Mappily Yours,
Kathleen

[1] http://openstreetmap.us/2013/11/january-winter-editathon/
[2] http://openstreetmap.us/2013/07/why-editathons/
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