[Talk-us] Locations for State of the Map US 2014

[Jeffrey Johnson]

Y'all can come see me in San Diego if you just want to get warm :)

Ian, Chicago sounds great tbh, who could potentially arrange that?

I'm sure the board are already looking at good locations, throwing DC out there because it's probably easy to pull off and would be awesome.

> On Nov 13, 2013, at 5:51, Kathleen Danielson <kathleen.danielson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Personally, I'm angling for Honolulu.
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Eric Theise <erictheise at gmail.com> wrote:
>> No question DC could host SotM US in style, but I'd be thrilled to see
>> it move to the heartland. Too big of a stretch for it to be in
>> Chicago?
>> 
>> Eric
>> 
>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 5:41 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Ok well don't let me get in your way! DC is always just a pretty easy
>> > default location and Boundless (OpenGeo) has organized conferences there
>> > before with MapBox. Happy to help if we can.
>> >
>> > On Nov 13, 2013, at 5:37, Kathleen Danielson <kathleen.danielson at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > If we're going to be getting proposals from folks, I think I'd like to see
>> > that within a week, so 11/20 at the latest. We're moving very quickly on our
>> > end to come up with viable solutions, so I don't want to delay. I hope you
>> > understand!
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Ok, let me ask a few folks what they think, including Bonnie, and I'll get
>> >> back to the list. What are the preferred dates?
>> >>
>> >> On Nov 13, 2013, at 5:29, Kathleen Danielson
>> >> <kathleen.danielson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Jeff,
>> >>
>> >> If you or someone at Boundless (or someone else in DC) would like to put
>> >> together a proposal for DC, those of us on the board would be happy to read
>> >> it! What we need in a proposal can be found here:
>> >> http://openstreetmap.us/2013/09/call-for-locations-sotm-us/
>> >>
>> >> We'll need a very quick turnaround, but let us know if you start working
>> >> on a proposal and we'll give you a sense of our timeline.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> >> Kathleen
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:23 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> What about DC that time of year? I'd really like to see more cooperation
>> >>> among USG agencies using and contributing to OSM and that may be a great
>> >>> time/place to kick that off. I'm sure Bonnie et al wouldn't object ;) I
>> >>> believe my employer (boundless) would be willing to help organize if it was
>> >>> close to home.
>> >>>
>> >>> On Nov 13, 2013, at 5:14, Ian Dees <ian.dees at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi Jeff,
>> >>>
>> >>> We didn't receive any location proposals, so we're working on locations
>> >>> and will announce when we have something set up.
>> >>>
>> >>> Since the global SotM event is usually held in the second half of the
>> >>> year we've moved the time frame for SotM US up to Spring so that it's not
>> >>> too close to the global event. This puts us in March-May and FOSS4G is in
>> >>> September. Also, we've already had a SotM in Portland and while it was
>> >>> pretty darn great, we're trying to spread the love to other cities, too.
>> >>>
>> >>> -Ian
>> >>>
>> >>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 12:21 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> According to the CfP, the decision should have been made by the end of
>> >>>> last month. Anyone have any idea where the decision making progress is at?
>> >>>> Also curious why it couldn't be held in the fall in conjunction with FOSS4G
>> >>>> in Portland? Haven't heard much of anything on the global event either at
>> >>>> this point.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks in advance!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Jeff
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Friday, September 13, 2013, Bonnie Bogle wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Hi everyone,
>> >>>>> The call for locations for State of the Map US 2014 is open! Find out
>> >>>>> all about it on the openstreetmap.us blog:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> http://openstreetmap.us/2013/09/call-for-locations-sotm-us/
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> State of the Map US is a great opportunity to bring US and
>> >>>>> international mappers together with folks from government, business,
>> >>>>> nonprofit, education, and more. It's about coming together and discussing
>> >>>>> the future of OpenStreetMap, and about bringing OpenStreetMap to a wider
>> >>>>> audience to grow it in numbers and diversity. This coming year we're aiming
>> >>>>> for a Spring date in March through May.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> We look forward to your submissions!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Cheers,
>> >>>>> Bonnie
>> >>>
>> >>>
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