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

[Ian Dees]

I'm working on Chicago and am discovering that it is very hard to find a
venue here that can fit us. If you have any ideas I'd love to hear 'em.


On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 7:48 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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