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

[Darrell Fuhriman]

Having recently visited St Louis, I think that would be a great location. Inexpensive, well connected by air, and with several charming, walkable neighborhoods. Plus there are a number of Universities that might have inexpensive facilities. 

I would prefer that to expensive cities like Chicago and especially DC. And since I think a lot of people, like me, pay to attend out of their own pocket, cheap lodging is a big plus. (SF was a great conference, but brutal on the pocketbook). 

d. 



> On Nov 13, 2013, at 5:48, 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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