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

[alyssa wright]

Thanks for the information. Excited to help with any NYC event as well.

Best,
Alyssa.


On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Alex Barth <alex at mapbox.com> wrote:

> Jeff, Alyssa, Kathleen -
>
> > According to the CfP, the decision should have been made by the end of
> last month.
>
> That's right and we're very close to nailing down NYC or Chicago. We're
> about to hear back final numbers from a series of venues we've researched
> and reached out to. This will allow us to come up with a final budget and a
> decision on where to do SOTM-US in 2014. I'd love to keep focused on
> closing this down for 2014 in one of those two cities.
>
> Alex
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM, alyssa wright <alyssapwright at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Happy to help as well! Jeff can keep my todo list active, I'm sure.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Im willing to help Brett. Def +1 on St Louis. I have a colleague that
>>> lives there as well that may be able to offer some support. Let me know how
>>> we get started.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Brett Lord-Castillo <
>>> blordcastillo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  We're just getting our feet wet with an organized group here in St
>>>> Louis. We do have several venues of just the right size:
>>>> Ballrooms at the Amercia's Center complex (on Washington Ave and
>>>> includes Edward Jones Dome where Ram's play)
>>>> Union Station Hotel
>>>> Millennium Hotel next to the Arch
>>>> Renaissance Grand on Washington Ave (main nightlife area and several
>>>> tech businesses)
>>>> Hilton at the Ballpark (adjacent to Busch Stadium)
>>>> Those are just the major ones, probably a half dozen more venues in the
>>>> downtown area (e.g.
>>>> http://explorestlouis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Downtown-Convention-Package-Map-3-14-13.pdf
>>>> )
>>>> WUSTL is outside the downtown area, but only a metrolink ride away.
>>>> Their biggest meeting space only hosts 375 though.
>>>> The Busch Student Center at St Louis University can handle up to 1600
>>>> too. It has access to the arts district, but is a bit pricey for external
>>>> events.
>>>>
>>>> Even with the number of venues, it can still be very difficult to find
>>>> an open venue in spring. If people are interested in this idea, I think I
>>>> can get some help putting together a proposal but would need others to work
>>>> on it.
>>>> --Brett Lord-Castillo
>>>> St Louis County Emergency Management
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 10:10 AM, <talk-us-request at openstreetmap.org>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Message: 3
>>>>>> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 08:03:02 -0800
>>>>>> From: Darrell Fuhriman <darrell at garnix.org>
>>>>>> To: Eric Theise <erictheise at gmail.com>
>>>>>> Cc: Open Street Map Talk-US <talk-us at openstreetmap.org>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Locations for State of the Map US 2014
>>>>>> Message-ID: <B59300B2-D4EB-4237-B063-BD7A258CB7F5 at garnix.org>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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