Notes from the townhall on State of the Map US 2016

Jan 26 2016 Alyssa Wright

Thanks to all who came to our townhall yesterday to discuss bids for State of the Map US 2016. We are creating a State of the Map US that is community orientated and we are interested in hearing your ideas on how a national conference can bolster us all. SO! When looking over proposals, we (the OpenStreetMap US board) are going to keep a special eye out for:

How the State of the Map US you’re planning improves the US OpenStreetMap community.
The progress of your State of the Map US ideas, dates, venue, and cat line-up.
The nature of the organizing team. (Is this your first mapping rodeo?)
Accessibility for the entire OpenStreetMap US community (is domestic travel to your location affordable?).

Here at OpenStreetMap US we are excited to see these bids, especially if it’s a mapping rodeo! Lasso one of us if you have any other question and send us an email to board@openstreetmap.us.