Re: [OSM-talk] Announcing State of the Map 2024: Join us in Nairobi and online on 6-8 September 2024!

[Christine Karch]

Hi Aimee,

thank you for bringing up this to public attention.

We are aware about this conflict and awful situation for queer community 
during next years SotM. Nevertheless we decided to go to Africa next 
year. A long time we planned this. It was interrupted by Corona 
pandemia. We will do everything that _everyone_ who is not able to 
travel (and there are a lot beside the queer community) are able to 
participate nevertheless in the hybrid mode of the conference.


I'm very sorry about this and also aware that "kind words" don't help or 
change the bad situation of the queer community ..


Christine

Am 16.08.23 um 00:23 schrieb Aimee Knight:

Dear Federica et al,

While I understand the challenges that were faced in selecting a venue 
for the 2023 conference and the subsequent need to reschedule, I am 
troubled by the choice of host country for the 2024 event. I firmly 
believe in the importance of ensuring that the SotM conference is 
accessible and welcoming to all members of our global community. The 
decision to host the conference in a country that criminalizes LGBTQ+ 
individuals, such as Kenya, raises significant ethical concerns.


It is my understanding that the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) has 
established policies that prioritize inclusivity and respect for human 
rights. The recent crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in Kenya and other 
countries in the region is well-documented [1][2][3], and this goes 
against the principles of inclusivity that the OSMF stands for.


By choosing a host country where a significant portion of our community 
would face the risk of imprisonment and discrimination due to their 
sexual orientation or gender identity, we risk alienating and excluding 
valued contributors who would otherwise seek to attend the SotM 
conference. It is essential to remember that the strength of 
OpenStreetMap lies in its diverse and global community, and we should 
strive to create an environment that is safe and respectful for all.


I kindly request that the SotM Organising Committee provide a clear and 
transparent explanation for the decision to host the conference in 
Kenya. It is essential for the community to understand the rationale 
behind this decision, especially in light of the potential impact on 
LGBTQ+ contributors and other participants who may not feel comfortable 
or safe attending the conference in such a location.


Furthermore, I urge the committee to reconsider the choice of host 
country for the 2024 SotM conference. While I understand that logistical 
and financial factors must be taken into account, I believe it is 
possible to find alternative venues that align with the OSMF's 
commitment to inclusivity and human rights.


I share the concerns of many in the OpenStreetMap community regarding 
this issue, and I sincerely hope that the SotM Organising Committee will 
listen to these concerns and take them into serious consideration.


Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. I look forward to 
a productive and open dialogue about the future of the State of the Map 
conference.


Sincerely,

Aimee Knight
OSM: speedbirdsunflower

[1] "Why are Kenya and Uganda cracking down on LGBTQ+ rights?" - Al 
Jazeera, March 23, 2023
[2] "Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan pass anti-homosexuality laws" - 
PinkNews, June 23, 2023
[3] Equaldex: LGBTQ+ rights in Kenya 
(https://www.equaldex.com/region/kenya 
)



*Aimee - speedbirdsunflower*
OSM Profile  and 
Wiki Profile 



On Mon, 14 Aug 2023 at 19:01, Federica Gaspari > wrote:


Dear all,

__ __

Get ready to meet and connect with old and new mappy friends from
the global OpenStreetMap community again!

__ __

The State of the Map Organising Committee is thrilled to officially
announce that the global conference of the OpenStreetMap community,
State of the Map (SotM), will be making its way to Nairobi, Kenya
from September 6th-8th 2024! This landmark event will bring together
passionate mappers, data enthusiasts, technologists, and community
members from all corners of the globe to celebrate the spirit of
collaboration and open mapping.

__ __

Following the good feedback for State of the Map 2022 Firenze, the
upcoming State of the Map 2024 will once again be held in a hybrid
format. Building on the valuable lessons and experiences from the
previous events, the SotM Organising Committee is committed to
making this edition even more accessible to everyone who wishes to
partake in this grand celebration of open mapping, sharing
passionate voices with the entire community.

__ __

Learn more about the SotM 2024 announcement on the OpenStreetMap
blog:

https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2023/08/14/announcing-state-of-the-map-2024-s

[OSM-talk] Panels, workshops, lightning talks and more at SotM

[Christine Karch]

Hi all,

as most of you likely already know, SotM 2020 [1] will be a virtual
conference [2]. Nevertheless, in addition to regular talks, there will
also be lightning talks and self organised sessions. Of course, the
format of those will be quite a bit different:

 * Lightning talks: As usual, those will be short ~5 minute talks.
However, these talks have to be pre-recorded and uploaded before 28 June
2020. You can find more information about this and the registration for
lightning talks on the OSM wiki [3]. We're also providing a short
tutorial about the production of such pre-recorded talks [4] that is
based on OBS Studio [5].

 * Self organised sessions: These will be done as audio or video
conferences - which many of you are probably quite used to by now. More
information can also be found on the OSM wiki [6] where we have also
prepared a howto for these sessions [7].

   If you happen to run a Jitsi, BigBlueButton or Mumble instance that
could be used to run these sessions during the SotM conference, please
add it to the list of public servers [8]. Thanks!

We're very much looking forward to your lightning talk and self
organised session submissions for the virtual SotM 2020 :)!

Christine


[1] https://2020.stateofthemap.org/
[2]
https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/03/27/sotm-2020-will-be-a-virtual-conference/
[3]
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2020/registration_lightning_talks
[4]
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2020/Tutorial_Pre-Recorded_Talk
[5] https://obsproject.com/
[6]
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2020/self-organized_sessions
[7]
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2020/self-organized_sessions_howto
[8]
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2020/self-organized_sessions_howto#Public_servers

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Re: [OSM-talk] Toward resolution of controversies related to iD

[Christine Karch]

You are invited to organize a panel about that during SotM. We are just
creating space for panels, workshops and other free sessions:

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2020/self-organized_sessions_howto


Am 08.06.20 um 22:41 schrieb Dorothea Kazazi:
> Hi all,
> 
> The OSMF board is asking for comments on possible approaches to
> resolving controversies related to upgrades to and modifications of the
> iD editor. Please read the post by Allan Mustard:
> https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/06/08/toward-resolution-of-controversies-related-to-id/
> 
> Feel free to comment by replying to this email.
> 
> Thank you and stay safe.
> 
> warm greetings,
> Dorothea
> 
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Re: [OSM-talk] New diary: 10 years of French power transmission network mapping

[Christine Karch]

Chapeau and thank you for that interesting work and the documentation!

Am 20.04.20 um 00:25 schrieb François Lacombe:
> Hi all,
> 
> This link to look back at 10 years of mapping of French power
> transmission network
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/InfosReseaux/diary/392777
> 
> OSM demonstrates a large potential to improve official opendata and
> bring valuable data back to operators.
> Official opendata brings real situations inspiring our tagging model.
> This article was originally posted in French on OSM France website last
> week.
> Find dedicated render on OpenInfraMap :
> https://openinframap.org/#5.64/46.723/2.944
> 
> Hope to see this continuing in coming years. Thank you all to make this
> possible :)
> 
> 
> Best regards
> 
> François
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Re: [OSM-talk] Help needed: OBS tutorial for Windows and Mac

[Christine Karch]

Thank you Cassie :)

Am 05.04.20 um 23:40 schrieb Cassandra McCarthy:
> Frederik's guide recommends that users do not run the auto-configuration
> wizard. I feel like they should, because it allows them to easily choose
> a proper canvas size and 30 FPS for their screencasts. 60 FPS is a waste
> for displaying a presentation and a webcam, especially as most webcams
> built into laptops do not exceed 30 FPS.
> 
> Additionally, I have made my own talk page and guide draft, without
> getting a chance to read this thread. It is present here:
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:7596ff/OBS_on_Windows
> 
> I am unable to upload images to the Wiki due to an API error, so here
> are my screenshots:
> 
> obs-project-website-download-links.png
> 
> obs-auto-run-configuration.png 
> obs-auto-run-optimize-recording.png 
> obs-auto-run-video-settings.png 
> 
> Feel free to include these in a new version of Frederik's guide.
> 
> -- 
> Cassie McCarthy (she/her)
> https://7596ff.com
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Re: [OSM-talk] Help needed: OBS tutorial for Windows and Mac

[Christine Karch]

Thank you all for your help!

> Guidelines (as to length) or templates (like a themed border-slide that has 
> the SotM 2020 logo, for example) are helpful things to add which promote 
> consistency, but these are not absolutely required.
> 

Yes, guidelines about length etc. will be send via email to the speakers
individually by the program committee. The wikipage will be used as
helpful link in these emails. It should not replace the email itself
which will be more individual :)

Last year we had a sequence with the SotM 2019 Logo and the speakers
name and title of talk at the beginning of each video. This was done by
the video team. I assume that they/we will do the same this year.


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[OSM-talk] Help needed: OBS tutorial for Windows and Mac

[Christine Karch]

Hi,

the program committee needs some special help :)

At the moment we try to help all speakers to prepare videos for SotM.
Frederik already made this fantastic tutorial for us:

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Frederik_Ramm/OBS

But we know that not all of our speakers work with Ubuntu. Therefore it
would be good if someone could help by adding a chapter about how OBS
works on Windows and/or Mac operation system in this tutorial.

OBS is Open Source, works with all three operation systems and it is
recommended by VOC:

https://c3voc.de/wiki/distributed-conference

So this is the software the program committee "officially" recommends.

Of course all speakers are allowed to take any software of their own
choise. And of course we are happy if someone with knowledge in other
software shares their knowledge too :)

Thank you!

Christine

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Re: [OSM-talk] SotM 2020 - Move to virtual conference

[Christine Karch]

At the moment I have no idea what we will offer "at the end" as we have
neither experience nor technology. This will develop within the next
weeks. I try to explain. The approach is small-medium-large. This means
we try to establish a small but smoothly running virtual conference on
our own platform. "Small" means at the moment two tracks at two days,
"day" may be extended to evening to have more time zone coverage. At the
moment I also would prefer that the speakers from the official tracks
have pre-recorded talks so that we can be sure it runs.

To be more concrete: the decision at our last meeting was to run with a
open source platform.

If we would fall back to a proprietary platform in worst case (what
means that ower own platform won't run) .. at the moment very unlikely.

If it shows that the performance is good enough we could extend to more
parellel tracks including lightning talks etc.

I hope we can provide lightning talks too :)

p.s. If you are a developer and interested in participating in this
experience please tell (s...@openstreetmap.org). You find our software here:

https://gitlab.com/billowconf/billowconf

Kyle, the maintainer, is part of the local team Cape Town and was mainly
responsible for the video/streaming part of the conference. A cool guy
and a challenging project! For example help by a frontend developer
would be more than welcome, he told me.

Am 26.03.20 um 18:15 schrieb Tobias Knerr:
> On 26.03.20 14:45, Christine Karch wrote:
>> the deadline ended a month ago. At the moment it is not planned to call
>> for additional submissions.
> 
> SotM usually offers numerous slots for Lightning Talks. Will that be the
> case with this virtual conference as well? Spontaneous LT submissions
> might be an opportunity for people who originally didn't submit because
> of the barrier of physical travel.
> 
> Also, thanks to everyone in the SotM team for their work under these
> unusual circumstances!
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Re: [OSM-talk] SotM 2020 - Move to virtual conference

[Christine Karch]

Hi,

the deadline ended a month ago. At the moment it is not planned to call
for additional submissions. We will ask the speakers of "accepted talks"
first, and then see what the feedback is. If we have too much
cancellations, we would make an additional call. But this is not planned
at the moment, just a thought.

Cheers,

Christine

Am 26.03.20 um 14:41 schrieb Jo:
> Hi Christine,
> 
> That's great news, better than to have to cancel it completely anyway.
> 
> If the conference is virtual, I wouldn't mind submitting a talk for it.
> Is this still possible?
> 
> Polyglot
> 
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 1:50 PM Christine Karch  <mailto:christ...@hermione.de>> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> SotM 2020 will be a virtual conference!
> 
> Due to the high infection risk of SARS-COV-2 virus and all its
> consequences like travel restrictions, cancellation of physical
> meetings, "social distancing", and more, a physical SotM is not possible
> this year.
> 
> The local team - who have done great work preparing this conference so
> far - have suggested to change the physical conference to a virtual one.
> This wasn't just an idle talk:  they have already started a cool open
> source software project - https://gitlab.com/billowconf/billowconf for
> managing this!
> 
> So the SotM working group adopted this plan, and agreed to have a
> virtual SotM conference this year instead of a physical one.
> 
> We know about your disappointment not meeting each other physically this
> year (we are disappointed too), but after a few months of lockdown and
> "social distancing" we are sure we will all be excited to be reading and
> seeing each other in chats and videos. We will share more of the
> technical plans as the date comes closer.
> 
> The date of the conference will stay the same, but shortened to two
> days: 4-5 July 2020. We planned an extended Q&A session after each talk
> and plenty of free spaces for discussions. So that the OpenStreetMap
> community can have a great week-end together.
> 
> 
> Christine
> 
> on behalf of State of the Map Working Group
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[OSM-talk] SotM 2020 - Move to virtual conference

[Christine Karch]

Hi all,

SotM 2020 will be a virtual conference!

Due to the high infection risk of SARS-COV-2 virus and all its
consequences like travel restrictions, cancellation of physical
meetings, "social distancing", and more, a physical SotM is not possible
this year.

The local team - who have done great work preparing this conference so
far - have suggested to change the physical conference to a virtual one.
This wasn't just an idle talk:  they have already started a cool open
source software project - https://gitlab.com/billowconf/billowconf for
managing this!

So the SotM working group adopted this plan, and agreed to have a
virtual SotM conference this year instead of a physical one.

We know about your disappointment not meeting each other physically this
year (we are disappointed too), but after a few months of lockdown and
"social distancing" we are sure we will all be excited to be reading and
seeing each other in chats and videos. We will share more of the
technical plans as the date comes closer.

The date of the conference will stay the same, but shortened to two
days: 4-5 July 2020. We planned an extended Q&A session after each talk
and plenty of free spaces for discussions. So that the OpenStreetMap
community can have a great week-end together.


Christine

on behalf of State of the Map Working Group

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[OSM-talk] HOT Summit is looking for a location

[Christine Karch]

Huhu,

Hot Inc asked SotM Working Group because they are looking for a proper
location for HOT Summit. They would like to hold their conference
adjecent to SotM as it was in Heidelberg.

We at the SotM Working Group will discuss this on our next meeting. What
does the community think about this?

Hot Inc has a survey at Twitter at the moment

https://twitter.com/hotosm/status/1219750465098874880

Kind regards,

Christine

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[OSM-talk] SotM 2020: Scholarship review team

[Christine Karch]

Hi all,

SotM WG is looking for help and for support by the community!

SotM 2020 will provide a scholarship program - as we did all the years
before. In past year for SotM 2019 the review team was mainly formed by
the scholars of SotM 2018 and of volunteers of the local team and the
SotM working group. We want to change this (step by step) and be more
open to a wider community. So we ask for your help:

https://framaforms.org/join-the-state-of-the-map-2020-scholarships-review-team-1577509125

Deadline is January 7, 2020.

Please spread this to all your local mailinglists and OSM friends. I
would appreciate a larger involvement!

Kind regards,

Christine

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[OSM-talk] Joining State of the Map Working Group

[Christine Karch]

Hi,

State of the Map is coming up this weekend. Are you as enthusiastic for
SotM as we are? And are you attending SotM in Heidelberg?

State of the Map working group is always looking for volunteers. Use
your stay at Heidelberg as a chance to look around and to think about
how you could help organizing SotM. What are the tasks that you would
like to do? What would you do differently? Imagine what has to be done
before such a conference. Is there something you would like to do?

Let us know what your interests are. In which way you could support the
working group. Approach us during the conference if you want to know more.

See you in Heidelberg!

Christine
State of the Map Working Group

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[OSM-talk] SotM 2020

[Christine Karch]

Hello OSM community,

at the moment we have no venue for SotM 2020. There are no candidates
even yet. Hello world! Is there any OSM community who would like to host
SotM spontaneous? We extend the call for bids until end of August. We
would like to present the SotM 2020 in Heidelberg during SotM 2019.

Please use our wiki form for the formal part of your bid [1]. But don't
hesitate to ask questions to the SotM working group via email.

Did you ever consider to provide the unconference format? This could be
an amazing change to what we are used. Or should we just meet for a
barbecue? :)

Or how about an upgrade of your local conference to a global?

Cheers,

Christine




[1]
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2020/Call_for_venues

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[OSM-talk] Anyone who likes to organize an ID discussion panel at SotM?

[Christine Karch]

Hi,

reading the discussions about the direction of ID development and how
the community wants the ID at the OSM website I had the idea that there
could perhaps be a panel at SotM. Does anyone want to organize an ID
discussion panel at SotM? Please tell me or us (program committee in CC)
and we can consider it. At the moment it would be sufficient to have
someone (or more) who wants to organize it. All details could be defined
later.

As ID is a core feature at the OSM website I think this would be
suitable for the main program at SotM.

Additionally it is always possible to organize informal meetings, panels
during SotM in the unconference space (we will provide a lot of it).

By the way ticket sales is open. The Early Bird phase is until 7 July.
Program announcement will be around 20 June.

We will have our schedule meeting at 8 June. So it would be good to know
if an ID panel should be planned. Details for the program booklet should
be provided until end of July.

Cheers

Christine

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[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Hackweekend in Karlsruhe

[Christine Karch]

Hi,

there will be a OpenStreetMap Hackweekend in Karlsruhe at 20th and 21st
of October 2018. You are welcome to join:

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Karlsruhe_Hack_Weekend_October_2018

We already start with a pre-hack pub meet on Friday. Sign-up is not
binding, but it helps us to plan.

Best greetings,

Christine

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[OSM-talk] call for venues for SotM 2019

[Christine Karch]

Hi,

the State of the Map working group is delighted to announce that the
call for venues for the year 2019 is now open:

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2019/Call_for_venues

Please have your proposal ready by 6th May 2018. We encourage you to
contact us on t...@stateofthemap.org as early as possible so that we can
provide guidance if required.

Christine

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[OSM-talk] community survey for sotm program

[Christine Karch]

Hi,

there is a community survey for sotm program:

https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2018/03/07/community-survey-for-the-state-of-the-map-2018-program/

This is your chance to tell us which talks you want to hear.

Christine

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[OSM-talk] Propose your session for State of the Map 2018!

[Christine Karch]

Hi

from 28th to 30th July 2018 the OpenStreetMap community will be coming
together for our annual State of the Map conference, this year in Milan,
Italy. It is set to be an exciting three day event where mappers,
programmers, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and policy makers will share
their passion for OpenStreetMap.

We invite you to submit your session proposals for the 2018 State of the
Map, by Sunday, 18th February 2018:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScM9lUg8Z-qUpqcOcWzD1MpV708PPIl82hgdARECz1D_7sMbA/viewform

You are encouraged to submit proposals for 20 minute talks, 5 minute
lightning talks, and 75 minute workshops that will result in progress
and excitement in the world of OpenStreetMap. If you require a grant or
scholarship to attend, please note that you will have to complete an
additional form which we will publish in the next few weeks. Again, the
deadline to submit your session proposals is Sunday, 18th February 2018.

This year, we are particularly keen to see applications from good
quality workshops (please apply for a grant or scholarship if it will
help you).

Best regards,

Christine

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[OSM-talk] SotM 2016 Accomodation

[Christine Karch]

Hi,

good news from the State of the Map. We made a great deal with the
Brussels Booking Desk to provide reduced hotel rates for State of the
Map 2016 in Brussels. It is simple to book through the dedicated
reservation website:

https://secure.hotel.visitbrussels.be/extendedSearch?package=849

Ticket sales will start in March with early bird tickets. Visit our
website and sign up for the newsletter to stay up to date:

http://2016.stateofthemap.org/

Christine

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Re: [OSM-talk] Community Conference

[Christine Karch]

Hi all,

OpenStreetMap has not only an immense worth in its data. It is also the
international and worldwide community which is a real treasure. The
working together and all other aspects, I don't need to tell you ...

And as data are located in database and we nurse our database,
we must take care of our SOTMs (and all the other community meetings).
Our worldwide international SOTM is the heart of this. It is a community
SOTM and should stay. Maybe we invite business (why not, there are good
reasons for the community to connect with) and we also know the worth of
OSM tool development and we want to hear about the newest things at
SOTM. But nevertheless SOTM is an important place where community meets!

By the way this is what I work for at SOTM WG and also the reason I
joined it. And it was the spirit of SOTM-EU in Karlsruhe (thank you
Richard for your acclamation).

Christine

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