OK! I won't be able to make tomorrow but look forward to any insight and
updates.
Alyssa.
On Mar 31, 2014, at 7:37 PM, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote:
Hi All,
Sorry for the delay, I should have responded to say March 31st is a
holiday in Indonesia and I wasn't going to make it. Let's stick to the
time tomorrow and then we can see about scheduling regular meetings. I
think having a meeting once a month or every couple weeks could be
beneficial.
Thanks,
-Kate
On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 10:27 PM, alyssa wright alyssapwri...@gmail.com
wrote:
I won't be able to make April 2nd. Is it possible to speak on Monday, March
31st?
Thanks,
Alyssa.
On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 5:38 AM, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote:
Hi Steven,
Yes April 2nd.
I agree I think education is very important way to get people
interested. HOT has been in the midst of a University Roadshow
within Indonesia. We will have introduced 11 universities to
OpenStreetMap as well as given students a chance to sign-up for
workshops.
Thanks,
-Kate
On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:12 PM, Steven Johnson sejohns...@gmail.com
wrote:
Kate lists,
If you mean, Wed, 2 April then yes, count me in.
As fodder for the discussion, here's an article about a college trying
to
make CS studies more inclusive: http://tinyurl.com/ltl8yhr There are
some
transferable lessons for the OSM community.
I'm cross-posting this reply to teachosm list because I've come to the
conclusion that the route to diversity is goes directly through
education
and outreach. If we train middle- and high-schoolers to get involved
mapping
at a younger age, we stand a better chance at broadening the base of
contributors. But we need an effort that scales and can be pitched
toward a
younger audience.
Perhaps we can talk about this on the Wed call and tee up a follow-up
birds-of-a-feather session the upcoming State o' the Map conference.
SEJ
-- SEJ
-- twitter: @geomantic
-- skype: sejohnson8
There are two types of people in the world. Those that can extrapolate
from
incomplete data.
On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 2:57 AM, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote:
Hi All,
How about we schedule a meeting next week to discuss some possible
steps? If I suggest Wednesday at 14:00 UTC does that work for most
people that are interested?
I'll volunteer HOT's mumble server(1) for the discuss unless someone
wants to volunteer a conference call line (which works
internationally).
Thanks,
-Kate
(1) http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mumble
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 9:34 PM, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com
wrote:
Hi All,
I just wanted to share this article on editathons aimed at closing
the
gender gap in Wikipedia(1).
Another item we could think about for mapping parties is to have a
diversity statement. Groups could simply link to it on their meet-up
page or whatever software they are using to organize.
Thanks,
-Kate
(1)
http://blogs.kcrw.com/whichwayla/2014/02/edit-a-thons-aim-to-erase-wikipedias-gender-gap
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 9:16 PM, Randal Hale
rjh...@northrivergeographic.com wrote:
I think the biggest problem in general is attracting new people - be
they
black white male female or green.
OSM is a niche thing - It doesn't matter what is done with new
editors
and
new ideas - your typical user isn't going to muck around in the wiki
(which
is a mess) OR get on a talk list and hope to get one of the people
that
don't consider OSM their own personal playground.
If you want to learn OSM on the WIKI one of the first things covered
it
loading GPX data - once again new users don't care about that (maybe
when
they get more advanced - yes). The LearnOSM site is good - BUT -
which
is
definitive? The wiki OR the LearnOSM site (or maybe they both have
their own
merits.
I always try to look at it from a win perspective - how does OSM
win?
For
me it's a win if I can convince an elderly person to map their
neighborhood
or a kid to map their elementary school or something they enjoy. I
have
tried these very things - but knowing I would be the portal into OSM
-
there
isn't a good spot for them to get that type of support and
understanding and
get questions answered. I spent a wonderful amount of time in the US
Virgin
Islands working this previous summer - and that was always something
I
wondered about How can I convince a resident to show what they
love
on
OSM - be it their neighborhood or school or church? The second
question
became if I do this - who will they end up talking to if they get
active.
The second question always worried me.
We've had conversations on this end about the community map aspect
to
OSM
- is it really just that? We've been beating a dead horse on other
talk
lists on OSM Community - and I think that is something that needs
definition - who do you want in OSM? Is it everyone? Is it only a
select
group?
