Re: [HOT] HOT in MENA
IMHO volunteering and crowd activities are inconsistent with a dynastic leadership. And this makes it a great reason to build the volunteer culture there. Positive change starts with small steps. -- Arun Ganesh (planemad) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Planemad http://j.mp/ArunGanesh ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] HOT in MENA
Thanks so much all for your comments. There are various groups in the MENA region who do open source projects. We have Drupal and Creative Commons meetups in Doha. There is an earnest desire to learn and contribute. When I presented HOT's work to various groups, people said that they would like to learn how to participate in a global community and the activation projects. It is very much a relationship based culture, so in person trainings and mapping would be beneficial. This is why I am seeking allies. In Qatar there is a nascent group of folks who review OSM. Some of them are from my workplace, which is why I am excited to see what we can do in terms of connecting people to OSM. Regarding the World Humanitarian Youth Summit, this was something that the UN planned. Personally I think it is great to get young people in the region engaged in humanitarian discussions and be leaders. Reach out to Asia and other groups have plans to that end. There is a large mobile tech and youth population in this region. If you read the MENA consultation documents you will see that there is really a need to support local connection to global youth. Thanks in advance if you have ideas that you want to post to this thread or if you want to contact me offlist Heather Heather Leson heatherle...@gmail.com Twitter: HeatherLeson Blog: textontechs.com On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Arch Arch 7h3.a...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Ahmed, I'm wondering if there is any country in the world which hasn't a skeleton in the closet. Maybe HOT should choose the moon as the next meeting location. Sorry for my cynicism. Am 08.07.2015 um 10:29 schrieb saigon2001: Hello Heather, AFAIK Qatar is a monarchy spending more money in doing disasters [1], than in relief. Did you evaluate this in promoting Doha for a meeting on crowdsourcing projects? Not to mention foreign workers conditions, journalist jailing etc. IMHO volunteering and crowd activities are inconsistent with a dynastic leadership. I'm sorry for Qatari Red Crescent, but I think HOT OSM should avoid this location. yf, Ahmed [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention_in_Yemen -- View this message in context: http://gis.19327.n5.nabble.com/HOT-in-MENA-tp5849678p5849684.html Sent from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT) mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] HOT in MENA
With the link: http://textontechs.com/2015/04/seeking-arabic-resources-for-digital-humanitarians/ Heather Leson heatherle...@gmail.com Twitter: HeatherLeson Blog: textontechs.com On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Heather Leson heatherle...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Are you involved in HOT and live in the MENA region? As some of you know, I live in Doha, Qatar. One of my personal goals is to support the growth of Digital Humanitarians in the region. This means having some regional based mappers connect and talk about how we can collaborate some. I am already looking into Arabic translation for some core items. [1]Of course, it makes sense that we work on projects with our remote allies. The World Humanitarian Youth Summit will be in Doha in September. There are opportunities for booths to demo work. For me this is something that the community could get involved in. Maybe we could inspire young leaders to learn to map and to join OSM. Hope to hear from you, Heather Heather Leson heatherle...@gmail.com Twitter: HeatherLeson Blog: textontechs.com ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
[HOT] Field Papers atlas project
Hello, My name is Alexis Martin and I'm a writer working with Stamen Design http://www.stamen.com/ on a project based on Field Papers http://fieldpapers.org. Stamen has hired me to assemble a photo and map atlas of people mapping their worlds today, based on Field Papers. This would include stories of Field Papers users, images of their mapping processes and the maps they have created. We imagine the atlas would showcase mapping projects through a two page spread: one side would have an image of people mapping, and the other would have an image of the map(s) they have created, with a long narrative caption underneath telling the story of their goals and processes. Right now we are working to collect a dozen or so of these stories and images for inclusion in a proposal that we will use to gauge interest in the idea with agents and publishers. I'm writing to the HOT mailing list to solicit interest in this project among Field Papers users. To participate, all I would need would be 30-60 minutes of your time for a phone interview about your mapping project and any images of the mapping process and the maps you've created. We want to include stories about all kinds of mapping projects from around the world, so don't hesitate to be in touch no matter your location and the content of your work. Thank you for taking the time to consider my request and I hope to hear from those of you who are interested in being involved! With best wishes, Alexis -- *Writer/Editor* *Tel: +1 (415) 250-7684* *Skype: alexis.martin.* *Twitter: @lexo619* *Knowledge and comprehension are the joy and justification of humanity. - Alexander von Humboldt, *Kosmos, *1845.* ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
