When the SotM 2011 venue bids were coming in, it seemed likely it would finally leave Europe. I heard some chatter that maybe it would make sense to hold a national/continent conference (like there is SotM US). Who is in support of that? What sort of numbers do you think it would attract?
You all know I love Durham. But I actually think it would be really good to hold a national event in North East England. It is a section that isn't so strong (like Birmingham, London, Manchester) in map-coverage and contributors/users. Durham and Newcastle are on the East Coast Main Line (London Kings Cross to Edinburgh, and direct trains from the West). Other nearby cities that could be interesting are Sunderland, Middlesbrough/Stockton, Darlington, Hartlepool. I would see if some of the other active mappers would help with local organisation. But then this summer we never made a GB chapter of the OSM Foundation. Should we be focusing on that instead? I hope the mapping passion isn't sliding away from the UK. -- Gregory o...@livingwithdragons.com http://www.livingwithdragons.com
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