Re: [Talk-us] OSM TED Style Talk - Fort Collins Colorado

2015-05-27 Thread Mike Thompson
Charlotte, Thanks for the great info. I was not aware of that initiative. It is great to see them using OSM. I am going to add them to my list of "who uses OSM" for my next talk. Mike On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Charlotte Wolter wrote: > Mike, > > I just visited the web site of

Re: [Talk-us] OSM TED Style Talk - Fort Collins Colorado

2015-05-27 Thread Charlotte Wolter
Mike, I just visited the web site of the Bears Ears Coalition (www.bearsearscoalition.org), a group that is working to preserve a unique and beautiful area in southeastern Utah. It is a place I visit every summer. They have a petition to President Obama and a fund-raising effort.

Re: [Talk-us] OSM TED Style Talk - Fort Collins Colorado

2015-05-27 Thread Mike Thompson
Richard, Paul, Thanks for both of those stories. I think they are both very compelling. I am out of both preparation time and and speaking time for this evening (the event organizer only allowed me seven minutes!), but I very interested in including your suggestions in the next talk on OSM that I

Re: [Talk-us] OSM TED Style Talk - Fort Collins Colorado

2015-05-27 Thread Paul Norman
On 5/26/2015 2:00 PM, Mike Thompson wrote: Is anyone else using OSM to advocate for change (or preservation) in their community? Could you share a sentence or two about what you are doing and grant me permission to use it in my talk? In England people are mapping in OpenStreetMap and then using

Re: [Talk-us] OSM TED Style Talk - Fort Collins Colorado

2015-05-27 Thread Mike Thompson
Paul, Thanks! That is perfect! Mike On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 3:08 AM, Paul Johnson wrote: > > On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 4:00 PM, Mike Thompson > wrote: > >> Is anyone else using OSM to advocate for change (or preservation) in >> their community? Could you share a sentence or two about what you

Re: [Talk-us] OSM TED Style Talk - Fort Collins Colorado

2015-05-27 Thread Paul Johnson
On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 4:00 PM, Mike Thompson wrote: > Is anyone else using OSM to advocate for change (or preservation) in their > community? Could you share a sentence or two about what you are doing and > grant me permission to use it in my talk? I'm working on (as I manage to finish the c

Re: [Talk-us] OSM TED Style Talk - Fort Collins Colorado

2015-05-26 Thread Mike Thompson
The practice run of my talk in front of the event organizers went very well. Clifford had shared with me how he was using OSM to advocate for more sidewalks in his city and gave me permission to use this in my talk. The organizations particularly liked his story and asked for more. Is anyone else

Re: [Talk-us] OSM TED Style Talk - Fort Collins Colorado

2015-05-18 Thread Mike Thompson
Cliff, Thanks! I think the organizer is videoing the presentations, and I will share a link with the OSM community. Any advice from your speaking experience? I only have seven minutes! Mike On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Clifford Snow wrote: > > On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Mike Tho

Re: [Talk-us] OSM TED Style Talk - Fort Collins Colorado

2015-05-18 Thread Clifford Snow
On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Mike Thompson wrote: > I have been accepted to deliver a TED style talk at the FoCOFuture Forum > (Fort Collins Colorado) on Wednesday May 27th. The title of my > presentation is "Shaping our Communities Through Maps", and of course it is > about OSM! Additional

[Talk-us] OSM TED Style Talk - Fort Collins Colorado

2015-05-18 Thread Mike Thompson
I have been accepted to deliver a TED style talk at the FoCOFuture Forum (Fort Collins Colorado) on Wednesday May 27th. The title of my presentation is "Shaping our Communities Through Maps", and of course it is about OSM! Additional details are here: http://univercityconnections.org/ The event is