Hi all, I'll be attending this year's SOTM in Heidelberg, because it's just around the corner from where I live (Worms). If there's anyone I can speak to or anything I can find out while I'm there, let me know.
Cheers, David On Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 14:53, Edson Nicolai via Talk-ZA <talk...@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > > Hi Bernelle, > > I‘ve added my name to the list. I’ll be checking back to see if there’s any > update. > > Cheers. > > Ed Nicolai > > Music Video/TV Ad Director - Motion Graphics > > Namibia: +264 81 43 31 374 > Angola: +244 945 75 23 11 > Zambia: +260 967617783 > > eddynico...@me.com - eddynico...@gmail.com [for emergencies only] > > > On 28 Aug 2019, at 1:36 PM, Bernelle Verster <bernel...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Edson > > > > Replying to all for interest: > > > > Team: > > I need team members listed on the page to show strength of numbers, > > basically. So, for starters, please add your name (thanks Geoffrey!). > > Also, please share this bid to your networks! > > > > Insider knowledge: > > I don't know the OSM community nor do I know the SotM format. I have > > organised the Debian Conference in Cape Town before (DebConf16), which > > I think is a similar culture. > > > > Format: > > My interest in getting involved, and also my concern that I may > > 'corrupt' the format, is that I am interested in using OSM in games, > > urban metabolism visualisations and information design, and organising > > a conference is a great way to learn and connect. I would like the > > conference to have tracks addressing these things, which hopefully > > would also incentivise creatives and people who otherwise may not be > > interested in OSS mapping stuff to attend - bringing new blood and > > pretty things. I need help to keep the conference true to the SotM > > format. > > > > Remote participation: > > For accessibility, but also for the increasing concern about > > (long-haul) flights and climate change, I would like a greater > > emphasis on remote participation. Ideally, an avatar in a virtual > > world :) Like, SimCity for OSM! (not that far fetched, but probably a > > lot of work) Ideas needed on how to improve accessibility here. > > > > Location: > > My current favourite is the University of Cape Town Rondebosch campus, > > as I know how things work there and we have a staff member on the team > > (DebConf16 was held there). I still need a letter of support from a > > relevant department/faculty to give us a venue discount. Does this > > suit people in terms of access, transport, whatever? Other ideas? If > > anyone wants to help with catering or venue quotes, also get in touch > > please. Feel free to add known costs to the wiki as an indication to > > the bid committee, see Heidelberg (this year's SotM) bid as example: > > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2019/Call_for_venues/Heidelberg > > > > regards > > B > > > >> On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 2:06 PM Edson Nicolai via Talk-ZA > >> <talk...@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Bernelle, > >> > >> I’m based in Luanda, and couldn’t attend previous conferences, but looking > >> at the possible dates on the page, I might attend this one. > >> > >> Let me know what info you might need from me and how I can help at all. > >> > >> > >> Ed Nicolai > >> > >> Music Video/TV Ad Director - Motion Graphics > >> > >> Namibia: +264 81 43 31 374 > >> Angola: +244 945 75 23 11 > >> Zambia: +260 967617783 > >> > >> eddynico...@me.com - eddynico...@gmail.com [for emergencies only] > >> > >>>> On 28 Aug 2019, at 12:59 PM, Bernelle Verster <bernel...@gmail.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi > >>> > >>> I submitted a bid to host the 2020 State of the Map conference in Cape > >>> Town, South Africa [1]. > >>> > >>> The deadline for this bid is Saturday 31 August 2019. At the moment we > >>> have a very small team, and no interest from the OSM community in > >>> South Africa. I am willing to lead the bid but will have to withdraw > >>> if there is not sufficient interest to help organise it. > >>> > >>> Please add your names and give indications of suitable > >>> venues/locations and catering options if you have opinions on this. > >>> > >>> regards > >>> Bernelle (indiebio) > >>> > >>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2020/Call_for_venues/CapeTown > >>> > >>>> On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:47 AM Bernelle Verster <bernel...@gmail.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hi > >>>> > >>>> There is now a bid for Cape Town. I don't have a team yet, so this > >>>> group posting is to call any interested peoples to add their name and > >>>> share ideas for what they'd like to see. > >>>> > >>>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2020/Call_for_venues/CapeTown > >>>> > >>>> You can find me through email or IRC (indiebio). > >>>> > >>>> regards > >>>> Bernelle > >>>> > >>>>> On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 6:56 AM Enock Seth Nyamador > >>>>> <enocks...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> FYI > >>>>> > >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- > >>>>> De : Christine Karch <christ...@hermione.de> > >>>>> Date: mar. 18 juin 2019 à 23:59 > >>>>> Subject: [Osmf-talk] SotM 2020 > >>>>> To: <osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org>, Talk Openstreetmap > >>>>> <t...@openstreetmap.org> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> 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 > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> osmf-talk mailing list > >>>>> osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org > >>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/osmf-talk > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Best, > >>>>> -Enock > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Talk-ZA mailing list > >>>>> talk...@openstreetmap.org > >>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-za > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Talk-ZA mailing list > >>> talk...@openstreetmap.org > >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-za > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Talk-ZA mailing list > >> talk...@openstreetmap.org > >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-za > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ZA mailing list > talk...@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-za -- David Richfield +49 170 570 4998 _______________________________________________ Talk-africa mailing list Talk-africa@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-africa
