Hi, We need to be careful not to burn up everybody and make sure we don't overstep on what we can handle. There are still just about 5-8 people willing to contribute in some way so I think it's risky to start doing too much too soon.
I think it's a good idea to organize smaller mapping events, like mapping parties, and then to go for organizing SOTM-2016. Having two conferences/events may be a bit much. I think it's possible to submit a proposal for SOTM-2016 and if it fails we can always try to organize SOTM-EU (maybe with OSM-FR, I heard there have been some vague plans for this) or SOTM-BE. We should be able to finance this with only sponsors from the OSM-world as has been done in the past. For sure if we get the venue from ULB. I think our priority should be, apart from ongoing mapping parties and meetups, to do this: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Call_for_venues And to talk about how/who/when as soon as possible. We can reuse all our efforts and the same group of people that has submitted the proposal for SOTM-EU or SOTM-BE. I think we need to focus on a clear goal, and SOTM 2016 could be just what we need! Met vriendelijke groeten, Best regards, Ben Abelshausen
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