Hi US Mappers, The OSMF US team has been busy doing some fundraising to help support the mapping community. We’ve had some good results and would like to announce an exciting opportunity.
We are excited to announce a program aimed at helping get OSMF US members to SOTM inDenver. We have our second general assembly meeting planned to coincide with SOTM. It is very important to us that as many members as possible are in attendance; both for the meeting and to take part in the first International SOTM on US soil. We are very aware of the financial burden trips like this can put on our membership. There are discounts for airfare available on the SOTM website but we would like to go a step farther. We have raised some money to help pay for a block of hotel rooms close to the event venue for OSMF US members. To be eligible, you need to be a current member of OSMF US at the time of the event *and* live in the US. You can join OSMF US here: http://www.openstreetmap.us/membership/ Remember that most members joined in June of 2010 so you might need to renew your membership to be eligible for a room discount. We would like provide all OSM US members with some level of financial help. However, at this time we are not sure how many people plan on attending the conference. The number of members attending will determine the amount of the discount we can give on each room. So, if you are an OSMF US member who will have valid membership through September 12, 2011 and would like to take advantage of this program, please email me at theaglit...@gmail.com no later than July 15, 2011. On July 16 I’ll post back to the list and let everyone know what the next step will be and the amount of the discount. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at the address listed above. Thanks, Thea Clay OSMF US Board Member and Treasurer
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