I can't wait to set one up once I get to SLC. Anyone know of existing communities there? Obvious targets for spreading the word seem: * The Society for Beer and IT (sic) [1] * The Geography department at the U.
[1] http://www.meetup.com/sobitorg/ On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Steve Coast <st...@asklater.com> wrote: > Hm > > How about we have a coordinated mapping party weekend across the US in > something like September? Aim to get a party in every state? > > That gives us a nice goal, a long time to organize plus we could coordinate > for national press if we're clever. > > Thoughts? > > Steve > > On 6/2/2011 11:00 AM, Steven Johnson wrote: > > We're overdue to host a mapping party in the DC area. We'll organize one at > a meetup to be held sometime in the next two weeks (likely coinciding with > WhereCampDC, 10-11 June). So look for an event in WashDC before end of > June... > > I helped organize and conduct a very successful mapping party at North > Carolina State University back in Feb. (Blogged here: > http://www.openstreetmap.us/2011/03/openstreetmap-goes-to-school-ncsu-mapping-party/) > but the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area still lacks an organized focus for > OSM activities (which I find astonishing). > > -- SEJ > -- twitter: @geomantic > -- skype: sejohnson8 > > "A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely > of jokes." -- Ludwig Wittgenstein > > > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 13:43, Jim McAndrew <j...@loc8.us> wrote: >> >> I've been to a successful mapping party in NYC, which was run by >> CloudMade. The meetup.com group still exists, and someone is funding it. I >> don't know anyone specific who is still working with it though. >> >> I believe Lancaster, PA is still trying to have monthly meetups as well. >> >> -- >> Jim McAndrew >> >> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Richard Welty <rwe...@averillpark.net> >> wrote: >>> >>> On 6/2/11 1:19 PM, Steve Coast wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Well.. it's chicken and egg. There wasn't anyone interested in the UK >>>> when I ran the first mapping parties there either. >>>> >>>> If you set up a group on meetup.com you'd be surprised how many people >>>> join and start to get interested once you have a group meeting monthly. >>>> >>>> We should really be aiming for one meetup per state. I think we have MA, >>>> WA, CA, CO now all have monthly meetups. How does NY, TX and the captiol >>>> look? >>>> >>> i'm trying to get a group going in the Capitol District of NY; i think >>> that NYC needs its own group, but i don't know of anything going >>> on down there. >>> >>> richard >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-us mailing list >>> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-us mailing list >> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > -- martijn van exel schaaltreinen.nl _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
