No question DC could host SotM US in style, but I'd be thrilled to see it move to the heartland. Too big of a stretch for it to be in Chicago?
Eric On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 5:41 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok well don't let me get in your way! DC is always just a pretty easy > default location and Boundless (OpenGeo) has organized conferences there > before with MapBox. Happy to help if we can. > > On Nov 13, 2013, at 5:37, Kathleen Danielson <kathleen.daniel...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > If we're going to be getting proposals from folks, I think I'd like to see > that within a week, so 11/20 at the latest. We're moving very quickly on our > end to come up with viable solutions, so I don't want to delay. I hope you > understand! > > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Ok, let me ask a few folks what they think, including Bonnie, and I'll get >> back to the list. What are the preferred dates? >> >> On Nov 13, 2013, at 5:29, Kathleen Danielson >> <kathleen.daniel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Jeff, >> >> If you or someone at Boundless (or someone else in DC) would like to put >> together a proposal for DC, those of us on the board would be happy to read >> it! What we need in a proposal can be found here: >> http://openstreetmap.us/2013/09/call-for-locations-sotm-us/ >> >> We'll need a very quick turnaround, but let us know if you start working >> on a proposal and we'll give you a sense of our timeline. >> >> Thanks! >> Kathleen >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:23 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortel...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> What about DC that time of year? I'd really like to see more cooperation >>> among USG agencies using and contributing to OSM and that may be a great >>> time/place to kick that off. I'm sure Bonnie et al wouldn't object ;) I >>> believe my employer (boundless) would be willing to help organize if it was >>> close to home. >>> >>> On Nov 13, 2013, at 5:14, Ian Dees <ian.d...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jeff, >>> >>> We didn't receive any location proposals, so we're working on locations >>> and will announce when we have something set up. >>> >>> Since the global SotM event is usually held in the second half of the >>> year we've moved the time frame for SotM US up to Spring so that it's not >>> too close to the global event. This puts us in March-May and FOSS4G is in >>> September. Also, we've already had a SotM in Portland and while it was >>> pretty darn great, we're trying to spread the love to other cities, too. >>> >>> -Ian >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 12:21 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortel...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> According to the CfP, the decision should have been made by the end of >>>> last month. Anyone have any idea where the decision making progress is at? >>>> Also curious why it couldn't be held in the fall in conjunction with FOSS4G >>>> in Portland? Haven't heard much of anything on the global event either at >>>> this point. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance! >>>> >>>> Jeff >>>> >>>> On Friday, September 13, 2013, Bonnie Bogle wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>> The call for locations for State of the Map US 2014 is open! Find out >>>>> all about it on the openstreetmap.us blog: >>>>> >>>>> http://openstreetmap.us/2013/09/call-for-locations-sotm-us/ >>>>> >>>>> State of the Map US is a great opportunity to bring US and >>>>> international mappers together with folks from government, business, >>>>> nonprofit, education, and more. It's about coming together and discussing >>>>> the future of OpenStreetMap, and about bringing OpenStreetMap to a wider >>>>> audience to grow it in numbers and diversity. This coming year we're >>>>> aiming >>>>> for a Spring date in March through May. >>>>> >>>>> We look forward to your submissions! >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Bonnie >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-us mailing list >>> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >>> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
