I applied to go as well. The original meeting I believe was focused more on disaster response, where as this one has a preparedness aspect to it as well.
I'm hoping to share HOT's work and discuss the availability of imagery before a crisis happens, instead of the current situation where there usually needs to be an event before imagery is released. -Kate On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Michael Collinson <m...@ayeltd.biz> wrote: > I've signed up. - Mike > > On 19 Oct 2012, at 18:45, Alex Barth <a...@mapbox.com> wrote: > >> >> On Oct 19, 2012, at 12:39 PM, Mikel Maron <mikel_ma...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> Nicolas and Schuyler attended last year for HOT. I'm not sure if we've >>> identified someone to represent HOT there yet. >>> >>> Main topic of discussion (for HOT at least) is greater sharing of imagery >>> in responses; as well as use of OSM among UN partners. >>> >>> And a nice touch, UN Spider has switched to OSM. >>> http://www.un-spider.org/un-spider-world >> >> Ha, that's awesome. >> >> I just signed up, not sure I can go though. Today is the last day for >> registrations. >> >>> >>> -Mikel >>> >>> * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron >>> From: Alex Barth <a...@mapbox.com> >>> To: OSM Talk <talk@openstreetmap.org> >>> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 11:19 AM >>> Subject: [OSM-talk] Event in Vienna/AT: Int'l UN Crowdsourced Mapping >>> >>> >>> Who's planning to attend? Looks interesting, but not sure I will be able to >>> travel. >>> >>> Event: Dec 3-5 2012 / Application deadline: Oct 19, 2012 >>> >>> United Nations International Expert Meeting on Crowdsource Mapping for >>> Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response >>> >>> http://www.un-spider.org/crowdsource-mapping >>> >>> Alex Barth >>> http://twitter.com/lxbarth >>> tel (+1) 202 250 3633 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> talk mailing list >>> talk@openstreetmap.org >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >>> >>> >> >> Alex Barth >> http://twitter.com/lxbarth >> tel (+1) 202 250 3633 >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk mailing list >> talk@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk