OpenStreetMap Conference in San Francisco June 8 & 9

[Bonnie Bogle]

Hi all,

The annual US-based OpenStreetMap conference will be in San Francisco June 8 & 9. OpenStreetMap comes up a lot at GeoDC meetups, so I wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the upcoming State of the Map conference as it's a great opportunity to learn more about OpenStreetMap and how to use it. 

The main conference will be two days packed with sessions on OpenStreetMap in use in government, education, and international development, discussion around how to implement and build maps with it, and strategies around advancing and using open geo data. There will be hands on workshops the day before the conference covering topics like editing OpenStreetMap data, working with OSM in QGIS, and setting up your own tile server, and a sprint day following the conference.

What you need to know:

• Registration is open and just $75 if you register before April 26. 
• There's an open call for session proposals. If you're using OpenStreetMap or open data in an interesting way, go submit a proposal. 
• Scholarships are available. If sequestration is locking up funds at your organization or you just need some financial help to attend, apply for a scholarship. 

If you have any questions, look for me or Alex at tomorrow's meetup or hit me up via email. More information about State of the Map is available on the conference website, and you can follow @sotmus for updates. 

Cheers, 

Bonnie