FYI:
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From: "Rob Nickerson" <rob.j.nickerson(a)gmail.com>
Date: Apr 23, 2013 7:36 PM
Subject: [Talk-GB] Call for Presentations - SotM 2013 (annual conference)
To: "Talk-GB" <talk-gb(a)openstreetmap.org>, "OpenStreetMap" <
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Hi All,
- please forward this on to your local communities -
It's that time of year again when we look to you, the mind-bogglingly
creative OpenStreetMap community, to tell us what you've been up to. That's
right - it time to submit your presentation ideas for the annual State of
the Map conference.
If you have something interesting to present about your work with
OpenStreetMap and would like to tell the world, we would love to hear about
it. Simply fill out the "Call for Presentations" form explaining the topic
of your presentation. To keep things easy, at this stage we just need a few
words, not a full presentation. :-)
http://www.stateofthemap.org/info/call-presentations/
(Call for Presentations closes on Monday 10 June 2013.)
=== A bit more information ===
The State of the Map 2013 Conference to be held in Birmingham, United
Kingdom, from 6 to 8 September is calling for presentations.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Change” so we are particularly
interested in presentations addressing this theme. Our programme will cover
a wide range of topics that will interest everyone from the new
OpenStreetMapper to the professional contemplating using our data.
We are seeking presentations from businesses, the public sector, charities,
and individuals.
If you have something to say, for example, about switching to OSM, barriers
to its use, apps for mobile mapping, changing community organisation or
behaviour, historical mapping, or just anything that you want to present,
then make sure you register your proposal with a a few words to describe
the topic. Tutorial sessions are especially welcome!
=== That link again ===
http://www.stateofthemap.org/info/call-presentations/
(Call for Presentations closes on Monday 10 June 2013.)
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FYI, congratulations to Ed and everyone else on the Wikimania 2014 bid team!
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From: James Forrester <jdforrester(a)gmail.com>
Date: 1 May 2013 18:10
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2014: London
To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" <
wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <
wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear Wikimedians,
On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and
evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to
London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who
also put forward a solid effort.
We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward
proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the
Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid
for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget
and lower-cost options for attendees.
The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core
budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding
ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep
aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit
of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited
resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting
out clearer guidelines on these principles.
The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time
investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions
and hard work.
Yours,
James Forrester
Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury
For the Wikimania 2014 Jury
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