The OpenStreetMap Foundation have taken the decision not to hold an international "State of the Map" conference (their Wikimania) this year: https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2015/02/25/openstreetmap-events-in-2015/ There will, though be a "State of the Map" in New York on 6-8 June: http://stateofthemap.us/ and "SotM-Scotland" in October: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_Scotland_2015 I wonder whether WMUK have thought about offering support for the later, and making expenses available to allow chapter members to attend, in order to foster greater inter-project collaboration? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Thanks both.  As you say, OSM work certainly does fit within our aims and strategy.  As we have a board meeting next weekend anyway I’ve added an item to the agenda on resources for SotM. Obviously this is likely to be in the context of broader discussion about our resources and how we select between fundable projects. Cheers Simon FROM: wikimediauk-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] ON BEHALF OF rexx SENT: 26 February 2015 15:56 TO: UK Wikimedia mailing list SUBJECT: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] No State of the Map this year; opportunities in NY & Scotland We've debated before whether WMUK should be supporting projects beyond the Wikimedia set of projects, and the answer has always been a resounding "yes". The WMUK constitution sets its charitable objects as "for the benefit of the public, to promote and support the widest possible public access to, use of and contribution to Open Content of an encyclopaedic or educational nature or of similar utility to the general public, in particular the Open Content supported and provided by the Wikimedia Foundation." There's no doubt that OSM fits that bill and I hope that WMUK will find some resources to enable the attendance of some members at the Scotland conference. -- Rexx On 26 February 2015 at 15:33, Andy Mabbett wrote: The OpenStreetMap Foundation have taken the decision not to hold an international "State of the Map" conference (their Wikimania) this year: https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2015/02/25/openstreetmap-events-in-2015/ [2] There will, though be a "State of the Map" in New York on 6-8 June: http://stateofthemap.us/ [3] and "SotM-Scotland" in October: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_Scotland_2015 [4] I wonder whether WMUK have thought about offering support for the later, and making expenses available to allow chapter members to attend, in order to foster greater inter-project collaboration? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk [5] _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org [6] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l [7] WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk [8] Links: ------ [1] mailto:andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk [2] https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2015/02/25/openstreetmap-events-in-2015/ [3] http://stateofthemap.us/ [4] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_Scotland_2015 [5] http://pigsonthewing.org.uk [6] mailto:wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org [7] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l [8] https://wikimedia.org.uk

Andy Mabbett <mailto:andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk> 23 March 2015 22:39 Any news, yet? Simon Knight <mailto:sjgknight@gmail.com> 26 February 2015 16:36 Thanks both. As you say, OSM work certainly does fit within our aims and strategy. As we have a board meeting next weekend anyway I’ve added an item to the agenda on resources for SotM. Obviously this is likely to be in the context of broader discussion about our resources and how we select between fundable projects. Cheers Simon *From:*wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *rexx *Sent:* 26 February 2015 15:56 *To:* UK Wikimedia mailing list *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] No State of the Map this year; opportunities in NY & Scotland We've debated before whether WMUK should be supporting projects beyond the Wikimedia set of projects, and the answer has always been a resounding "yes". The WMUK constitution sets its charitable objects as "for the benefit of the public, to promote and support the widest possible public access to, use of and contribution to Open Content of an encyclopaedic or educational nature or of similar utility to the general public, in particular the Open Content supported and provided by the Wikimedia Foundation." There's no doubt that OSM fits that bill and I hope that WMUK will find some resources to enable the attendance of some members at the Scotland conference. -- Rexx On 26 February 2015 at 15:33, Andy Mabbett &lt;andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk <mailto:andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk>> wrote: The OpenStreetMap Foundation have taken the decision not to hold an international "State of the Map" conference (their Wikimania) this year: https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2015/02/25/openstreetmap-events-in-2015/ There will, though be a "State of the Map" in New York on 6-8 June: http://stateofthemap.us/ and "SotM-Scotland" in October: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_Scotland_2015 I wonder whether WMUK have thought about offering support for the later, and making expenses available to allow chapter members to attend, in order to foster greater inter-project collaboration? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk rexx <mailto:rexx@blueyonder.co.uk> 26 February 2015 15:55 We've debated before whether WMUK should be supporting projects beyond the Wikimedia set of projects, and the answer has always been a resounding "yes". The WMUK constitution sets its charitable objects as "for the benefit of the public, to promote and support the widest possible public access to, use of and contribution to Open Content of an encyclopaedic or educational nature or of similar utility to the general public, in particular the Open Content supported and provided by the Wikimedia Foundation." There's no doubt that OSM fits that bill and I hope that WMUK will find some resources to enable the attendance of some members at the Scotland conference. -- Rexx _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk Andy Mabbett <mailto:andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk> 26 February 2015 15:33 The OpenStreetMap Foundation have taken the decision not to hold an international "State of the Map" conference (their Wikimania) this year: https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2015/02/25/openstreetmap-events-in-2015/ There will, though be a "State of the Map" in New York on 6-8 June: http://stateofthemap.us/ and "SotM-Scotland" in October: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_Scotland_2015 I wonder whether WMUK have thought about offering support for the later, and making expenses available to allow chapter members to attend, in order to foster greater inter-project collaboration?