Hello Australian list, Are any of you planning to attend SotM 2010? Because you should. Book your ticket to SotM now.
http://stateofthemap.org/register-now/ If you are considering attending SotM but don't know if it will be worthwhile, I say this. Yes, it will be worthwhile. There is no better way to meet three hundred other OpenStreetMap contributors. There is no better way to spend a weekend, or longer with folks as enthusiastic about OSM as you are. There is no better way to meet and mingle with so many of the founders, early adopters, developers and contributors at one time. I guarantee that you will learn something in casual conversation, over a beverage, that will guide your mapping and inspire you for the next year. Now I can't predict what you will learn or by whom you will be inspired but it will happen. It always happens. The upcoming State of the Map conference, 2010 edition is going to be loaded with great presentations, awesome workshops and more Mappy Goodness than you can shake a stick at. But it will also be a lot of fun. Some of the fun will be the ad-hoc enjoyment of a thoughtful cartography conversation among peers. Some of the fun will be learning about and enjoying the culture and hospitality of our hosts in Girona, Spain. And some of the fun will be singing songs about maps at the top of our lungs. I know that you have been waiting to see the schedule for State of the Map 2010. And now I know that you will love it. The SotM team has done a spectacular job of soliciting and acquiring a great line-up of speakers and topics. You will want to buy your ticket and book your trip now. http://stateofthemap.org/register-now/ Day One: Business and Workshop Day Friday http://stateofthemap.org/schedules/friday/ Day Two: Community, Tech, Quality and Scholarship Tracks Saturday http://stateofthemap.org/schedules/saturday/ Day Three: Tools, Imports, Humanitarian and Cartography Tracks Sunday http://stateofthemap.org/schedules/sunday One sign of an excellent conference program is having too many hard choices between concurrent sessions. This schedule passes that test. This is a conference not to be missed. The SotM 2010 organizing committee sends us the following contest challenge: Do you remember the 2008 Limerick Limerick contest? And the 2009 Amsterdam Haikus? Then you should be asking yourself "What kind of poetry will we have to master this SotM10?". Unfortunately for you, this year there won't be a poetry contest. This time we'll be doing something different. As the State of the Map 2010 venue is actually a concert hall, we'll host the first official OpenStreetMap Concert Contest. The rules are simple: * Make a song, or change the lyrics of an existing song. The song must be about OSM, maps, GPS, GIS software, or cartography. * You may assemble a band to play the song together (or play solo). * You may use the concert hall A/V facilities (amplifiers, audio inputs, video playback, etc). Please do talk with the SotM10 organising committee if you plan to. * You will be required to play the song during SotM10. _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au