[Talk-us] Be Counted! (as an OSMF Member)

Hi all! Now that we have last week’s election behind us (sort of) we have another one just around the corner.  If you haven’t heard already, the international OpenStreetMap Foundation elections are happening December 15 and you *need* to be a member by ... TOMORROW to vote. Did you

[Diversity-talk] Who Maps The World

Hi all, City Lab article below on gender disparity in OSM. I actually think things have evolved and are more nuanced then ever before. Wondering if I am being naive. https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/03/who-maps-the-world/555272/ A map only reveals as much as the mapmaker knows about the

Re: [Diversity-talk] Code of Conduct & Moderation for this list

I support a CoC and very much like the Geek Feminism format. Thanks all! Looking forward to further discussion. Best, Alyssa. On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 5:44 AM, Rory McCann wrote: > Hi all, > > To follow up on the phone call, and waiting a little bit for people to > join.

Re: [Talk-us] Gender in OpenStreetMap

Thanks Clifford. We'll make sure to discuss this at a our future board meeting. Best, Alyssa. On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 6:06 PM Clifford Snow wrote: > I'm curious to see the results of Zoe's survey and more importantly how we > might use the knowledge to improve our tools

Re: [Talk-us] Gender in OpenStreetMap

ated than either of the >screaming sides so I believe it's critical to ensure many voices are heard, >even from those whose perspective we find difficult. > > Regards, > Spencer > (green eyes) > > > On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 6:47 PM, alyssa wright <alyssapwri...@gmail.com&g

Re: [Talk-us] Gender in OpenStreetMap

Re your question about  If you are doing an academic study on eye color and OSM/VGI contribution -- I'd be happy to moderate a townhall as well. For what it's worth, I have blue eyes (and glasses). Alyssa. On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 7:12 PM, Joel Holdsworth wrote: >

Re: [Talk-us] Gender in OpenStreetMap

Thanks Ian et al. I'd also like to weigh in with two more points: 1. It's great Zoe's academic inquiry inspired so much discussion. As long as it is respectful and productive, we welcome all community input. 2. If people are interested in taking this off email and speaking more

Re: [Talk-us] Legal Research

There definitely has to be an emoji process! On Feb 24, 2016 4:08 PM, "Greg Morgan" <dr.kludge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 5:12 AM, Paul Johnson <ba...@ursamundi.org> wrote: > >> >> On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 4:58 PM, al

Re: [Talk-us] Legal Research

>>> It should be pointed out again that this research, based on a - still >>> secret - brief by a company, didn’t happen via the LWG. >>> >>> Hopefully one day we’ll be able to build an open process using real >>> lawyers, instead of secret agenda

Re: [Talk-us] Legal Research

ndation/Local_Chapters/United_States/2016_Law_Clinic >> >>> On Feb 21, 2016 18:16, "Steve Coast" <st...@asklater.com> wrote: >>> It should be pointed out again that this research, based on a - still >>> secret - brief by a company, didn’t happen

Re: [Talk-us] Legal Research

utes and financials. I strongly recommend you included the Board's > commitment to publishing minutes and financials in the conversation with firm > deadlines. > > Respectfully, > Clifford > > > >> On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 2:58 PM, alyssa wright <alyssapwri...@gmail.com&

[Talk-us] Legal Research

Hi all, Exciting news here! The OSM US board has partnered with the cyber law clinic at Harvard University Law School for some cyber law research.  We are working with two talented young women who bring legal learning and perspective to

[Talk-us] SOTMUS Townhall Results!

Hi all, We had a State of the Map US Townhall the other night! Hopefully it helped bidding teams. It also helped us (the board) clarify some of the things we hope to emphasize at this year's State of the Map US. So we wrote a blog post: https://openstreetmap.us/2016/01/sotmus-towhnall-2016/ The

[Talk-ec] OSM at Open Government Partnership Summit

Hi all, So next week the Open Government Partnership Summit starts and group of us from the OpenStreetMap community will be in attendance to help forward open geo to an international audience committed to open data. I'm writing to see if others from your own

[Talk-co] OSM at Open Government Partnership Summit

Hi all, So next week the Open Government Partnership Summit starts and group of us from the OpenStreetMap community will be in attendance to help forward open geo to an international audience committed to open data. I'm writing to see if others from your own

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] OSM at Open Government Partnership Summit

Hi all, So next week the Open Government Partnership Summit starts and group of us from the OpenStreetMap community will be in attendance to help forward open geo to an international audience committed to open data. I'm writing to see if others from your own

[OSM-ja] OSM at Open Government Partnership Summit

Hi all, So next week the Open Government Partnership Summit starts and group of us from the OpenStreetMap community will be in attendance to help forward open geo to an international audience committed to open data. I'm writing to see if others from your own

[Talk-at] OSM at Open Government Partnership Summit

Hi all, So next week the Open Government Partnership Summit starts and group of us from the OpenStreetMap community will be in attendance to help forward open geo to an international audience committed to open data. I'm writing to see if others from your own

[Talk-br] OSM at Open Government Partnership Summit

Hi all, So next week the Open Government Partnership Summit starts and group of us from the OpenStreetMap community will be in attendance to help forward open geo to an international audience committed to open data. I'm writing to see if others from your own

Re: [Talk-us] Increasing the number of US Mappers

I met with local wikpedians today and was impressed with the local events they hold around specific topics. For example they are having a women in architecture event tomorrow in like 7-10 places simultaneously. They were excited to coordinate something with OSM U.S. I think this is a really

Re: [Talk-us] our numbers

: On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 4:25 PM, alyssa wright alyssapwri...@gmail.com wrote: how many dumplings did we really eat!!?? how many tweets went silly with emojis!? Yeah, but the *important* question is...how many fursuiters showed up? ___ Talk-us

[Talk-us] our numbers

how many dumplings did we really eat!!?? how many tweets went silly with emojis!? NOW YOU CAN KNOW! the numbers are in, the tallies have been made. (re)live SOTMUS in all its numerical glory. because we're all about open data. http://openstreetmap.us/2015/06/sotmus-by-the-numbers/ see you next

Re: [Talk-us] SOTM US venue

There will be volunteers leading attendees to the conference area. There will also be a map in the program. We will be in conference room 1, 2 and 3 on the first floor, some additional caucus rooms for the BoFs and the North Lawn building for lunch. Hope that helps! Alyssa. On Sun, May 24, 2015

Re: [Talk-us] SOTM US venue

We'll be sending out an email with instructions to all who have registered for the conference. Stay tuned. Best, Alyssa. On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net wrote: On 5/24/15 6:04 PM, alyssa wright wrote: There will be volunteers leading attendees

[Talk-gb-thenorth] Come to SoTM US at the UN!

for sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest state of the map ever at a most amazing venue. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! And let me know if you have any questions. Best, Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk-gb

[osm-ve] Come to SoTM US at the UN!!

sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest State of the Map ever at a most amazing venue. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! Let me know if you have any questions.Best,Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk-ve mailing

[Talk-pe] Come to SoTM US at the UN!!

sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest State of the Map ever at a most amazing venue. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. Best, Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk-pe

[Talk-TW] Come to SoTM US at the UN!!

sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest State of the Map ever at a most amazing venue. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! Let me know if you have any questions.Best,Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk-TW mailing

[Talk-transit] Come to SoTM US at the UN!!

sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest State of the Map ever at a most amazing venue. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! Let me know if you have any questions.Best,Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk-transit

[Talk-at] Please come to SoTM US at the UN!

sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest state of the map at the most amazing of venues. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. Best, Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk

[talk-au] Please come to SoTM US at the UN!

sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest state of the map at the most amazing of venues. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. Best, Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk-au

[Talk-br] Please come to SoTM US at the UN!

sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest state of the map at the most amazing of venues. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. Best, Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk-br

[OSM-ja] Come to SOTM US at the UN!!!

sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest State of the Map ever at a most amazing venue. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. Best, Alyssa Wright ___ Talk-ja mailing list Talk-ja

[Talk-it-trentino] Come to SOTM US at the UN!!!

sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest State of the Map ever at a most amazing venue. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. Best, Alyssa Wright ___ Talk-it-trentino mailing list Talk

[Talk-cat] Come to SoTM US at the UN!

for sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest state of the map a most amazing venue. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. Best, Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk-cat mailing list

[Talk-ee] Come to SoTM US at the UN!

for sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest state of the map ever at a most amazing venue. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! And let me know if you have any questions. Best,Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk-ee mailing

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Come to SoTM US at the UN!

for sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest state of the map ever at a most amazing venue. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! And let me know if you have any questions. Best, Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk-gb

[Talk-ht] Come to SoTM US at the UN!

for sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest state of the map ever at a most amazing venue. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! And let me know if you have any questions. Best, Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk-ht

[Talk-ca] Come to SoTM US at the UN!

for sponsors! ;) SOTM US promises to be the largest state of the map a most amazing venue. Please be part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. Best, Alyssa Wright OpenStreetMap US President. ___ Talk-ca mailing list

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Travel Channel + OSM

Thanks Clifford! I will pass this feedback/request along as well. On Feb 24, 2015, at 7:32 PM, Clifford Snow cliff...@snowandsnow.us wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:59 PM, alyssa wright alyssapwri...@gmail.com wrote: Someone from the Travel Channel contacted me about using

[OSM-legal-talk] Travel Channel + OSM

Hi all, Someone from the Travel Channel contacted me about using OpenStreetMap tiles in an upcoming show but wanted to see if they could attribute OSM in the ending credits rather than on the map. I was wondering if there were any thoughts on this? Thanks, Alyssa. From the original email:

Re: [diversity-talk] Greetings, thoughts, references

thanks for this thread! some abbreviated thoughts: 1. +1 on the plan suggested! 2. there's been some research (will get links) that suggest targeted outreach to women builds overall diversity. at Mapzen we're supporting the gonna outreach program for women that sponsors an intern for HOT.

Re: [Talk-us] Statistics of board candidate edits

Hi all, I'd be interested to hear if there has been a problem in the past with board members' editing portfolio? If so, perhaps an appointment of editor-at-large is actually something the next board should consider? Regardless, I do agree that editing is one of the core aspects of the

Re: [Talk-us] Statistics of board candidate edits

i'm ready to co-chair that movement. ;) thanks all! this has been a very informative thread. alyssa. On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net wrote: On 10/6/14 10:04 AM, David Fawcett wrote: To respectfully turn your statement around. I would like to hear

Re: [Talk-us] Outreach Program for Women

By we I mean Mapzen! We are happy to be able to support this internship and follow the examples of many organizations in the open source geo space doing awesome work to increase diversity and respectful dialogue. Thanks, Alyssa. On Oct 4, 2014, at 7:49 AM, alyssa wright alyssapwri

Re: [Talk-us] Outreach Program for Women

Yes. Thanks! On Oct 5, 2014, at 3:47 PM, Eric Brelsford ebrelsf...@gmail.com wrote: This is awesome! I believe the first link should be: https://wiki.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen/2014/DecemberMarch Right? eric On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 3:31 PM, alyssa wright alyssapwri

[Talk-us] Outreach Program for Women

Hi all! I am pleased to announce that we are providing funding for an internship with HOT through the GNOME Outreach Program for Women. This is an incredible organizations with proven success in bringing more women into open source communities. If you know of any great women (of any age!)

Re: [diversity-talk] OSM-US board of directors

Rock the Vote: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2014 On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:09 AM, alyssa wright alyssapwri...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Federik. I intend on running. FYI On Sep 30, 2014, at 4:10 AM, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org

Re: [diversity-talk] Further Discussion on Increasing Diversity

and the channel: #osm-diversity m. On 2 Apr 2014, at 15:06, alyssa wright alyssapwri...@gmail.com wrote: me too! see you all there. On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote: Hi All, One other update. I'm hanging out in a new IRC room on irc.oftc.net called #osm

Re: [diversity-talk] Further Discussion on Increasing Diversity

it. Let's stick to the time tomorrow and then we can see about scheduling regular meetings. I think having a meeting once a month or every couple weeks could be beneficial. Thanks, -Kate On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 10:27 PM, alyssa wright alyssapwri...@gmail.com wrote: I won't be able to make

Re: [Talk-us] Locations for State of the Map US 2014

Happy to help as well! Jeff can keep my todo list active, I'm sure. On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Jeffrey Johnson ortel...@gmail.com wrote: Im willing to help Brett. Def +1 on St Louis. I have a colleague that lives there as well that may be able to offer some support. Let me know how we

Re: [Talk-us] Locations for State of the Map US 2014

in one of those two cities. Alex On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM, alyssa wright alyssapwri...@gmail.comwrote: Happy to help as well! Jeff can keep my todo list active, I'm sure. On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Jeffrey Johnson ortel...@gmail.comwrote: Im willing to help Brett. Def +1 on St

Re: [Talk-us] 2013-2014 OSM US Election Results

Barth 60 Martijn van Exel54 Ian Dees43 Kathleen Danielson 41 Mele Sax-Barnett34 -- Steve Coast 31 Alyssa Wright 31 Steven Johnson 29 Jessica Breen 25 Randy Meech 22 This post may also be found

[Talk-us] games

Can people point me to any mapping events organized as a competitive game? Could be online or in-person. Thanks, Alyssa. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

[Talk-us] on the horizon

Hi all, At our monthly geoNYC meetup, we have a section where we announce upcoming events im the geo space. If there are any conferences, hangouts, trainings, milestones, etc that you would like us to share with this audience, please let me know in the next couple of days. Thanks! Alyssa.

Re: [Talk-us] Removing US Bicycle Route tags

Don't knock the unicorn viewing sites. They are everywhere. On Jun 14, 2013, at 5:55 PM, Darrell Fuhriman darr...@garnix.org wrote: Please for the love of god, I see no one here in favor of it but you. They are imaginary, let's delete them and move on. They have no more place in OSM

Re: [Talk-us] OpenStreetMap outreach opportunity

I'd love to participate as well. Bonnie, if you reach out let us know what sort of next steps are needed. I'll also mention this at Monday's GeoNYC. Thanks for bringing this up as an idea! Best, Alyssa. On Jun 11, 2013, at 10:23 PM, Bonnie Bogle bon...@mapbox.com wrote: I imagine we can just

[Talk-us] meta question

Hi, I am doing some research and analysis on the talk-us mailing list (will share when not a complete mess) and was wondering who I can ask about access to some general stats. Specifically, people registered and usernames. I'll be aggregating data so nothing would be personally identifiable.

Re: [Talk-us] meta question

Dees ian.d...@gmail.com wrote: I won't give you usernames (e-mails in this case), but there are 331 people signed up for the talk-us mailing list. On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 2:29 PM, alyssa wright alyssapwri...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I am doing some research and analysis on the talk-us mailing

Re: [Talk-us] NYC neighborhood data

Hi Kushal, There's a group of us in NYC that will be participating in the OSM editathonhttp://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/US_Spring_Editathon_2013April 20-21st. This could be something to address then. There should be an announcement on the OSM NYC / meetup board or you can contact me directly

Re: [Talk-us] Examples Gov using OSM

mentioned this to alex earlier, but i believe trimet was also editing bike path data though not sure what came of that. the state dept uses OSM but i don't have a specific example in production by way of example. i think this is a good question. i'm continuing to research. best, alyssa. ps.

Re: [Talk-us] Examples Gov using OSM

at 10:30 AM, alyssa wright alyssapwri...@gmail.comwrote: mentioned this to alex earlier, but i believe trimet was also editing bike path data though not sure what came of that. the state dept uses OSM but i don't have a specific example in production by way of example. i think this is a good