John, Thank you for the kind words and thank you to all of those behind the scenes who got the mapathong over the line,,,just.
A special note of appreciation to Oscar So who worked diligently throughout the day to make the Melbourne meetup run smoothly and answer a myriad of questions from newbies to QGIS experts. Thanks Oscar Ewen On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 at 15:58, John Bryant <johnwbry...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wasn't able to attend the SSSI National Bushfire Recovery Map-a-thon > yesterday, but thanks to the open-access chat, I was able to follow along > as an observer as I had time. It sounded like it went well, with a lot of > participation, including a large number of people encountering > OpenStreetMap for the first time. > > I want to shine a bit of a spotlight on Andrew Harvey, Phil Wyatt, and > Ewen Hill. They each put in a considerable effort in making the event a > success: securing waivers, answering questions from organisers, providing > technical support, and helping new mappers find their way. > > When the event organisers had some difficulties due to unfamiliarity with > the OSM project & community, Andrew, Phil, & Ewen really stepped up at > short notice to make sure that new mappers had a great experience, handling > themselves professionally and staying positive & productive throughout. > And, I'll note - they're not done yet, these guys are still working on > waivers, data cleanup, and lessons learned, even after most of the event > participants have moved on. > > Great work you guys. Made me feel proud to be part of such a great > community. > > Cheers > John > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > Talk-au@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > -- Warm Regards Ewen Hill Internet Development Australia
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