On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Richard Weait <[email protected]> wrote:
> This doesn't have to wait for funding, or permission! There are > hundreds of OpenStreetMap "ambassadors" reading this list, right now. > Are you saying that you are satisfied with the number of active US mappers? Really? > > 1) Start your local OpenStreetMap group. Meet on a regular schedule. > Monthly is best. Make your goal, "be available to answer questions > about OpenStreetMap". Everything else is okay too. > We already have an active local group that meets regularly. It currently has over 125 members signed up. > > 2) Grow your local "ambassador team". You don't have to do it all > You don't have to do it alone. Include people in your group who like > to reach out to other groups. Include people who like to speak at > events. Include people who can host at a venue. Share the load. > "Replace yourself" with assistant- and alternate-organizers to > strengthen the local team. But YOU have to start it. Just do that > much. > > 3) Connect with other nearby local groups to share and enjoy. Drop in > on Serge's group when you are in NYC. Thank him for starting it! Do > the same when you travel to other places with local groups. Welcome > distant mappers when they visit your local area, too. > Great idea. > > "Ambassador Program" Pah! Just get on with it. :-) > Sorry, I believe we need to think outside of our current box. -- Clifford OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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