Hi Russ-- that's great! I think the in-person events are definitely turning out to be broader than just a sprint. In DC we're inviting newbies and seasoned veterans alike, so there will be some sprinting, but also lots of learning.
We'll get the event up on the bday sprint page :) On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Russell Deffner <[email protected]>wrote: > Kathleen,**** > > ** ** > > I’m coordinating the Denver, CO event – but we’re not doing a sprint (at > least not for our in person event). I’ll be doing an OSM Basics for the ½ > dozen or so new mappers that have joined: > http://www.meetup.com/OSM-Colorado/ - details are there if you (or > others) do want to add us to webpages, etc.**** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > =Russ**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Kathleen Danielson [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 07, 2013 8:22 AM > *To:* Jason Remillard > *Cc:* OpenStreetMap US Talk > *Subject:* Re: [Talk-us] Mark your calendars for the #BirthdaySprint! > (Now with snazzy website!)**** > > ** ** > > Hi Jason--**** > > ** ** > > That's awesome! Can you help me get in touch with the organizers of those > events? I'd love to see if they'd be ok with us adding their events to our > Locations > page. <http://osmlab.github.io/birthday-sprint/locations/>**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Jason Remillard < > [email protected]> wrote:**** > > Hi, > > Also, it looks like we have some actual locations for some US events > this weekend too. San Francisco, Denver, Nashua, NH. > > Thanks > Jason**** > > > > > On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Kathleen Danielson > <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > > As you all know, in honor of OpenStreetMap's 9th birthday, we are > holding a > > Birthday Sprint next weekend, August 10th - 11th. Since we can't all be > in > > the same room (this time), this will be a distributed code sprint, so you > > won't even need to get off the couch! All you'll need to do is get > online, > > and all you'll need to bring is your enthusiasm! > > > > Whoever has an OSM project they are working on is invited to rally their > > communities to do a dedicated push over those two days. We already have a > > LOT of great projects signed up, so if you want to help, but don't know > > where to get started, check out our projects page, where you can find > > contact info, code repositories, discussion lists and more. > > > > We're working to identify tasks for non-developers as well, so keep > checking > > back as we get closer to the date of the sprint if you don't see anything > > you feel comfortable contributing to just yet. > > > > These are the projects that are signed up so far: > > > > OSM Groups > > HOT Website updates > > HOT cross-site toolbar > > Complete iD integration into tasking server > > WikiMaps > > Historical OSM > > Hashtag Aggregation > > Social Feature Planning (UX workshop) > > DC Building Import > > > > We're excited about all of the enthusiasm that we've heard so far, but > this > > list isn't done yet! If you've got a project you'd like to add feel free > to > > hit me up, or fork the github page. All we ask is that someone take > > ownership for the sprint, you provide a place where contributors can find > > tasks and ongoing discussion, and bring a lot of enthusiasm! > > > > Finally, even though this is a distributed code sprint, there are a few > > in-person events popping up (in DC, SF, and Salt Lake City). Find details > > here, and let us know if you're planning an in-person event too! > > > > KD > > > >**** > > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-us mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > >**** > > ** ** >
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