[OSGeo-Discuss] Call for State of the Map SotM 2019 talks and presentations is now open

[Astrid Emde (OSGeo)]

The State of the Map 2019 [1] is going to come to Heidelberg (Germany) 
from September 21-23, 2019. The HOT Summit [8] will be September 19 – 
20, 2019.

The call for State of the Map 2019 presentations is now open. The 
deadline is: 25th April 2019. There will be a separate call for 
submissions to the Academic Track.

As of now we are accepting your talks and presentations in the following 
State of the Map 2019 tracks:

* OSM Basics: Information dedicated to newcomers
*  Community & Foundation: Bringing people together, working group 
experiences, strategies & vision
* Mapping: All about making the mapping easier and better
* Cartography: Your ideas on how to create good-looking manifestations 
of the OSM dataset
* Software Development: Software for processing and editing data
* Data Analysis & Data Model: Reflections about the OSM data, its model 
and analysis of quality and completeness
* User Experiences: Tell your surprising story of using OSM as an 
end-user
* Academic Track: There will be a proper academic track, it will be 
announced separately!

Two novelties deserve a special mention:

* The “OSM Basics” track: We would like to welcome newcomers with 
contributions that get them started in the fascinating world of 
OpenStreetMap. These talks should specifically address the needs of 
people not overly familiar with the OSM ecosystem.

* The “Extended talk” submission type: Big ideas need time to grow. For 
talks in this category we will allow double the time (40 min) compared 
to the usual talks. Make sure to mention why your talk needs this 
extended space.

You will find the Call for Participations and the link to the submission 
form at [2]:
https://2019.stateofthemap.org/calls/general/

We are looking forward to your fresh ideas and beautiful maps!

SotM 2019 Program Committee

Sign up for event updates [1] and follow us on twitter @sotm [3]!


The State of the Map conference [4] is the annual, international 
conference of OpenStreetMap, organised by the OpenStreetMap Foundation. 
The OpenStreetMap Foundation [5] is a not-for-profit organisation, 
formed in the UK to support the OpenStreetMap Project. It is dedicated 
to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free 
geospatial data for anyone to use and share. The OpenStreetMap 
Foundation owns and maintains the infrastructure of the OpenStreetMap 
project. The State of the Map Organising Committee [6] is one of our 
volunteer Working Groups [7].

See also OpenStreetMap Blog Post 
https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2019/02/28/sotm-2019-call-for-participations/

[1] State of the Map 2019 https://2019.stateofthemap.org
[2] CfP https://2019.stateofthemap.org/calls/general/
[3] @sotm https://twitter.com/sotm
[4] https://stateofthemap.org
[5] OpenStreetMap Foundation https://wiki.osmfoundation.org
[6] State of the Map Organising Committee 
https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/StateoftheMap_Organizing_Committee
[7] Working Groups https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Working_Groups
[8] HOT Summit https://summit.hotosm.org/