[Okfn-no] interested in a nordic open geo/map data meetup in novermber

Mon Aug 22 12:17:03 UTC 2016

Hello again everyone,

Just wanted to provide a bit of an update :

- Thanks a lot for the participation - much appreciated.

- The ball is now with the Norwegian Mapping Authority - also the key
organiser of Hack4NO.
I've emailed them the results of the survey, and they're going to decide
whether they're going to offer facilities for running the event.

Of course, even if this event - around Hack4NO - doesn't happen, we'll
recycle the enthusiasm into another event later.
With a bit of luck, mapping will remain an interest for long :)

Thanks again and all the best,

miska

On 10 August 2016 at 21:27, miska knapek <contactmiska at knapek.org> wrote:

> Hey good open folks,
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> *Short version : *
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> A Nordic open geo & map data meetup/mini-conference is possible in
> parallel with Hack4no, the open cultural data hackathon, at the end of
> October, in Norway.
> (More details below, but a question first )
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> But,* we need to know how many people would be interested i coming,* and
> how many might be interested in contributing to make the event happen (
> more on the latter below too ).
> There'll be tracks on different aspects of open geo/map data, as well as
> workshops.
>
> *PLEASE fill in the doodle poll below,* mentioning whether you might be
> interested in coming, as well as whether you might consider coming and
> paying a small fee to cover some basic costs.
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> http://doodle.com/poll/75su2kut2thkzddd
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> PLEASE answer as soon as possible - the poll closes on Sunday.
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> *Longer version : *
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> Some open people have voiced interest in having an open map data event,
> and we've some preliminary interest from people who'd like to run workshops
> and whatnot.
>
> Kartverket, the mapping authority of Norway, the main organiser of
> Hack4No, has said they could be interested in hosting a open map&geo data
> event in parallel with Hack4No.
>
> This is really nice of Kartverket, but to make it happen, we need to know
> how many people could be interested in coming, and whether they'd consider
> paying some small fee to cover some basic costs.
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> *Longer version - part Two*
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> If enough people are interested in attending, the next steps would be to
> organise some tracks for the event. There's an academic/education,
> business, civil society, etc… side to open map & geo data. it'd be great to
> have an open call, get suggestions for content, and organise these
> different tracks.
>
> ( We've already had some offers from the kind folks at Wikipedia, as well
> as some others like Søren Johanssen, to run workshops on new wikipedia
> mapping features, as well as open source mapping tools. ( Of course,
> depending on how things go, it might or might not be possible to run the
> workshops, but at least the will is there )).
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> I hope there's sufficient interest, and that we can proceed with
> organising the event!
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> All the best,
>
> miksa
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