[Okfn-se] interested in a nordic open geo/map data meetup in novermber

[miska knapek]

I forgot to add, there's a planning pad for the event, here :
https://okffi.hackpad.com/Open-geomap-data-meetup-organising-at-hack4no-and-geo-forum-sweden--2oCdxQMoRHT

all the bests,

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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> ( 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,
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> miksa
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