The call for papers for State of the Map-Birmingham is now open.
Rob Nickerson, of the State of the Map organizing committee, sends the following information for you.
It’s that time of year again when we look to you, the mind-bogglingly creative OpenStreetMap community, to tell us what you’ve been up to. That’s right – it time to submit your presentation ideas for the annual State of the Map conference.
Presentations
State of the Map 2013, to be held in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 6 to 8 September is calling for presentations.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Change” so we are particularly interested in presentations addressing this theme. Our programme will cover a wide range of topics that will interest everyone from the new OpenStreetMap contributor to the old hand to the professional contemplating using our data.
If you have something interesting to present about your work with OpenStreetMap and would like to tell the world, we would love to hear about it. Simply fill out the Call for Presentations form explaining the topic of your presentation. To keep things easy, at this stage we just need a few words, not a full presentation. 🙂
Who can present?
We are seeking presentations from businesses, the public sector, charities, and individuals.
Poster Exhibition
This year I personally want to try and get as many people involved as possible. We are therefore hoping to have a Poster Exhibition for people who may not be able to attend in person (we can print them locally). If this sounds interesting to you, please use the same form and specify “Poster” as the “Session Format”. Posters can be mainly pictorial, or include text. You can bring it yourself or send an electronic copy for local printing
Sponsor the poster exhibition
Sponsorship to cover printing costs would be much appreciated.
If you have something to say, for example, about switching to OSM, barriers to its use, apps for mobile mapping, changing community organisation or behaviour, historical mapping, or just anything that you want to present, then make sure you register your proposal with a a few words to describe the topic.
Tutorials
Tutorial sessions are especially welcome!
Deadline
Call for Presentations closes on Monday, 10 June 2013.
About State of the Map
The State of the Map is the official, annual, international, OpenStreetMap conference. Founded in 2007, previous State of the Map conferences were held in Manchester, Limerick, Amsterdam, Girona, Denver and Tokyo.
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