by Lyzi Diamond
FOSS4G is just a week away, and we at MaptimeHQ are gearing up! We’re extremely excited for the conference, not least of all due to the massive amount of participation from Maptimers around the world. (And perhaps the births of a few new chapters?) Here’s a list of everything we have going on at FOSS4G:
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Maptime! Null Island! Party! Wednesday, September 10th, 8pm-11pm White Owl Social Club, 1305 SE 8th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Maptime is super pleased to host a ridiculous party to celebrate the massive growth of the organization over the past year — there are now more than THIRTY Maptimes! — as well as the first birthday of MaptimeNullIsland. Your first drink is on us, thanks to Mapzen and Stamen! Be sure to RSVP here.
Maptime Birds of a Feather Session Thursday, September 11th, 5pm-7pm Room E-146
Come to our ad-hoc session and chat with Maptimers from around the world! We’ll be doing a short introduction to Maptime and providing resources for new chapters as well as facilitating a discussion for Maptime organizers in order to share best practices and get advice on future meetups. Should be a ton of fun!
Invited Talk: Making Space for Diverse Mappers Alyssa Wright, MaptimeNYC Wednesday, September 10th, 3pm-4pm
Alyssa will be doing a presentation on building a ideologically diverse community of mappers through a variety of events, including MaptimeNYC! I (Lyzi) will also be doing a short talk on starting your own Maptime chapter.
Workshop: Leaflet and Mapbox JavaScript API Fundamentals Rafa Gutierrez, MaptimePDX Tuesday, September 9, afternoon
Rafa’s workshop will cover several core aspects of the most recent versions of the Leaflet and Mapbox JavaScript libraries. Each topic discussed will be followed with a hands-on exercise using live examples.
We can’t wait to see you there!
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