OpenStreetMap US Board Election Results

A warm welcome to this year's board - Jubal Harpster, Daniela Waltersdorfer, Alyssa Wright, Martijn van Exel & Minh Nguyen. More information and analysis can be found in this blog post from community member and election monitor Alan McConchie. Thanks to Alan, the outgoing board members, and all of you who took the time to vote!

State of the Map US ~ November 5-7 in Tucson, AZ

Save the date! State of the Map US will be held at the University of Arizona from November 5-7, 2020. It's also OpenStreetMap US' 10th birthday, so arrive ready to help us celebrate! Expect great talks, workshops, social events, and a chance to meet mappers from all over the country. Keep an eye on the SOTMUS website, follow @sotmus on Twitter, or join #sotmus on Slack for the latest new and announcements! 

Want to join the planning committee? Interested in being a sponsor? Email us! 

Volunteers Needed! OpenStreetMap US Website Redesign

OpenStreetMap US is planning an update to our website and forming a small task team to help collect ideas. Interested in participating in the conversation? Reach out via email or join the conversation on Slack #osmus-website-redesign.

OpenStreetMap US Guest Blog Series

OpenStreetMap US will be featuring a number of blog posts from guests this year. Upcoming content includes the use of OSM for emergency response, OSM in education, validation-athons, governance & more. Learn about the Guest Blog Series on our website. Interested in participating? Reach out via email or Slack.

New to OpenStreetMap or want to dive a little deeper? Get started with these resources!

• Want to read stories from fellow mappers? Check out OSM Diary
• Trying to convice your colleagues to use OSM? Switch2OSM can help!
• Planning a mapping project? HOT has a Toolbox full of helpful learning materials