Happy New Year from OSM US!
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Celebrating 15 years!

Time flies! It's hard to believe that OpenStreetMap US is celebrating 15 years as a nonprofit organization in 2025. 

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The OSM US team is excited for the year ahead. We hope you are too!

The 2025 OSM US Board Elections are Here!

There are three board seats open this cycle! Are you passionate about OSM and a member of the OSM US community? You'd make a great Board Member! Learn more about elections and Board expectations in our recent blog post.

Run

✔️ Add your name & optional position statement to the OSM US elections wiki before Feb 9

✔️ Be an OSM US member by Feb 10

✔️ Participate in the Nominee Town Hall in mid-Feb

Vote

🗳 Learn about this year's nominees on the OSM US wiki and at the Nominee Town Hall

🗳 Be an active OSM US member and opt-in to vote by Feb 23

🗳 Voting begins on Feb 24
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State of the Map US Updates

🦞 The Call for Proposals deadline is extended to February 14

🦞 Early bird ticket sales & domestic scholarship applications end January 31

🦞 Dorm rooms at BU are now open for booking

OSM US Membership

Now is a great time to join OpenStreetMap US! 

As a member you'll receive discounts on ticketed events like State of the Map US and the ability to vote in OSM US board elections.
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Upcoming Events & Important Dates

SotM US early bird pricing ends!
January 31 ~ tickets

South Bay Map Night
 February 4 ~ online

OSM Utah Monthly Map Night
February 4 ~ in-person

iD Community Chat
February 5 ~ online

Proposal deadline for SotM US!
February 14 ~ CFP link

South Bay Map Night
February 18 ~ online

OSM US Pedestrian Working Group
 February 18 ~ online

OSM US Education Working Group
 February 20  ~ online

Fill out this form to have your OSM-related community event featured in a future newsletter!

Want to meet up with your local community but don't see an event near you? Check out the OSM Community index or join a #local- channel on the OSM US Slack.

Where in the World is OpenStreetMap US?

Do you think you know where the map featured in our header image is located? If you're the first person to guess correctly, we'll send you some OSM US stickers and list you in the next newsletter! Submit your guess here.

OpenStreetMap US is a 501(c)3 nonprofit; EIN  27-2375394. All donations are tax-deductible.

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