State Of The Map 2009

We’re been recording most, if not all, SOTM09 talks and we intend to publish as many asa possible. Processing all these hours of video takes some time though, and we need to prioritize! Which talks would you like to see (again) first? Nominate your favorites on the OpenStreetMap wiki!

State of the Map 2009 has started, and we’re streaming the event to your desktop  – or at least we’re doing the best we can given the technical constraints we’re working with. Enjoy!

De Waag on Nieuwmarkt. Photo by wisze

If you’re attending State Of The Map, chances are that you’ll be in Amsterdam by Thursday night. What better way start off your SOTM weekend than to join fellow attendees for some pre-conference drinks? We picked a great place for that: the bustling Nieuwmarkt square (map) in the heart of the old city.

Members of the SOTM organisation team will be at ‘De Waag’ bar / restaurant to meet you. It’s the big building with the towers right in the middle of the square. If the weather is as nice as it has been the last couple of days, we’ll probably be outside 🙂

If you want to have dinner nearby beforehand, there’s a lot of options. De Waag itself is OK but quite pricey. Excellent and cheap Chinese and Thai food is to be had on Zeedijk, just off the square. Nieuwmarkt itself is home to ‘café Bern’ – arguably the best Swiss cheese fondue outside of Switzerland, as well as ‘Plein 26’, the place to go for Dutch fast food. Several of the other bars on Nieuwmarkt serve food as well.

See you Thursday from 8pm on!

Tweeting about State Of The Map, before or during the conference? Use the #sotm09 hashtag. Have something to say in your own language? Use your language code as an extension! Let’s assume I want to share some SOTM09 buzz with my fellow Dutch speakers – of which there are  well over 20 million, I might add – I will use #sotm09nl. My German friends would use #sotm09de. Help spread the word even better, tweet in your own language – what are you looking forward to in particular, what are you going to say at SOTM09, why do you think SOTM09 is going to be great,when are you going, where are you staying, ride sharing, do tweet!

State Of The Map posters are now available for download! Use them to promote State Of The Map – in your workplace, school, university, or anyplace you see fit. You can download both black and white versions, in A3 and A5 paper sizes through the links below. The posters are provided as high resolution PDF files. We’re looking forward to seeing them appear around the globe!

White background poster

Download A3 | A5

Black background poster

Download A3 | A5

Registration for State Of The Map 2009 is now open! For a limited time, you will be able to secure your registration at a discounted early bird rate, so register now!

The 3rd Annual OpenStreetMap Conference – State Of The Map – will be held in Amsterdam on July 10th, 11th and 12th. The local organising team is very excited to host this wonderful event. If the two previous editions are anything to go by, State Of The Map 2009 is one geo-event you just don’t want to miss!

At the moment, we’re pinning down the important details such as venue, sponsors and of course the programme. All announcements concerning SOTM09 will be made through this website, so check back regularly or add the news feed to your RSS-cruncher of choice.