The blog post on my experience of attending the #stateofthemap2024 has been published here https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/sotm-2024/ .
Thanks to @sahil @badrihippo @snehalshekatkar and contrapunctus for reviewing my drafts before publishing.
And thanks to @sotm for the generous grant.
Okay I got ๐ฅ my first #SotM2024 diary post is dedicated to the heart and sweat of this year's SotM Travel Grant Programs โ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ป๐
https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/arnalielsewhere/diary/405170
With my State of the Map Working Group - communications hat ๐ , one thing that really put a smile on my face is checking the stats of scholarships given! ๐
Quick stats re scholars from #SotM & @hotosm #HOTOpenSummit Travel Grant Programs!
๐ป10 online scholars
โ๏ธ 50 in-person scholars
๐๐๐ 27 countries
๐๐24 women : 36 men
80% attended their 1โฃst #StateoftheMap! ๐ฏ
+๐๏ธ29 free tickets given! ๐ซฐ
It's been 3 weeks since #StateoftheMap2024. Check out the official memories thread, share your memories, or check out what you missed!
(and give the excellent hard working volunteers on the State of the Map WG (@sotm) a follow. ๐ )
https://en.osm.town/@sotm/113189293849394736
#OpenStreetMap #OSM #gischat #maps
Attached: 1 image Have you moved on yet? It's been 3 weeks since #StateoftheMap2024 so let's relive the memories! Share on this thread your fave photos/memories and tag us! Use the hashtag #SotM2024 Here are the links to the official photos! Thanks to our official photographers from Arata Media Solutions ๐ธ https://aratamediasolutions.pixieset.com/stateofthemapnairobi2024/ Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/201407087@N03/albums/ Also shoutout to @mapconcierge for this amazing 360 group photo shot! https://www.flickr.com/photos/201441883@N04/53995084532/in/dateposted-public/
Also, shoutout to @Erick_tambah for these wonderful 2-minute videos per day to document #SotM2024!
Oh and how can we forget? We thank each and everyone of you for sharing the love, your learnings and appreciation for #SotM2024!
You can relive the conference by checking the write-ups, videos, and social media posts documented in the wiki! https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2024#Write-ups
See you next year for State of the Map 2025 in Manila ๐ต๐ญ
Video credits:
๐ถ Bakunawa by Jerflow
๐ฉโ๐ป edited by @jikkadefino
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Again, thank you/asante sana for
๐ซถbeing here, engaged, and motivated
๐ค a friendly, constructive, and mind-opening discussions
๐คsupporting each other during the event
๐ก your ideas, statements, wishes that help us move forward and grow #OpenStreetMap together.
And as Dani said during the closing... we "hope you filled yourselves with even more energy and passion to keep on pushing for this [ #OpenStreetMap ] project that we're all passionate about. I hope you made new connections and friends and that you stay in contact with them." โค๏ธ
Asante sana / thank you to our sponsors!
๐Platinum sponsors: @TomTom & @Microsoft
๐ซถSpecial thank you to @hotosm for supporting the conference with their #HOTOpenSummit Travel Support Grant. โ๏ธ
Ravi Dwivedi
arnalie
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