The State of the Map 2009 will feature talks and workshops from the leading members of the OpenStreetMap community. You'll have the opportunity to hear at first hand from the people who make the maps, write the code and lead the rapidly growing community of worldwide mappers.
Previous speakers have included:
Steve Coast
Founder of OpenStreetMap
Chairman of the OpenStreetMap Foundation
Mikel Maron
OpenStreetMap Foundation
Freelance Geo Warrior
Muki Haklay
Department of Civil, Environmental
and Geomatic Engineering,
University College London
Ed Parsons
Geospatial Evangelist
Google Inc
Sean Phelan
Founder, Multimap
Sean Gorman
CEO, FortiusOne
Jordan Hatcher
Open Data Commons,
Open Knowledge Foundation
Richard Fairhurst
Cartographer and OSM Developer
Andy Allan
OpenCycleMap Founder,
OSM Server Developer
Andy Robinson
OpenStreetMap Foundation Board
Steve Coast
Founder of OpenStreetMap
Chairman of the OpenStreetMap Foundation
Mikel Maron
OpenStreetMap Foundation
Freelance Geo Warrior
This year's conference themes:
- OSM 2011 — How do we take OpenStreetMap from 100,000 to 1,000,000 contributors?
- New Mapping Frontiers — Learn how OpenStreetMap is expanding into new communities, new regions and mapping new features.
- OpenStreetMap Application Development — Hear about the latest and greatest applications developed by the OpenStreetMap community.
- Tools Tips and Techniques — Get expert advice from the people who created the tools! Learn about editors, map renderers and more.
- Find out about the latest developments in the OpenStreetMap world
- Get tips on using OpenStreetMap data and tools in your projects
- Relax and socialize in a friendly atmosphere with like minded mappers from around the world