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2024
19 Oct2024-10-192024-10-20 If you are an OpenStreetMap Foundation member, you can attend the online 18th Annual General Meeting of the Foundation, where the results of the OSM Foundation's board election will be announced.
12 Oct2024-10-122024-10-13 Voting is open for the 2024 board election. Read about voting eligibility, instructions and common questions here.
9 Oct2024-10-092024-10-10 Learn about how OSM's infrastructure has been progressing with an update from OSM's Senior Site Reliability Engineer.
27 Sep2024-09-272024-09-28 You can now read the answers and the manifestos of the 2024 OSM Foundation's board election candidates. Discuss the answers on your local channels or on community.osm.org.
9 Aug2024-08-092024-08-10 OpenStreetMap's 20th birthday. See where birthday parties and meetings were held.
9 Aug2024-08-092024-08-10 Read OSM's founder Steve Coast's thoughts on the 20th birthday of OpenStreetMap.
18 Jun2024-06-182024-06-19 OpenStreetMap Foundation board member Sarah Hoffman participated in the United Nations' UN-Maps conference, hear more about how the UN uses OSM.
7 Jun2024-06-072024-06-08 See a progress update on vector tiles from the Engineering Working Group to learn more about this exciting improvement to openstreetmap.org.
21 May2024-05-212024-05-22 Read about what the OSM Foundation Board has been up to -- highlights from the OSMF Board Spring 2024 Meeting.
17 Apr2024-04-172024-04-18 Learn about changes in authorizations with OAuth 1.0a and HTTP Basic Auth shutdown on OpenStreetMap.org.
11 Apr2024-04-112024-04-12 Join the OpenStreetMap Foundation! Here are three great reasons to join the OSM Foundation as a member.
4 Apr2024-04-042024-04-05 The academic track at the 2024 State of the Map conference has opened for submissions as well! Learn more about submitting your academic research.
20 Mar2024-03-202024-03-21 The call for participation in the 2024 State of the Map conference is open! Learn more about submitting an idea for a presentation.
12 Mar2024-03-122024-03-13 The OpenStreetMap Foundation Board looks ahead to 2024.
12 Mar2024-03-122024-03-13 Help us grow and diversify OSM Foundation membership worldwide!
14 Feb2024-02-142024-02-15 Welcome OpenStreetMap Belgium, the newest (and returning) OSMF Local Chapter.
13 Feb2024-02-132024-02-14 OpenStreetMap giving recap: Mappers, universities, companies, and nonprofits contributed over £373,000 to support OSM in 2023.
11 Feb2024-02-112024-02-12 2024: announcing the year of the OpenStreetMap vector maps.
5 Feb2024-02-052024-02-06 OpenStreetMap named as digital public good by United Nations-affiliated agency.
23 Jan2024-01-232024-01-24 Tom Hughes recognized for OpenStreetMap contributions on OpenUK’s 2024 Honours List.
10 Jan2024-01-102024-01-11 The State of the Map 2024 Travel Grant Program is open, applications due January 31.
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11th DecemberOSM Utah Monthly Map NightSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
11th DecemberOpenStreetMap Midwest MeetupOhio, United States
12th DecemberMissing Maps mapathon Žilina #15Žilina, Region of Žilina, Slovakia
12th DecemberBochumer OSM TreffenBochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany
12th DecemberMünchner OSM-TreffenMunich, Bavaria, Germany
13th December198. Berlin-Brandenburg OpenStreetMap StammtischBerlin, Germany
13th–15th DecemberCommunity-Hackday vom 13. - 15. Dezember 2024 im JuNo, Moers RepelenMoers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
14th DecemberOSMit 2024Padua, Veneto, Italy
14th DecemberLCCWG SubCommittee - OSMF Affiliation Models Volunteers Meetup
16th DecemberLondon xmas pub meet-upCity of London, England, United Kingdom
17th DecemberMaptime Amsterdam: Christmas Mapping PartyAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
17th DecemberMissing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng]
17th DecemberRéunion du groupe local de LyonLyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
17th December183. OSM-Stammtisch BonnBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
17th DecemberOSM Edinburgh Social Meet-upCity of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
18th December[Online] Map-py Wednesday
18th DecemberStammtisch KarlsruheKarlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
18th December15. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online)Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria
18th DecemberResearch & Development online Mapathon to support Doctors Without Borders (online)Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
19th DecemberOSM-Stammtisch HannoverHanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
20th DecemberŚwiąteczne mapowanieBardzinek, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
21st DecemberOSM Bengaluru Mapping PartyBengaluru, Karnataka, India
27th DecemberDüsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)Dusseldorf, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany
3rd–5th JanuaryCommunity-Hackday vom 3. - 5. Januar 2024 im JuNo, Moers RepelenMoers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
7th JanuaryMissing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng]
7th JanuarySouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
8th JanuaryStuttgarter OpenStreetMap-TreffenStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
8th JanuaryiD Community Chat
8th JanuaryOpenStreetMap Midwest MeetupOhio, United States
12th JanuaryOSMmapperCPHCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
13th JanuaryMapathon en ligne saison 24/25 CartONGChambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
13th JanuaryOpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #72Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan
14th JanuaryMünchner OSM-TreffenMunich, Bavaria, Germany
14th JanuaryAsamblea General Extraordinaria Enero 2025 Asociación OSM España (Online)
15th January[Online] Map-py Wednesday
16th January[Online] Map-py Wednesday
21st JanuaryMissing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng]
21st January184. OSM-Stammtisch BonnBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
21st JanuarySouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
23rd January149. OSM-Stammtisch Lübeck und UmgebungLübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
28th JanuaryOSM-Verkehrswende #65Berlin, Germany
29th JanuaryDüsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
30th JanuaryGeoMob LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom
4th FebruarySouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
4th FebruaryMissing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng]
14th–16th FebruaryI Love Free Software Day Community-Hackday vom 14. - 16. Februar 2024 im JuNo, Moers RepelenMoers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18th FebruaryMissing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng]
18th February185. OSM-Stammtisch BonnBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18th FebruarySouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
19th February[Online] Map-py Wednesday
26th FebruaryDüsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
4th MarchMissing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng]
4th MarchSouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
18th MarchMissing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng]
18th March186. OSM-Stammtisch BonnBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
26th–29th MarchFOSSGIS-Konferenz 2025Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
28th MarchDüsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15th April187. OSM-Stammtisch BonnBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
30th AprilDüsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
20th May188. OSM-Stammtisch BonnBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
28th MayDüsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
17th June188. OSM-Stammtisch BonnBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
27th JuneDüsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
14th–20th JulyFOSS4G Europe 2025Mostar, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina