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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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29th OctoberSouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
30th OctoberOSMF Affiliation Models brainstorming
30th OctoberMaptime Amsterdam: Autumn mapping partyAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
30th OctoberOSM-Deutschland Vernetzungstreffen 30.10.2024
30th October73. Wiener OSM-StammtischVienna, Austria
30th OctoberDüsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)Dusseldorf, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany
1st–3rd NovemberCommunity-Hackday am 1. - 3. November 2024 im JuNo, Moers RepelenMoers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2nd–3rd NovemberOSM Hackweekend Berlin 11/2024Berlin, Germany
5th–8th NovemberFOSS4G SotM Oceania 2024Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
5th NovemberMissing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng]
6th NovemberStuttgarter OpenStreetMap-TreffenStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
6th NovemberRadnetz Brandenburg Mapping Abend #10Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
7th NovemberLCCWG Monthly Meeting
7th NovemberOSM Stammtisch DresdenDresden, Saxony, Germany
7th NovemberStammtisch DresdenDresden, Saxony, Germany
8th NovemberOpenStreetMap + pizza + velopark - meetupGhent, East Flanders, Belgium
9th NovemberMaker Faire Salzburg 2024Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
10th NovemberOSMmapperCPHCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
11th November169. OSM-Stammtisch ZürichZurich, Zurich, Switzerland
11th NovemberOpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #70Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan
12th NovemberSouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
13th–15th NovemberXV edición de las Jornadas Ibéricas de Infraestructuras de Datos Espaciales (JIIDE)Vitoria-Gasteiz, Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain
13th NovemberOSM Utah Monthly Map NightSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
13th NovemberOpenStreetMap Midwest MeetupOhio, United States
13th NovemberMünchner OSM-TreffenMunich, Bavaria, Germany
14th NovemberBochumer OSM TreffenBochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany
15th NovemberConférence Apéro OpenStreetMapChaumont, Saint-Claude, Bourgogne – Franche-Comté, France
16th–17th NovemberState of the Map Kerala 2024Pookode, Kerala, India
16th NovemberCartographie collaborative pour tousChaumont, Saint-Claude, Bourgogne – Franche-Comté, France
17th NovemberOkupljanje u ZrenjaninuZrenjanin, Vojvodina, Serbia
18th NovemberOSM-Stammtisch HannoverHanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
18th NovemberInternationale GeoWoche – Online Mapathon von DRK, HeiGIT, MSF Deutschland, Österreich & Schweiz
19th NovemberMissing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng]
19th NovemberRéunion du groupe local de LyonLyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
19th November182. OSM-Stammtisch BonnBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
20th November[Online] Map-py Wednesday
20th NovemberStammtisch KarlsruheKarlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
22nd NovemberBewakingscamera's op de kaart (wandeling)Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
23rd NovemberBewakingscamera's op de kaart (wandeling)Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
26th NovemberSouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
26th NovemberOSM-Verkehrswende #64Berlin, Germany
27th NovemberDüsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)Dusseldorf, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany
28th November148. OSM-Stammtisch Lübeck und UmgebungLübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
29th NovemberLiLi-app mapathonBruges, West Flanders, Belgium
3rd DecemberOSM Treffen SalzburgSalzburg, Salzburg, Austria
3rd DecemberMissing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng]
9th DecemberOpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #71Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan
10th DecemberSouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
11th DecemberOSM Utah Monthly Map NightSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
11th DecemberOpenStreetMap Midwest MeetupOhio, United States
12th DecemberBochumer OSM TreffenBochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany
12th DecemberMünchner OSM-TreffenMunich, Bavaria, Germany
17th DecemberRéunion du groupe local de LyonLyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
17th December183. OSM-Stammtisch BonnBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18th December15. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online)Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria
18th DecemberStammtisch KarlsruheKarlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
19th December[Online] Map-py Wednesday
19th DecemberOSM-Stammtisch HannoverHanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
27th DecemberDüsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)Dusseldorf, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany
7th JanuarySouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
8th JanuaryOpenStreetMap Midwest MeetupOhio, United States
14th JanuaryMünchner OSM-TreffenMunich, Bavaria, Germany
16th January[Online] Map-py Wednesday
21st JanuarySouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
23rd January149. OSM-Stammtisch Lübeck und UmgebungLübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
4th FebruarySouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
18th FebruarySouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States
4th MarchSouth Bay Map NightSan Jose, California, United States