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News

2023
15 Jan2023-01-15–2023-01-16	The wiki was updated to MediaWiki 1.39.
2022
3 Aug2022-08-03–2022-08-04	The wiki's configuration has been updated so that pages load faster, especially those with many images.
2 Aug2022-08-02–2022-08-03	Tag usage statistics in infoboxes are now displayed in the correct language and number format according to your interface language setting (technical details, contribute a translation).
19 May2022-05-19–2022-05-20	When you search for or follow a link to a key or tag description page that does not exist, an infobox now shows any available details from the data item associated with the key or tag. If it is a compound key, each part of the key is described automatically based on data items.
11 May2022-05-11–2022-05-12	New mobile editor for iOS and Android: Every Door.
1 May2022-05-01–2022-05-02	OSMF employs Grant Slater as Senior Site Reliability Engineer
21 Mar2022-03-21–2022-03-22	OSMF launches a new forum at community.openstreetmap.org.
19 Feb2022-02-19–2022-02-20	SOTM organizers announce Call for Logo designs.
16 Feb2022-02-16–2022-02-17	SOTM 2022 conference has been announced for August 19-21 in Firenze, Italy.
2021
19 Sep2021-09-19–2021-09-20	Two optional wiki gadgets for enhancing discussion pages, 1.CommentsInLocalTime and 2.ConvenientDiscussions have been installed. You can enable them in your user preferences.
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Upcoming events (add) – See also: Past Events Event archive 2004-2020

26th March	Social Mapping Sunday: Lake Leschenaultia	Chidlow, Western Australia, Australia
27th March	Bremer Mappertreffen (Online)	Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany
28th March	South Bay Map Night	San Jose, California, United States
28th March	OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online)	Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
29th March	Formação UN Mappers: OpenStreetMap e o mapeamento humanitário - sessão 2
29th March	Missing Maps Brno mapathon March 2023	Brno, Southeast, Czechia
30th March	[Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting
30th March	Formation UN Mappers : OpenStreetMap et la cartographie humanitaire - session 9
31st March	Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen	Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1st April	OSM Nederland bijeenkomst (online)	IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands
4th April	MapRoulette Monthly Community Meeting
4th April	OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting
4th April	Missing Maps London Mapathon
4th April	OSM-Verkehrswende #46 (Online)	Berlin, Germany
5th April	Formação UN Mappers: OpenStreetMap e o mapeamento humanitário - sessão 3
5th April	A Synesthete's Atlas - Eric Theise & upright bassist Ari Smith	Madison, Wisconsin, United States
5th April	Stuttgarter Stammtisch	Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
9th April	OSMmapperCPH	Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
11th April	OSM-Stammtisch	Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
11th April	Münchner OSM-Treffen	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
12th April	Formação UN Mappers: OpenStreetMap e o mapeamento humanitário - sessão 4
12th April	OSM Utah Monthly Map Night	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
13th–15th April	FOSSASIA	Singapore
15th–16th April	OSM Hackweekend Berlin 04/2023	Berlin, Germany
15th April	Réunion du groupe local de Toulouse	Toulouse, Occitania, France
17th April	OSM-Stammtisch Hannover	Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
18th April	162. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn
18th April	Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online)	Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
19th April	Formação UN Mappers: OpenStreetMap e o mapeamento humanitário - sessão 5
19th April	Missing Maps - DRK & MSF Online Mapathon	Berlin, Germany
26th April	Formação UN Mappers: OpenStreetMap e o mapeamento humanitário - sessão 6
26th April	Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen	Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2nd May	MapRoulette Monthly Community Meeting
3rd May	Formação UN Mappers: OpenStreetMap e o mapeamento humanitário - sessão 7
10th May	Formação UN Mappers: OpenStreetMap e o mapeamento humanitário - sessão 8
10th May	OSM-Stammtisch Hannover	Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
10th May	OSM Utah Monthly Map Night	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
10th May	Münchner OSM-Treffen	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
11th May	"Open- und OpenStreetMap-Daten in Blaulichtorganisationen" (Schweiz)
11th May	OSM-Stammtisch	Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
12th–13th May	MERGE-it	Verona, Veneto, Italy
16th May	163. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn
16th May	Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online)	Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
17th May	Formação UN Mappers: OpenStreetMap e o mapeamento humanitário - sessão 9
18th–19th May	State of the Map Baltics 2023	Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia
20th May	Réunion du groupe local de Toulouse	Toulouse, Occitania, France
31st May	Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen	Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
6th June	MapRoulette Monthly Community Meeting
8th–11th June	State of the Map United States 2023	Richmond, Virginia, United States
8th June	Münchner OSM-Treffen	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
9th–11th June	State of the Map France 2023	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
10th June	OSM-Stammtisch Hannover	Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
14th June	OSM Utah Monthly Map Night	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
17th June	Réunion du groupe local de Toulouse	Toulouse, Occitania, France
20th June	164. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn
20th June	Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online)	Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
26th June–2nd July	FOSS4G	Prizren, Kosovo
30th June	Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen	Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
11th July	OSM-Stammtisch	Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
11th July	Münchner OSM-Treffen	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
18th July	165. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn
18th July	Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online)	Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
9th August	Münchner OSM-Treffen	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
11th August	OSM-Stammtisch	Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
15th August	166. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn
15th August	Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online)	Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
11th September	OSM-Stammtisch	Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
14th September	Münchner OSM-Treffen	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
19th September	167. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn
19th September	Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online)	Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
10th October	Münchner OSM-Treffen	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
11th October	OSM-Stammtisch	Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
14th–15th October	OSM Hackweekend Berlin 10/2023	Berlin, Germany
17th October	168. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn
17th October	Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online)	Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
8th November	Münchner OSM-Treffen	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
21st November	169. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn
21st November	Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online)	Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
1st–3rd December	State of the Map Africa 2023	Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon
14th December	Münchner OSM-Treffen	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
19th December	170. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn
19th December	Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online)	Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
9th January	Münchner OSM-Treffen	Munich, Bavaria, Germany

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