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2019
12 Jun2019-06-12–2019-06-13	The events calendar has been streamlined for easier editing. See Template:Calendar for updated instructions.
11 Apr2019-04-11–2019-04-12	The OSM Foundation is now an affiliate member of the Open Source Initiative.
23 Mar2019-03-23–2019-03-24	OSM wins the 2018 Free Software Foundation award, adding another trophy to our collection.
23 Jan2019-01-23–2019-01-24	Wiki pages containing outdated but historically relevant information can be marked with the templates {{Historic artifact start}} and {{Historic artifact end}}.
10 Jan2019-01-10–2019-01-11	DWG announces that the Organised Editing Guidelines have been officially put online. (More context on the OSMF blog.)
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Current events 20 Jul2019-07-20–2019-07-21 第1回 MissionDayまえばし　マッピングパーティ, Maebashi, Japan 22 Jul2019-07-22–2019-07-23 Bremer Mappertreffen, Bremen, Germany 23 Jul2019-07-23–2019-07-24 Nottingham pub meetup, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 23 Jul2019-07-23–2019-07-24 Missing Maps Reading Mapathon, Reading, England, United Kingdom 23 Jul2019-07-23–2019-07-24 SLC Map Night, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 23 Jul2019-07-23–2019-07-24 第1回 MissionDayまえばし　もくもく会, Maebashi, Japan 25 Jul2019-07-25–2019-07-26 Lübecker Mappertreffen, Lübeck, Germany 27 Jul2019-07-27–2019-07-28 State of the Map Argentina 2019, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina 27 Jul2019-07-27–2019-07-28 鎌倉マッピングパーティ, Kamakura, Japan 30 Jul0201-07-30–0201-07-31 Missing Maps Mapathon Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland 31 Jul2019-07-31–2019-08-01 Stammtisch, Düsseldorf, Germany 1–3 Aug2019-08-01–2019-08-04 Pista ng Mapa 2019, Dumaguete, Central Visayas, Philippines 1 Aug2019-08-01–2019-08-02 Mappertreffen, Bochum, Germany 1 Aug2019-08-01–2019-08-02 Stammtisch Dresden, Dresden, Germany 4 Aug2019-08-04–2019-08-05 OpenStreetMap誕生日 前祝い会！, Kyoto, Japan 6 Aug2019-08-06–2019-08-07 Missing Maps Mapathon, London, England, United Kingdom 7 Aug2019-08-07–2019-08-08 Stuttgarter Stammtisch, Stuttgart, Germany 9 Aug2019-08-09–2019-08-10 134. Brandenburg-Berlin Stammtisch, Cottbus, Germany 12 Aug2019-08-12–2019-08-13 OSM x Wikidata #7, MozSpace, Taipei, Taiwan 12 Aug2019-08-12–2019-08-13 Réunion mensuelle, Bordeaux, France 13 Aug2019-08-13–2019-08-14 SLC Mappy Hour, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 13 Aug2019-08-13–2019-08-14 OSM Stammtisch Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland 13 Aug2019-08-13–2019-08-14 Hamburger Mappertreffen, Hamburg, Germany 14 Aug2019-08-14–2019-08-15 Münchner Stammtisch, Munich, Germany 20 Aug2019-08-20–2019-08-21 Bonner Stammtisch, Bonn, Germany 20 Aug2019-08-20–2019-08-21 Lüneburger Mappertreffen, Lüneburg, Germany 22 Aug2019-08-22–2019-08-23 Lübecker Mappertreffen, Lübeck, Germany 26 Aug2019-08-26–2019-08-27 Bremer Mappertreffen, Bremen, Germany 27 Aug2019-08-27–2019-08-28 Derby pub meetup, Derby, England, United Kingdom 27 Aug2019-08-27–2019-08-28 SLC Map Night, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 28 Aug2019-08-28–2019-08-29 Stammtisch, Düsseldorf, Germany   Future big events 6–8 Sep2019-09-06–2019-09-09 State of the Map U.S. 2019 [1], Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 18–21 Sep2019-09-18–2019-09-22 FOSS4GUK 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 18–23 Sep2019-09-18–2019-09-24 Erasmus+ EuYoutH OSM Meeting, Heidelberg, Germany 19–20 Sep2019-09-19–2019-09-21 HOT Summit 2019, Heidelberg, Germany 21–23 Sep2019-09-21–2019-09-24 State of the Map 2019 [2], Heidelberg, Germany 12–15 Nov2019-11-12–2019-11-16 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, Wellington, New Zealand 22–24 Nov2019-11-22–2019-11-25 State of the Map Africa 2019, Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast