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2019
12 Jun2019-06-12–2019-06-17	The events calendar has been streamlined for easier editing. See Template:Calendar for updated instructions.
11 Apr2019-04-11–2019-06-17	The OSM Foundation is now an affiliate member of the Open Source Initiative.
23 Mar2019-03-23–2019-06-17	OSM wins the 2018 Free Software Foundation award, adding another trophy to our collection.
23 Jan2019-01-23–2019-06-17	Wiki pages containing outdated but historically relevant information can be marked with the templates {{Historic artifact start}} and {{Historic artifact end}}.
10 Jan2019-01-10–2019-06-17	DWG announces that the Organised Editing Guidelines have been officially put online. (More context on the OSMF blog.)
2018
30 Aug2018-08-30–2019-06-17	OpenStreetMap condemns recent anti-semitic vandalism, which recently surfaced on the Snapchat app.
4 Jan2018-01-04–2019-06-17	OpenStreetMap is participating in Google Summer of Code 2018.
3 Jan2018-01-03–2019-06-17	FOSSGIS e.V. (Germany) is now formally established as a foundation local chapter.
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Current events 13 Jun2019-06-13–2019-06-17 OpenStreetMap Mapathon, Tirana, Albania 13 Jun2019-06-13–2019-06-17 Civic Hack Night & Map Night, San José, California, United States 14 Jun2019-06-14–2019-06-17 132. Berlin-Brandenburg Stammtisch, Berlin, Germany 14–16 Jun2019-06-14–2019-06-17 State of the Map France, Montpellier, France 14–16 Jun2019-06-14–2019-06-17 5. OSM-Sommercamp und 12. FOSSGIS-Hackingevent im Linuxhotel, Essen, Germany 15 Jun2019-06-15–2019-06-17 京都！街歩き！マッピングパーティ：第9回 光明寺, Kyoto, Japan 15 Jun2019-06-15–2019-06-17 OSM Ireland AGM & Talks, Dublin, Ireland 15 Jun2019-06-15–2019-06-17 Santa Cruz Mapping Party, Santa Cruz, California, United States 17–19 Jun2019-06-17–2019-06-20 Training School on Quality Control of OpenStreetMap Data, Coimbra, Portugal 18 Jun2019-06-18–2019-06-17 Bonner Stammtisch, Bonn, Germany 18 Jun2019-06-18–2019-06-17 Lüneburger Mappertreffen, Lüneburg, Germany 18 Jun2019-06-18–2019-06-17 Sheffield pub meetup, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom 18 Jun2019-06-18–2019-06-17 Rostocker Treffen, Rostock, Germany 18 Jun2019-06-18–2019-06-17 Coimbra Mapping Party, Coimbra, Portugal 19 Jun2019-06-19–2019-06-17 Stammtisch, Karlsruhe, Germany 19 Jun2019-06-19–2019-06-17 #geomob London, London, England, United Kingdom 19 Jun2019-06-19–2019-06-17 OpenStreetMap Foundation public board meeting, world 20 Jun2019-06-20–2019-06-17 Leobersdorfer Stammtisch, Leoberdorf, Austria 20 Jun2019-06-20–2019-06-17 Rencontre Montrouge et alentours, Montrouge, France 23 Jun2019-06-23–2019-06-17 Préparer ses randos pédestres ou vélos, Rennes, France 24 Jun2019-06-24–2019-06-17 Bremer Mappertreffen, Bremen, Germany 24–29 Jun2019-06-24–2019-06-30 Erasmus+ EuYoutH OSM Meeting, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal 25 Jun2019-06-25–2019-06-17 SLC Map Night, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 26 Jun2019-06-26–2019-06-17 Réunion mensuelle, Montpellier, France 26 Jun2019-06-26–2019-06-17 OpenStreetMap no MundoGeo Connect, São Paulo, Brazil 27 Jun2019-06-27–2019-06-17 Lübecker Mappertreffen, Lübeck, Germany 27 Jun2019-06-27–2019-06-17 Mannheimer Mapathons e.V., Mannheim, Germany 28 Jun2019-06-28–2019-06-17 Stammtisch, Düsseldorf, Germany 29 Jun2019-06-29–2019-06-17 OSMUK Annual Gathering, London, England, United Kingdom 29 Jun2019-06-29–2019-06-17 Wikidata UK Meets OSM, London, England, United Kingdom 29 Jun2019-06-29–2019-06-17 幕末京都オープンデータソン#11：京の浪士と池田屋事件, Kyoto, Japan 30 Jun2019-06-30–2019-06-17 百舌鳥古墳群マッピングパーティ, Sakai, Japan 2 Jul2019-07-02–2019-06-17 Missing Maps Mapathon, London, England, United Kingdom 2 Jul2019-07-02–2019-06-17 Missing Maps mapathon Zilina #5 at Faculty of Management Science and Informatics University of Zilina, Zilina, Slovakia 3 Jul2019-07-03–2019-06-17 Köln Stammtisch, Cologne, Germany 3 Jul2019-07-03–2019-06-17 Stuttgarter Stammtisch, Stuttgart, Germany 4 Jul2019-07-04–2019-06-17 Mappertreffen, Essen, Germany 4 Jul2019-07-04–2019-06-17 Mappertreffen, Bochum, Germany 4 Jul2019-07-04–2019-06-17 Réunion mensuelle, Nantes, France 4 Jul2019-07-04–2019-06-17 Stammtisch Dresden, Dresden, Germany 6 Jul2019-07-06–2019-06-17 Incontro mensile, Ivrea, Italy 6 Jul2019-07-06–2019-06-17 OSMPH × GrabPH Mapathon 1, Makati, Philippines 8 Jul2019-07-08–2019-06-17 OSM x Wikidata #6, MozSpace, Taipei, Taiwan 8 Jul2019-07-08–2019-06-17 Réunion mensuelle, Bordeaux, France 9 Jul2019-07-09–2019-06-17 Rencontre mensuelle pour tous, Lyon, France 9 Jul2019-07-09–2019-06-17 Münchner Stammtisch, Munich, Germany 9 Jul2019-07-09–2019-06-17 SLC Mappy Hour, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 9 Jul2019-07-09–2019-06-17 Hamburger Mappertreffen, Hamburg, Germany 11 Jul2019-07-11–2019-06-17 OSM Stammtisch Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland 11 Jul2019-07-11–2019-06-17 133. Berlin-Brandenburg Stammtisch, Berlin, Germany 11 Jul2019-07-11–2019-06-17 Civic Hack Night & Map Night, San José, California, United States 11 Jul2019-07-11–2019-06-17 Stammtisch Ulmer Alb, Ulmer Alb, Germany 12 Jul2019-07-12–2019-06-17 Mappertreffen, Dortmund, Germany 16 Jul2019-07-16–2019-06-17 Bonner Stammtisch, Bonn, Germany 16 Jul2019-07-16–2019-06-17 Lüneburger Mappertreffen, Lüneburg, Germany 22 Jul2019-07-22–2019-06-17 Bremer Mappertreffen, Bremen, Germany 23 Jul2019-07-23–2019-06-17 Nottingham pub meetup, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 23 Jul2019-07-23–2019-06-17 Missing Maps Reading Mapathon, Reading, England, United Kingdom 23 Jul2019-07-23–2019-06-17 SLC Map Night, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 25 Jul2019-07-25–2019-06-17 Lübecker Mappertreffen, Lübeck, Germany 27 Jul2019-07-27–2019-06-17 State of the Map Argentina 2019, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina 27 Jul2019-07-27–2019-06-17 鎌倉マッピングパーティ, Kamakura, Japan 31 Jul2019-07-31–2019-06-17 Stammtisch, Düsseldorf, Germany   Future big events 1–3 Aug2019-08-01–2019-08-04 Pista ng Mapa 2019, Dumaguete, Central Visayas, Philippines 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