StateoftheMap Organizing Committee

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The StateoftheMap Organising Committee

is responsible for the organization and execution of the annual OpenStreetMap Foundation Conference "The State of the Map" (SotM).

stateofthemap.org (official site)
SotM on the OpenStreetMap wiki

Announcements are usually made on the OSM blog and on Twitter.

Status: Active
State of the Map 2024 will take place from 6th to 8th September 2024 at Nairobi, Kenya!

You can find all the information about the State of the Map 2022 event that took place in Firence (Italy) at 2022.stateofthemap.org and on the OpenStreetMap wiki.

Regional SotMs are organised exclusively by local teams, not by the OpenStreetMap Foundation: Please note that regional SotMs (such as SotM-Asia, SotM-Africa, SotM-LatAm and others) are organised exclusively by local teams, which run their own sponsorship programs and have separate budgets from the OpenStreetMap Foundation.

  • If you want to contact the organisers of a regional SotM, it is preferable to contact them directly.
  • If you want to organise a regional SotM, please apply for a SotM quick licence.


Contact us

Get in touch
If you are interested in sponsoring the international State of the Map conference. See past sponsors.
Get in touch with the State of the Map team for other enquiries.

Can you help?

Organising a SotM is a huge effort! But it can be broken down to small and straightforward tasks. We are looking for you! Are you interested in taking over one of our tasks? This page shows you what we’re doing – maybe there’s something here that you can help with. Or ask us for more details of tasks you are interested in!

Who we are

Current Members
  • Christine Karch (chairperson)
  • Arnalie Vicario (also on OSMF Board)
  • Enock Seth
  • Federica Gaspari
  • Gregory Marler
  • Ilya Zverev
  • Lorenzo Stucchi
  • Manfred Stock
  • Marco Minghini (academic track)
  • Martin Raifer
  • Mikel Maron
  • Sarah Hoffmann (content team - also on OSMF Board)

Meetings

See StateoftheMap Organizing Committee minutes for previous public minutes (while public minutes do not exist for every meeting, the Organising Committee is active).

The organising committee meets every other week via conference call. In about 2 months before the event, the frequency will be increased to once a week.

Past committees

The membership of this committee varies each year to some extent, as the conference moves to different locations.


2022 Organization 2022 Local Team 2022 Program Committee 2022 Academic Program Committee 2022 Video Team and Volunteers
  • Christine Karch (chairperson)
  • Arnalie Vicario (communication)
  • Enock Seth (communication, video)
  • Federica Gaspari (communication)
  • Ilya Zverev
  • Manfred Stock (content, video)
  • Marco Minghini (academic track)
  • Martin Raifer (website and everything)
  • Mikel Maron (sponsors, also on OSMF Board)
  • Alessandro Palmas
  • Alessandro Sarretta
  • Anisa Kuci
  • Cristiano Giovando
  • Martin Koppenhöfer
  • Lorenzo Stucchi
  • Luca Delucchi
  • Lucia Argento
  • Marco Brancolini
  • Arun Ganesh
  • Christine Karch
  • Gregory Marler
  • Ilya Zverev
  • Jennings Anderson
  • Manfred Stock (lead)
  • Mats’eliso Thobei
  • Miriam Gonzalez
  • Omowonuola Akintola
  • Sarah Hoffmann (lead)
  • Sidorela Uku
  • Satoshi Iida
  • Séverin Menard
  • Stefan Keller
  • Marco Minghini
  • Yair Grinberger
  • Peter Mooney
  • Jennings Anderson
  • Christina Ludwig
  • Andreas Hubel
  • Manfred Stock
  • Jonas Meier

Many volunteers for session hosts and more during the conference days!



2021 Organization 2021 Program Committee 2021 Academic Program Committee 2021 Video Team and Volunteers
  • Christine Karch (chairperson)
  • Arnalie Vicario (communication)
  • Enock Seth (communication)
  • Federica Gaspari (communication)
  • Gregory Marler (maps-maps)
  • Marco Minghini (academic track)
  • Manfred Stock (content and video)
  • Martin Raifer (website and design)
  • Mikel Maron (sponsors, also on OSMF Board)
  • Christine Karch (chairwoman)
  • Arun Ganesh
  • Gregory Marler
  • Ilya Zverev
  • Jennings Anderson
  • Manfred Stock (lead)
  • Mats’eliso Thobei
  • Miriam Gonzalez
  • Omowonuola Akintola
  • Sarah Hoffmann (lead)
  • Sidorela Uku
  • Satoshi Iida
  • Séverin Menard
  • Stefan Keller
  • Marco Minghini
  • Yair Grinberger
  • Peter Mooney
  • Jennings Anderson
  • Christina Ludwig
  • Andreas Hubel
  • Manfred Stock
  • Jonas Meier

Many volunteers for session hosts and more during the conference days!



2020 Organization 2020 Program Committee 2020 Academic Program Committee 2020 Scholarship Committee 2020 Local Team 2020 Video Team and Volunteers
  • Christine Karch (lead)
  • Gregory Marler
  • Manfred Stock
  • Marco Minghini
  • Martin Raifer
  • Mikel Maron (also on OSMF Board)
  • Christine Karch (chairwoman)
  • Sarah Hoffmann (lead)
  • Manfred Stock (lead)
  • Ilya Zverev
  • Séverin Menard
  • Arun Ganesh
  • Mats’eliso Thobei
  • Jennings Anderson
  • Bernelle Verster
  • Gregory Marler
  • Benoît Fournier
  • Sidorela Uku
  • Satoshi Iida
  • Miriam Gonzalez
  • Marco Minghini
  • Serena Coetzee
  • Yair Grinberger
  • Godwin Yeboah
  • Levente Juhász
  • Peter Mooney
  • Mikel Maron
  • Dorothea Kazazi
  • Sidurela Uku
  • Laura Mugeha
  • Getrudi Hope
  • Geoffrey Kateregga
  • Graham Inggs
  • Bernelle Verster
  • Graham Inggs
  • Reuben Honigwachs
  • Michael Graaf
  • Grant Slater
  • Gertrude Namitala
  • Geoffrey Kateregga
  • Edson Nicolai
  • Craig Allan
  • Enock Seth Nyamador
  • Kyle Robbertze
  • Kyle Robbertze
  • Andreas Hubel
  • Manfred Stock
  • derchris
  • Jonas Meier

Many volunteers for session hosts and more during the conference days!


2019 Members 2019 Local (Heidelberg/Germany) Team
  • Benoit Fournier
  • Christine Karch (lead)
  • Gregory Marler
  • Marco Minghini
  • Mikel Maron (also on OSMF Board)
  • Michael Reichert
  • Adam Rousell
  • Alexander Zipf
  • Benjamin Herfort
  • Carolin Klonner
  • Christina Ludwig
  • Fabian Kowatsch
  • Julian Bruns
  • Lukas Loos
  • Martin Raifer (lead)
  • Melanie Eckle (HOT Board)
  • Michael Auer
  • Rafael Troilo
  • Sabrina Marx
  • Sven Lautenbach
  • Yair Grinberger


2018 Members 2018 Local Team 2018 Event Volunteers
  • Benoit Fournier
  • Christine Karch
  • Gregory Marler
  • Michael Reichert
  • Mikel Maron (also on OSMF Board)
  • Rob Nickerson (lead)
  • Alessandro Palmas
  • Alessandro Saretta
  • Francesca Ussani
  • Francesco Frassinelli
  • Giovanna Ranci Ortigosa
  • Marco Minghini
  • Maria Antonia Brovelli
  • Marta Erica Arosio
  • Maurizio Napolitano
  • Michael Montani
  • Anna Rosati
  • Aurelio Cilia
  • Candan Eylül Kilsedar
  • Cristian Consonni
  • Daniele Oxoli
  • Durgesh Nandini
  • Fabio Cattaneo
  • Federica Gaspari
  • Gautam Kishore Shahi
  • Lorenzo Stucchi
  • Marco Brancolini
  • Miloš Stojiljković
  • Simone De Santis
2017 Members 2017 Local Team
  • Benoit Fournier
  • Christine Karch
  • Gregory Marler
  • Mikel Maron (also on OSMF Board)
  • Rob Nickerson (lead)
  • Daniel Kastl
  • Hiroshi Miura (OSMF Japan)
  • Hirotaka Hayashi
  • Hiroyuki Kimura
  • IIDA Satoshi (OSMF Japan)
  • Jun Meguro (Aizuwakamatsu city officials)
  • Katsuyuki Sakanoshita
  • Kinya Inoue (OSMF Japan)
  • Mariko Nozawa
  • Mizue Murakami
  • Satoshi Iida
  • Shun Shimizu
  • Taichi Furuhashi (OSMF Japan)
  • Takehiro Watanabe (OSMF Japan)
  • Taro Matsuzawa
  • Tatsuhiro Miyamori
  • Yuichiro Nishimura
  • Yukito Maruta
2016 Members 2014 Members 2013 Members
  • Alex Barth
  • Alyssa Wright
  • Christine Karch
  • Gregory Marler
  • Henk Hoff
  • Jessi Mann
  • Mikel Maron (also on OSMF Board)
  • Rob Nickerson (lead)
  • Serge Wroclawski
  • Tatiana Van Campenhout

2016 local(Brussels) Team:

  • Alexandre Jaillon
  • Ben Abelshausen
  • Benoit Fournier
  • Joost Schouppe
  • Julien Fastré
  • Marc Ducobu
  • Pieter-Jan Pauwels
  • Tobrun Van Nuland
  • Gonzalo Gabriel Perez (main coordinator)
  • Fernando Sanz
  • Nicolás Alvarez
  • Miguel Angel Blanco
  • Germán Carrasco
  • Malena Libman
  • María Inés Szychowski
  • Juan Pablo Kutianski
  • Mauricio Miranda
  • Germán Carrasco
  • Henk Hoff (OSMF Board)
  • Henk Hoff (OSMF Board, Chair)
  • Floris Looijesteijn
  • Steve Coast
  • Deb Tankersley
  • Taichi Furuhashi
  • Daniel Kastl
  • Hal Seki

The 2013 Local team (in Birmingham) was:

  • Brian Prangle
  • Andy Robinson
  • Andrew McKenzie
  • Andy Mabbett
  • Mike Duffy
  • Matt Williams
  • Jonathan Harley
  • Stuart Lester
  • Rob Nickerson
  • Shaun McDonald
  • Nick Whitelegg
  • Florian Lainez
  • Gregory Marler
2012 Members 2011 Members 2010 Members
  • Henk Hoff (OSMF Board, Chair)
  • Floris Looijesteijn
  • Steve Coast (OSMF Board)
  • Deb Tankersley
  • Taichi Furuhashi
  • Daniel Kastl
  • Hal Seki
  • Daisuke Yoshida
  • Toshikazu Seto
  • Satoshi Iida
  • Yuichiro Nishimura
  • Henk Hoff (OSMF Board, Chair)
  • Floris Looijesteijn: program, website
  • Hurricane Coast: lead local, sponsorships
  • Bojan Sobocan: scholarships
  • Steve Coast (OSMF Board): local, sponsorships
  • Ariann Nassel: local
  • Deb Tankersley: local
  • Charlotte Wolter : press releases
  • Serge Wroclawski: workshops, scholarships
  • Sam Larsen: program, sponsorship
  • Peter Batty: FOSS4G bridge
  • Iván Sánchez Ortega: program
  • Henk Hoff skype:toffehoff (OSMF Board, Chair)
  • Martijn van Exel skype:mvexel
  • Floris Looijesteijn skype:floris1978
  • Arjan Spigt skype:arjanspigt
  • Hurricane McEwen skype:hurricanemcewen
  • Nick Black skype:nickb_sk
  • Bojan Sobocan skype:bojansobocan
  • Will King skype:geodatasolutions
  • Emilie Laffray skype:melaskia
  • Richard Weait skype:rweait
  • Steve Coast (OSMF Board) skype:stevecoast
  • Iván Sánchez Ortega skype:ivansanchezortega
2009 Members

Additional support during 2015 & 2016 venue bid process

  • Randy Meech
  • Richard Weait