Quick stats re scholars from #SotM & @hotosm #HOTOpenSummit Travel Grant Programs!

10 online scholars
50 in-person scholars
27 countries
24 women : 36 men
80% attended their st #StateoftheMap!

+29 free tickets given!

Also, shoutout to @Erick_tambah for these wonderful 2-minute videos per day to document #SotM2024!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBakYQvp038

Oh and how can we forget? We thank each and everyone of you for sharing the love, your learnings and appreciation for #SotM2024!

You can relive the conference by checking the write-ups, videos, and social media posts documented in the wiki! https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2024#Write-ups

See you next year for State of the Map 2025 in Manila

https://youtu.be/Q5dyxy6YxG0

Video credits:
Bakunawa by Jerflow
edited by @jikkadefino

Again, thank you/asante sana for
being here, engaged, and motivated
a friendly, constructive, and mind-opening discussions
supporting each other during the event
your ideas, statements, wishes that help us move forward and grow #OpenStreetMap together.

And as Dani said during the closing... we "hope you filled yourselves with even more energy and passion to keep on pushing for this [ #OpenStreetMap ] project that we're all passionate about. I hope you made new connections and friends and that you stay in contact with them."

Asante sana / thank you to our sponsors!

Platinum sponsors: @TomTom & @Microsoft

Special thank you to @hotosm for supporting the conference with their #HOTOpenSummit Travel Support Grant.

Asante sana to our conference graphic and logo designer, Paul Bushoki from Kenya!

Asante sana to our volunteers!
Programme Committee
Academic Track Committee
Travel Grant Program
Video Streaming and Production team

All of these have been possible through the support of our volunteer organizers, partners and sponsors!

Asante sana to our volunteers!

SotM Working Group
Local organizing team #openstreetmap Kenya
Admin Support (Dorothea & Michelle)
Conference Volunteers

Recap and some stats!

We had more than 300 in-person and online participants from 54 countries and hosted 49 sessions from 60 speakers

Just more @sotm 2024 photos because why not!

1. With my babies, Benedicta & Yves, 2 core volunteers and co-leads of the HOT Mentorship Program
2. With Dani, Dancing Working Group’s chairperson!
3. Selfie with my sotm buddy, Geoffrey! We first met at #SotM2018 and built friendship since then
4. The one holding the camera is innocent.. I mean he really is Innocent

Just more @sotm 2024 photos because why not!

1. @kateregga1 after @SheSpeaksSpatial put cake on his face
2. Sister siblings- me, Rabina, Pragya and Benedicta
3. Sisterhood of #openstreetmap as Letwin calls it
4. Inside the Hakuna matatu!!!

post-con @sotm

late night with my girls @SheSpeaksSpatial & Benedicta and Nairobi National Park safari tour with Craig

#SotM2024 Day

Overflowing gratitude to the local organizing team @osmkenya, @sotm wg, the speakers and participants, new people and friends. Every #SotM is a different experience, different people and I’m so happy to have met and enjoyed it with #OpenStreetMap contributors most also attending their first SotM ever

Bringing SotM at home See you in Manila for #SotM2025 ;) https://youtu.be/Q5dyxy6YxG0

More #SotM2024 Day

Group photo and main socials happened in Day 2! The socials event venue is neat! It has karaoke and games, and of course the trip going there is one of a kind hakuna matatu Kudos to OSM Kenya for arranging this! Now we have pressure for #SotM2025

Oh, and I also won an award! Thank you HOT Community WG for this recognition.

#sotm @sotm #StateoftheMap2024 #stateofthemap

#SotM2024 Day

More time to listen to talks!

Photo descriptions:

1. HOT community working group
2. OSMF Working groups panel discussion
3. My fave session for day 2! Lightning talks where 5/6 #openstreetmap young women leaders presented!
4. After the lightning talk session, geochicas/geoladies photo thank you @christine for convening this

#sotm @sotm #StateoftheMap2024 #stateofthemap