Heather Leson
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We are a group of people

Heather Leson is driven by a world where everyone lends a hand. At the intersection of social impact, strategy, technology, and open principles, she delivers innovative products and experiences with global networks. As an Open Ambassador (Red Hat), Heather writes and advocates for open organizational values to support governance shifts and strategic global community engagement. A leader in the open space: she has represented and worked for many open organizations including serving as the Board Member of both the OpenStreetMap Foundation (2 years) and Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (4 years).

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Sessions

08-20
09:30
60min
Engaging in OSM
Heather Leson, Miriam Gonzalez, Geoffrey Kateregga, Chad Blevins, Kate Chapman, Allan Mustard, Liz Barry

Across OpenStreetMap there are ways to get involved from working groups to events to boards. How can we increase and deepen participation across the world? What is the current state of engagement/governance in OSM? What do we need to do to improve? What are some of the lessons from other open organizations?

Community and Foundation
Workshops and Loop-Cinema - Room 103
08-20
16:30
60min
Engaging in OSM
Heather Leson, Miriam Gonzalez, Geoffrey Kateregga, Chad Blevins, Kate Chapman, Allan Mustard, Liz Barry

Across OpenStreetMap there are ways to get involved from working groups to events to boards. How can we increase and deepen participation across the world? What is the current state of engagement/governance in OSM? What do we need to do to improve? What are some of the lessons from other open organizations?

Community and Foundation
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