Michael Montani
Michael is an OSM contributor since 2016 and currently works as Software Engineer at the European Commission Joint Research Centre. For the past 6 years, he worked for the United Nations Global Service Centre where he brought OpenStreetMap to UN Secretariat, Agencies and Peacekeeping missions. Previously he was 2018 YouthMappers Research Fellow and co-founder of PoliMappers, the first European chapter of YouthMappers. Over the years, he trained thousands of new OSM contributors from universities and local communities worldwide, especially in Africa and Europe.
Michael Montani
Sessions
After several years of virtual Local Chapters & Communities Congresses, the LCCWG is bringing the Congress back in person at State of the Map. Whether you represent a formally affiliated Local Chapter, lead a local user group, or are just curious about how OSM communities around the world organize themselves, join us to swap stories, share what's working (and what isn't), and help shape what community support should look like.
This panel discussion is about understanding motivations and objectives behind everyone's journey with OpenStreetMap. The goal of the panel discussion is to collect ideas and suggestions to draft a survey to be disseminated among the whole OSM community and better understand what motivates mappers to do what they do best!