Maptime was started as an idea at the 2013 State of the Map US conference in response to talk by Alyssa Wright challenging the lack of diversity in OpenStreetMap contributions. Inspired and wanting to become a better mapmaker too, Beth decided that she wanted to make time, once a week, to get together with friends and make maps. Camille liked the idea and helped to host the first one at Stamen’s office.
+Maptime was started as an idea at the 2013 State of the Map US conference in response to talk by Alyssa Wright challenging the lack of diversity in OpenStreetMap contributions. Inspired and wanting to become a better mapmaker too, Beth Schechter decided that she wanted to make time, once a week, to get together with friends and make maps. Stamen coworker Camille Teicheira liked the idea and helped to host the first one at Stamen’s office, and Alan McConchie quickly came on board to help out with teaching.
And so Maptime was born, at about 6:30 p.m. on June 13, 2013, in San Francisco, CA: