Kate Chapman, CTOEarlier this month I had the opportunity to attend XOXO, a festival and conference celebrating independent film, art, and technology in Portland, OR. It was an amazing opportunity to hear people I've admired from afar speak in person such as Zoe Quinn, Kirby Ferguson (Everything is a Remix), and Alex Blumberg (Startup Podcast and Gimlet Media)....Read More
Frank Pichel, CPOFor years, governments, civil society, and multi-lateral organizations have worked to build consensus regarding what sustainable development means and how it can be measured, in preparation for establishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 goals and 169 targets outlined in the SDGs are intended to set the agenda for international development over the...Read More
Lindsay Oliver, Communications SpecialistIn early August, the Cadasta team gathered in Portland to collaborate on larger projects and celebrate the milestones we've achieved in the six months since the launch of the organization. It was exciting to have everyone together for the first time, and to get to know my team not just as colleagues,...Read More
Kate Chapman, CTOFrank and I are off to New York City this weekend for the annual State of the Map US Conference (SotM-US). SotM-US is the annual OpenStreetMap US hosted conference, and this year it's being held at the UN Headquarters. While the venue excites me, the content is really what I'm looking forward to. For context, OpenStreetMap is...Read More
Noel Taylor, CEO & PresidentI was fortunate enough to have recently participated in the Omidyar Network Executive Forum (ONEF), as well sitting on a panel discussing “crowdsourcing everything” at the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) Global Digital Forum, both in San Francisco. Generally speaking, the participants at these two events couldn’t have been more different in their missions,...Read More
