The Spatial Community presents...
Giveaways!
Giveaway Details

Hey everyone!

Throughout the year we will be hosting more AMAs ("Ask Me Anything"), giveaways, contests, and other special events to engage with the community. If you are on Twitter, please follow our new(ish) account at https://twitter.com/thespatialcomm as we will be using this for external promotion of our community and upcoming events.

2018 Giveaways

OSM State of the Map US 2018 Esri Dev Summit 2018

Past Giveaways

Esri Dev 2017 PyCon 2017 FOSS4G 2017

How to be eligible...

  • Want and be able to go to the event you win *
  • Not already registered to attend the events (c'mon, let someone who ISN'T going have a chance!)
  • Join the relevant channel for the giveaway in our Slack (join here) and stay in the channel until after the drawing as the channel list will be used as the entry pool.
  • Be an active member of The Spatial Community on the day of the drawing. (See additional details below)
  • Not be part of the admin team for The Spatial Community

How will the winners be chosen?

On the day of the giveaway (approximately 6 weeks before each event), the channel list and user list will be exported at approximately 9AM PST. These lists will be fed as input to a Python script (reviewable here) to randomly select our 3 winners. The winners will be announced via #announcements, our website and via Twitter. If the first place winner is unable to attend at time of announcement, we ask that you notify us immediately so we can pass the prize to the second place winner and so on and so forth.

What does an active member of The Spatial Community mean?

As the community continues to grow, some people join the community out of curiosity only to never return and over a period of time (2 weeks), they become 'inactive' (Slack's definition, not ours). At the time of the drawing for the giveaway, if your account is inactive, you will be excluded from the pool of eligible candidates.

OpenStreetMap State of the Map US 2018

State of the Map US Organizers sponsored adminission

Giveaway Date will be September 14, 2018 at 9 AM PST

Join the OpenStreetMap community at State of the Map US in Detroit, Michigan. Connect with other mappers, businesses, government agencies, and non-profits, all collaborating around the free and editable map of the world. Share your vision for the project, learn how to work with OpenStreetMap data, and hack on the latest mapping improvements.

OpenStreetMap US

Prize Details

1st Place

  • Adminission to the Conference
    What is included?
    • OSM US will cover your conference registration cost (valued at $200)!
    What isn't? Travel, lodging and meals are not included
    Location? Detroit, MI
    When is it? October 5th - 7th, 2018
    Need more details? https://ti.to/osmus/state-of-the-map-us-2018

Esri Developer Summit 2018

Esri sponsored Dev Summit Admission

Giveaway Date will be February 9th, 2018 at 9 AM PST.

In an attempt to increase diversity at its conferences and give folks a chance to attend who might not otherwise, Esri is once again sponsoring one registration to the Esri Developer Summit in either Palm Springs, CA, Washington DC, or Berlin!

Developer Summit is Esri's maker focused event series with roughly 4000 attendants annually. Come make new friends and learn about the newest technology directly from the devs. It's a conference for developers, by developers.

Prize Details

1st Place

  • Esri DevSummit 2018 admission
    What is included?
    • Esri will cover your conference registration cost
    • Feed you during the conference hours (continental breakfast on 'first come-first serve' availability and hosted lunch every day)
    What isn't? Travel, lodging and dinners not included
    Location? Palm Springs, DC, or Berlin, Germany
    When is it? March 6-9, March 22, and October 23-25 (respectively)
    Need more details? http://www.esri.com/events/devsummit

2nd place

  • Python book 'Python Scripting for ArcGIS' (link)
  • Geodev T-Shirt
  • Esri Stickers

Esri Developer Summit 2017

Esri sponsored Dev Summit Admission

Giveaway Date will be January 27th, 2017 at 9 AM PST.

This giveaway has Esri sponsoring one registration to the Esri Developer Summit in Palm Springs, CA on March 7-10, 2017, books, shirts, and stickers!

The Esri Developer Summit is Esri's maker focused event with roughly 2000 attendants annually. Come join likeminded professionals to learn about the newest technology directly from the devs. It's a conference for developers, by developers.

Prize Details

1st Place

  • Esri DevSummit 2017 admission
    What is included?
    • Esri will cover your conference registration cost
    • Feed you during the conference hours (continental breakfast on 'first come-first serve' availability and hosted lunch every day)
    What isn't? Travel, lodging and dinners not included
    Location? Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, CA
    When is it? March 7-10, 2017
    Need more details? http://www.esri.com/events/devsummit
  • Python book 'Python Scripting for ArcGIS' (link)
  • Geodev T-Shirt
  • Esri Stickers

2nd place

  • Python book 'Python Scripting for ArcGIS' (link)
  • Geodev T-Shirt
  • Esri Stickers

3rd Place

  • Geodev T-Shirt
  • Esri Stickers

PyCon 2017

Mapbox sponsored PyCon Admission

Giveaway Date will be April 7th, 2017 at 9 AM PST.

This giveaway has Mapbox sponsoring one registration to PyCon 2017 in Portland, Oregon. This is an amazing opportunity to attend talks and other sessions to learn about Python and many of its abilities. This is a three day event from May 19th through the 21st with tutorials leading up to conference (May 17th & 18th) and code sprints on the days after (May 22nd - May 25th). There will even be a Job Fair (May 21st)!

Prize Details

1st Place

  • PyCon 2017 admission
    What is included?
    • Mapbox will cover your conference registration cost
    • Breakfast and lunch is provided during the conference.
    What isn't? Tutorial cost, travel, lodging and dinners are not included
    Location? Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
    When is it? May 19-21, 2017
    Need more details? https://us.pycon.org/2017/about/

2nd Place

    A copy of Learn Python the Hard way (https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Python-Hard-Way-Introduction/dp/0321884914), a python tee shirt, and a sticker pack

3rd Place

    A python shirt and a sticker pack.

FOSS4G 2017

FOSS4G sponsored FOSS4G Conference Admission, >sparkgeo sponsored Gala admission

Giveaway Date will be June 1st, 2017 at 9 AM PST.

This giveaway has The FOSS4G Local Organizing Committee giving away registration to FOSS4G in Boston and >sparkgeo covering the entrance fee to the Gala event. This is an amazing opportunity to see what the open source geospatial community is working on and meet the people behind the software you know & love. This is a three day event from August 14th through the 19th.

Prize Details

1st Place

  • FOSS4G 2017 admission
    What is included?
    • The FOSS4G LOC is covering full registration, which includes: 3 days of conference, conference meals & coffee breaks, Weds evening social, T-shirt and gift bag.
    • >sparkgeo will cover your ticket to the Gala event
    What isn't? Travel & lodging are not included
    Location? Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, Boston, MA
    When is it? August 14-19, 2017
    Need more details? http://2017.foss4g.org/

2nd Place

3rd Place

Thanks to community member @truck for sponsoring 2nd & 3rd place t-shirt prizes!

Thanks

We'd like to thank Esri, Mapbox, FOSS4G, and >sparkgeo for their generous contributions.
A special thanks goes out to @danpat, @guidos, @willcadell, @jgravois, and @npitcher