Organic Maps Ambassadors

[rtsisyk]

Hello Community! We are delighted to see the growing recognition and attention that Organic Maps is receiving, thanks to your invaluable contributions and efforts. Together, we have accomplished what was previously hard to believe.

Today, we are excited to introduce the new Organic Maps Ambassadors initiative. Building upon the achievements of our successful i18n efforts, this new program aims to our community engagement and outreach efforts.

🍃 Who are Organic Maps Ambassadors? We are looking for initiative and active people who can drive community building efforts in their regions & languages. Ambassadors will be the face and voice of Organic Maps in their region and their language, engaging with users, coordinating community efforts, and advocating for the project's goals and values. Responsibilities are including but not limited to facilitating discussions, encouraging collaboration, and promoting knowledge-sharing among community members. Ambassadors will be spreading the word about Organic Maps by all possible means and communication channels, including forums, mailing lists, social media, and online platforms.

🗺️ Regions & languages to cover (with no particular order) :

• Germany – German
• France – French
• Austria – German
• Switzerland – German, French
• Spain – Spanish
• Italy – Italian
• Poland – Polish
• China – Mandarin
• United States, Canada – English
• Australia, NZ – English
• United Kingdom – English
• South America – Portuguese, Spanish
• India – English, Hindi, and other languages
• Pakistan – English, Urdu, and other languages
• Gulf Area – Arabic
• South East Asia – Vietnamese, Thai, Malay, and others
• ...

🌐 This is list is open, please feel to create community in your area & language. Global worldwide efforts in English are welcomed too. The Organic Maps project is committed to supporting and valuing all contributions in this domain. We will strive to provide the necessary resources, including media, engineering, and financial support, to the best of our ability. You will undoubtedly gain valuable experience, along with recognition and respect from the open-source community.

✉️ Please drop reply here or drop an email to [email protected] to start the conversation.

CC: @organicmaps/translations

[Jean-BaptisteC]

Great idea, i'm don't have enough time to become French ambassadors but i want to continue to test OM, open issues about bugs and crash and answer to questions on telegram channel.
To communicate this discussion at the most of people, maybe send mail to people of https://weeklyosm.eu
The next week-end in Marseille, France we have SOTM2023, i will try to communicate if any people are interested to become ambassadors

[MetehanOzyurek]

I'm already helping with Turkish support chat on Telegram and posting new updates on Instagram. I've been busy for a while but now I can continue to keep the existing Turkish accounts active and help with email support and responding to store app comments. I am ready to help you in Turkish.

[orkutmuratyilmaz]

I'd be glad to help @MetehanOzyurek. Can we put Turkey to the list now? 😀

[MetehanOzyurek]

I'd be glad to help @MetehanOzyurek. Can we put Turkey to the list now? 😀

I think, some help would be great. @rtsisyk can you also add @orkutmuratyilmaz to translation-tr team?

[orkutmuratyilmaz]

Thank you @MetehanOzyurek for recommending.

[rtsisyk]

@orkutmuratyilmaz hoşgeldin

[orkutmuratyilmaz]

thank you and hoşbuldum:)

[Mr-Mime]

I could help with the german speaking countries (germany, austria & switzerland)

[j13m126]

I'd like to volunteer as well. For Austria or ASG in general.

[Chisom1010]

Is Nigeria among the countries where ambassadors are needed?

[rtsisyk]

Absolutely!

[Chisom1010]

Great, I am glad and willing to help with Nigeria.

[kshitijrajsharma]

Hi ! Great idea 💡 I can help for India , Nepal Region !

[rtsisyk]

I think that we are already talking in email.

[thatlindseygirl]

Hi, I'd be glad and willing to help with West Africa and in English! If country-specific, then Ghana!

[rtsisyk]

Wow, nice to hear from Ghana! Would you mind dropping a message to [email protected]?

[thatlindseygirl]

Yes sir! Done that, thanks.

[Supaplextw]

I can help Taiwanese users with Taiwanese Mandarin. If you need, I can use translation tools to support users using Simplified Chinese.

[rtsisyk]

you are already in the @organicmaps/translations-zh-hant team ;)

[SawanShariar]

I would be happy to join from Bangladesh

[rtsisyk]

Welcome!!! I am reading your website. Very cool! Please drop a message to [email protected] once you are free.

[Kerenyambura]

Is Kenya among the countries needing an ambassador?

[patepelo]

It is a good idea to have regional ambassadors, specially to promote bidirectional collaboration, for example in representation of local differences. That it can be nourished into the app so that OM can have a product that is universal and democratic for each corner of the globe.

I was thinking maybe we could have ambassadors to niche groups, lice cyclists, but just a raw idea.