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      Teach, Learn and Discover Geography With <a href='http://openstreetmap.org'>OpenStreetMap</a> during <a>Geography Awareness Week</a>, Nov 15-21.
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     <h1 class='space-bottom1'>OSM Geography <span class='text-green'>Awareness</span> Week</h1>
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    <p class='col10 margin2r'>Teachers, students, community groups, map lovers, in the US and around the world, join together to celebrate geography and make maps with <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/about"><strong><span class='text-green'>OpenStreetMap</span></strong></a>, the free and openly editable map of the world.</p>
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<p class='prose-big quiet'>A global coalition of partners are hosting mapping events at colleges, community centers and other institutions to map places around the globe, following the <a href="http://education.nationalgeographic.com/programs/geographyawarenessweek/">Geography Awareness Week 2015</a> theme, “Explore! The Power of Maps”</p>

<p>OpenStreetMap Institutions will host the flagship mapping party on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST at Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C., with the goal of actively contributing to OpenStreetMap. Admission is free, but interested individuals should <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/access-for-all-osm-geoweek-2015-tickets-19153645068">RSVP online</a>.
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The <a href="{{site.baseurl}}/plan/">Guides</a> are a collection of resources for planning and hosting a local event, and for participants at the event to learn and contribute to OSM. We are also supporting <a href="http://teachosm.org/">TeachOSM</a>, a resource for educators to bring OSM into the classroom.
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<p>For more details about Geography Awareness Week, its history, and more information about this year’s theme, <strong>“Explore! The Power of Maps”</strong> take a look at National Geographic’s <a href="http://education.nationalgeographic.com/programs/geographyawarenessweek/">Geography Awareness Week homepage</a>. Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23osmgeoweek&src=typd"><strong>#osmgeoweek</strong></a> for updates during the week, and share your experiences using the <strong>#osmgeoweek</strong> hashtag.
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