On May 24, 2024, OpenStreetMap Bangladesh Community organized a mega mapathon in Dhaka at ICMAB Training Center, Annex Building, Nilkhet Road, Kataban, Dhaka .
It was an amazing day. The event started at 09:00 am and ends at 4:00 pm with so many workshop, quiz, mapathon.A team from Rajshahi University joined with us virtually.
The event was supported by Bkash and Bangladesh Open Innovation Lab. We started with snacks and our Youthmappers’ Regional Ambassador, Amena Rashid Bania, started the event with a new and exiting game. We separated into two lines and communicated with new participants, asked them about there hobbies, when did they join OSM, why they are interested and so many questions. It was a really fun and we learn so many things from this game. Actually how to interact with others and also how to express ourselves.
After that our main part started, which was mapathon, where we have given a project to map in HOT Tasking Manager. And the top contributors will get prize. Absolutely an amazing competition. During this competition we have had lunch and after lunch we again participated in Mapathon. And after that another interesting game which was Quiz competition. In the beginning I was in 53th number but from 7th round i was answering right and before last round i was in top position but the last question , I couldn’t answer that and end of the result I was in 4th place. But the game was really amazing. After the game, we learned so many things from precious speakers, who really gave us so many interesting and knowledgeable information.
After the closing ceremony, we gathered in group Infront of the venue and took group photo. Lastly, it was my first mapathon with OSMBD community and I heired before Covid-19, this type of event often happened. Again it’s starting, and I hope we will Experience so many events and new things in future. So, East and West, OSMBD community is best!