This Thursday, January 15, I’ll be speaking locally at RefreshDC on “The How of Geo”. Especially covering web and mobile based map design, interaction, tools, examples, and use cases.

As part of the talk I’ll be showcasing the evolution of user-contributed content via mobile devices from VoteReport to the upcoming InaugurationReport and NavigatingWashington sites, and how developers and designers can integrate these ideas, and tools into their web applications.

Of course – as I mentioned the other day there are 2 other geo-meetups that evening, depending on your flavor of mapping you’re looking for:

• Washington Map Society – Buccaneer’s Atlas
• Geosemantic Web Meetup

And on Monday evening, the 19th, we’re having a Disaster Tech/Geo meetup courtesy of @williamv. Probably at Tryst, in Admas Morgan – but stay tuned for more details. Just to add a little craziness to your inauguration week.