Grant Slater
Employers on the program
- 2022–2026OpenStreetMap Foundation3 talks
The year around now
Talks in the past 12 months and announced talks ahead, one row per conference, January to December. Hover a mark for the talk.
Appearances by year
- State of the Map
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | State of the Map 2026 | State of the Map | speaker | Running OpenStreetMap.org in the Age of AI as OpenStreetMap Foundation Running OpenStreetMap.org services in the age of AI has introduced some interesting, surprising, and occasionally amusing operational challenges. This talk…Show lessRunning OpenStreetMap.org services in the age of AI has introduced some interesting, surprising, and occasionally amusing operational challenges. This talk offers an inside look at the challenges faced by the Operations Team when running open, permissive services in 2026. | |
| Nov 14, 2025 | State of the Map Europe 2025 | State of the Map | speaker | Servers on Fire: Keeping OpenStreetMap Online as OpenStreetMap Foundation A light-hearted behind-the-scenes look running the OpenStreetMap infrastructure. From fighting bots and scrapers to rescuing failing servers, discover how the…Show lessA light-hearted behind-the-scenes look running the OpenStreetMap infrastructure. From fighting bots and scrapers to rescuing failing servers, discover how the Ops Team keeps OSM.org running smoothly. | |
| Aug 19, 2022 | State of the Map 2022 | State of the Map | speaker | Running OpenStreetMap.org - Today and Tomorrow as OpenStreetMap Foundation This session will provide an introduction to the OpenStreetMap operations team, what OpenStreetMap.org services we are responsible for building and maintaining.…Show lessThis session will provide an introduction to the OpenStreetMap operations team, what OpenStreetMap.org services we are responsible for building and maintaining. Grant recently became the OpenStreetMap Foundation's first full-time employee. |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Herfort | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Roland Olbricht | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Sarah Hoffmann | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Amanda McCann | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Andrew Hain | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Andy Allan | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Bart Louwers | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Bastian Greshake Tzovaras | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Christian Quest | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Emmanuel Jolaiya | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Florian Lainez | 2 | — | 2026 |
| François Lacombe | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Frédéric Rodrigo | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Geoffrey Kateregga | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Helga Tauscher | 2 | — | 2026 |
Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.