Pista ng Mapa 2022

Overview

Pista ng Mapa 2022 was the 4th iteration of the Pista ng Mapa conference. It was the first Pista ng Mapa to be held on-site since the COVID-19 pandemic started and was a joint conference with State of the Map Asia 2022. It consisted of the first 2 days of the 5-day joint conference, with the third day reserved for workshops.

(see: Pista ng Mapa 2022 website)

Attendance and Participants

Pista ng Mapa x State of the Map Asia 2022 was attended by 225 local and 79 international participants across the five conference days.

The conference has always advocated for diversity and inclusion. For Pista ng Mapa 2022, the percentage of conference participants were:

Pronouns	Percentage of participants
He/Him	54%
She/Her	43%
They/Them	2%
Rather not say/Did not answer	1%

Travel Grants

With the help of the joint conference's sponsors, 22 local travel grants were awarded.

Conference Program

See: PnM 2022 Conference Program

The joint conference accepted presentations from both local and international participants. These were then divided into Pista Ng Mapa (Days 1 & 2) for local/Filipino presenters and State of the Map Asia (Days 4 & 5) for international presenters. Workshops were held mid-week (Day 3).

In total there were 57 presentations for Pista ng Mapa 2022 divided into:

Event	Number
Keynote	3
Talks	18
Workshops	17
Lightning talks	16
Sponsor talk	3

Conference swags

Those who attended the joint conference got a free Pista ng Mapa 2022 swag bag (shirt, facemask, tote bag, mouse pad) and conference certificates.

Socials

The five-day program included a cultural showcase on the fourth day where participants were encouraged to come in their culture and student volunteers showcased talents through songs and folk dances, reflecting our culture and hospitality.

Organizing Committee

Core Organizers

• Ben Hur
• Feye
• Leigh
• Mikko
• RK
• Ron

(see: Pista ng Mapa 2022 Organizing Committee)

Partners and Sponsor

As a not-for-profit, and volunteer-driven endeavor, Pista ng Mapa rely on hundreds of donated work hours that go into planning, organizing and running the conference. As a free-of-charge conference, organizers seek the support of organizations and donors to provide significant financial assistance to successfully host the event.

The generosity of our volunteer-advocates, and community supporters (individuals, corporations, NGOs) are crucial in helping us promote our goal of advancing the use of free software and open (geo)data, and grow local communities outside the capital region of the Philippines. Every donation matters and is deeply appreciated. Donors are acknowledged in several ways in the conference. Contributions at higher tiers are also entitled to additional privileges and expressions of appreciation.

Sponsors

Sponsors are those that provide financial or in-kind support for particular programs and events.

Our sponsors in each tier are listed alphabetically below.

PnM 2022 Sponsors

Tier	Name
Co-presenter	Meta (formerly Facebook)
Co-presenter	HOT Open Mapping Hub - Asia Pacific
Major	BNHR
Major	GeoLadies PH
Major	OpenStreetMap Philippines
Major	MapBeks
Major	Mental Health AWHEREness
Minor	Mapbox
Minor	Soar
Minor	Thinking Machines

Strategic Partners

Organizations, businesses and individuals who have an idea for a unique partnership that is mutually beneficial and aids us in meeting our vision and outreach goals are strategic partners!

PnM2022 Strategic Partners

Partner	Name
Venue	Bicol University
Local volunteers	GEP Bicol University Student Chapter