Map Social, Celebrate Local! Open Green Map's Global Launch is June 5th!

Join us in New York on Friday, June 5 from 6-8:30PM at NYU's King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, 53 Washington Square South. There are events on 5 continents you can take part in!

We are very pleased to invite you, your friends and family to the launch celebration for the Open Green Map! An innovation for sustainable communities, this interactive online mapping tool helps you explore and exchange viewpoints on green living sites, natural, social and cultural resources. Transforming local information into global interaction, this new social mapping platform spurs widespread participation as it shares diverse public viewpoints. Featuring our globally recognized icons, Open Green Maps are always available, easily updated, expanded and explored.

Take Part!

We're so pleased that local Green Map projects in Cape Town, Geneva, Jakarta, Stockholm, Baltimore, Pereira and other places are taking part by hosting public events on this World Environment Day. As Green Map System's inception was inspired by the UN's Earth Summit back in the early Nineties, we think it's a most fitting day to commemorate this ground-breaking new way to visualize our progress toward sustainability. Find details for each event and virtual participation via Twitter at GreenMap.org/ogm-launch.

In New York City, join the global staff and board on Friday evening, June 5 at the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at NYU, 53 Washington Square South in Manhattan. From 6 to 8:30PM, we'll be showcasing the first 50 Open Green Maps and over 4,000 sites, sharing news on what this social innovation has already leveraged in diverse communities. NYU's Sustainability Task Force, Bobst Library and Environmental Studies Program are providing the venue and will show the Open Green Map they have created. You'll also hear from others using it in the community. Everyone is invited to bring a green site, comment or image to add to the platform. There's no need to RSVP, feel free to spread the word and forward this message.

New Recognition!

Open Green Map is a Finalist in the prestigious Index Awards! Our social innovation will be part of Index's traveling exhibit starting in Copenhagen in August, when the winner is announced. We have a great chance to win 100,000 euros!

Open Green Map is part of much more too – please come to a launch event near you and get involved in celebrating and supporting sustainability, locally and globally!