| Dear members of the Participatory Mapping Working Group at the International Cartographic Association. During our meeting in Vancouver, we had several discussions on how we should communicate with you (our members) and how we should continue with joint publications in the future. This newsletter brings you some updates on these two important topics. Communication channels: – Once in 1-2 months, we will have a newsletter like this one and if you are interested in showcasing your work, or informing the PMWG members about your activities, please contact me. – For more “professional” visibility/networking we have newly established a LinkedIn profile – please join us, if you are on LinkedIn and tag us, while posting about participatory mapping. – For more up-to-date/urgent/modern communication we established a Discord room/channel – join us, if you use Discord. Regarding the communication strategy, please fill in this very short (1 minute) survey about your publication preferences, as we currently have several Special Issue options and we would love to hear your ideas! In case you have any further questions, do not hesitate to contact me. Jirka Pánek chair of the PMWG |