Mapmakers from all over Europe,
let’s gather our network for a great great celebration:
20 years of USE-IT square paper maps; the release of the new use-it.travel;
another as useful as cool gathering altogether.
See you in Nantes, France, September 10th ➪ 14th, 2025!
Get ready for a fantastic journey in our vibrant city and its adventure playground filled with green spaces, loads of cultural events and artworks everywhere, riverside life, activist spirit, and, of course, baguette lovers.
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Another milestone: USE-IT Nantes turns 10! A decade of map-making. We’re currently working on a brand-new edition (#7), set to be printed just before Summer, so you can experience Nantes in the most real, authentic, up-to-date, well you-know-the-plot way, in September.
What’s the plan?
Wednesday 10th
Arrivals
Welcome drinks in the evening
Get ready to ‘tchin tchin’
Thursday 11th
Conferences, workshops,
DIG-IT release, Game
In a stunning historic venue
Friday 12th
More conferences, workshops,
an exhibition and official reception
We predict plenty of ‘wow’ moments
Saturday 13th
General Assembly, discussions,
Awards ceremony, party
Big day. Big night.
Sunday 14th
Hangover evaluation
Departure day
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Monday 15th
DIG-IT Partners’ meeting
And of course, expect good vibes, surprises, and hopefully some late-summer sunshine
(but bring a raincoat just in case – live like a local!).
Our USE-IT Nantes’ team is ready to add some extra magic
to this semi-official but totally exciting schedule.
Can’t wait to have you (all) here!
Bisous
Money Money Money
Within this 2025 year, the DIG-IT project, co-funded by the EU, enables us again to exceptionally take in charge the travel costs for a part of you. We will reimburse travel costs for the following people:
1 person per member of a USE-IT city
(membership paid within the last 18 months)Board members + Editor-in-Chief
Partners of the DIG-IT project
We will apply different reimbursement rates according to how far you come from.
FOR PEOPLE TRAVELLING
FROM FRANCE
We will reimburse you up to 200€
for a trip by train or car.
We will not reimburse trips by plane.
FOR PEOPLE TRAVELLING
FROM LESS THAN 1 000 KM
We will reimburse you up to 250€
for a trip by train or car.
We will reimburse you up to 100€ for a trip by plane.
FOR PEOPLE TRAVELLING
FROM MORE THAN 1 000 KM
We will reimburse you up to 250€,
whatever the mean of transport
(but please, if possible, choose train option!).
PARTICIPATION FEE
Anyone making a map, who made a map, who wants to make a map is kindly invited and welcome to our annual event.
For this big celebration time we will be happy to see you all in Nantes dear network!
However, we cannot host everybody for free. Following the membership rule, we are welcoming for free 1 person per member of a USE-IT city (membership paid within the last 18 months) + board members and our dear editor-in-chief + partners of the DIG-IT project.
Every additional person per USE-IT city and non-members will be charged a participation fee of 200€ for food and accomodation.
WHO’S IN?
Interested in coming in?
Tell us by May, 31rst!
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