Let's Meet - ONLINE

Can you imagine going through this COVID-19 period without meeting the community and staff? We can't! That's why we've been holding regular Online Meetups and webinars:

• On April 19th, our Chief Wazer, Noam Bardin, answered the community's questions in a live session. Watch the recording here.
• We're holding monthly Office Hours, where staff members share important updates. Find all details in this forum post.

Many Local meetups are currently being held Online, read this post to learn more and join a Meetup.

Featuring Top Contributor: Calandraca from Spain

Calandraca from Spain started editing the map in 2011, when even the streets in her city weren't on the map and have since been promoted to Global Champ and Coordinator. She's also an active Localizer, Wazeopedia Editor, Mentor, Beta tester, Founder of the Spanish Crisis Task Force, and "of course", she writes in her unique style - "A map Editor" :)

Calandraca says Waze has brought many rewarding things to her life over the years:

She made many friends, she is the voice of her language - Uxía for Galician and she has helped give birth to the son of two Wazers she met at a Spanish Meetup, as an OB-GYN.

Calandraca shared that once, while on vacation in Costa Rica, she rode in a minibus, where the driver used Waze. They started talking, and when the driver, a Waze Editor himself, found out that he was driving Calandraca, he was very excited and couldn't believe it.

Calandraca's tip to new editors is to respect previous edits and keep it simple, without overloading the map.

Calandraca invites anyone to reach out to her, for anything related either to Waze or to her profession, as questions don't bother her and make her feel useful when she can help.

Calandraca would like to highlight the Spanish Community, saying it's a modest but well-structured and mature community, thanks to the work done by all the Champs. "There is harmony", she says, "and the rules are respected".

Thank you Calandraca for sharing your story with us!