What is batch-2-map?

This repository is a simple way for members of "Batch 2" to submit their photos so everyone can be displayed on a graduation map, organized by the region they are from. Instead of someone chasing down every person for a photo and figuring out where to place them, each participant uploads their own picture into the folder matching their region of the world. The process works through GitHub's standard contribution flow. You make a personal copy of the project, drop a square photo of yourself into the right regional folder (like "europe" or "asia"), and name the file using a specific format: your first name, last name, and pod number, all separated by dashes and in lowercase. Then you submit that change back to the main project for review. The maintainers will only accept submissions that follow the rules exactly, square photos, correct naming, and placed in the right folder. This is designed for participants in a cohort program (likely the MLH Fellowship, based on references in the project) who are finishing up and want to celebrate together on a shared visual map. For example, if you are a fellow located in North America, you would add your photo to the North America folder so your face appears on that part of the map alongside your peers. For staff, there is a small extra step involving a Python script that crops the submitted photos into circles for the final map display. But for most participants, the experience is straightforward: upload a properly formatted photo to the right place, submit it, and you are done.