Board/Minutes/2024-12
Date and time: Thursday 19 December at 13:30 UTC.
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Administrative
Approval of previous minutes
Circular Resolutions
2024/Res44 Approve active contributor membership application #2024052810000438
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Approved on 2024-11-24 with 5 votes in favour: Craig Allan, Héctor Ochoa Ortiz, Daniela Waltersdorfer, Guillaume Rischard, Roland Olbricht. |
| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
2024/Res45 Approve active contributor membership application #2024111910000023
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Approved on 2024-11-27 with 4 votes in favour: Laura Mugeha (Supporting the proposal as she meets the threshold for contribution based on community organizing.), Maurizio Napolitano (I see no reason not to confirm), Craig Allan (The applicant provided sufficient evidence of work. Approved.), Héctor Ochoa Ortiz (In my opinion, the outreach and teaching events make up for the number of mapping days.). |
| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
2024/Res46 Approve active contributor membership application #2024111910000274
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Did not pass on 2024-11-27 with 4 abstentions: |
| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
2024/Res47 Distribution of Meta Sponsorship to regional SotMs, via OSMF
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As decided in the 21st Nov 2024 board chat, here is the circular to support the distribution of Meta Sponsorship to regional SotMs. Details about the four events we are voting on are explained below. SotM Rwanda 2024 - 15-17 Nov 2024 SotM Kerala 2024 - 16-17 Nov 2024 SotM Asia 2024 - 30 Nov-1 Dec 2024 SotM LatAm 2024 - 6-8 Dec 2024 More details for each application are included in each GitLab issue. Please read each issue and its attached documents carefully before voting. |
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Approved on 2024-11-28 with 6 votes in favour: Laura Mugeha, Héctor Ochoa Ortiz, Daniela Waltersdorfer, Guillaume Rischard, Craig Allan (I am in favour of supporting the local communities that gather the local data that makes the OSM project possible. Supporting SotM conferences is an important part of building local capacity and spreading the OSM culture), Maurizio Napolitano (I think it's important that there are events that remind us of the importance of OpenStreetMap and bring together contributors. We could also think about an ambassador program in the future in order to define some principles to spread and a possible training moment. (I'll discuss it with the board as soon as I have a more structured project)). |
| Circular created by Héctor Ochoa Ortiz. |
2024/Res48 Distribution of Meta Sponsorship to regional SotMs, via OSMF - FOSS4GIT-OSMIT 2024 & FOSS4G/SotM Oceania 2024
| Here is another circular to support the distribution of Meta Sponsorship to regional SotMs. Details about the two events we are voting on are explained below.
FOSS4GIT-OSMIT 2024 - 11-14 Dec 2024
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/board/-/issues/718 FOSS4G/SotM Oceania 2024 - 5-8 Nov 2024
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/board/-/issues/719 More details for each application are included in each GitLab issue. Please read each issue and its attached documents carefully before voting. |
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Approved on 2024-12-07 with 5 votes in favour: Laura Mugeha, Daniela Waltersdorfer, Maurizio Napolitano, Héctor Ochoa Ortiz, Craig Allan (I support the proposal). |
| Circular created by Héctor Ochoa Ortiz. |
Action item updates
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Secretary's report
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| Topic presented by Dani Waltersdorfer. |
Treasurer's report
| Previous reports during monthly board meetings and general meetings |
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| See the Treasurer's reports on the finances page. |
| Topic presented by Roland Olbricht. |
2025 budget
Suggested by Craig Allan.
Update from SotM Latam 2024
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| Dani Waltersdorfer participated in SotM Latam 2024 as a board member with the talk "The OpenStreetMap Foundation and its Board of Directors: What it is, What it does, What it isn't" and her presence at the Foundation's booth. |
| Suggested by Dani Waltersdorfer. |
External formal appeal for OSMF Board intervention on moderation inaction - update from the committee
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| The board received an anonymous complaint regarding the moderation team's handling of some posts, mentioning that the penalty placed by the moderation team was not adequate. The sender had initially emailed the moderation team and then appealed to the board, apparently suggesting the review of the moderation team's findings and discontinuing the participation/memberships of the individuals who wrote the posts. On 2024-11-21 the board decided to create a committee of the three new board members with the aim to talk with the moderation team, review the team's findings and determine if they are adequate. The committee will likely propose an action or decision during the 2024-12-19 public board meeting.
Previous board discussion:
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Any other business
Guest comments or questions
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Next meetings
Open board meeting: 30 January 2025 at 13:30 UTC
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30 January 2025 at 13:30 UTC
27 February 2025 at 13:30 UTC
27 March 2025 at 13:30 UTC
24 April 2025 at 13:30 UTC
29 May 2025 at 13:30 UTC
26 June 2025 at 13:30 UTC
31 July 2025 at 13:30 UTC
28 August 2025 at 13:30 UTC
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Closed session: legal affairs
Suggested by Guillaume Rischard.