Board/Minutes/2025-10
Date and time: Thursday 30 October at 13:00 UTC - Countdown.
Location: Video room https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/user/dor-2cd-qah-rim
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Important:
1. The new recurring meeting time is at 13:00 UTC.
2. DST change in Europe but not in the US: Please note that at the time of the meeting, Daylight Saving Time will have ended in Europe (on 26 October), but not yet in the US (where it ends on 2 November).
Participants
Officers and Board Historic
Board member biographies Historic
Minutes by Dorothea Kazazi.
Guests
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Administrative
Approval of previous minutes
Circular Resolutions
2025/Res24 Approval to purchase items for OSMF Booth at SotM 2025
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Hi everyone, As part of our participation at the State of the Map, the foundation has a booth at the conference; for the community to pass by, ask questions, share feedback etc. We are requesting approval to spend upto €300 on some items - most likely stickers. The longer discussion is on Gitlab here: https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/board/-/issues/885 |
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Approved with 5 votes so far. Voting closes on 27 September.
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| Circular by Laura Mugeha. |
Note: The board GitLab repository is not accessible by members.
2025/Res25 Approve active contributor membership application #2025091510000042
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Voting closes on 2025-10-03. |
| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
2025/Res26 Approve active contributor membership application #2025092510000103
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Voting closes on 2025-10-09. |
| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
2025/Res27 Move OSMF of out UK: Initial lawyer consultation
| The board approves GBP 2000 fees for Bird & Bird lawyers for the call how to move out of the UK, in particular without prohibitive taxes. |
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Voting closes on 2025-10-10. |
| Circular by Roland Olbricht. |
Chairperson's report
Secretary's report
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. |
More topics to be added
Any other business
Guest comments or questions
| Open to all OSM Foundation members (Become a member of the Foundation). You are welcome to ask questions or to comment (via voice or on the chat) at the end of the meeting.
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