Local Chapters and Communities Working Group/Meeting minutes/2024-04-24

Meeting started at 12:10 UTC.

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Attendance

Present

• Adam - UK
• Anisa - IT (joined 19')
• Eugene - PH
• Michael - UN
• Włodzimierz - PL

Not present

• Arnalie - HOT (with apologies)

Administrative

• Minutes of previous meeting:
  • Local Chapters and Communities Working Group/Meeting_minutes/2024-03-27
    • Approved
  • Eugene: Transfer of past minutes to OSMF wiki is ongoing
• Michael Montani (UN) joined the LCCWG
  • Michael had already signed the NDA and was added to the WG mailing list
• Włodzimierz Bartczak (OSM Poland) interested to join the LCCWG
  • Introduction: OSM username is Cristoffs and almost editing daily now; in 2017 started editing in OSM; then attended the Polish LC meetings; was in the Polish LC Board; main organiser for SotM EU 2024; ran for the OSMF Board twice; manages 2 projects in Poland
  • Approved 4-0-0
  • Eugene to perform admin tasks to formalize Włodzimierz's joining
• Private GitLab repository request for LC applications
  • Adam emailed Grant multiple times in the past month
  • Arnalie has reported in the WG chat that even the Board has problems with Grant's responsiveness and will discuss this in the Board F2F meeting this weekend
• Tidy up GitLab c/o Adam and Eugene
  • Eugene and Adam met last April 11 and updated several tickets

Main agenda

Board updates (c/o Arnalie/Dani)

• No updates

LCC Virtual Congress

• Post-congress tasks (from previous minutes):
  • Post recording online
    • Eugene to confirm progress with Maggie
  • Send thank you email?
    • Eugene to confirm progress with Maggie
  • Draft a OSM Blog post
    • Eugene to start draft in HackMD
  • Request presentation slides from presenters (check notes)
  • Adam: Still have to create some notes regarding the OSM website Community page update

LC How-to + application updates/status

OSM The Gambia application

• Currently assigned to Anisa with Arnalie supporting
• There is ongoing communication where Madeline and Jaria from the Gambia responding and having sent updated documents (updated bylaws outlining how vacant positions are filled)

UniqueMappers Network (Nigeria) application

• Currently assigned to Michael with Arnalie supporting
• Michael will speak with Arnalie
• Michael: Has reviewed submitted documents; documents are scarce though what is submitted is fine so far

umbraOSM (Brazil) - expressed interest

• Włodzimierz volunteered; Eugene will support

Others

• Windsor-Essex (Ontario, Canada) application is pended
  • Eugene will recommend that the Board reject the application since it appears that the applicant is not so interested in building a local community of OSM mappers/users and is more interested in just talking to local governments

Microgrants

• Previously: Board approved 2024 budget with 11210€ for microgrants
• Eugene: No updates; will talk with Joost

OSM Community survey documentation

• Clifford, who drafted the final report has emailed Eugene saying that the report is already final
• Eugene to transfer report to OSMF website

Any other business

• No other business

Next meeting

• Currently scheduled for 29 May 2024, Wednesday
  • Włodzimierz: Mon/Wed not good; Tue/Fri good
  • Adam: traveling
  • Anisa: traveling

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Meeting ended 12:58 UTC.