Local Chapters and Communities Working Group/Meeting minutes/2024-12-05

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Meeting started at 14:11 UTC.

Attendance

Present

  • Arnalie - PH
  • Charles - ZM
  • Cristoffs - PL
  • Eugene - PH

Not present

  • Anisa - IT (with apologies)
  • Michael - UN (with apologies)

Guests

  • Hector - Board

Administrative

Main agenda

LC How-to + application updates/status

umbraOSM (Brazil)

  • Assigned to Włodzimierz / Eugene
  • Włodzimierz sent an email (12/4) to UmbraOSM, no reply yet; give 7 days
  • Action item:
    • Announce decision in OSMF Discourse
    • Send recommendation to Board for their vote

OSM The Gambia

  • Assigned to Anisa / Arnalie
  • No update; still waiting for requested documents

UniqueMappers Network (Nigeria)

  • Assigned to Michael
  • Meeting was held on Nov 8 between Michael, Eugene, and Dr. Sunday where requested documents were emphasized
  • No update since the meeting

Perkumpulan OpenStreetMap Indonesia

  • Assigned Maggie / Geoffrey (supported by Alyssa)
  • No update

others

  • Arnalie sent updated FAQ to Dorothea for implementation
  • Action item: LCCWG (Eugene?) to update the wiki instead of Dorothea

LCC Virtual Congress

  • Post-congress tasks (from previous minutes):
    • Request and post presentation slides from presenters (check notes)
    • Adam: Still have to create some notes regarding the OSM website Community page update
  • Next Congress?
    • Mar 15, 2025
    • Agenda skipped; restart discussions next year

Affiliation model subcommittee

OSMF ongoing 2025 budget cycle

  • LCCWG to discuss/think and send to Treasurer
  • Roland sent request last Nov 14
  • Action item: LCCWG to reply to Roland
  • Eugene's suggestion: Roll over our budget request from last year: microgrants (almost 12k euros budget)

Upcoming events

Any other business

Meta sponsorship

  • Sponsorship is approved and there are some delays

Potential Spain LC application

  • Héctor (OSMF Board member and also OSM Spain community member) wants to restart the LC process
  • Association from 10 years ago was dead
  • Meeting was held last month and there will be a meeting next week
  • No hold of the old association
  • Maybe start LC application in 2025
    • Motivation is to be a POC for national/regional government and organisations

Next meeting

  • No meeting in January
  • Next meeting is currently scheduled for Feb 6
  • Action item: Add monthly meeting schedule in osmcal.org

Meeting ended 15:02 UTC.

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