Local Chapters and Communities Working Group/Meeting minutes/2025-06-05

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Meeting started at 14:05 UTC.


Attendance

Present

  • Adam - UK (left 41')
  • Eugene - PH
  • Héctor - ES (also Board)
  • Laura - Board liaison (and KE)
  • Michael - UN
  • Anisa - IT (joined 25')
  • Charles - ZM (joined 48')

Administrative

Main agenda

LCC Virtual Congress

  • Post-congress action items:
    • Create blog post (Eugene to start)
    • Split and upload videos to LCCWG channel on YouTube (Maggie did! should we do the discussions too?) Link to videos
    • Send out a post-event email including link to videos, blog post, our email if folks want to join... what else?
    • Provide documentation on OSM Wiki

Local Chapter applications

OSM The Gambia

  • Application docs; assigned to Anisa / Arnalie
  • Anisa to confirm with Arnalie and Anisa to follow-up

UniqueMappers Network (Nigeria)

  • Application docs; assigned to Michael (supported by Laura)
  • Suspended application (not rejected)

Perkumpulan OpenStreetMap Indonesia

  • Application docs; assigned to Maggie (supported by Alyssa)
  • They are working on public membership. Application on hold for now.
  • Eugene to talk with Maggie regarding updates

Asociación de Cartografía Colaborativa de Colombia

  • Application docs
  • New application; no point person assigned yet
    • The WG assigns Héctor (mainly for Spanish support) and supported by Michael

Others

  • Middle East: LCCWG needs to reply (Eugene to do it)
  • Spain: Next step after Interior ministry replied; recover bank account from previous holder

Affiliation model subcommittee

  • Documentation
  • Action items from previous meeeting:
  • UN Mappers held a Mappy Hour last May 30 with Arnalie and Michael hosting and Eugene attending. UN Mappers is thinking of having ambassadors (similar to YouthMappers') and chapters (especially in areas where peacekeeping ops are)
    • Michael: The idea is to recognize volunteers that want to support UN Mappers without necessarily putting a label or structure; will also talk with YouthMappers to help co-exist and avoid overlaps
  • Héctor shared that Board, during its F2F meeting, is happy to support the subcommittee's work on updating the affiliation model

31 Day OSM Challenge

  • Similar projects and initiatives:
    • Michael shared that Politecnico di Milano's PoliMappers had an annual Adventures event where participants are encouraged to do some mapping every day of the month
    • Laura shared Ilya's OSM Streak, which has a mapping challenge for every day of the year
    • Eugene to talk to Ilya to get his ideas, suggestions, and opinion
  • We can use tools like ohsomeNow Stats to monitor changesets for the specific hashtags
  • Action item: WG to create a challenge/task list

Recent and upcoming events

Any other business

  • No other business

Next meeting

  • Currently scheduled for July 3, 14:00 UTC

Meeting ended 15:05 UTC.