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== Local Chapters
=== Agreement ===
==== Why is the agreement needed? ====
:The OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) has in the past allowed groups to operate as national or regional user groups without an approval process or similar. This is not expected to change, however the use of the OpenStreetMap trademark and representation rights of such informal groups tend to become issues with growth and the agreement provides a mechanism to document the common understanding of how the relationship is supposed to work.
==== What are the
The eligibility criteria are:<br>
1. Non-profit incorporated entity or part of one<br>
: Non-profit means that the applying organization is incorporated as non-profit in accordance to local legislations and have documentation (either in registration or Articles of incorporation).
: Part of one means - you can be part of a larger organisation (that is non-profit as mentioned above) as long as that does not have conflicting goals.<br>
2. Open membership - the way you are incorporated should allow easy and mass membership and democratic participation in the decisions processes. <br>
: The LC should seek to have members from across the full geographic area it represents.<br>
3. Your group should be dedicated to supporting the aims of the OpenStreetMap Foundation and the OpenStreetMap project<br>
: The organisation can show that they have been actively contributing to OSM mapping and community building activities
You may check: Handbook for Becoming a Local Chapter ''<link to be added>''
==== Why the restrictions on use of trademarks, domain names and similar? ====
=== Applying to become a local chapter ===
=== Processing of
''<Short version to be added>''
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|1. Submit Application to l<nowiki>oca</nowiki>l@osmfoundation.org and cc: b<nowiki>oar</nowiki>d@osmfoundation.org
|Local Chapter
|Meet
Channel: email
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|Doro<nowiki>thea Kaz</nowiki>azi
|Time: 6 working days after application is received
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▲|3. Creation of application page on the OSMF website
|[[Local_Chapters_and_Communities_Working_Group|LCCWG]]
|Review Eligibility Criteria and submitted documents; Reach out to the applicant if needed, if necessary
Time: ~ 2-3 months
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|4. Local community and OSMF membership consultation
▲|4. Requirements Review
|[[Local_Chapters_and_Communities_Working_Group|LCCWG]]
|Channels: [https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/ osmf-talk], the main channel(s) of the applying local community and a thread in [https://community.openstreetmap.org/ community.osm.org]
Time: ~ 1 month
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|5. Recommendation to the Board
|[[Local_Chapters_and_Communities_Working_Group|LCCWG]]
|Channel: Email / LCCWG GitLab
Time ~ 1-2 months
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|6. Board vote
|OSMF Secretary
|Board meeting
Channel: board meeting
Time: ~ 1-2 months
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|7. Communication of results
|OSMF Secretary
| Channel: Email and/or Board meeting
Time: ~ 1 month
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If not approved, provide in writing full reasons for the refusal to the applicant. Invite the applicant to remedy the identified problems and to re-apply once ready. LCCWG may choose to support the resolution of problems (or not).
|OSMF Board
|[[Local_Chapters/Template_agreement|Agreement template]].
▲|8. Sign Formal Agreement
Channel: Email (cc LCCWG) or if possible, through in-person e.g. via State of the Map conference or other event/s
Time: ~ 1-2 months
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|9. Update Wikis
|Doro<nowiki>thea Kaz</nowiki>azi
|These places:
* [
* [
Time: ~ 1-2 weeks after results
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|10. Ask about [[Advisory_Board#Current_Members_of_the_Advisory_Board_and_their_Affiliations|Advisory Board (AB)
|OSMF Secretary/
| Channel: Email<br>
Time: within 1 month after the agreement is signed
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|11. Add new
|Doro<nowiki>thea Kaz</nowiki>azi
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* [[Advisory_Board#Current_Members_of_the_Advisory_Board_and_their_Affiliations| OSMF wiki]] ''(name)''
* Board wiki ''(name, email, phone number (if available))''
Time: ~ 1-2 weeks
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