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# March CWG Meeting
2022-03-07 14:00 UTC
# Attendees
* Amanda
* Pete
* Harry
* COurtney
# Intros (if new members attending)
# Agenda / Notes
### Simplify https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Main_Page [Andrew]
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/issues/60
Discussion:
* Harry thinks it could benefit from nicer design. Amanda likes the directory style.
Actions:
### Take stock social media [Pete]
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/issues/12
Pete started to post to OSM twitter (SotM retweets for now)
Discussion:
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ACTION:
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### Clean Up Access to Blog [Mikel]
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/issues/28
* Mikel is removing old access to the blog, but hasn't finished yet, work is in progress.
### Guidelines for Guest posts [Pete]
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/issues/38
* Pete hasn't done any work on this since last time, nothing to report.
DISCUSSION:
* Courtney happy to take this forward and try and develop a draft to critique or react to...
* Pete and Coutrney to catch up on this for context
### Blog analytics [Harry]
Who / how many people actually read the blogs?
* Harry (not preset) has access to Piwiki.
* Some small mention on CWG mailing list about piwik, but no-one has heard much more
* Mikel isn't sure piwiki gives everything he wants.
ACTION:
* wait for Mikel to aritculate the requirements
* Harry to check with Tom
### Finalize CWG joining proces [Pete / Mikel]
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/issues/47
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/wikis/New-member-decision-making
ACTIONS:
* Mikel to look at documentation for new member onboarding (fyi Pete started this page at https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/wikis/onboarding-new-members)
* Harry to review and and make any necessary changes to https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/wikis/New-member-decision-making DONE
* Mikel is ensuring that the list of things new people need, are documented.
* Marjan (new member) will try to report what is done/needed to ensure what is needed is written down, maybe using the wiki
* Harry to add new comms guidance doc (https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/OSMF_Communication_Guidelines ) to the wiki in https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/wikis/onboarding-new-members
### Made with OpenStreetMap
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/issues/62
Tobias has sense checked with the LWG - over to Pete to think about the 'camnpaign'
DISCUSSION:
* Make it clear that this is for fun and not choosing an official graphic for OSM attribution
* People will have very strong opinions
* Could use the wiki to provide a place for uploads and signposting of 'entries'
ACTIONS:
* Pete to share materials with cwg in advance to sidestep pitfalls and traps by next month
### Stickers / merch
DISCUSIION
* Amanda has started using the new account(s) for paying for things (Paypal, DHL & Deutsche Post) and the OTRS email ticket handeling system for freebies@osmfoundation.org
* Things are easier and that is good!
## Blogs
### Welcome new OSMF Board Members and first board meeting of 2022 [Andrew]
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/issues/59
* Andrew hit blocker on what to do next - we (Pete and Andrew) are working to resolve
* Acknowledging how overdue we are on this!
### Fastly [Mikel]
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/issues/9
* Mikel to update
### Local Chapter posts [Dorothea]
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/issues/44
### Microsoft OS Award
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/issues/58
* Pete [is drafting this](https://hackmd.io/Y72e5eOLS3yNmn80zE1Tbw) - seeing if we can get quotes from MS and OSMF
### International Women's Day in 8th March - Belgian & GeoChicha's “strees named after women”?
* Marjan is 'in process' witha post about GeoChicas (could be IWD/M or stand alone)
* CW will write up some highlight from SOTMUS and get CWG's inputs on how to shape as a post.
### Content pipeline
https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/cwg/-/issues/11
Coming up:
#### Discourse instance - community sensitisation support?
* Tobias to update - Pete to ping and check in on this
#### Mastodon instance announcement?
* Amanda is waiting until the Twitter Mastodon crossposter is set up, which should be soon.
#### WeeklyOSM as a source of content?
DISCUSSION:
* pick out a few stories to go deeper on from an OSMF perspective?
* CWG members to keep an eye out for relevant content for the blog / social media
## New ticketing system OTRS
* Amanda to update
DISCUSSION:
* Pete and Tobias to check on "invite to" from Tom Hughes
## press@osmfoundation.org email not working
* Did we find out if this was resolved?
* Sent email to test if this is working.
## OSM logo is a bit square for a lot of social media
DISCUSSION: Can we get a better vwersion of the logo that fits the round format? Need to be licensed right...
ACTION:
* Courtney has graphics contacts that could have a go at this.