# LCCWG 2025-06-05 meeting *Meeting started at 14:05 UTC.* ----- ## 0. 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') ### Not present ## 1. Administrative * Minutes of previous meeting: https://hackmd.io/@lccwg/HkbWsgWxgl * Approved ## 2. Main agenda ### 2.1. LCC Virtual Congress * Post-congress tasks * 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](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8rqr4RxWfkFIBaWu77yhEUCkMq7oPP-P) * 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 ### 2.2. Local Chapter applications * [List of applicants](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications) #### 2.2.1. OSM The Gambia * [Application docs](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Gambia_by_OSM_Gambia) * Assigned to Anisa / Arnalie * Anisa to confirm with Arnalie and Anisa to follow-up #### 2.2.2. UniqueMappers Network (Nigeria) * [Application docs](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Nigeria) * Assigned to Michael (supported by Laura) * Suspended application (not rejected) #### 2.2.3. Perkumpulan OpenStreetMap Indonesia * [Application docs](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Indonesia) * Assigned to Maggie (supported by Alyssa) * They are working on public membership. Application on hold for now. * Eugene to talk with Maggie #### 2.2.4. Asociación de Cartografía Colaborativa de Colombia * [Application docs](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Colombia) * New application; no point person assigned yet * Héctor supported by Michael #### 2.2.5. Others * Middle East: LCCWG needs to reply (Eugene to do it) * Spain: Next step after Interior ministry replied; recover bank account from previous holder ### 2.3. Affiliation model subcommittee * Documentation: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Improving_the_affiliation_scheme_of_the_OSMF * From previous: * Focus group discussion last April 26 * [Presentation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11afdMY60SuJtbM998Ui7PjlKUX-O1vwpynpUNtckfWM) – to be uploaded as PDF to the OSM wiki * [Notes](https://hackmd.io/@lccwg/S1VuqHcyxe) – to be added to the documentation * UN Mappers Mappy Hour last May 30 (Arnalie and Michael); Eugene attended. Ambassadors (similar to YouthMappers') and chapters (especially in areas where peacekeeping ops are) * Michael: 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 * Héctor shared that Board is happy to support the subcommittee's work on updating the affiliation model ### 2.4. 31 Day OSM Challenge * Previous notes: * Previous GitHub repo by OSM Polska / Cristoffs: https://github.com/openstreetmap-polska/maptober * October 2025: Maptober * Michael: PoliMappers https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/PoliMappers/Adventures * https://stats.now.ohsome.org * WG to create a challenge/task list * Whole year: https://streak.osmz.ru/ * Eugene to talk to Ilya ## 3. Recent and upcoming events * [SotM France 2025](https://sotm2025.openstreetmap.fr/) - 13-15 June in Tours * [SotM US 2025](https://openstreetmap.us/events/state-of-the-map-us/2025/) - 19-21 June in Boston, Massachusetts * [SotM Latam 2025](https://www.osmlatam.org/) – 4–6 September in Medellin, Colombia * [State of the Map 2025](https://2025.stateofthemap.org/) - 3–5 October in Manila, Philippines * [SotM Europe 2025](https://2025.stateofthemap.eu/) - 14–15 November in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom * [OSM GeoWeek](https://osmgeoweek.org/) - who wants to do it? November * [SotM Africa 2025](https://2025.stateofthemap.africa/) - 28-30 November in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania * SotM Japan 2025 - TBA * FOSS4G-IT / OSMit - Last week of November or first week of December ## 4. Any other business * No business ## 5. Next meeting * Currently scheduled for July 3, 14:00 UTC ----- *Meeting ended 15:05 UTC.*