LCCWG 2024-12-05 meeting

Meeting started at 14:11 UTC.

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0. Attendance

Present

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

Not present

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

Guests

• Hector - Board

1. Administrative

• Minutes of previous meetings: https://hackmd.io/@lccwg/ByOCNSq-1x

  • Approved

• Board liaison: Laura is selected with Maurizio as back-up

  • Ref: https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2024-11#LCCWG_liaison
  • Action item: Eugene to formally invite Laura and Maurizio to attend meetings

2. Main agenda

2.1. LC How-to + application updates/status

2.1.1. umbraOSM (Brazil)

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

2.1.2. OSM The Gambia application

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

2.1.3. UniqueMappers Network (Nigeria) application

• Assigned to Michael
• Meeting last Nov 8 (Michael, Eugene, Dr. Sunday)
• No update since

2.1.4. Perkumpulan OpenStreetMap Indonesia

• Assigned Maggie/Geoffrey (supported by Alyssa)

2.1.5. others

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

2.2. LCC Virtual Congress

• Post-congress tasks (from previous minutes)
  • [NEW] Documentation
    • Post recording online
      • It is here: https://www.youtube.com/@osmlccwg
    • 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?
  • March 15
• Skipped; restart next year

2.3. Affiliation model subcommittee

• Call for volunteers

• Meeting last

• Research team

• Facilitator team

• WhatsApp

• https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Improving_the_affiliation_scheme_of_the_OSMF

  • https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Table_of_summary_of_pre-existent_foundation_schemes_for_affiliation

• Arnalie can commit until January 2025

• Arnalie will document everything for transition

2.4. OSMF ongoing 2025 budget cycle - LCCWG to discuss/think and send to Treasurer

• Roland sent request last Nov 14

• Action item: Reply

• Eugene suggestion: roll over our budget request from last year: microgrants (almost 12k euros budget)

  • https://osmfoundation.org/w/images/0/06/OSMF_2024_Budget_v2024-02-23.pdf
  • Geoffrey: Same budget sounds good
  • Arnalie: Microgrants should have a focal person to lead

3. Upcoming National Events Inventory

• SotM Asia - No WG member attended

• SotM Rwanda - Geoffrey

• SotM LatAm Dec 6-8, 2024

  • Dani from Board will be attending

• FossGIS March 26-29, 2025

• State of the Map US 2025 - June 19-21 2025

• State of the Map 2025 - Philippines

• FOSS4GIT- OSMIT - Italy, Dec 14, 2024

• State of the Map DRC 28 Feb to 2 Mar 2025

• SotM Japan - TBA 2025

• FOSSGIS: 26-29 Mar

• State of the Map US 2025 - June 19-21 2025

• State of the Map 2025 - Philippines

4. Any other business

4.1. Meta sponsorship

• Sponsorship is approved and there are some delays

4.2. Potential Spain LC application

• Héctor:
• association from 10 years ago was dead
• meeting last month; 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

5. Next meeting

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

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Meeting ended 15:02 UTC.