# 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](https://openstreetmap.us/news/2024/10/save-the-date-sotmus-2025/) - June 19-21 2025
* [State of the Map 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5dyxy6YxG0&feature=youtu.be) - Philippines
* [FOSS4GIT- OSMIT](https://2024.foss4g.it/) - 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.*