# LCCWG 2025-03-06 meeting

*Meeting started at 14:09 UTC.*

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## 0. Attendance

### Present
- Anisa - IT
- Eugene - PH
- Geoffrey - UG (left 30')
- Héctor - ES
- Maggie - US
- Cristoffs - PL
- Laura - KE / OSMF Board liaison

### Not present

### Guests
- Andres Gomez - CO

## 1. Administrative
- Minutes of previous meeting: https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters_and_Communities_Working_Group/Meeting_minutes/2025-02-06
- approved

## 2. Main agenda

### 2.1. LCC Virtual Congress

#### 2.1.1. 2025 Congress
- Community reports
- WG - Eugene
- PL - Cristoffs
- IT - Anisa
- UG - Geoffrey/Allan
- HOT - Geoffrey
- UN - Michael/Arnalie
- BE - Ask Joost
- UK - Ask Adam
- KE - Laura
- US - Maggie

- 56 sign-ups so far
- attrition rate is ~50%
- For the last 2 sessions, decide to breakout depending on the attendees.
- OSMCal: https://osmcal.org/event/3455/
- https://weeklyosm.eu/archives/17765#wn762_32355
- Last email on Feb 12
- Send an email to past attendees w/ program - Maggie
- To-Do: Anisa to announce Discourse
- Blog post after

### 2.2. LC How-to + application updates/status

#### 2.2.1. OSM The Gambia application
- https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Gambia_by_OSM_Gambia
- Assigned to Anisa / Arnalie
- No update; still waiting for requested documents

#### 2.2.2. UniqueMappers Network (Nigeria) application
- https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Nigeria
- Assigned to Michael
- No update
- Laura to assist

#### 2.2.3. Perkumpulan OpenStreetMap Indonesia
- https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Indonesia
- Assigned Maggie/Geoffrey (supported by Alyssa)
- Can possibly proceed with community consultation once proof of membership is okay

#### 2.2.4. Others
- Kenya - Laura: community is in the process of registering but bureaucracy
- Colombia - This year we would like to become the local OSM Chapter with an Association we created (Asociación de Cartografía Colaborativa de Colombia - AC3)
- Spain - Héctor: Change of board ministry of interior month ago not heard back

### 2.3. Affiliation model subcommittee
- Documentation: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Improving_the_affiliation_scheme_of_the_OSMF
- Meeting last Mar 1
- Meeting in late march or mid april

### 2.4. OSMF ongoing 2025 budget cycle - LCCWG to discuss/think and send to Treasurer
- Microgrants
- OSM US launching microgrants for US community
- EWG: https://github.com/osmfoundation/ewg_bidding/issues/16, https://github.com/osmfoundation/ewg_bidding/issues/15, https://github.com/osmfoundation/ewg_bidding/issues/14

## 3. Upcoming Events
* FOSS4G OSM-IT 2024
- Maybe report during LCC Congress
* FOSSGIS: 26-29 Mar
* [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://2025.stateofthemap.org/) - October 3-5 - Philippines
* State of the Map DRC 28 Feb to 2 Mar 2025
* SotM Japan - TBA 2025
* SotM Europe - TBA 2025 (Ireland)
* [SotM Africa 2025](https://2025.stateofthemap.africa/) - 5 to 7 Dec 2025

## 4. Any other business

## 5. Next meeting
- Maggie to add Héctor and Laura to the calendar invite
- Scheduled for Apr 3, 1300 UTC

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*Meeting ended 15:09 UTC.*