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# LCCWG 2025-08-07 meeting

*Meeting started at 14:12 UTC.*

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## 0. Attendance

### Present
* Eugene - PH
* Héctor - ES / Board

### Not present
* Maggie - US (with apologies)
* Laura - Board / KE (with apologies)
* Adam - UK (with apologies)
* Michael - UN (with apologies)

## 1. Administrative
* Minutes of previous meeting: https://hackmd.io/@lccwg/HyOmt-4Slg

## 2. Main agenda

### 2.1. OSM anniversary (August)
* Previous notes:
  * We previously did a 17-hour global mapathon event in 2021: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/OSM_17-hour_Global_Mapathon
  * Laura: Last year there was a digital campaign on social media by CWG
  * OSM Cal: no explicit birthday events
  * Idea: 12-hour mapathon three 4-hour blocks
    * Asia/Oceania, Africa/Europe, Americas
    * BBB: need to be moderator
    * August 9, Saturday: 
      * Asia/Oceania - 0800 - 1200
        * AEST - 1800 - 2200 
        * PH - 1600 - 2000
      * Africa/Europe - 1200 - 1600
        * IT - 1400 - 1800
        * KE - 1700 - 2000
      * Americas - 1600 - 2000
        * US ET - 1200 - 1600
        * US PT - 0900 - 1300
    * Action item:
      * WG to coordinate with communities
      * Coordinate in Telegram
      * Wiki update: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Birthday
      * https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap_21st_Anniversary_Birthday_party
      * Comms with CWG
    * Final preps: August 7 monthly meeting
    * Laura invite to July OSMF Board meeting
* Europe/Africa:
  * Anisa, Héctor, and Laura are organising
  * Telegram chat created
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### 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
* Anisa to update in chat
* Michael to try contacting

#### 2.2.2. 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.
* Maggie: No update yet from chapter
* Eugene: Try reaching out via other channels

#### 2.2.3. Asociación de Cartografía Colaborativa de Colombia
* [Application docs](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Colombia)
* Assigned to Héctor supported by Michael
* Review by Héctor: https://files.osmfoundation.org/s/i6n7rYn2spEQe6w
  * Two questions
  * Héctor to get back to A3C

#### 2.2.4. Ethiopia
* [Application docs](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Ethiopia)
* New application late July; no assigned person yet
* Héctor has just forwarded the email to LCCWG
* Assigned to Eugene

#### 2.2.5. Others
* Middle East: LCCWG needs to reply (Eugene to do it)
* España: Still trying to obtain the bank account from previous owner
* Catalan language community?: Will probably apply; previously asked LWG for trademark agreement; need to arrange with ES org, and FR and IT chapters; can ask UK and IE chapters for info about Northern Ireland

### 2.3. Affiliation model subcommittee
* Documentation: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Improving_the_affiliation_scheme_of_the_OSMF
* No updates

### 2.4. 31 Day OSM Challenge
* Pended for now
* Previous notes:
  * Previous GitHub repo by OSM Polska / Cristoffs: https://github.com/openstreetmap-polska/maptober
  * October 2025: Maptober
  * Similar things:
    * Shared by Laura: OSM Streak https://streak.osmz.ru/ by Ilya Zverev
    * From Michael: PoliMappers https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/PoliMappers/Adventures
  * WG to create a challenge/task list
    * Eugene: challenge task list
    * Finalize list by August

## 3. Recent and upcoming events
* SotM Croatia
* [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
  * 300+ people attended [Photos Up](https://www.flickr.com/photos/openstreetmapus/albums/72177720327110660)
* [SotM Latam 2025](https://www.osmlatam.org/) – 4–6 September in Medellin, Colombia
  * Héctor to attend
* [SotM Brazil 2025](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_Brasil_2025) - Salvador, Bahia – 16–19 September
* [State of the Map 2025](https://2025.stateofthemap.org/) - 3–5 October in Manila, Philippines
* [SotM Nigeria 2025](https://2025.stateofthemapnigeria.org/) — Enugu, Nigeria – 28–30 October
* [SotM Europe 2025](https://2025.stateofthemap.eu/) - 14–15 November in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
* [OSM GeoWeek](https://osmgeoweek.org/) - November 17-21 - encourage communities to add their events (OSM US to update site)
* [SotM Africa 2025](https://2025.stateofthemap.africa/) - 28-30 November in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
* [SotM Japan 2025](https://stateofthemap.jp/2025/) – 6 December in Osaka
* FOSS4G-IT / OSMit - Last week of November or first week of December

## 4. Any other business
* No community microgrants this year

## 5. Next meeting
* Currently scheduled for September 4, 14:00 UTC

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*Meeting ended 15:05 UTC.*
