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LCCWG 2024-10-09 meeting
Meeting started at 13:05 UTC.
0. Attendance
Present
- Adam - UK (left 30')
- Arnalie - PH
- Anisa - IT (joined 8')
- Eugene - PH
- Maggie - US (left 1:08')
- Michael - UN (joined 13')
- Włodzimierz - PL
- Geoffrey - UG (left 1:00')
Not present
Guest
- Benedicta - Ghana
- Muluba - DRC
1. Administrative
- Minutes of previous meetings:
- August: https://hackmd.io/@lccwg/H1GfGsDYA
- Approved
- September: https://hackmd.io/@lccwg/rySRDmPnA
- Approved
- August: https://hackmd.io/@lccwg/H1GfGsDYA
- Benedicta and Muluba are observing as guests
2. Main agenda
2.1. Board updates (c/o Arnalie/Dani)
- Invitation: OSMF/LC Application to Open Boards Summit
- Updates and improvements on the welcome letter for new members
- major changes are adding discourse, merging the participate, connect with your community and join a local group sections. In addition, shorter and more encouraging texts for Join a WG section
- OSGeo Oceania's request for sponsorship distribution from ESRI
- Board election - https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM2024/Election_to_Board
- Ballots to be sent in Saturday (Oct 12)
- Arnalie is stepping down
- Michael is running
- AGM on 19 Oct
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)
- Post recording online
- Adam: Still have to create some notes regarding the OSM website Community page update
- [NEW] Documentation
- Next Congress?
- Arnalie: Still have to create some blog post / diary / docu / update community forum thread regarding the OSMF Affiliation Models discussion
- both recap and announcement
- March 15
- Maggie might not be able to attend but will make sure to have someone from OSM US there
- St. Patrick's Day (Irish / US Holiday)
- Arnalie: Still have to create some blog post / diary / docu / update community forum thread regarding the OSMF Affiliation Models discussion
2.3. LC How-to + application updates/status
Challenge: What to do with unresponsive applicants?
- Suggest that we have 1-on-1 calls with applicants esp when they are not responding (ad-hoc/not mandatory)
- inform and invite WG in case they can make it /add local@osmfoundation.org in the invite
- If still unresponsive, close the application without prejudice in case the applicant would like to continue the application in the future
2.3.1. OSM The Gambia application
- Assigned to Anisa / Arnalie
- Community consultation already done
- There are 3 outstanding questions about the application that the applicant hasn't replied yet
- Deadline: next LCCWG meeting
- Action item: Arnalie to invite them to next LCCWG meeting and/or schedule a meeting within the next week or 2
2.3.2. UniqueMappers Network (Nigeria) application
- Assigned to Michael
- No additional communications
- Last email thread from LCCWG is May 11 + other requests in the meantime
- Action item: Michael to schedule a follow up meeting with them
- If still unresponsive, close the application without prejudice in case the applicant would like to continue the application in the future
2.3.3. umbraOSM (Brazil) - expressed interest
- Assigned to Włodzimierz / Eugene
- Follow-up since applicant has provided docs
- Last contact was by email
- Support needed: Translation from Portuguese, know how many members they have in the association, is umbraOSM the main representatie of the community
- Action item: OSMF has DeepL account to help with translation/ Arnalie to ask Dorothea for deepL pro access
- Ask applicant for local consultation evidence to make sure they are representative of the community, if not, ask them to post on Community forum and mailing list e.g. https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/openstreetmap-gambia-local-chapter/117043
- Action item: Cristoffs to send draft email
2.3.4. Perkumpulan OpenStreetMap Indonesia
- Assigned Maggie (supported by Alyssa)
- Geoffrey is willing to support
- Maggie and Alyssa are about to begin review and have let Dewi know
- https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Indonesia
2.3.5. others
- Eugene still to send an email recommendation to the Board re Windsor-Essex; will compile all documentation
- Action item: Timeline updates to indicate deadlines / responsiveness / current practice - Arnalie to draft and have LCCWG review before deadline https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/FAQ
2.4. Affiliation model + revisiting FPOSM agreement
- Not discussed
- Arnalie: I was able to compile previous discussions, including the 2020 survey, community thread on discourse, LCC Congress discussion and BoFs/panel discussion in 2023 regional SotMs (to be added).
- For the 2020 survey, I made a table with the key takeaways (thanks, Clifford!) as well as some updates (if it's done, in progress or not yet) and some remarks. Request: The updates and remarks column are my personal observations but please feel free to update them, check Table on page 3: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19wKy23jIf_0sPqUkjzWtJmzMtCG2V8bSQGzevlx8PdI/edit#heading=h.6svu4gyr4ra2
- FPOSM agreement
- Action item: Arnalie to set up a meeting before end of October, open invitation via community forum and osmcal.org
2.5. OSMF ongoing 2025 budget cycle - LCCWG to discuss/think and send to Treasurer
- Action item: LCCWG to discuss/think and send to Treasurer
- Microgrants budget to push to next year
- Not do 2024
- (EWG is also proceeding with their microgrants)
- Adam: Should be two people: Eugene to ask another WG member
- Adam: Maybe LCCWG can learn from EWG
- LCC Congress (scholarship)
- Hard to disburse
2.6. Sponsorship from Meta
- for regional/national SotM conferences (received March 2024, to be spent in 12 months)
- propose a level of support across these events that covers 18738.06 GBP
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E7eefXWxC4434kZnh4o_BfMDSlyFSnYSycMNJopIZi4/edit?usp=sharing
- Anyone ask for support?
- check budgets and sponsorship prospectus, how many people they are targeting to decide on the amount
- Action item: Arnalie to report back to board re discussion with LCCWG
2.8. SotM 2024
- Report back during next month: Geoffrey, Anisa, Arnalie
- Wasn't able to do a BoF; there was a session about WGs
- < 300 participants (online and in person) but lots have attended SotM for the first time
- Action item: table next meeting
2.9. OSM 31 Day Challenge
- Not much interest from other LCs
- There's a GitHub repository: https://github.com/openstreetmap-polska/maptober
- Maybe start August 2025 (same with OSM birthday, 31days); plan with CWG
- keep it simple and easy to organize
- Action item: table for next year, January, for planning
3. Upcoming National Events Inventory
- FOSS4G/SotM Oceania Nov 5-8, 2024
- SotM Rwanda Nov 15-17, 2024
- SotM Asia/Bangladesh Nov 30-Dec 1, 2024
- SotM LatAm Dec 6-8, 2024
- FossGIS March 26-29, 2025
- State of the Map US 2025 - June 19-21 2025
- State of the Map 2025 - Philippines
4. Any other busines
- No other business
5. Next meeting
- Currently scheduled for Nov 7
- Action item: Add monthly meeting schedule in osmcal.org
Meeting ended 14:31 UTC.
