# LCCWG 2022-09-26 meeting

*Meeting started at 14:01 UTC.*

## 0. Attendance

### Present
* Joost - BE
* Adam - UK (left 15')
* Eugene - PH
* Maggie - US
* Geoffrey - UG
* Arnalie - HOT (left 31')
* Charles - ZM (joined 24')

### Special Guest
* Brian DeRocher (left 31')

### Not Present
* Anisa - IT
* Besfort - XK
* Jonathan - BE
* Patrick - CH
* Rob - UK
* Naveen - IN
* Jorge - PT

## 1. Administrative

## 2. Main agenda

### 2.1. Support the development of Microcosms [GL#7]
- Brian has restarted work on Microcosms
- Renamed into Communities for purposes of the OSM website and so that its easier to translate.
- Brian originally submitted a big MR, but Andy said it was too big. Brian split the work into 4 stages. Details: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Communities
- Adam suggested creating a "working group" as a central discussion for this feature (existing channel in #dev-microcosms in OSMUS Slack); Eugene suggested creating a Telegram group bridged to Matrix, similar to the Welcome Tool
- [ ] **Action Item:** Eugene to create the Telegram group
- You can test at https://microcosms.apis.dev.openstreetmap.org/

### 2.2. Update the OSM website to highlight Local Chapters [GL#14]
- need for Ruby on Rails developers for opinions about how to answer a few questions from the maintainers
- plan B could be to just hard-code the chapters list

### 2.3. SotM 2022 / LCC Congress

#### 2.3.1. SotM 2022 Report
- A LCC Congress occurred during SotM 2022: https://2022.stateofthemap.org/sessions/HTEZJY/
- CWG (Pete) offered to help create a write-up for the OSM Blog
- [ ] **Action Item:** Maggie and Joost to start drafting a post; need to have November event stuff up
- Board talked about Local Chapters

#### 2.3.2. LCCC in November
- Proposed date: November 12
- To do list:
- [ ] **[Maggie]** Decide on platform (Venueless or something else) (we will use same platform that mapping usa uses)
- [ ] **[Eugene]** Updating wiki pages:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/Local_Chapters_Congress
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters#Annual_Local_Chapters_Congress
- [ ] **[Maggie]** New signup page including call for 5 minute talks
- October 23 deadline for program submission
- [ ] **[Maggie]** New graphic
- [x] **[Joost, Geoffrey]** Create https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/Local_Chapters_Congress/2022 (based on the 2021 page)
- [ ] Decide on program
- [ ] Promotion:
- [ ] blog post (concurrent with SotM report)
- [ ] CWG help
- [ ] discourse
- [ ] talk mailing list
- [ ] SotM Telegram
- [ ] osm-community-building Telegram/Matrix/IRC
- [ ] osmf-talk mailing list
- [x] [osm cal](https://osmcal.org/event/1630/)
- Separate meeting on October 24 to finalise the planning for the event

*Meeting ended 15:03 UTC.*