# LCCWG 2025-12-04 meeting

*Meeting started at 15:06 UTC.*

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## 0. Attendance

### Present
* Anisa - IT (left 16:17)
* Héctor - ES (also OSMF Board)
* Eugene - PH
* Laura - Board liaison (also KE)
* Maggie - US (left 15:22)
* Charles - ZM (joined 15:40)
* Michael - UN (joined 15:42)

### Not present

## 1. Administrative
* Minutes of November meeting: https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters_and_Communities_Working_Group/Meeting_minutes/2025-11-06
* Approved

## 2. Main agenda

### 2.1. Budget
* OSMF Treasurer Roland Olbricht contacted the WG about its budget for 2026
* Roland suggests a token budget of 500 EUR
* Reply otherwise by 9 December
* Héctor: EWG did their Engineering microgrant which LCCWG can look for guidance
* Maggie: Bandwidth
* Maggie: Maybe tie it to SotM
* Laura is willing to help lead; Héctor can help
* Maggie: https://openstreetmap.us/get-involved/microgrants/
* Boston group got a small event sponsored
* Maggie can help share
* 5000 EUR for microgrants 2026

### 2.2. Local Chapter applications

* [List of applicants](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications)

#### 2.2.1. Gambia
* [Application docs of The Gambia YMCA Computer Training Center & Digital Studio](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Gambia_by_OSM_Gambia)
* Currently assigned to Anisa
* Anisa has no update; will email applicant today

#### 2.2.2. Indonesia
* [Application docs of Perkumpulan OpenStreetMap Indonesia](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Indonesia)
* Currently assigned to Maggie - Dewi is on maternity leave, I reached out to someone else and waiting to hear back

#### 2.2.3. Colombia
* [Application docs of Asociación de Cartografía Colaborativa de Colombia (AC3)](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Colombia)
* Currently assigned to Héctor and supported by Michael
* Review by Héctor: https://files.osmfoundation.org/s/i6n7rYn2spEQe6w
* https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/ac3-aplicacion-a-capitulo-local-de-la-osmf/138115
* https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-co/2025-November/004870.html
* Telegram
* https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/osmf-local-chapter-application-ac3-colombia/138371
* In the Foundation thread raised concerns about the high membership fees becoming a barrier to easy membership
** Start a comment on the Colombia thread pointing to the Foundation thread

#### 2.2.4. Ethiopia
* [Application docs of OpenStreetMap Ethiopia](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Ethiopia)
* Currently assigned to Eugene
* No updates

#### 2.2.5. Catalan countries
* [Application docs of Associació Catalana de l'OpenStreetMap](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Catalonia)
* Currently assigned to Michael
* Anisa: forwarded to Wikimedia Italia Board, feedback will hopefully be provided by next week
* https://forum.openstreetmap.fr/t/associacio-catalana-de-lopenstreetmap-comme-chapitre-local/37910
* Michael: OSM France to meet today
* https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/constitucio-del-capitol-local-local-chapter/136022
* https://forum.openstreetmap.fr/t/associacio-catalana-de-lopenstreetmap-comme-chapitre-local/37910
* https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/associacio-catalana-de-l-openstreetmap-come-sezione-locale/136337
* https://annuel.framapad.org/p/N_IDAQXYLHswlpU2s3oE
* No document review yet

#### 2.2.6. Spain
* [Application docs of Asociación OpenStreetMap España](https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Spain)
* Currently assigned to Eugene

#### 2.2.7. Taiwan
* Previous: Dennis of OSMTW said that they will apply through Wikimedia Taiwan
* Might send an application soon

#### 2.2.8. Others
* No other updates

### 2.3. Affiliation model subcommittee
* Documentation: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Improving_the_affiliation_scheme_of_the_OSMF
* https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/134087
* No updates

## 3. Recent and upcoming events
* [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
* Postponed due to politics; new date: 26-28 June 2026
* FOSS4G-IT / OSMit - Last week of November or first week of December - maybe a small or local event
* Anisa: small event 1.5 days instead of 4 with 50 people; Héctor talked about OSMF
* [SotM Japan 2025](https://stateofthemap.jp/2025/) – 6 December in Osaka
* State of the Map España - unconference format
* 100 registrations with sponsors
* https://2025.geocamp.es/
* MappingUSA - 30–31 January 2026
* Further in 2026: Malawi, Kerala
* State of the Map US: June 11-13, 2026 Madison, WI, USA
* State of the Map 2026

* Anisa to attend local community event: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSMers_BI-VC-CVL#Incontri_in_programma

## 4. Any other business
* Héctor: Regional government of Marche, Italy joined as Silver Corporate Member of OSMF
* Michael: UN and other bodies
* Group or something to help support governments

## 5. Next meeting
* Skip meeting in January; next in February 5

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*Meeting ended 16:20 UTC.*