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# LCCWG 2023-10-30 meeting

*Meeting started at 14:14 UTC.*

## 0. Attendance

### Present
* Arnalie - HOT
* Anisa - IT
* Eugene - PH
* Besfort - XK

### Not present
* Maggie - US (with apologies)
* Geoffrey - Uganda (with apologies)

## 1. Administrative

* Minutes of previous meeting: https://hackmd.io/@lccwg/HkWO3W1ga

## 2. Main agenda

### 2.1. Board updates c/o Arnalie
* LC process updates
    * Blog post about LCs: https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2023/10/12/local-chapters-what-to-know-and-how-to-join/
    * Local chapters FAQs and application document pages now updated!
https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/FAQ
https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Application_documents
  * community forum thread: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/local-chapters-what-to-know-and-how-to-join/105231
  * **Action:** 
      * to request private gitlab repository for LC applications (LCCWG and Board to have access)
  * Sri Lanka community is interested to maybe apply; presented during September Board meeting; planning to register with government by Q1 2024
  * Brazil community is also interested
* Belgium LC update will resume after SotM EU
* Board election in December: https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2023/09/01/osm-foundation-board-elections-2023/
  * new facilitator: Chisom Ejeh from Nigeria (with guidance from Michael Collinson)
* Microsoft donation
  * Blog post: https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2023/10/25/microsoft-pledges-150k-to-support-openstreetmap/
* Advisory Board facilitator c/o Mikel
  * How-to doc: https://hackmd.io/aZhOh7BxSXS7nw6IqXOs0g
  * Discourse thread: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/consultation-on-advisory-board-coordinator-role
  * Position approved during October Board meeting
* regional SotM banners also promoted in osm.org - thank you, Adam!

#### Previous minutes
* OSM Belgium LC agreement will be "transferred" to a new entity
  * WG probably does not need to do anything at this time; just noted
* Maggie met with the OSMF Fundraising committee because Kendall County, Illinois became an OSMF Corporate Member and bypassed OSM US; there should probably be a mechanism for greater coordination between OSMF and LCs. Potential for coordinated membership sign up. OSMF will also add a section on their membership page about Local Chapter corporate memberships.
  * Note: US, JP, UK, and BE have corporate membership
  * This can also include individual membership (or a link to the local chapters page to sign up)
  * To-do: Eugene draft an email request addressed to the Board for concrete suggestions

### 2.2. LC How-to + application updates/status
* Discourse thread: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/local-chapters-what-to-know-and-how-to-join/105231/3
* OSM The Gambia - no update for a year
    * **Action**:
        * Arnalie to ensure comms is added in the new private repo
        * Arnalie to follow up and cc Anisa (as POC)

#### Previous minutes
General Proposal: https://hackmd.io/@XT6NX5TWRciQGzTGjBEnRQ/By59EyMVn

* Proposed changes to LC pages (in red): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PRNQABn0BbUp-2hLf27HY-MXh7gfDnx_H6DDOIynv1o/edit?usp=sharing
    -  review/comments by 30 July (board + LCCWG)
        -  Question from Mikel: budget/resource implications for LCCWG?

* Evaluation Guidelines https://hackmd.io/Yr6BnDV6SUiSo0A0qd33Fg
* LC handbook https://hackmd.io/4NfuVm7tSKi3HIB3FKFrNQ

* Previous actions/agreements:
  * Inform board for finalized page updates
  * Arnalie to draft collected LC reports blog + incorporate comms on updated LC page
  * WG agrees in principle to review applications. Do we start with new applications or take on old applications?
  * Maybe try start getting the OSM Gambia application unstuck by asking the Board for the status of this. (Windor-Essex application is too weird.) Eugene to email OSMF Secretary (Mikel) to ask about Gambia.

### 2.3. Improving the OSMF affiliation model [GL#12]
* Discourse thread: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/improving-the-affiliation-scheme-of-the-osmf/105288/8

#### Previous minutes
* Working document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LKtw8T5sF5s21pk6DL1bJtflQKNFKBcAph0_cKzId_w
* This de-priortized, will tackle in next LCC Congress - ask people to prepare like what would be the benefits for the user groups, thats the word i was looking for, just to make everyone understand the diference this would makes for the local smaller user groups

* OSM US is also tackling "user groups" like SLC asking for grants
* Common agenda for Congresses:
  * What other models are available (eg Wikimedia User Groups, YouthMappers)
  * Benefits of LC and other models to be affiliated

### 2.4. LCC Congress 2022 + 2023
* Oceania SotM - already done
  * LCC topics weren't really discussed, but OSMF governance topics were discussed
* Asia SotM - Arnalie is attending; governance panel
* Africa SotM - Geoffrey is attending; governance panel
* Europe SotM - Not sure who is attending; Joost/Jonathan might be too busy; confirm if Adam is attending
* Mapping USA (Jan 19) - Request Maggie to squeeze in topics for discussion

* Previous agreed sched: Virtual LCCC on February 10, 13:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC
* Previous to-dos:
  * Maggie to draft a blog post to announce in-person + virtual LCCC with dates and agenda/discussion topics
  * Draft email to previous attendees thanking them and inviting them
  * Eugene to create wiki page

## 3. Any other business
- No other business

## 4. Next meeting
- Request if we stay with 14:00 UTC for November 27
- Anisa will not be able to attend

*Meeting ended 15:05 UTC.*
