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title: LCCWG 2021-04-26 meeting

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# LCCWG 2021-04-26 meeting

*Meeting started at 15:06 UTC.*

## 0. Attendance

### Not present

* Anisa - IT
* Patrick - CH
* Charles - ZM
* Jonathan - BE

### Present
* Adam - UK (joined 15:37)
* Geoffrey - UG
* Jorge - PT
* Eugene - PH
* Joost - BE
* Maggie - US
* Besfort - XK 
* Rob - UK
* Sophie - HOT
* Naveen - IN

## 1. Administrative

### 1.1. Approval of the 2021-03-22 meeting minutes

https://hackmd.io/xHuTcuRfTa-aTz1Ufap60g?view
accepted

### 1.2. Reporting backlog

Jan, Feb, Mar and April should be added to the wiki. Any volunteers?
Feb > Eugene
Mar > Geoffrey
Apr > Naveen

### 1.3. Stepping down
Clifford is stepping down from the LCCWG.

### 1.4. Previous action items
*Items in **bold** are updates in status or new action items.*

| Assigned | Item | Status | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maggie, Clifford | Support the development of Microcosms | Ongoing<br>([GL#7](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/7)) | 2020-02 meeting |
| Maggie, Joost | **Provide a tool for communities to welcome new mappers** | Ongoing<br>([GL#8](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/8)) | 2020-04 meeting |
| Ben | Update OSM website to allow affiliated groups to message OSM users | Ongoing<br>([GL#9](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/9)) | 2020-04 meeting |
| All | Resolve overlapping OSMF and LC membership scheme | Ongoing<br>([GL#11](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/11)) | 2020-06 meeting |
| Eugene | Improve the affiliation scheme of the OSMF | Not yet started<br>([GL#12](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/12)) | GL#5 |
| All | Develop/design local community website template/tool | Ongoing<br>([GL#13](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/13)) | 2020-09 meeting |
| Adam | **Update OSM website to highlight LCs** | Ongoing<br>([GL#14](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/14)) | 2020-10 meeting |


## 2. WG focus items
_Per the Terms of Reference, WG members should work on the focus items._

### 2.1. Building local community cohesion

#### 2.1.1. Support the development of Microcosms ([GL#7](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/7))
* No updates

#### 2.1.2. Provide a tool for communities to welcome new mappers ([GL#8](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/8))
* Clifford set up a version of the OSMbe tool for OSM-US


#### 2.1.3. Update OSM website to allow affiliated groups to message OSM users ([GL#9](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/9))


#### 2.1.4. Develop/design local community website template/tool ([GL#13](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/13))


#### 2.1.5. Update the OSM website to highlight Local Chapters ([GL#14](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/14))
* Joost asked advice from CWG > what to do with **Tobias' feedback**
* Joost updated the wiki page as suggested on issue 15

#### 2.1.6 Talking with local and national governments ([GL#16](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/16))
* Maggie submitted a talk proposal for SotM 2021
* Anybody who is interested to present should comment on the GitLab ticket.

### 2.2. Facilitating a global exchange of ideas

#### 2.2.1. Moderation subcommittee
* Joost followed up about NextCloud with Guillaume
* ~80 people signed up to volunteer and help (4 groups)
* LCCWG members are invited to join the review group

### 2.3. Improving the Local Chapters affiliation scheme

#### 2.3.1. Resolve overlapping OSMF and LC membership scheme ([GL#11](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/11))
* No updates

#### 2.3.3. Improve the affiliation scheme of the OSMF ([GL#12](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/12))
* No updates

## 3. Other business

### 3.1. LCCWG's role in local chapter application process
Main conclusion: it would be really good to bring together points of views from Local Chapters about how they deal with paid work.

### 3.2. Budget

## 4. Next meeting


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*Meeting ended at 15:04 UTC.*

