# LCCWG 2023-08-28 meeting *Meeting started at 14:11 UTC.* ## 0. Attendance ### Present * Anisa - IT * Eugene - PH * Maggie - US * Muluba - DRC (joined 14:28 left 14:45) ### Not present * Arnalie - HOT (with apologies) ## 1. Administrative * Minutes of previous meeting: https://hackmd.io/bYR6ZRJfTYyuij2bDCWNnQ * Approved ## 2. Main agenda ### 2.1. LC How-to 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: * Inform board for finalized page updates * Arnalie to draft collected LC reports blog + incorporate comms on updated LC page * New minutes: * 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. ### 2.2. Improving the OSMF affiliation model [GL#12] * 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 ### 2.3. Microgrants * Skip because of fundraising ### 2.4. Osm.org landing page * Brainstorming / post-it session for Congress: * What do you want to see on the home page? * What's the purpose of the home page? * What works / what doesn't work? * Discuss the OSM Welcome Mat subsite: https://welcome.openstreetmap.org ### 2.5. LCC Congress 2022 * Previous to-dos: - [ ] send thank you e-mail once the links are up (Maggie) & include ask to get more involved with LCCWG - Follow-up after SOTMUS - wait to include next LCC date and in person dates with agenda? ### 2.6. LCC Congress 2023 * Oceania October - no WG member yet * Africa December - Geoffrey * Asia November - Arnalie and Eugene * Europe November - Anisa (if she attends) and Joost, Adam * Agenda items for each in person event * OSMF Affiliation model - how to improve that? * 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 homepage * do a post-it session * decide on questions/groups before-hand and share across congress * sponsorship framework for all the SOTMs * Schedule online session (can include report-backs from in person sessions) - end of January? cancel LCCWG monthly meeting * Action item: Do a poll for Jan 27 or Feb 3 or Feb 10 in telegram group * Mapping USA will be Jan 19 * Italy Birthday - Jan 26/27 ## 3. Any other business * OSMF Board elections - deadlines to be a member to vote and run? 180 days before to run and 90 days before to vote ## 4. Next meeting * Meeting set for September 25 at 14:00 UTC *Meeting ended 15:05 UTC.*