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# LCCWG 2020-08-17 meeting

*Meeting started at 15:04 UTC.*

## 0. Attendance
* Stefano - IT

### Present
* Charles - ZM
* Clifford - US 
* Eugene - PH
* Geoffrey - UG (joined 40')
* Joost - BE
* Maggie - US
* Patrick - CH

### Not present
* Ben - BE (with apologies)
* Rob - UK (with apologies)

### Guests

## 1. Administrative

### 1.1. Approval of the 2020-07-20 meeting minutes
* https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters_and_Communities_Working_Group/Meeting_minutes/2020-07-20
** Approved

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

| Assigned | Item | Status | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joost | Do a comparison of features of various OSM websites | **Diary entry posted**<br>([GL#1](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/1)) | 2020-01 meeting |
| Clifford | Run a survey with existing chapters and chapters-to-be to get their views why they applied/will apply to become a chapter | Ongoing<br>([GL#2](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/2)) | 2019-11 meeting |
| Maggie | Create SotM 2020 video presentation | Mostly done<br>([GL#3](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/3)) | 2020-01 meeting |
| Maggie, Rob | Organise Local Chapters and Communities Congress 2020 | **Actual planning not yet started**<br>([GL#10](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/10)) | 2020-01 meeting |
| Eugene | **Work with OSM India to become an OSMF affiliate** | **Pended for now**<br>([GL#5](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/5)) | 2020-02 meeting |
| Maggie, Clifford | Support the development of Microcosms | Ongoing<br>([GL#7](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/7)) | 2020-02 meeting |
| Maggie, Joost | Provide easy-to-use welcoming tool | Ongoing<br>([GL#8](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/8)) | 2020-04 meeting |
| Ben | Update OSM website to allow messaging from groups to OSM users | Ongoing<br>([GL#9](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/9)) | 2020-04 meeting |
| All | OSMF + LC membership scheme | Not yet started<br>([GL#11](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/11)) | 2020-06 meeting |
| Eugene | User group affiliation model | Not yet started<br>([GL#12](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/12)) | GL#5 |

## 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. Microcosms ([GL#7](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/7))
* Maggie pinged Brian on OSM US Slack.

#### 2.1.2. Tool for welcoming new mappers ([GL#8](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/8))
* Meeting invitation to be sent out.

#### 2.1.3. OSM website feature to allow messaging from groups to OSM users ([GL#9](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/9))
* Updates?

### 2.2. Facilitating a global exchange of ideas
 
#### 2.2.1. Comparison of OSM websites ([GL#1](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/1))
* Joost [posted a diary entry](https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/LCCWG/diary/393879) as LCCWG.
* Next steps?
  * Do we create a recommendation to update the OSM website itself?
  * Do we provide results to Local Chapters? Or publicise the diary entry to the OSM blog?
  * Should the OSMF provide or help pay for website hosting services for Local Chapters? Maybe subsidise any domain name registrations?
* Patrick to ask Simon about OSMF paying for domain names.
  * Joost to look for additional info.
* Create OSM Wiki page for LCCWG. Clifford+Eugene.
* Recommendation for the OSM website itself:
  * Put map to a subpage
  * More info on the landing page
  * Provide data to CWG instead of LCCWG taking the task of updating the OSM website itself.

#### 2.2.2. SotM 2020 video presentation ([GL#3](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/3))
* Maggie to start a draft diary entry.

#### 2.2.3. Local Chapters and Communities Congress (LCCC) ([GL#10](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/10))
* Even more responses to the LCCC form have been received.
  * 45 responses
  * Nov 21 at 53%
  * 80% can provide a recorded intro
  * 70% SotM before
  * Most responses from Africa
* Nov 21.
* Registration form
* OSM Wiki page
* Diary post announcement
* Agenda? Input can be some of LCCWG's work.
  * Invite Brian to demo microcosm?
* Use OSMF's BBB. Joost to ask if this is okay.

### 2.3. Improving the Local Chapters affiliation scheme

#### 2.3.1. Local Chapters survey ([GL#2](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/2))
* Clifford started creating a draft of summary of results to HackMD
* Clifford: blog post as well
* Clifford: Email to Board for recommendations.
* Clifford: LCCWG recommendations:
  * Checklist for LC application process
  * How to help communities become more sustainable
  * Thematic orgs such as HOT and GeoChicas
* Finish by end of August

#### 2.3.2. OSMF membership + LC membership ([GL#11](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/11))
* Eugene sent an email to MWG.

#### 2.3.3. User group affiliation model ([GL#12](https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/12))
* Clifford: Talked with WMF's AffCom
  * AffCom created a subcommittee to handle inter-UG conflicts
* Eugene to draft thoughts for this and share with WG

## 4. Other business
* Joost: Active Contributor Membership scheme is now fully operational. Spread the word!

## 5. Next meeting
Next meeting will be on September 21 (third Monday) at 15:00 UTC using Mumble. Eugene will send a calendar invite.

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*Meeting ended at 16:07 UTC.*
