# **SOTM Community Coffee Hours - 2021**

We will co-host 2 timezone friendly coffee hours on global OSM, diversity and inclusion. [(schedule)](https://https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2021/self-organized_sessions#Saturday.2C_10_July_2021)

See full schedule of self-organized sessions here: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_2021/self-organized_sessions

# Session Notes - July 10, 2021 - 1330 UTC
* 13:30 UTC 1 hour Community Coffee Checkin - Global OSM, Diversity and Inclusion (Breakout Room 2)

Attendance: Arnalie, Heather, Celine, Maggie, Laura, Willy, Erika, Federica, Helga, Shammi, Shawn, Yogesh, Gregory, Amanda, Dorothea, Pieter

Notes https://jamboard.google.com/d/1pxaK8jPck8fKmPJLdxZaD-W9WqnwQlLgoTxM-QDyY1w/viewer?f=1

board session -

The board answered the question "what are their recommendations for people running for the board? and - how can it be more diverse?""

Their responses:
1. it takes commitment and skills
2. get involved in WG and OSM first step
3. do the work
4. not glamourous, lots of logistics and admin
5. board is friendly, ready to learn and debate then get things done
6. maybe the community needs to be more diverse before board (cited the survey)

# Session Notes - July 10 2021 - 600 UTC
* 6:00 UTC 1 hour Community Coffee Checkin - Global OSM, Diversity, Inclusion (Breakout Room 1)
* cohosts - Yogesh and Heather
* note taker - Heather

Some of the topics we talked about:
* Overpass use and learning
* https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API
* mapping vulnerable items - health poi
* diversity and inclusion training
* designing tech and tasking management projects with protection first/local context
* gender and software development
* mapping - priorities from men/women - differences
* how data is shown should -eg. blue on the map for rivers.
* working with indigenous communities to map with their values.
* designing with community - https://www.digital-democracy.org
* upcoming RainbOSM BOF
* My OSM diary, has “What I do in OSM” https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/᚛ᚐᚋᚐᚅᚇᚐ᚜ 🏳️‍🌈/diary
* LCCWG sub committee on moderation update
* how to work with research communities
* to improve accuracy of how OSM is researched/discussed
* how to guide research with science researchers
* are there ethnographic researchers in OSM?
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnography
* https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnography
* embed self in the community to get more research
* backups - borg is open source - https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
* closed on whether we are star trek fans (re - borg)

# Organization and Planning

**Who is hosting:** Heather Leson, Arnalie, HOT, GeoChicas and you?
Arnalie - can co-host 13:30 UTC session

**Roles:**
MC - Heather,Trudy, and Yogesh- (Session 1 - am cest)
MC -Arnalie, Mapeadora, and others (Session 2 - pm cest)
Notetakers:
Diary post?

**Draft session plan:**
Welcome & Introduction by hosts/facilitators (4 min)
Code of conduct reminder ([see SotM CoC](https://2021.stateofthemap.org/codeofconduct/))- (1 min)

*** UPDATED - Getting to know each other:*** who are you, where, and what makes you passionate about OSM (10 min) (in chat or via voice)
Goal - meet community members who want to chat on this topic

***Plenary*** (45 min)

Brief backrgound about the [Call](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:A_Call_to_Take_Action_and_Confront_Systemic_Offensive_Behaviour_in_the_OSM_Community.pdf) and aftermath eg LCCWG-led work (see Background section below) - (3-5min)

What have we learned or delivered this year about community, diversity and inclusion?
**-> Do you know or have you participated in any initiative to boost diversity in communities even if non-OSM? Tell us about your ideas**
**-> What obstacles/challenges do you face in pursuit of D&I?**
**-> What kind of activities do you organize in your community to be inclusive? What lessons can you highlight**
**-> What would you do with a group of new mappers to increase D&I? What about with long-time contributors?

Notes on framing the conversation:
* everyone can answer/share their opinions via voice or chat or the board: https://bit.ly/sotm2021coffee You can contribute at any moment!
* we will invite people to share lessons and successes to support community this year.
* every interaction/contribution is a gift - locally, globally, digitally and more
* we know there are great things happening to support the community of communities - let's shine the light on positive. And, if we need to name that something 'needs work', great but we will write it down and keep on

**Outcomes:**
Maybe some shared notes, recommendations, ideas, room to mention & support for LCCWG upcoming moderation work

**Background**
for the past years, we've (a group of OSMers) have hosted sessions about Community, diversity and inclusion. There was a call to action to suggest some ideas/changes. There is an OSMF sponsored LCCWG sub-committee working on moderation guidance.