<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi again,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We have also prepared a short text creating a Diversity and Inclusion Special Committee (DISC) that we will vote on tonight.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://hackmd.io/ZG8x44H4Skq0CPkcrMTB6A?view" class="">https://hackmd.io/ZG8x44H4Skq0CPkcrMTB6A?view</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m not sure hackmd lets you see authorship, but it was a joint effort of typing this together between Mikel, Tobias, Rory and I.<br class=""><br class="">I’m delighted and proud that the current board is finally taking diversity and inclusion seriously, and tackling the issue. For context, here is Mikel’s recent diary on the topic: <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/mikelmaron/diary/391966" class="">https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/mikelmaron/diary/391966</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We welcome any comments and suggestions, here on the mailing list, directly during the board meeting, or through any other private channel.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Happy mapping</div><div class=""><br class=""><div>Guillaume</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 30 Jan 2020, at 15:33, Guillaume Rischard <<a href="mailto:openstreetmap@stereo.lu" class="">openstreetmap@stereo.lu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Hi all,<br class=""><br class=""><a href="https://gist.github.com/grischard/53e4e9defebe7912f3aab9c0d2d1b55a" class="">https://gist.github.com/grischard/53e4e9defebe7912f3aab9c0d2d1b55a</a> is the diversity statement I’ll propose for the OSMF tonight. It is an adapted version of the Python Software Foundation’s statement, which they have very generously allowed us to use.<br class=""><br class="">Guillaume<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On 25 Jan 2020, at 00:21, Dorothea Kazazi <<a href="mailto:dorothea@osmfoundation.org" class="">dorothea@osmfoundation.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class="">Hi all,<br class=""><br class="">The next monthly board meeting will take place on Thursday,<br class="">30th of January, at 17:00 UTC<br class=""><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=OSMF+board+meeting+-+Thursday+30+January+2020&iso=20200130T17&p1=1440&ah=1" class="">https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=OSMF+board+meeting+-+Thursday+30+January+2020&iso=20200130T17&p1=1440&ah=1</a><br class="">Countdown to meeting<br class="">https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=1440&iso=20200130T17<br class=""><br class="">We use Mumble<br class="">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mumble<br class=""><br class="">The agenda is at<br class="">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2020-01 and<br class="">- it contains some background information on the topics<br class="">- is where the draft minutes will be added.<br class=""><br class="">Topics are:<br class="">* Diversity<br class="">* Attribution and lack thereof<br class="">* Restricting new memberships to people with significant investment <br class="">to OSM<br class="">* Appointment of Board Committees<br class="">* Microgrants policy - proposal to vote<br class="">* Evaluating financial need of fee waivers<br class="">* Determining where a policy for event banners should be developed<br class="">* Advisory Board - Monthly update<br class="">* Closed session - Working with Dorothea<br class=""><br class="">The draft minutes of the last meeting are at<br class="">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2019-12<br class="">All past board minutes are at<br class="">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_Minutes<br class=""><br class="">We would be happy if you joined us on Mumble.<br class=""><br class="">warm greetings,<br class="">Dorothea<br class=""><br class=""># For new members: Board meetings take place online once a month and<br class="">you are welcome to join.<br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">osmf-talk mailing list<br class="">osmf-talk@openstreetmap.org<br class="">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/osmf-talk<br class=""></blockquote><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">osmf-talk mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:osmf-talk@openstreetmap.org" class="">osmf-talk@openstreetmap.org</a><br class="">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/osmf-talk<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>