<div dir="ltr"><div>I'm very much in favor of this idea, though as others have observed there are some challenges involved. But generally, it adds an opportunity for the Board to hear from other parts of the OpenStreetMap project, thus opening the possibility for greater communications across the community and giving a platform to voices that may otherwise go unheard.<br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>-- SEJ<br>-- twitter: @geomantic<br>-- skype: sejohnson8<br></div><div><br></div>Wretches, utter wretches, keep your hands from beans! - Empedocles, <i>Fragments, 141.</i><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 10:48 AM Robert Banick <<a href="mailto:rbanick@gmail.com">rbanick@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"> I'm in favor of this idea. In addition to allowing for serendipity and giving the spotlight to local concerns, I like that it raises the profile of local chapters writ large.<div><br></div><div>I do think Cristoph's concern about language is valid. Ideally a volunteer translator from within the community could be arranged if a chapter representative felt more comfortable presenting in their native tongue. This would of course slow things down considerably so it's not a perfect solution.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 5:41 AM Joost Schouppe <<a href="mailto:joost@osmfoundation.org" target="_blank">joost@osmfoundation.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Steve,</div><div><br></div><div>In a perfect world, there would be no added value to this idea. We, however, do not live in a perfect world :)</div><div>As others have stated, there is a big difference between having the option to participate, and being actively invited to do so.</div><div><br></div><div>Joost<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 11:01 AM Steve Doerr <<a href="mailto:doerr.stephen@gmail.com" target="_blank">doerr.stephen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 06/04/2020 18:34, Rory McCann wrote:<br>
> The OSMF Board is interested in what the local chapters are doing, but <br>
> it's easy for things to slip. To address this, we're thinking of <br>
> inviting one local chapter to speak at each OSMF Board Meeting. <br>
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I'm confused. What's the point of the Advisory Board <br>
(<a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Advisory_Board" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Advisory_Board</a>) then?<br>
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