[Osmf-talk] Local Chapters criteria

[martin at noblecourt.eu]

Hi Joost,

Great to see the topic is advancing :-)
One additional thought: maybe formalizing a "pre-approved" status for 
chapters that are wanting to become one but don't fit one or several 
criteria (e.g. the incorporation that could be tricky, or simply 
spending the time & translation necessary for it).
Would be interesting to aim at having a complete overview of the status 
of OSM in each country/region (e.g. no activity yet, isolated 
contributors, informal community, incorporated or not organization not 
yet chapter, applying chapter, official chapter). Basically, complete 
this page ;-) 
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters
This would be a way to avoid international organizations arriving in one 
country and developing OSM activities without contacting the local 
community (a problem we don't have that much for now but might have much 
more in the future with the growing notoriety...)

Best

Martin

On 17/07/2019 20:31, Joost Schouppe wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The list of Local Chapters is growning, and it hopefully will for a
> long time. Currently however, there are very limited rules as to the
> requierements of joining as a Local Chapter. From the FAQ [1] :
> 
> _Currently there are no set in stone criteria outside of the
> following: you will have to be a non-profit incorporated entity or
> part of one, the way you are incorporated should allow easy and mass
> membership and democratic participation in the decisions processes.
> Your group should be dedicated to supporting the aims of the
> OpenStreetMap Foundation and the OpenStreetMap project, however you
> can be part of a larger organisation as long as that does not have
> conflicting goals._
> 
> The Board would like to know how you feel about this. Should this be
> elaborated more, and if so, in what sense?
> 
>  Some examples that were given:
> 
> - how established must a local organization be to be eligible to
> become a Local Chapter
> - how can we measure this as objectively as possible, and
> - how to handle applications from organizations that have a broader
> scope than just OSM
> 
> Thanks for the input,
> Joost
> for the OSMF Board
> 
> 1: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/FAQ
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