[Osmf-talk] Local Chapters criteria

[Douglas Ssebaggala]

Thanks Joost for the Local Chapters update, and the feedback from Martin:

"


*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...)*"

see comments below;

   - The response to this seems to be in the FAQ
   <https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/FAQ>

"The OSMF has in the past allowed groups to operate as national or regional
user groups without an approval process or similar. *This is not expected
to change*,........

   - There have been great previous efforts by the OSMF to revive Local
   Chapters but these efforts have not probably been a priority, yet the Local
   Chapters have one of the back bones for the OpenStreetMap project: the
   community (*In my personal opinion*).
      - The Board can make Local Chapters one of the priorities.
      - Change some of the previous approval process(es), and
      - Have this openly clarified to the Community for individuals,
      groups, local, International and thematic Organisations using the OSM
      Platform and/or data.

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On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 4:03 PM <martin at noblecourt.eu> wrote:

> 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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