[Osmf-talk] OSM-US local chapter application

[Rory McCann (OSMF Board)]

Hi Craig, et al.,

On 21.08.20 13:46, Craig Allan wrote:
> 1) The USA is one really big entity, so to improve direct engagement 
> with membership (building membership is my thing) I would not object to 
> formation of regional LCs operating closer to the members - for example 
> East, Midwest, West.  They will have to decide internally whether to do 
> this, but from the OSMF point of view I would support pre-emptively 
> adding to the LC charter the clause discussed earlier for the Pacific LC 
> to provide for the creation of independent or subordinate regional LCs 
> if the need arises.

At the moment, I don't think there is enough activity in any of these 
areas for such regional groups. But type of concern has arise for the 
OSGeo Oceania local chapter application. Personally, I hope OSM gets big 
enough that there will lots of regional activity, and if I were still on 
the board then, I would support recognising more local chapters in 
places in the USA that can be more "local". The LC agreement does allow 
us to change (and at extreme case cancel it), so the OSMF can always 
"carve out" regions.

So I don't think there are organisations in each of those regions *yet*, 
but let's hope there are some day and we can split it down further. 
There's no rule that it has to be a 1:1 between LCs & countries.

Rory