[OSM-talk-ie] OSM-talk-ie] Local chapter application by OpenStreetMap United Kingdom

[Paul Norman]

On 4/19/2017 4:00 PM, Cormac O Murchú wrote:
> I would word matters so that an OSMF Member in NI has the simple choice of
> being a member of the IE Chapter or the UK Chapter, or both simultaneously.
> I believe this is entirely acceptable to Southerners who generally would be
> members of IE only.

There are no restrictions on what local chapters someone is part of, and 
the local chapters need to have a form of incorporation which allows for 
easy and mass membership and democratic participation in the decisions 
processes[1].

The restrictions are on what the local chapter can do. They are that the 
Chapter represent the interests of the local community in its designated 
geographic region[2]. I'm not sure what it would look like with one 
chapter representing the interests in Ireland (the island) and another 
in the UK, and the overlap in Northern Ireland.

[1]: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/FAQ
[2]: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Template_agreement