[OSM-talk] Status of the Local Chapter working group

Jochen Topf jochen at remote.org
Fri Aug 14 08:40:26 BST 2009


Hi!

I don't mind if anybody wants to have a phone conversation on things. Just keep
in mind that most interested people will not be on that phone call and that all
the discussions have to be repeated on this list or on the wiki for the benefit
of those of us not on the call.

Jochen

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 03:47:44PM +0100, Nick Black wrote:
> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:47:44 +0100
> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Status of the Local Chapter working group
> From: Nick Black <nickblack1 at gmail.com>
> To: Jochen Topf <jochen at remote.org>
> Cc: Nick Black <nick at blacksworld.net>, OSM talk <talk at openstreetmap.org>,
> 	Michael Kugelmann <MichaelK_OSM at gmx.de>
> 
> Hi Guys,
> Its time to jump-start the Local Chapters working group.  Jochen has kindly
> revamped the wiki page (
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters) so if you have
> interest in a local chapter, please read it and add your details to the
> relevant section.
> 
> I'm proposing having an open call on Monday 17th August at 6pm BST at which
> anyone interested can talk through their comments or concerns, as we did in
> Amsterdam during SOTM.  I know that this is short notice and that 6pm BST
> doesn't work for a lot of people (eg people in Australia or the Far East).
>  If you would like to attend, but can't because of any reason, please add
> you name to the relevant section below, along with some contact details and
> we'll get a time set up for another call in which you can participate.
> 
> Meeting Objectives
> 
> * Give potential Local Chapter leaders and other community members the
> change to discuss the proposed agreement
> * Clarify some "next steps" for the license process
> 
> The page with details and sign up is here:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/Meetings/August-2009
> 
> Hope to talk to many interested Local Chapter people next week.
> 
> --
> Nick
> 
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Nick Black <nickblack1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ok, taken out the OSM-F list.  Thanks for updating the wiki - I'm going to
> take a look over it tomorrow and make sure all the info the community needs
> is on there.  From there I will propose a set of steps towards getting Local
> Chapters set up, along with any remaining questions.  The community will be
> able to comment on the process and see what is going on and what needs to be
> done to set up local chapters.
> > --
> > Nick
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Jochen Topf <jochen at remote.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi!
> >>
> >> Lets use the mailing lists and the wiki. Thats much more inclusive for a
> >> diverse group like this. Especially for this issue where there are people
> >> from many countries in different time zones involved and where many will
> >> not speak English well enough to feel comfortable voicing their opinions
> >> in a phone call. And as a bonus everything is already documented for
> >> eveybody else and we don't need to wait for meeting minutes etc.
> >>
> >> Jochen
> >>
> >> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 08:30:06AM +0200, Nick Black wrote:
> >> > Cc: Michael Kugelmann <MichaelK_OSM at gmx.de>,
> osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org,
> >> >       OSM talk <talk at openstreetmap.org>
> >> > From: Nick Black <nick at blacksworld.net>
> >> > To: Jochen Topf <jochen at remote.org>
> >> > Subject: Re: [Osmf-talk] [OSM-talk] Status of the Local Chapter working
> group
> >> > Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:30:06 +0200
> >> >
> >> > Hi Jochen,
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for updating the page.  We should try and pick things up again
> >> > regarding Local Chapters, especially after the progress we made at
> SOTM.
> >> >
> >> > How about we set up a call for late next week or early the week after
> >> > with all of the interested parties?  I'm out of the office today, but
> if
> >> > this sounds good I'll get it set up tomorrow.
> >> >
> >> > (BTW - Agree wrt using OSM-Talk, but I don't have access to my osm-talk
> >> > email account when I'm offline).
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Nick
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 9 Aug 2009, at 19:45, Jochen Topf wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi!
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 05:29:23PM +0200, Michael Kugelmann wrote:
> >> >>> looking at the foundation web site and the wiki, there is very few
> >> >>> information on the local chapter working group - only a draft of the
> >> >>> federation agreement is linked withought an information on the
> >> >>> version
> >> >>> or date it was created! Additionally there are no meeting minutes
> >> >>> available at all. (or at least I didn't find iformation and minutes).
> >> >>> On the Saturday eving at the SOTM09 there was a meeting relatetd to
> >> >>> to
> >> >>> local chapters.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> So please could:
> >> >>> A) somebody from the working group give the current status (and maybe
> >> >>> add a version information to the draft!)
> >> >>> B) somebody joining the SOTM meeting provide information what was
> >> >>> discussed and potential results
> >> >>> C) somebody from the working group providing information on next
> >> >>> steps...
> >> >>
> >> >> I am not a member of the working group, but to get the ball rolling
> >> >> again
> >> >> I have brought the wiki page at
> >> >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters up to
> >> >> date
> >> >> and added all the stuff that I remember from our meeting at SOTM.
> >> >>
> >> >> I have tried to bring in all the issues that were raised in a form
> >> >> that
> >> >> they can be discussed easily. I think the creation of a legal document
> >> >> as the formal agreement between OSMF and a local chapter is only the
> >> >> second
> >> >> step. The first is that we as a community have to agree roughly on how
> >> >> the relationship between OSMF and the local chapters should be shaped
> >> >> and
> >> >> how they fit into the larger context of the OSM community and the
> >> >> other
> >> >> work of OSMF.
> >> >>
> >> >> Because this is probably an issue of interest to more than current OSM
> >> >> members, I would encourage you to discuss things on the talk list and
> >> >> on
> >> >> the wiki.
> >> >>
> >> >> Jochen
> >> >> --
> >> >> Jochen Topf  jochen at remote.org  http://www.remote.org/jochen/
> >> >> +49-721-388298
> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >> > --
> >> > Nick Black
> >> > twitter.com/nick_b
> >> > nick at blacksworld.net
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jochen Topf  jochen at remote.org  http://www.remote.org/jochen/ +49-721-388298
> >>
> >>
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> >
> > --
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> > Nick Black
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> 
> 
> 
> --
> --
> Nick Black
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