Hello all, late to the game. Did the meeting take place? Is there some outcome or summary of it?
Cheers, Sebastian On 19 July 2020 5:17:40 pm AEST, Edoardo Neerhut <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi again, > >Andrew informs me that the calendar invite link doesn't work. I'll send >out >invites to everyone who puts 'Yes' next to the question about >volunteering >on the working group, or feel free to respond to this email requesting >an >invite. > >Cheers, > >Ed > >On Sun, 19 Jul 2020 at 16:49, Edoardo Neerhut <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> Hi Oceania, >> >> *TLDR: Show your support for OpenStreetMap in Oceania by filling in >this >> brief form >> ><https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16jnD0aNuiJA2lCi94G_wRye1-arPsqJCbiD__Q_UWlM/edit>, >> and if you're interested, volunteering to help create an OSM Oceania >> working group.* >> >> The purpose of this email is to gather support and volunteers to >establish >> a local chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation >> <https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Main_Page> (OSMF) in Oceania. >OSGeo >> Oceania <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Oceania> has been supporting the >> application, and the benefits and objectives of this Local Chapter >have >> been shared with the Australia >> ><https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-au/2020-May/013840.html>, >> New Zealand >> <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-nz/2020/000197.html>, >and >> Oceania ><https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-May/002291.html> >> talklists in earlier emails and on the Maptime Oceania Slack >> ><https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM>. >> You can find the local chapter application that was submitted to the >OSMF >> here >> ><https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Oceania>. >> >> *Application review* >> >> As part of the application review process, the OSMF Board, namely >Joost >> Schouppe and Rory McCann, have already reached out to the community >via >> various channels to gauge the level of community support for the >> application. While they received positive responses, the response was >> limited. I think we can do better. >> >> *Establishing an OpenStreetMap working group* >> >> One of the concerns raised by the OSMF Board and others is that OSGeo >> Oceania might not be truly representative of the OSM community. One >> solution to address this concern is to establish an OSM focused >working >> group made up of representatives from across the region. While I >hinted at >> this in May, I am now formally proposing that we establish a working >group. >> >> The working group is a good solution because it will allow a wider >range >> of voices from the region, without the requirement that those voices >have >> any affiliation with OSGeo Oceania. At the same time, the working >group >> would be able to benefit from the resources, structure, and >conference >> platform that OSGeo Oceania has already established. >> >> *I propose the following:* >> >> >> 1. >> >> An initial meeting of interested parties at 12:00 pm AEST/2pm New >> Zealand/Fiji time >> ><https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NjJzZ2o5ZjBrNmkzN2s0bmRodG5pdmU5MTQgZW5lZXJodXRAbQ&tmsrc=eneerhut%40gmail.com> >> this Thursday, July 23rd. The Google Meet link is in the calendar >invite. >> If you're unable to make this time, let me know and I will arrange >an >> additional meeting. Discussion via email is also acceptable. >> 2. >> >> Formal establishment of an OSM working group and nomination of a >> leader to coordinate these efforts. >> 3. >> >> Notification to OSGeo Oceania that this working group has been >> established. >> 4. >> >> Notification to the OSMF that this working group has been >established >> and that it will seek to understand and represent stakeholders in >Oceania's >> OSM community. >> 5. >> >> Consultation period where the working group gathers input from >> throughout the region. >> 6. >> >> Documentation of the working groups first priorities. >> >> >> The OSMF Board can then make a determination on whether to recognise >OSGeo >> Oceania and by extension this working group as the local chapter for >> OpenStreetMap in Oceania. >> >> Thank you for your time and I hope you'll lend your support to this >> initiative. >> >> Edoardo Neerhut >> >>
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