Foundation/Local Chapters/United States/Minutes/2020/12/17

Call to Order

• Minh
• Maggie
• Jubal
• Dani
• Alyssa

Martijn absent without notice

Old Business

• November Minutes -- deferred

ED Updates

• Maggie consumed by OSMF
• Spearheading safe spaces, CoC, code of etiquette as chair of LCCWG due to momentum w/ input from D&IWG
  • Meeting 1st week of January
  • Opportunity for OSMUS to show leadership in OSMF, but mostly in * volunteer capacity, filling a vacuum
  • Maggie can use board no vote as a way to decline a committee position
  • Conflict of interest after signing GeoChica’s petition? Everyone on the same page now
• Charter projects
  • OHM interested, MapRoulette interested, no applications yet
  • Deadline for applications is end of year
• Gov’t committee met about data sharing
  • Questions about license from federal representatives, Kathleen joining next month
  • Railroad tunnels in Colorado as pilot project
  • Trying to stay in public domain w/ workarounds
  • 35 members
  • Gave talk to transportation subcommittee, showed video
• Mappy hour
  • Avg. 20 attendees
  • Scheduling more presentations next year
• Signing ceremony for local chapters
  • Received hard copy for signing from Joost
• CRM fixed
  • Back up to 275 people
  • Focus is on engagement rather than signups
• Giving
  • 27 T-shirts sold, plus donations
  • Anonymous $1,000 donation
  • Facebook campaign
• 12 months of mapping next year
• Year in review at next month’s meeting + this month’s newsletter
• Fundraising
  • Ongoing outreach
  • Nellie putting together fundraising plan for next year, contract runs out in 2 weeks
    • Can’t sustain full-time until commitments come in
  • Jubal staying on next year for fundraising
• Website RFP
  • On hold, going to reassess
  • Proposals were a poor fit
• Social
  • 112 new Instagram followers
  • Nellie posting on Instagram

New Business

• Elections
  • Draft at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2021
  • Nominations open on Jan. 1
  • Revisiting bylaws change
    • 2 2-year term limit
    • Continue w/ another year of 1-year terms before staggering
  • Cleaned up contacts, more comms to promote higher turnout
  • Growing board to 7 seats (up to 9) would be next board’s decision
  • Extra meeting next month for reviews
  • Board handoff meeting w/o Maggie in February
  • Town hall meeting, date TBD
  • Find someone to officiate election

AOB

• None

Next Meeting

• TBD