Foundation/Local Chapters/United States/Minutes/2022/02/22

Call to Order

Present

• Dani
• Diane
• Jubal
• Maggie (ED)
• Martijn
• Minh

Old Business

• Jan. Minutes approved
• Awards at SOTMUS
  • These would be new, so need categories
  • Global conference has voting (subjective) - a lot of work
  • We’d need objective categories or use a Google form for voting
  • Combine honor awards with scavenger hunt awards?
  • See what the organizing committee would like to do

Updates

• Elections
  • 184 ballots sent out 2/2/22
  • Voting ends next Wednesday midnight PT
  • Announce winners on Feb. 10th at members meeting
• SOTMUS sponsorship
  • Doing well! Close to budget goal
  • $20,000 from Craigslist
  • Have reached 50% of our yearly target already
  • But payments aren’t all in, these are promises
  • Sponsorship takes a LOT of time (eg MS procurement difficulties)
  • AZ tech council contact & mayor’s office - link to more sponsors
• Open data NY event
  • Maggie on a panel
  • Mapping all bike racks in NYC
  • High value event with good press for OSM
  • Mapping for impact - Happening in Brooklyn so good time to > contact them
• February mapping theme: rural america
  • Need speaker for Mappy Hour
  • We’ll be posting themes earlier
  • Tying in with TeachOSM map-a-longs - restructuring by the themes
  • Red Cross work gives nice structure for planning ahead for these > things
• Gov
  • Oak ridge national lab presentation on buildings project with AI
  • Built environment partnership with FEMA - she’ll do a Mappy Hour > in March
  • Feb - will hear from NGA
• Trails Working Group
  • Going along well
  • Diane has conflicts with the next two meetings
• OSMF fundraising committee
  • invited Maggie - she’ll attend

New Business

• Last meeting of this board
• Possible to up health protocols for social events? - put to organizing committee

Next Meeting

Poll after newly elected members settle in

Adjournment

3:05 pm MT