<div dir="ltr">Thanks for the response and ideas, Alex!<div><br></div><div>The deadline to propose is June 30, but I guess since you are one of the main organizers, you can have this in the program if deemed important by the board and community. :)</div><div><br></div><div>We have proposed this session in SotM Africa with the help of African members. I am not sure if I will be able to join SotM Oceania so pitching this to you.</div><div><br></div><div>Please feel free to use the proposal and make it your own, and let me know any help / support needed.</div><div><br></div><div>One thing I would appreciate, if this pushes through, is a documentation of the discussion and next steps. </div><div>I plan to share this with the OSMF board, Local Chapters and Communities WG and SotM 2024 for knowledge sharing and action.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>hope to hear from you soon,<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><b>Arnalie Vicario</b><br></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:x-small">Director</font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:x-small">OpenStreetMap Foundation</font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:x-small"><br></font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:x-small">OSM / Telegram / Twitter: </font><font color="#0000ff" style="font-size:x-small"><u>arnalielsewhere</u></font><br></div><div style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><font size="1">Whatsapp / Phone number: +63 936 327 4872</font></div><div style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><font size="1">Timezone: UTC -</font><span style="font-size:x-small">06:00 (Mountain Time)</span></div><div style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span style="font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:x-small">Name & Registered Office:</span></div><div><font color="#999999" size="1">OpenStreetMap Foundation</font></div><div><font color="#999999" size="1">St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom</font></div><div><font color="#999999" size="1">A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Registration No. 05912761.</font></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 at 18:03, Alex Leith <<a href="mailto:alexgleith@gmail.com">alexgleith@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Arnalie<div><br></div><div>I'll raise this with the OSGeo Oceania Board, but my quick take is that it would be great to have this discussion.</div><div><br></div><div>From the Board's perspective, I'd love to be able to support the regional OSM community more. They are one of our "special interest groups" but I'm not sure how effective that has been yet. If we can facilitate the group meeting at our conference through providing a space or funds, I'm supportive.</div><div><br></div><div>What do others think?</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Alex</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 at 09:54, Arnalie Vicario <<a href="mailto:arnalie.vicario@osmfoundation.org" target="_blank">arnalie.vicario@osmfoundation.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Ed and OSGeo Oceania board,<div><br></div><div>just following up on this! Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>=Arnalie<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><b>Arnalie Vicario</b><br></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:x-small">Director</font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:x-small">OpenStreetMap Foundation</font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:x-small"><br></font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:x-small">OSM / Telegram / Twitter: </font><font color="#0000ff" style="font-size:x-small"><u>arnalielsewhere</u></font><br></div><div style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><font size="1">Whatsapp / Phone number: +63 936 327 4872</font></div><div style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><font size="1">Timezone: UTC -</font><span style="font-size:x-small">06:00 (Mountain Time)</span></div><div style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span style="font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:x-small">Name & Registered Office:</span></div><div><font color="#999999" size="1">OpenStreetMap Foundation</font></div><div><font color="#999999" size="1">St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom</font></div><div><font color="#999999" size="1">A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Registration No. 05912761.</font></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 27 Jun 2023 at 12:19, Arnalie Vicario <<a href="mailto:arnalie.vicario@hotosm.org" target="_blank">arnalie.vicario@hotosm.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>(wearing both my OSMF board and HOT hat)</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, Carrol!</div><div><br></div><div>Hi Ed (cc OSGeo Oceania board list)! </div><div>Carrol let me know that you are part of the OSGEO Oceania board.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I have a topic / panel discussion pitch about the Open Governance topic.</div><div><br></div><div>and this proposal is something we'd like to propose at regional SotM's this year (already proposed at SotM Africa, and waiting to propose for SotM Asia).</div><div><br></div><div>working doc is here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LKtw8T5sF5s21pk6DL1bJtflQKNFKBcAph0_cKzId_w/edit" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LKtw8T5sF5s21pk6DL1bJtflQKNFKBcAph0_cKzId_w/edit</a></div><div><br></div><div>In a nutshell, governance in open communities is not widely discussed in OSM and communities but could play a potential role in the direction and sustainability of communities.</div><br>Some key points of discussion: <div><ul><li>What does it mean to open mapping communities?</li><li>How does it affect direction and sustainability, success and failures of the community?</li><li>What are the challenges / limitations / reservations in building or formalizing governance in open communities?</li><li>Potential to get clearer idea on what is expected in governance for OSMF local chapters</li></ul><b><font color="#ff0000">Question / help from you:</font> Do you think this is worth discussing with the Oceania community? Will having a session on this benefit the Oceania community?</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>I realize this is quite short notice and the call for proposal ends June 30, so hopefully you get this email in time. Happy FOSS4G!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>warm regards,</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 7:34 AM Carrol Chan <<a href="mailto:carrol.mchan@gmail.com" target="_blank">carrol.mchan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Arnalie,<div><br></div><div>Just putting you in touch with Edoardo via the email I have on hand. Talk soon!</div><div><br></div><div>Hi Ed, just cc-ing you into contact with Arnalie.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Carrol</div></div>
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