<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi everyone, please see below. It would be great to see anyone in the Pacific with an interest in OSM to get involved.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>John<br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Edoardo Neerhut</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:eneerhut@gmail.com">eneerhut@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 at 13:24<br>Subject: [OSGeo Oceania] The beginnings of an Oceania OSMF local chapter<br>To: <a href="mailto:oceania@lists.osgeo.org">oceania@lists.osgeo.org</a> <<a href="mailto:oceania@lists.osgeo.org">oceania@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br></div><br><br><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span>Hi everyone,</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;min-height:20.3px"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span>There have been conversations in the OSM community about creating a more formalised group to coordinate OSM activities in the region. This would be important step to getting recognition as a local chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation which would in turn allow us to collaborate more closely and potentially be eligible for grants and support going forward.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;min-height:20.3px"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span>By formalised group, we were thinking of a working group that would be part of OSGeo Oceania. An initial discussion was initiated here: <a href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-au/2020-May/013823.html" target="_blank">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-au/2020-May/013823.html</a>. Please note that this application relates to the application we made to the OSMF to have OSGeo recognised as a local chapter: <a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications" target="_blank">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications</a>.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;min-height:20.3px"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span>Some of the objectives of a working group we discussed include:</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;min-height:20.3px"><span></span><br></p><ul><li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Menlo-Regular;font-size:10px"></span><span>Growing the number of people contributing to OSM as well as the overall number of edits in our region.</span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Menlo-Regular;font-size:10px"></span><span>Coordinating with authorities and companies in the region to get access to new data for OSM, but also to show how OSM can be used by these organisations.</span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Menlo-Regular;font-size:10px"></span><span>Introducing students and any interested members of the public to mapping</span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Menlo-Regular;font-size:10px"></span><span>Coordinating mapping events to focus on thematic mapping tasks such as humanitarian mapping, bushfire mapping, wheelchair accessibility etc.</span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Menlo-Regular;font-size:10px"></span><span>Serving as a point of contact for anyone around the world or locally interested in engaging the Oceania OSM community.</span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Menlo-Regular;font-size:10px"></span><span>Running and maintaining infrastructure such as tile servers that could help to grow OSM in our region.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;min-height:20.3px"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span>To get things moving forward:</span></p><ul><li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Menlo-Regular;font-size:10px"></span><span>Do you think an OSM focused working group under OSGeo Oceania is a good idea?</span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Menlo-Regular;font-size:10px"></span><span>What other objectives do you think are important?</span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Menlo-Regular;font-size:10px"></span><span>Would you be willing to lead this working group or be part of it? Leading the working group would require a formalization of the objectives and the working group team.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;min-height:20.3px"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span>Looking at the direction other countries and regions around the world have taken, I’m confident an OSM working group and eventually a local chapter would be a huge step forward for OSM as a whole in Oceania.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;min-height:20.3px"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span>Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;min-height:20.3px"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span>Edoardo</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;min-height:20.3px"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal"><span>Note: I will be sharing this message in multiple channels throughout Oceania to make sure we engage a wide and representative audience.</span></p>
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