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+ 2 topics and related backgrounds: "Microgrants", "Analysis of options for OSMF relocation". Topics added based on action items proposed during the October mid-month board chat. + Background and action item for membership prerequisites related topic (scheduling a general meeting)
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== Scheduling a general meeting for Spring 2022 ==
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! <b>Membership prerequisites background</b>
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|''The OSMF membership voted in 2020-12 and [[Annual_General_Meetings/2020/Suggested_resolutions#Vote_3:_Work_on_membership_prerequisites|decided]] the following:''
"The board of directors shall, together with the OSMF [[Membership_Working_Group|Membership Working Group]], work on a set of proposals to ensure that all successful applicants for membership or associate membership in the OpenStreetMap Foundation have made a reasonable amount of contributions to OpenStreetMap. The specific form of the contributions (e.g. mapping vs. non-mapping) does not make a difference for the fulfillment of these prerequisites. The board shall submit these proposals as possible resolutions at a general meeting in 2021."
''The rationale is presented [[Annual_General_Meetings/2020/Suggested_resolutions#Vote_3:_Work_on_membership_prerequisites|here]].''
''The [[Membership_Working_Group|Membership Working Group]] (MWG) does not have the humanpower to complete the work in time for the [[Annual_General_Meetings|Annual General Meeting]] (AGM) in December, so some board members have offered to help.''
''If you would like to help the volunteers of the [[Membership_Working_Group|Membership Working Group]] to work on this, please email mwg@osmfoundation.org ''
''Related board discussions:''
* ''2021-10 [[Board/Minutes/2021-10-15|Membership prerequisites]] (mid-month board chat, not open to observers)''
* ''2021-08 [[Board/Minutes/2021-08-13#Membership_Prerequisites| Membership prerequisites]] ''(mid-month board chat, not open to observers)''
* ''2021-02 [[Board/Minutes/2021-02-S2S/Discuss_Membership_prerequisites_-_steps_towards_Annual_General_Meeting_resolution|Discuss Membership prerequisites - steps towards Annual General Meeting resolution]] (board screen-to-screen meeting)''
* ''2020-10 [[Board/Minutes/2020-10-S2S/Articles_of_Association|Articles of Association]] (board screen-to-screen meeting)''
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'' '''Related action item from the [[Board/Minutes/2021-10-15|October mid-month board chat]]:''' Tobias to have a motion ready to be voted by the board during the October board meeting. The motion will mention that the next board must write the text for a special resolution<sup>1</sup> regarding membership requirements, to be voted by the membership at a General Meeting that will take place during next Spring (Northern hemisphere) / Autumn (Southern hemisphere).''
<sup>1</sup>''"Special resolution" has the meaning given in section 283 of the [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/contents Companies Act 2006]. A special resolution, when approved, changes the [[Articles_of_Association|Articles of Association]] (AoA) of the Foundation.''
== Questions related to Operations Working Group 2022 plan ==
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''Carried over from [[Board/Minutes/2021-10-15|October mid-month board chat]].''
== Microgrants ==
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! Background
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|The trial round of Microgrants ''(financial help provided by the OSM Foundation to applicants for OSM-related projects)'' ends in October 2021 ''(1 year period since dispersing funds)''.
''' Final report by the [[Microgrants/Committee| Microgrants committee]]'''<br>
* [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/File:OSMF_Microgrants_report_2020-21.odt Final report] ''(file type: .odt, file size: 29 KB)'' and
* [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/File:20210924_Microgrants_presentation.pdf Presentation] ''(.pdf, 53 KB, 8 pages)'' by Hanna Krüger ''(microgrants committee)'' during the [[Board/Minutes/2021-09|September board meeting]].
''''Projects' reports by grantees'''
Almost all projects have sent their final reports and you can read them on the OSM wiki. The respective project proposal is linked towards the top of each page.
* [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/A_Free_Video_Tutorial_for_Beginners_about_Mapping_Pacific_Islands_using_OSM_and_QGIS| A Free Video Tutorial for Beginners about Mapping Pacific Islands using OSM and QGIS]] ''(proposal)''
* [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/HIV_facilities_mapping_in_the_Philippines_on_OpenStreetMap/Report| Report: HIV facilities mapping in the Philippines on OpenStreetMap]]
* [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Leaflets_to_promote_OSM|Leaflets to promote OSM]] ''(proposal)'' - see https://osmuk.org/leaflets/
* [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Map_Maintenance_with_StreetComplete/Report| Report: Map Maintenance with StreetComplete]]
* [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Mapping_Uganda%27s_New_Cities/Report| Report: Mapping Uganda's New Cities]]
* [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Mapping_Villages_and_Settlements_in_Kosovo/Report| Report: Mapping Villages and Settlements in Kosovo]]
* [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Road_Completion_project/Report| Report: Road Completion project]]
* [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/OSM_Ireland_Buildings/Report| Report: OSM Ireland Buildings]]
* [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/OpenStreetMap_Calendar/Report| Report: OpenStreetMap Calendar]]
* [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Tactile_maps_for_blind_or_visually_impaired_children/Report| Report: Tactile maps for blind or visually impaired children]]
* [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Teaching_and_learning_OSM_in_Albania_through_LibreTech_School| Teaching and learning OSM in Albania through LibreTech School]] ''(proposal)''
* [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Water_and_Sanitation_mapping_in_Nairobi's_informal_settlements/Report| Report: Water and Sanitation mapping in Nairobi's informal settlements]]
An [https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2021-February/007708.html apology] was issued by board members Mikel Maron and Joost Schouppe regarding conflicts of interest in the awarding of microgrants in 2020, as both were closely associated with successful grantees.
'''Background'''<br>
The trial run of the OSMF microgrants program was overseen by the [[Microgrants/Committee|Microgrants committee]], whose composition was decided by the board. Initially, the program was set to fund 10 projects with a budget of up to 5000 Euros per project and for a maximum of 50.000 Euros. The policy framework can be read [[Microgrants/Policy_Framework|here]]. All the project proposals (funded or not) are visible on the [[osm:Microgrants/Microgrants_2020|OSM wiki]] and some of the 12 selected proposals were presented [https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/07/01/osmf-microgrants-program-congratulations-to-selected-projects/ on the OSM blog]. You can read the [https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/02/17/call-for-microgrants-committee/ initial call here]. [https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/07/01/osmf-microgrants-program-congratulations-to-selected-projects/ Presentation of some of the proposals on the OSM blog]).
'''Timeline'''<br>
2021
* Oct 15 [[Board/Minutes/2021-10-15|October mid-month board chat]] ''(mid-month board chat, not open to observers)''
* Sep 10 [[Board/Minutes/2021-09-10#Microgrants_report24|AOB - Microgrants report]] ''(mid-month board chat)'', 24 [[Board/Minutes/2021-09#Presentation_by_the_Microgrants_committee|Presentation by the Microgrants committee]]
* Jul [[Board/Minutes/2021-07-16#Microgrants_-_what.27s_next.3F|Microgrants - what's next?]]
2020
* Feb [https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/02/17/call-for-microgrants-committee/ Call for microgrants committee members].
* Mar [[Board/Minutes/2020-04#2020.2FRes16_Start_the_Microgrants_Committee| 5 selected committee members from 13 applications]]
* Apr [https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/04/19/announcing-the-osm-foundations-call-for-microgrant-applications/ Call for microgrant applications], [[Board/Minutes/2020-04#Microgrants_update| Board update]]
* Jun [[Board/Minutes/2020-06#2020.2FRes28_Select_Microgrant_observers| Selection of 2 observers out of 4 applicants]], [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Microgrants/Committee/Minutes/2020-06-04#Observers_Report_by_Craig_Observer report], [[Board/Minutes/2020-06#Microgrants_selection| Board update]]
* Jul [https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/07/01/osmf-microgrants-program-congratulations-to-selected-projects/ Announcements of 12 selected microgrant proposals].
* Aug [[Board/Minutes/2020-08-13#Microgrants_tracking_and_reporting_status|Microgrants tracking and reporting status]]
* Sep [[Board/Minutes/2020-09#Conflicts_of_Interest_disclosure|Conflicts of Interest disclosure]]
Timeline with more details [[Microgrants/Timeline|here]].
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''Suggested during [[Board/Minutes/2021-10-15|October mid-month board chat]].''<br>
'' '''Related action item:''' Jean-Marc and Amanda to draft a proposal for a second microgrants round, including parameters (amount of money, source of funds, and selected recommendations from the [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/File:OSMF_Microgrants_report_2020-21.odt final report] (.odt, 29 KB) by the [[Microgrants/Committee|microgrants committee]]) to be voted during the October board meeting.''
== Analysis of options for OSMF relocation ==
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! <b> Background: Investigation into moving OSMF out of the UK, and into the EU </b>
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The OSMF board is considering relocating the OSMF to the EU and is [https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2021-June/007860.html consulting the members for feedback, advice and whether they’ve missed anything].
Comments by members on the osmf-talk<sup>*</sup> mailing list: [https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2021-June/thread.html#7860 thread 1], [https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2021-July/thread.html#7923 thread 2].
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> ''[https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/osmf-talk osmf-talk] is the mailing list for OpenStreetMap Foundation members ([https://join.osmfoundation.org/ Join the Foundation]). All past messages are available [https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/ here].''</small>
* [https://lite.framacalc.org/9oc7-osmf-possible-eu-successors Collaborative spreadsheet by the community].
* [https://files.osmfoundation.org/apps/onlyoffice/s/F3QNmG8JHz8iWp5 Spreadsheet with answers to the board's questions, sent directly to the board].
Please note that there were extensive discussions about Brexit and its effects by the [[Licensing_Working_Group|Licensing Working Group]] (LWG) ''(search the [[Working_Group_Minutes#Licensing_Working_Group|LWG minutes for "Brexit"]])'' and the issue was also previously discussed by OSMF members and the board.
<u>Recent board discussions about relocation</u>
* 2021-10 [[Board/Minutes/2021-10-15| Any other business: Analysis of options for OSMF relocation]] ''(mid-month board chat, not open to observers)''
* 2021-07 [[Board/Minutes/2021-07-16#Spreadsheet_for_collating_information_on_a_possible_move_out_of_the_UK|Spreadsheet for collating information on a possible move out of the UK]]
* 2021-06 [[Board/Minutes/2021-06-11#Investigate_moving_OSMF_out_of_the_UK.2C_and_into_the_EU|Investigate moving OSMF out of the UK, and into the EU]] ''(mid-month board chat)''
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''Suggested during [[Board/Minutes/2021-10-15|October mid-month board chat]].''<br>
'' '''Related action item:''' Jean-Marc to provide during the October board meeting a list of which countries have responded to us with information which is worth examining and what are our realistic options and to start looking at whether the new board will want to move in 2022 out of the UK.''
== Advisory Board - monthly update ==
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