Foundation/Local Chapters/Local Chapters Congress/2024

About The Local Chapters and Communities Congress 2024 (LCCC 2024) is a virtual event where leaders and members of various OSM communities, whether they are officially recognized Local Chapters of the OSM Foundation or just a regular user group of OSM mappers, come together to share stories and learn from each other. Let’s get together and see what kinds of organizational efforts we can share together to support and grow our mapping communities! Check out the program from 2022 and event recordings! When Date: 2 March 2024 Time: 13:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC (find the time in your city) OSM Calendar: Where The meeting will be held virtually on Zoom this year to allow participants to have a call in number for their region. Don't forget to register to get an invitation and the link to access the platform! Registration this year will be done through OSM US but the event is global.	Interested in participating? You don't need to be a member of a Local Chapter to participate. If you are a local OSM community leader, are interested in building up your community, or want to learn more about what other communities are doing locally, then please join this event! Register now! Show others that you are attending by using your OSM account and marking your attendance on the OSM Calendar!
Program All times are in UTC. Find the time in your city here. Time (UTC) Session Facilitator Description 13:00 - 13:10 Welcome to the Local Chapters Congress! Eugene Alvin Villar (OSM Philippines) Welcome to the 4th virtual LCC! Will include a few min in breakout rooms for introductions. 13:10 - 14:00 LCCWG Report + Community Updates Anisa Kuci (OSM Italia) Hear short (5-min) reports on what your community has been up to recently 14:00 - 14:05 First Break — get a snack :) 14:05 - 14:30 Affiliation models update and discussion Arnalie Vicaro (OSMF) Short update from OSMF & break out rooms discussion 14:30 - 14:50 Website redesign update and discussion Adam Hoyle (OSM UK) 14:50 - 15:00 Second Break — get a drink :) 15:00 - 15:15 Updates from recent State of the Map / local events Maggie Cawley (OSM US) Share backs from recent events and announcements. Mapping USA, SotM EU, SotM Asia, SotM Africa, SotM Oceania 15:15 - 15:45 Fundraising & Chapter Sustainability Geoffrey Kateregga & Eugene Alvin Villar Discussion about SotM sponsorship and OSM membership framework in break out rooms. 15:45 - 16:00 Closing + LCCWG invitation LCCWG Thanks for joining us!
Code of Conduct The OpenStreetMap Foundation is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of the event participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate. Please refer to the State of the Map 2022 Code of Conduct for more information. You can email the LCCWG with any concerns at local [at] osmfoundation.org.	What is the LCCWG? The event is organised by the Local Chapters and Communities Working Group (LCCWG) which is one of the official working groups of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. Learn more about the work we do on our official page on the OpenStreetMap Foundation website.