Congratulations! Looking forward to see you there! :)

Hi Mikel, thanks for the insightful and short diary on what we OSMF voting members need to keep in mind when looking for a board / interested in running for board.

You mentioned each board member are currently focused on 2 areas; as for you - personnel and fundraising.

So my question is - can you give example of 1-2 areas of work that you think upcoming board members should focus on? Maybe these are focus areas of the 3 incumbent board members and the tasks they will leave?

To add, my opinion is that OSMF as more on the governance body of OSM, so I would like to see OSMF Board to focus their efforts on leadership / good governance, and mobilize/ deeply support WGs and communities to this direction. Of’course, “leading” does not only mean “directing where to go” but also “listening” to OSM communities to make informed decisions on which path we take for the success and sustainability of OSM.

=Arnalie

Amazing diary, thank you for sharing experiences, Hawa! Laughing at the aNOcado photo. :( ahahaha :)

I love reading this diary, thank you for sharing your pre and post-conference experiences, Gustavo! I hope to see you in-person too! Lovely photos! :)

Amazing! Welcome Atama, happy mapping! :)

Hi Prispe, thanks for joining! :)

Congrats! :)

Hi Alessandro, Immaculate Mwanja has recently posted about the project in the hot mailing list: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/hot/2022-February/015767.html

You can direct messages to her.

HOT Quality Control/Assurance WG is also drafting the Project Escalation Process. Rule of thumb is to communicate with the Project Creator (you can see this in the “Coordination” section of the Project Page), and/or message the mailing lists: hot@openstreetmap.org / dataquality@hotosm.org.

Thank you so much @cyberjuan! Very great point on community and volunteers! :)

Olá, PlayzinhoAgro! Tem toda a razão. Alguns navegadores têm essa funcionalidade para traduzir a página para a sua língua padrão no seu navegador. Esperamos que o possamos fazer também nos Diários. Obrigado pelo seu comentário :)

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@TylerOSM hi Tyler, it differs per community. We want them to identify that instead of us identifying it since the local collaborators have the knowledge of what resource would be most beneficial/have highest value for their communities :)

To give you a background, here are the first resource/s that the communities have identified and why these resources (based on community calls), as well as translation status.

• Vietnam: Vietnam Tagging Guidelines

1. Background: Vietnamese collaborators find it most beneficial to translate OSM tagging guidelines to support them in making contributions in the map
2. Status: a.) first pass of translation done, thanks to Grab Vietnam Map Operation Team b.) awaiting finalization/second pass of translation from Tony & Huy

• Madagascar: The Open Mapping Hub Eastern and Southern Africa Grants Program

1. Background: Madagascar collaborators find HOT documentation/opportunities to translate in French so they can actively participate to HOT activities (e.g. prepare proposals, etc)
2. Status: a.) first pass of translation done via deepL machine translator b.) review made via OSM Wiki

• Mozambique: The Open Mapping Hub Eastern and Southern Africa Grants Program

1. Background: During the initial call with Mozambique collaborators, they wanted to know first what humanitarian open mapping resources are available. I gave them the list (website (including tools eg Tasking Manager, learnOSM), osm wiki pages, youtube videos, social media, etc). We suggested to do the Grants page first so they can participate in the call and they agreed. In the following days, they have identified 2 training videos (beginner iD and JOSM editing), 1 community webinar video (on starting local community), and the Activation Protocol + Activation Training Center.
2. Status a.) first pass of translation done via deepL machine translator b.) done/ review made via OSM Wiki

We will make future write ups/blogs/resports to share the progress of the Project. Thank you!

=Arnalie

Thank you for your service, Miriam! I appreciate you bringing up the challenges first before the achievements part. I am inspired by your bravery to share these challenges.

@RebeccaF there are 3 assumptions (that I did not include in the diary but is in the project document):

Assumption 1: Localization will encourage and enable access and usage of our resources (tools, documentation, text and video manuals) and participation in our activities (e.g. services we offer such as training, open dialogues, etc).

Assumption 2: Localization will reduce the stigma (lack of English/European language fluency perceived as lack of intelligence or competence) and fear/lack of confidence that local communities feel when we communicate and engage with them.

Assumption 3: Localization will yield a better relationship with the priority communities/ countries we want to support.

“In order to make HOT more inclusive and diverse, the participation of members of the African and Francophone community at the executive level is important. This will allow for the unique and specific aspects of the realities within these communities to be taken into account.”

Love this! Glad that you are running, Lamine! Rooting for you! :) J’adore ça ! Heureuse que tu cours, Lamine ! Je suis de tout cœur avec toi ! :)

@ke9tv Thanks for the feedback! Is it fine to add this in the SotM 2021 Feedback Pad: https://pads.ccc.de/BTmogYuzQF? :)

@qeef something we can do next year (if SotM 2022 will still be online)! It might require some kind of programming though, esp for livestreams where you can have that option. Right now, we are trying to embed the audio translation to the talks/videos - also the main reason for the delay, @InsertUser, but will be up soon, please bear with us! :)

@Mateusz Konieczny I agree with you! It really takes a lot of time to pre-record a video. But I think it totally pays off! Pre-recorded videos help prevent tech difficulties (e.g. speaker’s mic/screen sharing is not working,etc), allows lite video mode (live usually takes a lot of bandwidth) and provides better time management compared to a live presentation :)

Hi Mikel, just saw this randomly in twitter (but obviously I was searching about diversity threads hehe). What I would suggest is like a monthly or quarterly diversity call with everyone in the community. This is an idea I got from Open Source Diversity Initiative where they conduct monthly diversity calls, and been attending to learn from them.

I would also suggest that it will be good to have someone from the board attending, but this is not something that only one OSMF board member should attend, can be a rotational too (and at alternating timezones). This may help build osmf. disc and osm community accountability on the topic.

Not sure if BBB has the same functionality, but Jitsi has a log of how much time each person speaks, so it will help track of who have not been heard yet. I recognize not everyone is comfortable to speak via voice (insert = language barrier) so we can also explore jamboards or menti which in an interactive written communication.

Thanks/salamat! =Arnalie

Longwise! Congrats HOT PH mapping team!

WERPA! Actually it was one of Celina’s tips, to add #newbie :)

+1 on newbie tip #4: Don’t be afraid to ask for help! Ask away! :D