Foundation/Local Chapters/United States/Minutes-2015-08-18

Present:

• Alyssa
• Eleanor
• Alex
• Martijn

Agenda

• Mapathon blogs
• 501 C 3

National Action Plan

• National Action Plan
• Getting OSM mentioned is great regardless

Open Government Partnership Summit in Mexico (Oct 25)

• Alex, Alyssa, Martijn likely attending
• We should devise an OSM US strategy.
• Let's have a followup on strategy.
• And open a github ticket

501 c 3

• Bookkeeper status? Debbie emailed. Ian needs to have another look.
• Alex can walk Ian through spreadsheets
• We don't have a close relation with OSMF - nothing in writing

Other finances

• Working with Will - Ian would like someone more responsive.
• Otoh we won't need any bookkeeping action for a while.
• Some reconciliation needs to happen still. Ian will work with Will on this.
• UN security still has not billed.
• Deloitte sent us money but it was supposed to go to Mapbox. Ian sent it right back.

board elections

• Martijn ghost wrote a blog post for Alyssa.
• When to plan a campfire session? Perhaps September
• Tentative elections deadline Oct 18th.
• Townhall meeting / AGM Oct 5th tentative.
• Coordinate with Fall mapathon in November.