Board/Minutes/2026-01
Date and time: Thursday 29 January at 13:00 UTC - Countdown.
Location: Video room https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/user/dor-2cd-qah-rim
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Participants
Officers and Board Historic
Board member biographies Historic
Minutes by Dorothea Kazazi.
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Administrative
Approval of previous minutes
Circular Resolutions
2026/Res01 Approve active contributor membership application #2026011710000042
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Board voting closes on 2026-01-30. |
| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
Chairperson's report
| Topic presented by Craig Allan. |
Secretary's report
| Topic presented by Dani Waltersdorfer. |
Treasurer's report
| Previous reports during monthly board meetings and general meetings |
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| See the Treasurer's reports on the finances page. |
| Topic presented by Roland Olbricht. |
Status of bank accounts and delayed payments
Topic proposed by Héctor. Internal board GitLab ticket #942 (accessible to board members).
2026 budget
Topic proposed by Roland. Internal board GitLab ticket #923 (accessible to board members).
Working Groups' statuses and needs
Topic proposed by Héctor.
2026 Fundraising campaign
Topic proposed by Héctor. Internal board GitLab ticket #902 (accessible to board members).
Creation of a Coinbase account to handle BTC payments
Topic proposed by Héctor. Internal board GitLab ticket for the recent 2 BTC donation #950 (accessible to board members).
Any other business
EU Commission request for comments on open source - Deadline 3rd February 2026
Topic proposed by Héctor. Related to community.osm.org post: Request for Comments for the European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy. Internal board GitLab ticket #956 (accessible to board members).
Guest comments or questions
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