Hi Robert, The issue is that there is no super good slot in the new agenda and not everyone filled it again. Best so far is only 5 people tomorrow on Thursday at 8AM GMT (what is not a good time for America), only max 4 people otherwise. Thoughts?
Sincerely, Severin On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Banick, Robert <robert.ban...@redcross.org>wrote: > Hi Sev *et al*, > > > > Did this ever come together? If so I’d like to add something to the > agenda. If not can I suggest yet another doodle and a deadline of next Wed. > at latest for the next meeting? Just to get things moving. > > > > Cheers, > > Robert > > > > > > *Robert Banick* | Field GIS Coordinator | International Services | Ì American > Red Cross <http://www.redcross.org/> > > 2025 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 > > Tel 202-303-5017 | Cell 202-805-3679 | Skype robert.banick > > > > *From:* Nick Allen [mailto:nick.allen...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, May 08, 2014 3:08 PM > *To:* Severin Menard > *Cc:* hot@openstreetmap.org > *Subject:* Re: [HOT] Activation Working Group > > > > Severin, > > Sorry, I was very slow filling in doodle - waited until I heard when the > communications working group meeting would be. I've added my details now, > but I will probably not be available when the meeting takes place. I will > forward a few ideas to you before the meeting if I can't make it. > > Regards > > > Nick > > Volunteer 'Tallguy' for > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy > > Treasurer, website & Bonus Ball admin for > http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ (treasu...@6thswanleyscouts.org.uk) > > > > On 8 May 2014 13:40, Severin Menard <severin.men...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi again, > > > > Just figuring out this time slot is actually exactly the same than the > Communication Working Group! As I guess I am not the only one that would > like to participated to these two WG, so I reopen the > Doodle<http://doodle.com/hpwkwqiregdi7b6i>. > Maybe propose everyone will confirm there that same day same hour next week > will fit. > > > > Sorry for the confusion. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Seveirn > > > > On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Severin Menard <severin.men...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > According to the Doodle, the time slot that, by far, suited most of people > interested by the Activation Working Group is Friday 9 (tomorrow) at 2 PM > GMT (means 10AM EDT and 4PM CEST), so the meeting on > Mumble<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mumble>will happen at that time. > Here is the > Hackpad <https://hackpad.com/HOT-Activation-Working-Group-TlksNOhVdir>. > Anyone interested, please join! > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Severin > > > > On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 2:51 AM, Severin Menard <severin.men...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Among the reactivated Working Groups, here is the Activation Working > Group. Activations are more and more numerous and successful with a > increasing number of contributors. The results are really impressive, but > we can certainly do even better. > > > > As for the Communication Working group (for those interested, please fill > ASAP its Doodle <http://doodle.com/3545epmy63x72gvk>) we could start with > a kick-off meeting on Mumble <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mumble>, > and here is a Doodle to set it: > > > > http://doodle.com/hpwkwqiregdi7b6i <http://doodle.com/hpwkwqiregdi7b6i> > > > > This meeting and the ones that will follow aim at being a time to exchange > on this thrilling topic, review the experiences, documents, procedures and > set goals to be achieved for the next meeting. Because yes, a Working Group > is a group that works, that means between the meetings. And actually, it is > already happening: eg there are (more and more) people working on data > validation, both through setting procedures and monitoring the freshly > created data. > > > > I see 4 main topics around the Activation (but would be pleased to get > other suggestions): > > > > 1. All the *activities* and *documents* involved in an Activation. In the > past the Activation Working Groups mostly focused on how Activations are > triggered and start, what we could review based on the last experiences. > Crisis monitoring is certainly something we could add, in order not to > forget crisis of smaller range or simply not highly covered by the medias. > Also technical aspects like: define and prioritize AOIs (Areas of > Interests) and mapping goals, track and monitor the mapping progresses, and > set thin, flexible and efficient processes, tools, and wiki templates, etc. > But also share and document how to maintain and even grow the contribution > of the OSM contributors and communities, by communicating with them (like > this Working Group will do), proposing more different kinds of tasks to do > or setting joint events. > > > > 2. The *beneficiaries*, that means the humanitarian stakeholders. We need > both to make them aware of the data we produce and to make the data useful > and easy to use for them, taking more into account their needs, constraints > and tools. I got recent feedback from the GIS officers in the UN that I > will share. > > > > 3. The *data*. What needs to be mapped is quite known, but how to do it > to make it as clean and efficient as possible. That links to the mapping > instructions and the > validation<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Tasking_Manager/Validating_data>but > also to how the data can be reused by the humanitarian stakeholders. > There a lot of potential improvements to propose not only raw data but eg > thematic dataset, what the HOT Exports can already potentially provide (in > link with the Technical Working Group). > > > > 4. Last, but really not least is to *make more OSM contributors know* about > the procedures and tools used to map, monitor, communicate and activate an > OSM community, and expand the number of contributors in the Activations, > according to everyone's interest(s). This implies connecting with local OSM > communities when possible, talk with them and provide them documentation > and online training. Eg in Lubumbashi after Jorieke's stay, the contact > with the local OSM community has been maintained and voluntary online > training has been and will be provided through Mumble. So now, they are > continuing the mapping (see https://twitter.com/OSM_L) and will take an > active part on the Mapping in London on Saturday. And if ever a crisis > unfortunately hits Lubumbashi in the future, they will be able to trigger > the worldwide OSM community > > > > > > Exciting, isn't it? And actually a lot of topics and sub-topics. And some > are certainly missing. This is why this Activation Working Group will not > need one leader but several facilitators, who, by their experience, skills > and will, will make things go ahead on the topic(s) they care. > > > > Let us make things move on and activate the AWG! > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Severin > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > >
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