Hi Everyone, It really is heartening to see the overwhelming positive reaction to OSM Ireland's chapter application. I am party to this application, but since there was a discussion I am permitting myself to just be a mapper and community member in a couple of comments.
On the island of Ireland issue: we did this because mappers from Northern Ireland were already engaged with us, and we even held a meetup in Belfast. As a formal structure nobody was going to exclude people who have already given so much to the informal network that has existed for a decade. In any event there was detailed consultation with OSMUK who told us: "For the avoidance of doubt, OSM UK is supportive of the inclusion of Northern Ireland in OSM Ireland in addition to it's existing inclusion within the OSM UK defined region." With this level of co-operation already in place between OSMUK and OSMIRL we could look at having a joint *SOTM* in Belfast in 2021 or 2022 to commemorate the centennial placement of the border on the island, and to prove that mappers transcend everything.
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