Open Observatory Ambassadors

Facilitating Community Building and Engagement with the Open Observatory

An assembly is a group of members of an organization who meet periodically to make decisions about a specific area or scope of the organization.

Assemblies hold meetings, some are private and some are open. If they are open, it is possible to participate in them (for example: attending if the capacity allows it, adding points to the agenda, or commenting on the proposals and decisions taken by this organ).

Examples: A general assembly (which meets once a year to define the organisation's main lines of action as well as its executive bodies by vote), an equality advisory council (which meets every two months to make proposals on how to improve gender relations in the organisation), an evaluation commission (which meets every month to monitor a process) or a guarantee body (which collects incidents, abuses or proposals to improve decision-making procedures) are all examples of assemblies.

The Ambassador Assembly empowers users to become expert users who can drive and facilitate activities on the platform.

Open Observatory Ambassadors are pro-users of the platform with a role in administrative and community management and governance.

The ambassadors fulfil the following roles:

Initiate participatory activities
Identify opportunities for the use of the Open Observatory by various communities
Encourage participation
Moderate content
Onboard new users
Act as a point of contact for questions and suggestions
Ensure that the Decidim Social Contract is observed by all registered users

This assembly serves as a place for the ambassadors:

Learn how to navigate the platform as administrators
Consult the ambassador group about any issues
Discuss new activities and strategies to facilitate participation on the platform