The LPSA Advisory Board invites all LPSA Advisory Board members, LPSA Working Group Co-Chairs and members, as well as all interested policy practitioners, government officials, researchers and scholars, civil society stakeholders and other members of the global community of practice on decentralization and localization to an Open Community Meeting on Friday, August 22nd, 2025 (8:00 am EDT; 1:00 pm London; 2:00 pm Paris; 3:00 pm Nairobi; 5:30 pm New Delhi; 7:00 pm Bangkok).
The Open Meeting provides an opportunity for your input into the activities and work program of the Alliance and its Working Groups for the rest of 2025 and for the coming year (2026).
Registration for this meeting is required.
| Agenda Item | Contributor / Notes |
| 1. Welcome and Introductions | Enid Slack Advisory Board Chair, LPSA |
| 2. Update on ongoing LPSA activities | Jamie Boex Executive Director, LPSA |
| 3. LPSA Member Portal Overview | Mirna Dave Director of Communications and Operations, LPSA |
| 4. Draft LPSA Strategic Plan, 2026-2030 | Jamie Boex Draft for Discussion |
| 5. Discussion / Input on LPSA Strategic Plan | Participants Questions: – What should our priorities be? – Where would the funding come from to meet these priorities – Any implications for our organization structure/operations? |
| 6. AOB | Enid Slack |

