[OSGeo Africa] Is anyone on this list involved with geo4africa?

[Jeffrey Johnson]

Definitely +1 on all these proposals. Lets make it so!

Tim, do you want to write to Marc on the Marketing Committee or should I?

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 2:19 PM, Tim Sutton <tim at kartoza.com> wrote:

> Hi Jeff
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> On 31 Aug 2016, at 3:06 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
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> http://geo4africa.com/
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> I'd be interested in helping to organize a FOSS4G oriented track.
> Potentially a code sprint or mapping party as well.
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> Nanghaka Daniel K. wrote me during FOSS4G Bonn, but Im wondering if
> anyone already involved in osgeo is already participating?
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> I don't know if anyone else is pitching in but it would be good to have a
> FOSS4G track indeed. I think we (Kartoza) can help with the planning for a
> FOSS4G track but I don't know yet if we will actually make it to the event,
> but for logistics etc, we can definitely pitch in....
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> OSGEO doesn't really have a roadshow kit (or didn't last time I checked) -
> it has come up in the past and I think it is sorely needed. Without it we
> have had to generally fend for ourselves in the past and I think the
> results are suboptimal (== bare and uninteresting stand). I think from
> OSGEO it would be great to have:
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> * funding support to rent stands and set up stands at conferences
> * digital media (OSGEO live etc. probably cover this) that can be burnt to
> memory stick and handed out
> * digital media (print ready PDF's) for pull up banners, posters etc.
> carefully planned so that they together tell the OSGEO story and can be
> printed somewhere locally by the team manning the stall
> * digital media (print ready graphics) that can be used to print t-shirts
> and similar gear for those manning the stand
> * digital media (print ready graphics) that can be used to produce flyers
> and the like to promote OSGEO and its sub projects
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> Maybe it would be a good thing to ask the OSGEO board to fund and
> facilitate so that we can whip up a compelling exhibition booth for this
> event (and similar events)?
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> Regards
>
> Tim
>
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