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Jody,<br>
no worries, please go ahead with contacting all existing / past
OSGeo sponsors (especially the likes of GeoCat who are sponsors but
do not get properly recognized right now). I just wanted to avoid an
overlap of an extended / broad call for sponsorship.<br>
<br>
I very much like the idea of cross referencing FOSS4G and OSGeo
sponsors. Makes total sense and would probably be a nice thing to
also bring more continuity into the sponsor relationships (we are
currently compiling yet-another-sponsor-list from the lists kindly
provided by previous conference chairs).<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Arnulf<br>
<br>
On 16.11.2015 17:29, Jody Garnett wrote:<br>
<span style="white-space: pre;">> Hi Arnulf,<br>
> <br>
> I am happy to limit the current sponsorship drive to prior
sponsors<br>
> (since I am uncomfortable listing sponsors on the OSGeo
website ...<br>
> who are not currently sponsoring). We can take up a wider
callout to<br>
> sponsors (say from the service providers database) until
later if<br>
> that provides you some breathing room.<br>
> <br>
> Any other suggestions Arnulf? My own take is that the numbers<br>
> associated with sponsoring the foundation are not in keeping
with<br>
> sponsoring a foss4g event (or even sponsoring the QGIS
project).<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> -- Jody Garnett<br>
> <br>
> On 16 November 2015 at 10:47, Seven (aka Arnulf)
<<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:seven@arnulf.us">seven@arnulf.us</a><br>
> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:seven@arnulf.us"><mailto:seven@arnulf.us></a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Board, glad to see renewed efforts on getting sponsors for
OSGeo and<br>
> also believe it is a good idea to somehow couple OSGeo /
FOSS4G<br>
> support. But the timing may not be ideal as we (FOSS4G Bonn
LOC) are<br>
> about to start the first sponsorship drive for FOSS4G 2016
and know<br>
> nothing of the new OSGeo sponsor activities so far. I just
found this<br>
> thread after being a week offline and apparently nobody else
at the<br>
> FOSS4G team was included (now copying the list). We must make
sure<br>
> that we do not dilute sponsorship efforts or even confuse
people<br>
> about what and who they will sponsor.<br>
> <br>
> Thoughts on how we can deal with this?<br>
> <br>
> Cheers, Arnulf<br>
> <br>
> On 13.11.2015 23:13, Jody Garnett wrote:<br>
>> Good suggestion, and appropriate for our international
undertaking.<br>
>> wa<br>
> nt<br>
>> to edit the wiki and see what that looks like :) On Fri,
Nov 13,<br>
>> 2015 at 3:48 PM Jody Garnett <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a><br>
>> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com"><mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com></a>
<<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com">mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com</a><br>
>> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com"><mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com></a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
>> The one thing this missing is adjusting based on economy,
kind of <br>
>> like how foss4g had a reduced rate based on UN economy
rankings.<br>
> <br>
>> Get a bit of that with small biz definition changing
between the U<br>
> S<br>
>> and Romania. Perhaps this is something to work on for
next year.<br>
> <br>
>> If anyone has brain cells left over to think on the
problem please <br>
>> contribute.<br>
> <br>
>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 3:40 PM Jody Garnett
<<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.c">jody.garnett@gmail.c</a><br>
> om<br>
>> <<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com">mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com"><mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com></a>>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
>> Darn I really want to get this sorted and cannot edit the
wiki<br>
> .<br>
>> I feel a lot of your concern is about the low price
point, and my<br>
>> concern is about the number of confusing levels sending a
confusing<br>
>> involvement / marketting message. (ie we may just be
conflicting<br>
>> over different points)<br>
> <br>
>> So let me try again, and apologize for email typos.<br>
> <br>
>> Small or nonprofit - are you a small business according
to you<br>
> r<br>
>> local government? If so sponsorship is available at a
discount<br>
> ed<br>
>> rate.<br>
> <br>
>> Principle Sponsor: $10000 (small business $2500)
Supporting<br>
>> Sponsor: $2000 (small business $500)<br>
> <br>
>> Are you an active member of the community sponsoring
local,national<br>
>> or international OSGeo events? Please let our treasure
know and<br>
>> your sponsorship invoice will be adjusted accordingly.<br>
> <br>
>> Please think over the above, if you consider Gateway
Geomatics <br>
>> sponsoring local events perhaps you can bump the category
up t<br>
> o<br>
>> $3000 / $750.<br>
> <br>
>> (So gateway geomatics - is that like a gateway drug
getting yo<br>
> ur<br>
>> customers hooked on freedom?) Jody On Fri, Nov 13, 2015
at 3:18 PM<br>
>> Jody Garnett <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a><br>
>> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com"><mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com></a>
<<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com">mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com</a><br>
>> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com"><mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com></a>>> wrote<br>
> :<br>
> <br>
>> Thanks Jeff, in transit now (afraid of making typo on
phon<br>
> e)<br>
>> but I also would like to nail down these levels promptly.<br>
> <br>
>> You have my feedback (trying to reduce the number of
level<br>
> s<br>
>> as they are complicated, and adjust price based on size
or revenue<br>
>> of sponsor to allow more parties to take part). I<br>
> am<br>
>> uncomfortable with a low price point (since I also want
to respect<br>
>> donations).<br>
> <br>
>> I actually have one more nifty idea since our priority as<br>
> a<br>
>> community is involvement. Could we count an organization
sponsoring<br>
>> foss4g and local events towards their sponsorsh<br>
> ip<br>
>> total reflected above? You could limit that to just
events where<br>
>> OSGeo is providing backing/recycling profit.<br>
> <br>
>> Aside I like your proposed levels - I am simply trying
for<br>
> a<br>
>> different take on things :) -- Jody On Fri, Nov 13, 2015
at 2:46 PM<br>
>> Jeff McKenna <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a><br>
>> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com"><mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com></a> <br>
>> <<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a><br>
>> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com"><mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com></a>>>
wrote:<br>
> <br>
>> Hi Jody,<br>
> <br>
>> Related to sponsors, I would like to finalize the sponsor
levels.<br>
>> When I review the wiki <br>
>> (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_2015_Sponsorship">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_2015_Sponsorship</a>), I
would like<br>
>> to suggest the following levels:<br>
> <br>
>> Previous Levels ---------------<br>
> <br>
>> Sustaining Sponsor $50,000 Principal Sponsor
$20,000 <br>
>> Supporting Sponsor $10,000 Associate Sponsor
$3,000<br>
> <br>
>> New Levels ----------<br>
> <br>
>> Sustaining Sponsor $25,000 Principal Sponsor $10,000
Supporting<br>
>> Sponsor $3,000 Associate Sponsor $500<br>
> <br>
> <br>
>> Discussion:<br>
> <br>
>> I'm for making sponsorship of OSGeo as easy as possibl<br>
> e<br>
>> for both organizations and individuals. I actually feel
that t<br>
> he<br>
>> money amount isn't as important, as it is for OSGeo to
give a<br>
>> chanc<br>
> e for<br>
>> organizations and individuals to be promoted by OSGeo (as
you know,<br>
>> I consistently show slides now on OSGeo sponsors and OSG<br>
> eo<br>
>> service providers during my talks), as well as for giving
them an<br>
>> opportunity to proudly show that they are official
sponsors of<br>
>> OSGeo, that they officially help grow Open Source
geospatial<br>
>> projects. This promotion really helps these companies and<br>
>> individuals, and it also helps the community realize that
we have a<br>
>> healthy ecosystem. An<br>
> d<br>
>> yes I don't see the need to limit sponsorship by how much
revenue I<br>
>> or any other company earns. (note that our one existing
sponsor,<br>
>> thinkWhere<br>
> ,<br>
>> would be changed from an Associate Sponsor, to a
Sustaining<br>
>> Sponsor, because of the amount they paid). I also
propose that we<br>
>> give past sponsors, the perfect example is GeoCat, a
one-year 50%<br>
>> off offer, t<br>
> o<br>
>> renew now (the following year would be fullprice).<br>
> <br>
>> Am I still not convincing you? Well then: Gateway
Geomatics would<br>
>> like to kick off these new levels, with a new Associate
Sponsorship<br>
>> for $500 level. (yes, tricky tactics by me, but this is
to mak<br>
> e<br>
>> a point, of let us give the opportunity to our community
members to<br>
>> ha<br>
> ve<br>
>> a stage, on our marketing materials and promotions).
Again, I feel<br>
>> th<br>
> e<br>
>> money amount means much less to OSGeo, than this
promotion is for <br>
>> these companies, and the benefits to the community
overall.<br>
> <br>
>> I do commit to this proposal.<br>
> <br>
>> I also wonder if the big process of creating a working
group, then <br>
>> making the levels, and then changing the benefits for
each level,<br>
>> and then contacting all previous sponsors, is too much to
chew at<br>
>> once, for us volunteers. I propose we change to the
levels I <br>
>> propose here, change the website amounts, and start
contacting<br>
>> sponsors tod<br>
> ay.<br>
> <br>
>> If you reject this, well then, I sure tried to get thi<br>
> s<br>
>> moving :)<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
>> -jeff<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
>> On 2015-11-12 6:34 PM, Jody Garnett wrote:<br>
>>> I would like a hand collecting sponsor email address<br>
> es<br>
>> - for everyone on<br>
>>> this page<br>
>>> <br>
>> <<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/2015_Sponsorship_Drive_Wor">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/2015_Sponsorship_Drive_Wor</a><br>
> king_Group>.<br>
>> If<br>
>>> you note any likely candidate please add them to the<br>
> list.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> Two questions: - It is not the best to collect email
addresses on<br>
>>> a<br>
>> wiki page - any<br>
>>> suggestions? - Wanted to ask if it would be rude for
us to<br>
>>> contac<br>
> t<br>
>> the organizations<br>
>>> on the service provider<br>
>> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile"><http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile></a> page?<br>
>>> -- Jody Garnett<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
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