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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Darrell,<br>
+1 from me too, with the following comments:<br>
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1. I think the best way to set this up, and ensure that it will
continue to be used at future conferences is to collect this
suggestion, along with others, into the emerging FOSS4G Cookbook:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Handbook">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Handbook</a><br>
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2. When setting up the infrastructure, I suggest ensuring that it
is sustainable long term, with very little maintenance.<br>
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3. In particular, use the Open Source version rather than
commercial version of Sugar CRM, so we are not dependant on fees.<br>
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4. We need a policy in place regarding privacy of data. People and
organisations need to know how widely their contact details are
being shared before they hand them over. <br>
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On 28/03/2014 7:52 AM, David William Bitner wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Big +1.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 3:50 PM,
Darrell Fuhriman <span dir="ltr"><<a
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target="_blank">darrell@garnix.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>One of things that has become apparent in going
through the process of getting sponsorships for FOSS4G
is that the current system is rather unwieldy. In fact,
the use of the word “system” implies a type of order
which does not exist.</div>
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<div>There are no designated contacts at each company, no
consistent tracking of past sponsorships or expressions
of interest, no tracking of non-functioning e-mails, or
people who have left a company.</div>
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<div>In short, it’s a complete fucking disaster.</div>
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<div>This is a problem because:</div>
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<div>1) FOSS4G is dependent on sponsorships to finish in
the black</div>
<div>2) OSGeo is dependent on FOSS4G events (not just the
big annual conference) for a large portion of its income</div>
<div>3) We should be making it easy, not hard, to keep
FOSS4G/OSGeo solvent.</div>
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<div>We have individuals who have expressed an interest in
getting all of the past and current data into a CRM so
we can more easily track this in the future. However,
unless there is a future for such a system, it’s
probably not worth the non-trivial amount of effort it
would take.</div>
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<div>Hence, I propose:</div>
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<div>The 2014 LOC will work to configure an instance of
SugarCRM, including entering the data we have collected
on current and past sponsorships.</div>
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<div>After the conclusion of FOSS4G 2014, OSGeo would
agree to:</div>
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<div>1) Move the SugarCRM instance to be hosted and
maintained by OSGeo</div>
<div>2) Strongly encourage (mandate?) its use by future
OSGeo affiliated conferences</div>
<div>3) Give access to other geospatial related events as
appropriate</div>
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<div>I realize there is some reluctance to "give orders"
to the people who have volunteered to do these events.
However in the long run having a central CRM will <i>reduce</i>
the amount of work required by future LOCs, and by past
ones who get requests to dig out contact information
from events that occurred years ago.</div>
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<div>The use of a CRM could also be expanded to track
contact information for all attendees including which
events they’ve attended, so they can be contacted about
future relevant events – another case where there is no
coordination or sanity to any of the extant data.</div>
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<div>Thoughts?</div>
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<div>Darrell</div>
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