[OSGeo-Discuss] Recruiting OSGeo Santa Clause(s)

Tue Mar 15 23:53:46 PDT 2016

On 3/16/2016 3:00 PM, Massimiliano Cannata wrote:
> I think that nicolas ideas are fully right. Website is one of the best
> marketing tool.
> Maybe making one committee from two dormient make one awake... could we
> consider to join webcom and marketing in a new one?

I also think that merging web and marketing committees would make a lot
of sense.

Best

Venka

> Maxi
> Il 15/Mar/2016 21:39, "Jody Garnett" <jody.garnett at gmail.com> ha scritto:
>
>> Thanks Cameron & Nick, could you start outlining a "reboot" on the wiki
>> and grab an agenda item for next months board meeting? We also have a
>> hangout/workparty for board members (and officers?) in case you want some
>> companionship shaping the wiki page.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jody Garnett
>>
>> On 15 March 2016 at 04:38, nicolas bozon <nicolas.bozon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Cameron, Marketing Committee, OSGeo Directors,
>>>
>>>
>>> As a member of the so called "dormant" Marketing Committee, i would be
>>> glad to help revitalising it.
>>>
>>> In fact it hasn't been a satisfactory nor confortable situation to be a
>>> member of such a forgotten commitee since 2012.
>>> So i'd like to volunteer for championing such committee reboot, and
>>> propose to help define strategic changes, recruit new members and tackle
>>> some of the administrative tasks.
>>> I can also chair the Committee if needed, and if this is appropriated for
>>> gathering the troops. Cameron, I am not Santa (but 'Klaus' only:)), but I'd
>>> be very glad to learn from your experience and we may try to enhance things
>>> together.
>>>
>>> However,i think the commitee's mission and role should be revised,
>>> probably indepth modified, and aligned with the new OSGeo plans.
>>> My main point is that the mandate of the OSGeo Marketing Committee must
>>> go way beyond the funding of OSGeo events and the managment of consumables
>>> or swag, as it mostly did (or not) until now.
>>> OSGeo Live is one of our best marketing tool to showcase some of the
>>> Foundation's software projects, but not to promote and market the
>>> Foundation itself IMHO.
>>> OSGeo Live must of course be kept inside a new marketing plan, but the
>>> latter shouldn't be built on DVDs and events only.
>>>
>>> According to me, improving OSGeo Marketing globally is one of the most
>>> important and urgent action to be taken according to the new strategic plan
>>> defined by the Board.
>>> It must help OSGeo to be presented as more matured, more inclusive, more
>>> professional, and fully considered by the broader geospatial community.
>>>
>>> I believe such reborn Marketing Committee should work closely along with
>>> the Board of Directors, the Website Committee and a few motivated
>>> contributors, in order to:
>>>
>>> - Define a consitent OSGeo identity from existing material (including
>>> revised graphic guidelines, new shapes and colors aligned with identified
>>> needs and recent web trends, new scalable vector graphics, web fonts ...)
>>> - Refine the OSGeo web identity (including main site redesign through the
>>> developement a new drupal theme, responsive webdesign, efficient and
>>> reusable visuals...)
>>> - Enhance OSGeo web content and presence (including blog, journal,
>>> newsletter and bring more activity on various social networks)
>>> - Market the OSGeo brand online and at all kind of events (including
>>> consumables management, viral marketing, direct marketing...)
>>>
>>> Such actions could be prioritized and voted by the Committee's members,
>>> coordinated by the commitee's chair according to the Committee members, and
>>> aligned with the allocated budget and volunteered time.
>>>
>>> I sincerly hope we can reboot and improve our Marketing Committee
>>> together, in order to grow and market our Foundation better.
>>> Let us talk, decide and act now ! Enough rest for MarkCom' !
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Nick
>>>
>>> 2016-03-15 8:42 GMT+01:00 Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> OSGeo needs help distributing money to worthy causes. We need an OSGeo
>>>> Santa Clause.
>>>>
>>>> The current state of play is:
>>>> * The OSGeo Board has allocated budget for an OSGeo marketing committee
>>>> to distribute.
>>>>
>>>> * But, our OSGeo Marketing committee has imploded. (I was the last
>>>> chair, a few years back). It seems no one is interested in the
>>>> administrative tasks of giving away money, doing the administrative work of
>>>> writing cheques, being accountable, deciding which requests get funded
>>>> verses which don't based on a set of guidelines.
>>>>
>>>> My take is that handing out money to worthy marketing causes can't be
>>>> too important, as it is not bugging anyone enough to want to step up and
>>>> volunteer to fix it. But I'd be delighted to proven wrong, and see some
>>>> people volunteer to step up to revitalise the OSGeo marketing committee. If
>>>> you are possibly interested, please speak up. I'd be happy to help you get
>>>> started.
>>>>
>>>> A first task would be to consider this request from Bob.
>>>>
>>>> Warm regards, Cameron
>>>>
>>>> On 9/03/2016 6:29 am, Jody Garnett wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like an amazing event, marketing committee should have a budget
>>>> to work against shortly (it is an agenda topic for this week and you can
>>>> see the budget
>>>> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors#Operational_Budget_for_2016>
>>>> on the wiki ).
>>>>
>>>> Cameron is involved with both marketing committee and OSGeo live and
>>>> should be able to assist.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jody Garnett
>>>>
>>>> On 8 March 2016 at 08:59, Bob Basques <bbasques at sharedgeo.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I haven’t heard anything back on the following request from anyone
>>>>> (other than Jody commenting about where this should be sent . . .).
>>>>>
>>>>> So trying again . . .
>>>>>
>>>>> --------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> All,
>>>>>
>>>>> First, let me know if this is the wrong list to request from.
>>>>>
>>>>> We’re holding a regional Geo conference and would like to include a
>>>>> OSGeo-Live thumb drive in each attendees goody bag.  So, please consider
>>>>> this an official request for funding of OSGeo Live Thumb Drives for the
>>>>> event.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a multi- discipline, multi-state event for all things Geo.  60
>>>>> confirmed presenters.  This will be a highly knowledgable audience and
>>>>> because of the varied subject matter it will be an excellent venue to get
>>>>> the word out to new folks about OSGeo and it’s mission, via the OSGeo Live
>>>>> project.  More info about the event can be seen here:
>>>>>
>>>>> www.umgeocon.org
>>>>>
>>>>> We’ve planned for 350 attendees.  We can make our own thumb drives,
>>>>> and/or pay to have them made ourselves.  We’ve handed these out in the past
>>>>> and will also include a getting started cheat sheet for each user to get
>>>>> them going with the least amount of effort.
>>>>>
>>>>> I haven’t checked lately for the going rate on these.  Local suppliers
>>>>> are advertising ~$5 each for an 8GB USB3.0 blank drive.
>>>>>
>>>>> Request is for $2000 ($1750 for Drives, $250 for copying the OSGeo Live
>>>>> suite to each).
>>>>>
>>>>> Related, my submission of the OSGeo Live presentation has been accepted
>>>>> at the event, and there will also be a (free) GeoMOOSE workshop.
>>>>>
>>>>> bobb
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Bob Basques
>>>>> <bbasques at sharedgeo.org>bbasques at sharedgeo.org
>>>>> 612.598.9210
>>>>>
>>>>>
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