<div dir="ltr">The board has a number of initiatives in mind (I am helping with sponsor visibility right now, next up is the service providers page).<div><br></div><div>I think we are looking for two things from the marketing committee:</div><div><br></div><div>a) handle an operational marketing budget - for things like supporting local chapters and events with promotional material</div><div>b) being responsible for initiatives (either coming from the marketing committee itself, or coming out of the 201 strategic plan)</div><div><br></div><div>For (a) we can look to prior years as a guidelines, you will find this years budget in keeping with prior years. For (b) we are indeed open up to some chaos - which is where the 2016 strategic plan comes in - providing the message we are emphasizing this year.</div><div><br></div><div>To be blunt - perfectly good ideas that do not fit with our message won't have a chance to be supported.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 15 March 2016 at 04:22, Marc Vloemans <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marcvloemans1@gmail.com" target="_blank">marcvloemans1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Before handing out money to undoubtedly worthy causes...a marketing (which is more than just the promotional 'P' ) plan would be the usual starting point. Agreed upon by the Board and with input from all.</div><div><br></div><div>So. Why is what is given to whom, when and to what amount? Effectively; what precedes a marketing committee.</div><div><br></div><div>Unless, a plan/framework is in place, Santa Claus/Easter Bunny/Tooth Fairy/etc. can expect to receive a lot of flak. Groups and initiatives have no clue as to what (governable) rules to comply with. Besides all sorts of unwanted chaos and misunderstandings can be expected.</div><div><br></div><div>By the way, does one also not start to code without some sort of initial and agreed plan?</div><div><br></div><div>Any volunteers besides me to have a stab at it?</div><div><br><div>Vriendelijke groet,<div>Marc Vloemans</div><div><br></div></div></div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>Op 15 mrt. 2016 om 08:42 heeft Cameron Shorter <<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com" target="_blank">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>> het volgende geschreven:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
OSGeo needs help distributing money to worthy causes. We need an
OSGeo Santa Clause.<br>
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The current state of play is:<br>
* The OSGeo Board has allocated budget for an OSGeo marketing
committee to distribute.<br>
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* 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.<br>
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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.<br>
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A first task would be to consider this request from Bob.<br>
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Warm regards, Cameron<br>
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<div dir="ltr">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 <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors#Operational_Budget_for_2016" target="_blank">budget</a>
on the wiki ).
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<div>Cameron is involved with both marketing committee and OSGeo
live and should be able to assist.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 8 March 2016 at 08:59, Bob Basques <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bbasques@sharedgeo.org" target="_blank">bbasques@sharedgeo.org</a>></span>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">All,<br>
<br>
I haven’t heard anything back on the following request
from anyone (other than Jody commenting about where this
should be sent . . .).<br>
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So trying again . . .<br>
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All,<br>
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First, let me know if this is the wrong list to request
from.<br>
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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. <br>
<br>
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: <br>
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<a href="http://www.umgeocon.org" target="_blank">www.umgeocon.org</a><br>
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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. <br>
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I haven’t checked lately for the going rate on these.
Local suppliers are advertising ~$5 each for an 8GB
USB3.0 blank drive. <br>
<br>
Request is for $2000 ($1750 for Drives, $250 for copying
the OSGeo Live suite to each).<br>
<br>
Related, my submission of the OSGeo Live presentation
has been accepted at the event, and there will also be a
(free) GeoMOOSE workshop.<br>
<br>
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