<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks Gert-Jan for the clarification.</div><div><br></div><div>I have some questions that I cannot answer myself not being an expert:</div><div>- Who design the website graphic? </div><div>- Who decide the content?<br></div><div>- Who decide the structure of the website?</div><div><br></div><div>From your previous mail I understand this is a task for the MarkCom (strategy), while WebCom only implement it (informatic work).</div><div><br></div><div>Did I understand correctly?</div><div><br></div><div>Maxi</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-03-17 12:45 GMT+01:00 Gert-Jan van der Weijden (OSGeo.nl) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gert-jan@osgeo.nl" target="_blank">gert-jan@osgeo.nl</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
<br>
The website is a tool, just as OSGeo-Live is a tool.<br>
The 2 committees (WebCom and MarkCom) are closely related.<br>
<br>
In my opinion MarkCom set the goals and probably defines what tools are needed to reach these goals.<br>
WebCom makes sure one of these tools is up and running.<br>
That requires different skill, which makes it a valid choice to keep the 2 committees separated.<br>
<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Gert-Jan<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Venkatesh Raghavan schreef op 16-03-2016 7:53:<br>
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On 3/16/2016 3:00 PM, Massimiliano Cannata wrote:<br>
<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I think that nicolas ideas are fully right. Website is one of the<br>
best<br>
marketing tool.<br>
Maybe making one committee from two dormient make one awake... could<br>
we<br>
consider to join webcom and marketing in a new one?<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
I also think that merging web and marketing committees would make a<br>
lot<br>
of sense.<br>
<br>
Best<br>
<br>
Venka<br>
<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Maxi<br>
Il 15/Mar/2016 21:39, "Jody Garnett" <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>> ha<br>
scritto:<br>
<br>
Thanks Cameron & Nick, could you start outlining a "reboot" on the<br>
wiki<br>
and grab an agenda item for next months board meeting? We also have<br>
a<br>
hangout/workparty for board members (and officers?) in case you want<br>
some<br>
companionship shaping the wiki page.<br>
<br>
--<br>
Jody Garnett<br>
<br>
On 15 March 2016 at 04:38, nicolas bozon <<a href="mailto:nicolas.bozon@gmail.com" target="_blank">nicolas.bozon@gmail.com</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
<br>
Dear Cameron, Marketing Committee, OSGeo Directors,<br>
<br>
As a member of the so called "dormant" Marketing Committee, i would<br>
be<br>
glad to help revitalising it.<br>
<br>
In fact it hasn't been a satisfactory nor confortable situation to<br>
be a<br>
member of such a forgotten commitee since 2012.<br>
So i'd like to volunteer for championing such committee reboot, and<br>
propose to help define strategic changes, recruit new members and<br>
tackle<br>
some of the administrative tasks.<br>
I can also chair the Committee if needed, and if this is<br>
appropriated for<br>
gathering the troops. Cameron, I am not Santa (but 'Klaus' only:)),<br>
but I'd<br>
be very glad to learn from your experience and we may try to enhance<br>
things<br>
together.<br>
<br>
However,i think the commitee's mission and role should be revised,<br>
probably indepth modified, and aligned with the new OSGeo plans.<br>
My main point is that the mandate of the OSGeo Marketing Committee<br>
must<br>
go way beyond the funding of OSGeo events and the managment of<br>
consumables<br>
or swag, as it mostly did (or not) until now.<br>
OSGeo Live is one of our best marketing tool to showcase some of the<br>
Foundation's software projects, but not to promote and market the<br>
Foundation itself IMHO.<br>
OSGeo Live must of course be kept inside a new marketing plan, but<br>
the<br>
latter shouldn't be built on DVDs and events only.<br>
<br>
According to me, improving OSGeo Marketing globally is one of the<br>
most<br>
important and urgent action to be taken according to the new<br>
strategic plan<br>
defined by the Board.<br>
It must help OSGeo to be presented as more matured, more inclusive,<br>
more<br>
professional, and fully considered by the broader geospatial<br>
community.<br>
<br>
I believe such reborn Marketing Committee should work closely along<br>
with<br>
the Board of Directors, the Website Committee and a few motivated<br>
contributors, in order to:<br>
<br>
- Define a consitent OSGeo identity from existing material<br>
(including<br>
revised graphic guidelines, new shapes and colors aligned with<br>
identified<br>
needs and recent web trends, new scalable vector graphics, web fonts<br>
...)<br>
- Refine the OSGeo web identity (including main site redesign<br>
through the<br>
developement a new drupal theme, responsive webdesign, efficient and<br>
reusable visuals...)<br>
- Enhance OSGeo web content and presence (including blog, journal,<br>
newsletter and bring more activity on various social networks)<br>
- Market the OSGeo brand online and at all kind of events (including<br>
consumables management, viral marketing, direct marketing...)<br>
<br>
Such actions could be prioritized and voted by the Committee's<br>
members,<br>
coordinated by the commitee's chair according to the Committee<br>
members, and<br>
aligned with the allocated budget and volunteered time.<br>
<br>
I sincerly hope we can reboot and improve our Marketing Committee<br>
together, in order to grow and market our Foundation better.<br>
Let us talk, decide and act now ! Enough rest for MarkCom' !<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
Nick<br>
<br>
2016-03-15 8:42 GMT+01:00 Cameron Shorter<br>
<<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com" target="_blank">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<br>
OSGeo needs help distributing money to worthy causes. We need an<br>
OSGeo<br>
Santa Clause.<br>
<br>
The current state of play is:<br>
* The OSGeo Board has allocated budget for an OSGeo marketing<br>
committee<br>
to distribute.<br>
<br>
* But, our OSGeo Marketing committee has imploded. (I was the last<br>
chair, a few years back). It seems no one is interested in the<br>
administrative tasks of giving away money, doing the administrative<br>
work of<br>
writing cheques, being accountable, deciding which requests get<br>
funded<br>
verses which don't based on a set of guidelines.<br>
<br>
My take is that handing out money to worthy marketing causes can't<br>
be<br>
too important, as it is not bugging anyone enough to want to step up<br>
and<br>
volunteer to fix it. But I'd be delighted to proven wrong, and see<br>
some<br>
people volunteer to step up to revitalise the OSGeo marketing<br>
committee. If<br>
you are possibly interested, please speak up. I'd be happy to help<br>
you get<br>
started.<br>
<br>
A first task would be to consider this request from Bob.<br>
<br>
Warm regards, Cameron<br>
<br>
On 9/03/2016 6:29 am, Jody Garnett wrote:<br>
<br>
Sounds like an amazing event, marketing committee should have a<br>
budget<br>
to work against shortly (it is an agenda topic for this week and you<br>
can<br>
see the budget<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
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[1]<div><div class="h5"><br>
on the wiki ).<br>
<br>
Cameron is involved with both marketing committee and OSGeo live and<br>
should be able to assist.<br>
<br>
--<br>
Jody Garnett<br>
<br>
On 8 March 2016 at 08:59, Bob Basques <<a href="mailto:bbasques@sharedgeo.org" target="_blank">bbasques@sharedgeo.org</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
<br>
All,<br>
<br>
I haven’t heard anything back on the following request from anyone<br>
(other than Jody commenting about where this should be sent . . .).<br>
<br>
So trying again . . .<br>
<br>
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<br>
All,<br>
<br>
First, let me know if this is the wrong list to request from.<br>
<br>
We’re holding a regional Geo conference and would like to include<br>
a<br>
OSGeo-Live thumb drive in each attendees goody bag. So, please<br>
consider<br>
this an official request for funding of OSGeo Live Thumb Drives for<br>
the<br>
event.<br>
<br>
This is a multi- discipline, multi-state event for all things Geo.<br>
60<br>
confirmed presenters. This will be a highly knowledgable audience<br>
and<br>
because of the varied subject matter it will be an excellent venue<br>
to get<br>
the word out to new folks about OSGeo and it’s mission, via the<br>
OSGeo Live<br>
project. More info about the event can be seen here:<br>
<br>
</div></div><a href="http://www.umgeocon.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.umgeocon.org</a> [2]<div><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
We’ve planned for 350 attendees. We can make our own thumb<br>
drives,<br>
and/or pay to have them made ourselves. We’ve handed these out in<br>
the past<br>
and will also include a getting started cheat sheet for each user to<br>
get<br>
them going with the least amount of effort.<br>
<br>
I haven’t checked lately for the going rate on these. Local<br>
suppliers<br>
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<br>
Live<br>
suite to each).<br>
<br>
Related, my submission of the OSGeo Live presentation has been<br>
accepted<br>
at the event, and there will also be a (free) GeoMOOSE workshop.<br>
<br>
bobb<br>
<br>
--<br>
Bob Basques<br>
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