[Foss4g2010] Prospectus and second Press Release

[Lorenzo Becchi]

Arnulf, that material [1] has been online since Oct 24 (more than a month).
It's the same text of the Prospectus.
your first contribution is dated in the same day of the creation of the wiki
page.
;)

lorenzo

[1]
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2010_Sponsorship_and_Exhibitor_Prospectus

On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Arnulf Christl (OSGeo)
<arnulf at osgeo.org>wrote:

>
> On Thu, December 10, 2009 10:39, Lorenzo Becchi wrote:
> > Arnulf, thanks for the "non-for-profit" note.
> >
> >
> > I'll include Marketing into the discussion but it would be good to
> > publish soon.
>
> Definitely yes. Maybe you can start/release this type of work item a
> little earlier so that the volunteer folks at Marketing who are spread
> over all time zones have a better chance to chime in.
>
> Regards,
> Arnulf.
>
> > lorenzo
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Arnulf Christl (OSGeo)
> > <arnulf at osgeo.org>wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Lorenzo Becchi wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> we have our first version of the prospectus [1] . we are ready to
> >>> "open the doors", only need to double check the final
> >>> prices with Maria and we can publish on the web site.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I've started editing the second press release to communicate the
> >>> opening of the subscriptions and the sponsorship programme. I've
> >>> adapted the text from the prospectus. I invite you to revise as I
> >>> always feel uncomfortable writing in English.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Lorenzo,
> >> the press release still needs restructuring and some polishing. I
> >> suggest that we let the Marketing Committee help us with it. Please
> >> forward your mail to them if you think this is a good idea. I added a
> >> notice that the release is still in progress.
> >>
> >>
> >> I have one concrete question on this section:
> >>
> >>
> >> <.>
> >> "OSGeo Community Awards
> >>
> >>
> >> The attendance will vote the best use case of OSGeo Software
> >> implementation in Government and in Business. and then the best
> >> education program around OSGeo Software. And No Profit organizations.
> >> </.>
> >>
> >>
> >> Are you sure that you want to vote on all of these topics? I have a
> >> hard time understanding what would be the best "No Profit organization"?
> >> For the
> >> background, there is a distinction in English between "non-profit", that
> >> is an incorporated company and "not-for-profit", that is an organization
> >> that is not incorporated. The original OSM (not counting the OSM
> >> Foundation) was
> >> kind of a "not-for-profit". OSGeo and OpenGeo are technically both
> >> "non-profit" but there is an obvious difference in mission. So which of
> >> the three would you suggest could be awarded? I believe this is a
> >> slippery slope and would just drop it.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Arnulf.
> >>
> >>
> >> ciao
> >>> lorenzo
> >>>
> >>> [1]
> >>> https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/2010/documents/sponsorship-prospect
> >>> us-09122009.pdf [2]
> >>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2010_Press_Release_2
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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