<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.E-mailStijl17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello "team-2016",<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As mentioned earlier, I can't attend tonight's meeting in Bonn.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just a few last-minute thoughts (also on behalf of Marc Vloemans, who's is since last month a fellow Dutch board member)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Marc and I both offered to handle the marketing aspect. However, a German<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- A structure who's responsible for which organisation topic, and how these topics are linked together is very valuable. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2016_Chairs is a good start for that, just add the linkage between the topics (for instance: sponsorship and PR are related)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- The same goes for co-operation with other organisations, such as a Professional Congres Organisation, Textkoch, Bonn Tourismus etc. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- On page 7 of the of our bid, our proposals are set. in short: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Link FOSS4G with Open data<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Bring people together<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - 10th anniversary of FOSS4G<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Apart from that, a goal is to raise money for the foundation (as stated on page 8)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Througout the remainder of the bid, several "pseudo-goals" are set, such as 1000 participants, delegates from all over Europe and the rest of the world, a diverse program.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think it would be great if we can elaborate on these formal and non-formal goals: how much Eurepean countries must be represented. What type of audience do we aim at (50% developers?, 50% people with a "traditional geo-background"? 50% not-geospatial-experts-but-users from-other-domains?)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But also: do we only want media-exposure in advance, in order to fill the 1000 seats. Or do we want the (ICT/geospatial/local) media to attend FOSS4G in order to "let the world know about FOSS4G"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After all, clear goals make it easier for the "marketing department" to reach these goals ;-)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It's just a thought. I'd like to hear your opinion on this. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Have a good kick-off meeting tonight, and I hope to see you all in Como. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gert-Jan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>btw: the osgeo.nl domain currently has some problems with the mail. Will be solved soon, I expect.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>