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In the recent OSGeo Budget [1], the marketing committee has been
allocated $10K, (up from $5K in 2012).<br>
Specifically for: "General events support (starter kits, LiveDVD/USB
matching funds)".<br>
This is in line with OSGeo principles [2]<br>
<br>
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and Marketing</span></h3>
<p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.046875px; color:
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
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widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">OSGeo's marketing effort has primarily been focused around
the packaging and documentation efforts of<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://live.osgeo.org/" class="external text"
rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102,
187); background-image:
url(http://wiki.osgeo.org/skins/monobook/external.png);
padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%;
background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">OSGeo-Live</a>, and to
a lesser extend,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/" class="external text"
rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102,
187); background-image:
url(http://wiki.osgeo.org/skins/monobook/external.png);
padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%;
background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">osgeo4w</a>. In 2012,
OSGeo-Live was used at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_History"
class="external text" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:
none; color: rgb(51, 102, 187); background-image:
url(http://wiki.osgeo.org/skins/monobook/external.png);
padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%;
background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">45 events</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>without OSGeo's financial
support. It has been entirely driven by volunteer labour, with 140
OSGeo-Live volunteers, and printing costs have been covered by
local events or sponsors.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.046875px; color:
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">In the last couple of years, OSGeo has covered local
chapter expenses required to purchase<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Exhibition_Pack"
class="external text" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:
none; color: rgb(51, 102, 187); background-image:
url(http://wiki.osgeo.org/skins/monobook/external.png);
padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%;
background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">non-consumable items
for conference booths</a>(such as a retractable banner).</p>
<p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.046875px; color:
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">In moving forward, OSGeo hope to extend marketing reach by
providing co-contributions toward printing costs of consumable
items at conferences, such as toward OSGeo-Live DVDs.</p>
<br>
So based upon this, I'd like to ask for suggestions on how we should
update marketing guidelines [3] on how funding should be allocated.<br>
<br>
Here is a rough suggestion for starting:<br>
* Spatial related conferences can receive 100% funding for
OSGeo-Live DVD printing for 10% of expected conference attendees.
(Ie, if 500 attendees, OSGeo will fund printing of 50 DVDs).
[Estimated Value: (50 conferences) * (200 people attending) * 10% *
($2 / DVD) = $2,000.<br>
<br>
* Additionally, OSGeo will match sponsorship funds (up to $500) for
conference consumables (such as printing OSGeo-Live USBs - LOC to
decide how best to spend this). [Estimated Value: (15 conferences) *
$200 = $3,000].<br>
<br>
* Marketing pack for non-consumables continued to be allocated to
LOCs requesting it. [Value: 3 * $500 = $1,500]<br>
<br>
[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2013">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2013</a><br>
[2]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2013-02-26#Conferences_and_related_events">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2013-02-26#Conferences_and_related_events</a><br>
[3]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Committee#Current_Marketing_Activities">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Committee#Current_Marketing_Activities</a><br>
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