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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Bob,<br>
I've been distracted and dropped the ball on this thread. I'm back
on it now.<br>
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What I meant to say a few weeks back is thanks for your offer. It
would be great if you could do some research into
printing/shipping options and provide us with a recommendation.<br>
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On 9/05/2013 11:05 AM, Bob Basques wrote:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:518AF672.9030008@sharedgeo.org" type="cite">All,
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I often wondered about why these weren't just all run off at once
and shipped out to the different events as needed. first come,
first serve sort of idea. Easier to mange too, reserve some
amount for pressing, some amount for shipping, and that's it for
the funding cycle (unless more funding comes along).
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When you are to factor in all this charge back handling stuff it
starts to get real expensive overhead wise. Even if you went the
route of having regional printings, I would bet it would still be
cheaper than sending the money out to each group and having them
press their own items.
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I could find a local entity here that might be in a poistion to
handle this type of thing. . .
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Anyway, just food for thought.
<br>
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bobb
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Hi Cameron,
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I have to admit that you caught me off-guard, the list is more
impressive than I thought before reviewing it. :-)
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I still find that having to deal with funding DVDs for so many
events can be an issue. It is not just about processing
micro-payments, you also need to collect and archive proofs that
the expense you are reimbursing is legitimate (i.e. receipts)
for OSGeo's accounting. I have seen how complicated this can be
with just the Local chapter starter kits, imagine doing this for
~100 DVD print runs all around the world.
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