<div dir="ltr">Jody,<div><br></div><div>agreed on all your suggestions. Can you please help me figure out the best next steps? Does someone on the Markting committee need to sign off on this stuff? I am not sure what the protocol is exactly. We will need to get OSGeo collateral there somehow.</div><div><br></div><div>-Guido</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 10:32 AM Jody Garnett <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Great hustle Guido. Both the individuals named would be great representatives and I like the idea of paying less for travel.<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg">Both would need to ask their employers so it would be kind to ask with enough time for them to get approval. <br class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg">On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 7:04 AM Guido Stein <<a href="mailto:gstein@appgeo.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">gstein@appgeo.com</a>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg"></div></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg">Hey marketing folks,<div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">As stated in a prior email, in my attempts to promote FOSS4G in the larger Open Source Community, I applied for a OSCON non-profit exhibitor spot. I applied on behlaf of OSGeo, because FOSS4G is a part of the OSGeo family, but not really an organization in itself.</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Good news, <a href="https://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/oscon-tx" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">OSCON Austin</a> have chosen OSGeo to take a spot as a non-profit exhibitor. So we get a table, 2 seats, and 1 badge.</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">While I would love to attend on behalf of OSGeo, I think that it would make more sense to have some local folks take part in this. In my mind I would love to talk Sara Safavi into this if she is available. Also, if possible we might be able to get Thea from LocationTech, who is local-ish, to attend and then we could also share the potential outreach to the larger community? To be clear, I am sharing my thoughts, these folks have not been notified of my idea.</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Please let me know what you think and if needed, could we meet to discuss this week?</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Also, to be clear, I am still trying to get a spot at the <a href="http://www.aag.org/cs/calendar_of_events/aag_annual_meetings" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">AAG in Boston</a> (which I will be able to attend without issue) and I am also thinking about talking to the folks at <a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/summit/2017" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">Red Hat Summit Boston</a> as well.</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Thank you for your guidance,</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Guido</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">p.s. here is a listing of the events with their dates in order:</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">4/5-4/9 AAG, Boston<br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">5/2-5/4 Red Hat Summit, Boston</div><div class="gmail_msg">5/10-5/11 OSCON, Austin</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">p.s.s. The AAG option I speak of is now something I am talking to Jody, Boundless, and LocationTech about because there is no free pass</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br class="gmail_msg"></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg">From: Sonia Zapien <<a href="mailto:sonia@oreilly.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">sonia@oreilly.com</a>><br class="gmail_msg">Date: Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 6:56 PM<br class="gmail_msg">Subject: OSCON 2017 Nonprofit Exhibitor<br class="gmail_msg">To: Sonia Zapien <<a href="mailto:sonia@oreilly.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">sonia@oreilly.com</a>><br class="gmail_msg"></div><br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_default gmail_msg"><span id="m_-29488862524255342m_6674143364357395373m_1727700086349183971m_-86023230570105900m_7536402331571515111gmail-docs-internal-guid-b8211fb5-baa3-4bcf-3b30-d2d51306944d" class="gmail_msg"><font class="gmail_msg" face="georgia, serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Hello Nonprofit Applicants:</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Congratulations! You’ve been selected for a Nonprofit Exhibitor space at OSCON in Austin, Texas this year. Attached are a few details including information on the exhibitor contract we need you to sign and return to confirm your spot. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg"><br class="m_-29488862524255342m_6674143364357395373m_1727700086349183971m_-86023230570105900m_7536402331571515111gmail-kix-line-break gmail_msg"><br class="m_-29488862524255342m_6674143364357395373m_1727700086349183971m_-86023230570105900m_7536402331571515111gmail-kix-line-break gmail_msg"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">IMPORTANT: Exhibitor Contract / Space Confirmation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Attached is an exhibitor contract for you to complete and sign by </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Friday, March 17</span><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg"> to confirm your space. If we do not hear from you or we do not receive the contract back by March 17, your space will be given away to another organization. </span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Sponsor Pavilion Dates / Hours</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">OSCON happens </span><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">May 8-11 in Austin, Texas</span><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">. The Sponsor Pavilion is open Wednesday and Thursday. Hours are as follows:</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Wednesday, May 10: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">10:00a - 5:45p</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">5:45p - 7:00p (Booth Crawl)</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Thursday, May 11:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">10:00a - 4:30p</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">What's Included</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">As part of the Nonprofit Exhibitors, the following items are complementary:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">- (1) One counter-height table in the OSCON Sponsor Pavilion plus two chairs. (Note: this space does *not* include electrical power or internet access, however both are available for a fee.)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">- (2) Exhibitor Booth Staff passes for booth personnel (includes lunch Wednesday - Thursday)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">- (1) OSCON Bronze pass (Wednesday - Thursday)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">- Logo, link, and 50-word description on <a href="http://oscon.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">oscon.com</a> and in the OSCON event app</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">More Exhibitor Information</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">You can find more information about exhibiting at OSCON, including pricing for electrical and internet access at your table, on our Exhibitor Resource Center. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><a href="http://www.oreilly.com/pub/onsite/oscon-tx" style="text-decoration:none" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">http://www.oreilly.com/pub/onsite/oscon-tx</span></a></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Help Spread the Word</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">In exchange for your complimentary table, we ask that you help promote OSCON in Austin. Below are some tweets and blurbs, along with a 20% discount for you to share with your communities:</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Join us at OSCON </span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">The O'Reilly Open Source Convention combines the experience of the open source community with ideas and strategies for using open source tools and technologies, and gives you exposure to the full stack, in all possible configurations. There's no event quite like OSCON—the best place on Earth to sharpen your skills and discover new techniques, making you better at what you do and igniting your love of all things code. Make plans now to be at OSCON May 8–11, 2017, in Austin, TX. Because we are participating, you can save 20% on your pass with discount code USRG.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Link: </span><a href="http://www.oreilly.com/pub/cpc/45077" style="text-decoration:none" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(32,124,193);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">http://www.oreilly.com/pub/cpc/45077</span></a></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Tweets:</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Come to Texas, and celebrate #OpenSource at the O’Reilly Open Source Convention #OSCON in Austin </span><a href="http://oreil.ly/2mRshwk" style="text-decoration:none" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">http://oreil.ly/2mRshwk</span></a></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">We're proud to partner w/ #OSCON in Texas May 8-11. Save 20% w/code USRG </span><a href="http://oreil.ly/2m0jDru" style="text-decoration:none" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">http://oreil.ly/2m0jDru</span></a></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">We’re exhibiting at #OSCON in Austin in May. Come see us! Save 20% on your pass with code USRG </span><a href="http://oreil.ly/2m0jDru" style="text-decoration:none" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">http://oreil.ly/2m0jDru</span></a></p><br class="gmail_msg"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Looking forward to seeing you at OSCON!</span></font></span><br class="gmail_msg" clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><font class="gmail_msg" face="georgia, serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></span></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><font class="gmail_msg" face="georgia, serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Best,</span></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><font class="gmail_msg" face="georgia, serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">Sonia</span></font></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_default gmail_msg" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="m_-29488862524255342m_6674143364357395373m_1727700086349183971m_-86023230570105900m_7536402331571515111gmail_signature gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><font class="gmail_msg" face="georgia, serif"><br class="gmail_msg"></font></div>
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