<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I think this is brilliant. I wouldn’t be able to use this myself due to work restrictions, but can weigh in that this is, relative to ordinary swag, a pretty sweet idea.<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><strong style="font-size: 13pt; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Stephen V. Mather </strong><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">+1 (216) 339-6347 (Signal, Telegram, Cell, and WhatsApp)</span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jan 14, 2019, at 10:33, Howard Butler <<a href="mailto:howard@hobu.co">howard@hobu.co</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">All,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">While doing some of the fundraising for the Minneapolis sprint [1] it occurred to me that I have enough t-shirts, cloth bags, and sporks [2]. I'm writing to ask the attendee pool to see if there is support for professional headshots as conference swag.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">A good, clear, large format headshot is a useful thing. It can be uploaded along with conference talk submissions, and it can be pasted next to your name on your company website. It can burnish your social media profiles, and you can use it to enhance your LinkedIn algorithm scores :)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Many of the attendees of the code sprints work in very small companies or in no companies at all. A current headshot might be something they might otherwise not spend funds to acquire. Professional photography for an event could be obtained for a bit of a bulk discount, but if there is not much enthusiasm, I don't want to purse the topic.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As a potential attendee, does this "swag" interest you? </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Howard</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">[1] <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2019" class="">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2019</a></div><div class="">[2] <a href="https://twitter.com/entwineio/status/893854247271505921" class="">https://twitter.com/entwineio/status/893854247271505921</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>TOSprint mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:TOSprint@lists.osgeo.org">TOSprint@lists.osgeo.org</a></span><br><span><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tosprint">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tosprint</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>