<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div>All,</div><div><br></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I managed to get </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Duncan Guthrie at 1Spatial to agree to a £500 sponsorship to OSGeo UK Chapter at the AGI GeoCommunity. Astun Technology will also be sponsoring again (same amount) this year - I think from November. </span><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">With an OSGeo strategy / marketing hat on I think we need to be looking at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">raising the profile and I think the chapter needs to see where it can push to get things for free (OSGIS, Universities, AGI Special Interest Groups etc) - £1000 won't go too far so we'll also need to get other sponsorship in. If we are doing this it could be good to see if we can get say 3 year commitments from organisations to help us.</span><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div><br></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I think the the Chapter needs to consider is getting some 'levels' of sponsorship in place for different amounts similar to the <a href="http://osgeo.org">osgeo.org</a>. Tyler would no doubt have info, marketing material etc - can you let us know Tyler?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div>
<br></div><div>We then need to approach organisations (not just companies) - it would be good to get lots of orgs logos on the website. Current thoughts on orgs are as follows.</div><div><ul><li>Unis (Nottingham, Lancaster, Newcastle etc - anyone who sponsors)</li>
<li>GI Suppliers (Astun, 1Spatial, Autodesk, Ordnance Survey, Atkins, Faunalia etc)</li><li>Users (West Midlands Fire (?), Scottish Parliament, WAG etc)</li><li>Smaller suppliers / users who would like to promote their wares</li>
</ul></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">This really needs to go into a plan and I would suggest having one to put forward to the chapter at the next IRC. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I think I had my name down for that so I'd be happy to do this but need to garner feedback over the next month to then put a proposal together.<div>
<br></div><div>Sound OK? Let me know. I'd like to look at getting a collaboration web site set up for this so we can all feed ideas into. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>Mike</div></span><div> </div><div>
<strong>Mike Saunt</strong><br>
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