[OSGeo Africa] Is anyone on this list involved with geo4africa?

[Tim Sutton]

Hi Jeff

> On 31 Aug 2016, at 3:06 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> http://geo4africa.com/
> 
> I'd be interested in helping to organize a FOSS4G oriented track.
> Potentially a code sprint or mapping party as well.
> 
> Nanghaka Daniel K. wrote me during FOSS4G Bonn, but Im wondering if
> anyone already involved in osgeo is already participating?


I don't know if anyone else is pitching in but it would be good to have a FOSS4G track indeed. I think we (Kartoza) can help with the planning for a FOSS4G track but I don't know yet if we will actually make it to the event, but for logistics etc, we can definitely pitch in....

OSGEO doesn't really have a roadshow kit (or didn't last time I checked) - it has come up in the past and I think it is sorely needed. Without it we have had to generally fend for ourselves in the past and I think the results are suboptimal (== bare and uninteresting stand). I think from OSGEO it would be great to have:

* funding support to rent stands and set up stands at conferences
* digital media (OSGEO live etc. probably cover this) that can be burnt to memory stick and handed out
* digital media (print ready PDF's) for pull up banners, posters etc. carefully planned so that they together tell the OSGEO story and can be printed somewhere locally by the team manning the stall
* digital media (print ready graphics) that can be used to print t-shirts and similar gear for those manning the stand
* digital media (print ready graphics) that can be used to produce flyers and the like to promote OSGEO and its sub projects


Maybe it would be a good thing to ask the OSGEO board to fund and facilitate so that we can whip up a compelling exhibition booth for this event (and similar events)?



Regards

Tim


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