[OSGeo-Board] Motion: Promotion and Visibility Committee

[Gary Lang]

I am +1 in the group. -1 on putting discussions about it on the Wiki 

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From: Frank Warmerdam [mailto:fwarmerdam at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Frank
Warmerdam (External)
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 7:02 AM
To: board at board.osgeo.org
Cc: Dave McIlhagga
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Board] Motion: Promotion and Visibility Committee

Arnulf Christl (CCGIS) wrote:
> Hi,
> I want to start a Promotion and Visibility Group. Please vote with a 
> -1 0
> +1 to get the text below pasted to the Wiki (any changes and 
> +addtitions
> will be done there).
> 
> +1 from Arnulf.

Arnulf,

I am generally +1 on this, but I think this group ought to be designated
as a "proper committee" with a chair and initial appointed members and a
formal responsibility to report back to the board.

It should also be noted that until such time as it has a budget for
promotional materials and so forth, that it will have to avoid spending
any money.  I think we will need to do some thinking before we start
spending money - getting a reporting and approval mechanism in place,
having a treasurer, etc.

Perhaps as a pre-step to forming this committee you could solicit some
members willing to spend a non-trivial amount of time preparing
materials, and coordinating efforts.  I think Dave McIlhagga would be an
excellent member of such a committee.

Till we get more settled on our message, I would like the board to have
a chance to review promotional material prepared for the foundation.

Best regards,
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