Motion: Promotion Committee

[Arnulf Christl (CCGIS)]

> Hi,
>
> Was a decision ever made on whether this would proceed? Once this is
> moving, I'd be happy to work actively on this.
>
> Dave
> --
> Dave McIlhagga
> President, DM Solutions Group

Yes, and we want to keep moving fast. Stupid me must go skiing for one
week and I'll be offline most of the time. If you get an OSGeo account,
add yourself to the mailing lists of the VisCOM project, it is up and
running and DanielB will help you with anything you need there.

Best,

> http://www.dmsolutions.ca
> EMail : dmcilhagga at dmsolutions.ca
> Phone : 613-565-5056 x15
> Fax : 613-565-0925
>
> Arnulf Christl wrote:
>> Hello,
>> this is a motion to start a Promotion Committee. Please vote -1, 0, +1
>> to get this started as a Wiki page.
>>
>> As initial members of the Promotion Committee I suggest:
>> * Dave McIlhagga
>> * Claude Philipona
>> * Arnulf Christl
>>
>> +++
>>
>> The Promotion Committee will help produce input to be published by the
>> Web Committee. Publishing, controlling and adoption as stable documents
>> is probably done by the latter.
>>
>> To spread word and build a strong recognition of the Open Source
>> Geospatial Foundation every major event should be covered
>> professionally. Smaller events and local conventions in many cases
>> already get covered by associated members (friends of the foundation).
>>
>> == Activities ==
>> Several levels of activity should be addressed to support advertising
>> the OSGeo Foundation depending on the character of the event to take
>> place.
>> * Web site linking (WebCommittee)
>> * Create and provide paperwork (ads, flyers, posters, information
>> brochures)
>> * Giveaways (focused on larger events with special OS affinity)
>> * Booth operation (large events)
>>
>> == Linking ==
>> A lot of good advertisement is created by organic linking (search
>> engines find and recognize OSGeo links and rate them as highly
>> relevant). Some know-how of the inner workings of search engines helps.
>> Link the corresponding web pages. It should be avoided to create yet
>> another mega event planner though. Only events that have a special focus
>> on OSGeo should be included. Maybe a regional differentiation would make
>> sense, see also:
>> http://www.fossgis.de/osgeo/index.php/International_Outreach
>> http://www.fossgis.de/osgeo/index.php/Like_Minded_Regional_Organizations
>>
>> == Presentations ==
>> Presentations, promotion and dissemination of the OSGeo Foundation
>> idea:
>> * Give talks and presentations at conferences
>> * Hold workshops at conventions
>> * Operate OSGeo booth at exhibitions
>>
>> === Presentation Material ===
>> A central document directory should feature presentations about the
>> OSGeo. Presentations would preferably be licensed as GNU FDL, CC (or
>> appropriate alternative) to ensure that they are freely available. This
>> could be extended and managed in the SVN repository of the Promotion
>> Project. Externals who need to get the FOSSGIS idea across can use
>> material from this repository to build their own presentations.
>>
>> At a later stage Posters, Give Aways, Flyers, live-CD, etc. can be
>> added.
>>
>> === Notice ===
>> Please do not create PPTs or PDFs any other closed format. (Motion by
>> Arnulf to make this currently personal opinion a foundation directive).
>> This might seem a minor problem, but it is actually not, closed formats
>> are show stoppers. The preferred format would probably be HTML, making
>> it easy to create links and make it searchable using the OSGeo (CN)
>> infrastructure. (for a starter it can be added to the Wiki).
>>
>> == Talks, Discussions, Interviews ==
>> Every chance to present the OSGeo should be taken, every simple link to
>> the OSGeo website is another 2 ct. adding to publicity. This fact should
>> be stressed in every aspect, this is the primary food for search engine
>> ranking and virtual visibility.
>>
>> == Timetable ==
>> A timetable should be set up showing where OSGeo members talk, meet or
>> give presentations. This timetable should be mamaged in an online
>> planner (can CN provide for this?) and in professional map services
>> using the OSGeo technology.
>>
>> === Future events where OSGeo Projects are presented ===
>>
>> === Event Archive ===
>>
>>
>>
>


-- 
With best regards,
Arnulf Christl

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