[Board] Re: [Marketing] Communication concept development

[Arnulf Christl]

Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> Arnulf Christl wrote:
>> ... and to find out whether I trust them to be able to do it. I do. In 
>> short, talking to her convinced me that OSGeo should take the proposed 
>> path.
> 
> Arnulf,
> 
> Excellent!
> 
>> I am somewhat uncertain as to whether this is what OSGeo at large 
>> wants though. *And* it is the first time that I come into the 
>> situation to actually spend money from OSGeo that I have not collected 
>> myself. This might also explain part of my reluctance and potentially 
>> unexpected formal way of doing things.
>> By virtue of my role a chair of Marketing I am probably entitled to go 
>> ahead without more backing but I would like to get at least five +1 
>> from the Board confirming this - or vetoes and directions on what to 
>> do instead. If you need more information before you can do this please 
>> ask for it.
> 
>  From this email:
> 
>   http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/marketing/2007-November/001582.html
> 
> I'd like to see a focus on new users, and potential sponsors under the
> assumption that other mechanisms are likely sufficient for existing
> projects, and potential new projects.
> 
> I have not re-reviewed your various advocacy wiki pages.  I'm generally
> supportive of what I have read of them in the past.  My caveat would
> be that as the "message" is being fine tuned you will need to run it
> through the marketing committee for feedback.
> 
> So, my sense is if you are confident in the direction, then I'm supportive.
> Don't let waiting for approval stop progress, but do keep the marketing
> committee.  If the marketing committee needs to spend money on this then
> lets gets some money in place for the effort (with the understanding
> that this comes out of a finite pool of money that will be available for
> marketing over the coming year).
> 
> +1
> 
> Does that help?
> 
> Best regards,

Yes it does, thank you. Jeroen, Dave, Frank, me - just need one more to convince me. I'm a chicken.