[Board] foss4g marketing [was: facilitating FOSS4G continuity]

[Paul Ramsey]

This isn't an expense, it's seed funds. The conference is expected to
return all that money plus more. Having the seed funds just makes
organizing easier.

P.

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Arnulf Christl (OSGeo)
<arnulf at osgeo.org> wrote:
>> Perhaps we can "dodge" this issue by starting to be more proactive in
>> our "seed funding" duties. 2008 had to beg, and I think received
>> nothing in the end. 2009 I am not sure received anything either. Why
>> don't we get 2010 to set up their account, and transfer $15000 to
>> them, then *they* can choose the most effective use of their pre-event
>> seed funding (bearing in mind the need for deposits as well as
>> marketing activity).
>>
>> Paul
>
> Now we are getting somewehre. This is developing into a budget that can
> become part of general OSGeo expenses. The board can now whine that this a
> lot of money and that there are funds to cover these costs and then
> someone needs to get busy and find a big or many or many big sponsors.
>
> Regards,
> Arnulf.
>
>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Jeff McKenna
>> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>>> Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Then there is the idea of paying someone's way to attend the event, but
>>>> that's obviously a bigger issue.
>>>>
>>>
>>> This is exactly what I am talking about.  The "bigger issue".  LOCs can
>>> throw free passes in no problem, but the real problem is covering all
>>> costs
>>> (such as for representatives of the OSGeo conference committee, or the
>>> past
>>> LOC organizer).  Roll your eyes if you wish, but if we want  to
>>> "facilitate
>>> FOSS4G continuity" we'll have to deal with the bigger issue at some
>>> point.
>>>
>>> -jeff
>>>
>>>
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