[Board] Sponsor NASA WorldWind student competition

[Frank Warmerdam]

Jeff,

I must confess my first impression was similar to Camerons.  At first blush
this activity does not seem to have much to do with OSGeo projects nor is
the "sponsor prizes for a contest" something we have pursued much in the
past.

I'm not much interested in having our logo on the site as an objective.  On
the other hand, I would have some interest in processes that helped connect
us with the Worldwind community.

I was also slightly unsure if this is a "europe only" contest and how I
might feel about that with regard to OSGeo.

I'd obviously feel much better if the contests were about using any open
source geospatial technology with worldwind being on option but that might
bend things significantly out of the original conception from NASA.

I wouldn't mind of course if some OSGeo chapter decided to become involved.

Best regards,
Frank



On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Cameron Shorter
<cameron.shorter at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'm -0 on this proposal.
> While I'm supportive of the concept, and would certainly be keen for OSGeo
> to promote the activity, I don't think we should commit money toward it.
>
> Reason:
> 1. This event is only supporting one Open Source GIS project, NASA
> WorldWind. (We prefer to support events which promote multiple OSGeo
> projects)
> 2. NASA World Wind is not listed either as an OSGeo project, or as a
> project on OSGeo-Live. If we are supporting a project, then our community
> should hope to find it on OSGeo's web pages somewhere.
> 3. To a lesser extent: We discussed that OSGeo shouldn't be contributing
> toward the cost of a booth at a conference event, but rather toward the
> cost of materials for us to set up a booth. I think that such sponsorship
> falls into a similar category. (Although I do acknowledge that the event is
> finding co-sponsorship, which is a plus).
>
>
> On 05/03/13 01:44, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>
>> Hello Board,
>>
>> I have been approached by the organizers of the NASA WorldWind Europa
>> Challenge (http://eurochallenge.como.**polimi.it/<http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it/>),
>> who really want to
>> have OSGeo sponsor the event.  It is a great way to have students using
>> Open Source spatial software.
>>
>> Essentially it comes down to this:
>>
>> - a minimum sponsor amount of 500 euros
>> - the money goes towards the winning teams
>> - then we can place an OSGeo logo on the site
>>
>> -------
>>
>> I am a strong +1 for this.  In the extended Board meeting we discussed
>> being flexible for certain sponsorship opportunities, and I believe this
>> exercise follows the core principles of OSGeo.
>>
>> I would like to make a motion to sponsor the NASA WorldWind Europa
>> Challenge, with a small amount of 500 euros.
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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