[Board] Request for funding of OSGeo Live thumb drives for regional Geo-conference
Dirk Frigne
dirk.frigne at geosparc.com
Tue Mar 15 08:28:00 PDT 2016
+1 Suchith!
On 15-03-16 16:07, Suchith Anand wrote:
> OSGeo Live thump drives are an excellent outreach mechanism. One
> suggestion is that the marketing committee put in structures to provide
> OSGeo Live DVDs for free at any interested GIS conferences worldwide but
> ask the organisers to request those interested in the USBs to consider
> giving a small voluntary donation to the Open Source Geospatial
> Foundation (OSGeo). The event organisers after the event then sends the
> donation collected to OSGeo and that will then be used to fund more
> OSGeo Live USBs for other events/outreach activities and will make this
> self sustaining and also help expanding to more events.
>
> Suchith
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Board [board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] on behalf of Basques, Bob
> (CI-StPaul) [bob.basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 15, 2016 2:55 PM
> *To:* Anita Graser
> *Cc:* osgeo-board List
> *Subject:* Re: [Board] Request for funding of OSGeo Live thumb drives
> for regional Geo-conference
>
> Anita (and others),
>
> I’ve been a part of a few groups that have both generated and
> selectively given away the OSGeo Live thumb drives for some number of
> years now. In my opinion it’s the single best “hard” promotional item
> that OSGeo generates for the purpose of generating interest in the use
> of Open Geo Software.
>
> The idea is to think about those that will use it from a mass handout,
> and not dwell on the ones that don’t. I don’t see this type of
> marketing plan as a waste, I see it as better way to cover an event.
> With a saturation process, we are better able to market the Drive and
> explain it’s uses at an event level, vs working in a one on one fashion.
> The folks that already have an interest are going to go and try it for
> themselves, they are not the target, it’s the ones that don’t know about
> it that you want to hook.
>
> We also go out of our way to make it easy for first timers to use the
> Thumb drive by also including a cheat sheet 3x5 card that explains step
> by step how to get started with it.
>
> If this method of advertising for OSGeo is seen as unpalatable to the
> group, then I could convert our request over to asking for a sponsorship
> of our event by OSGeo instead.
>
> bobb
>
>
>> On Mar 15, 2016, at 4:10 AM, Anita Graser <anitagraser at gmx.at
>> <mailto:anitagraser at gmx.at>> wrote:
>>
>> Just joining in to let you know that at recent events I've visited
>> these USB drives were not given away for free but instead sold for a
>> few Euros. This makes it possible for everyone interested to get a
>> drive while at the same time avoiding unnecessary waste (both money
>> and electronics) because - let's face it - most people who get one for
>> free will not use it.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Anita
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 8:41 PM, Bob Basques <bbasques at sharedgeo.org
>> <mailto:bbasques at sharedgeo.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Ok, standing by.
>>
>> Bobb
>>
>> On Mar 8, 2016 1:30 PM, "Jody Garnett" <jody.garnett at gmail.com
>> <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Sounds like an amazing event, marketing committee should have
>> a budget to work against shortly (it is an agenda topic for
>> this week and you can see the budget
>> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors#Operational_Budget_for_2016>
>> on the wiki ).
>>
>> Cameron is involved with both marketing committee and OSGeo
>> live and should be able to assist.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jody Garnett
>>
>> On 8 March 2016 at 08:59, Bob Basques <bbasques at sharedgeo.org
>> <mailto:bbasques at sharedgeo.org>> wrote:
>>
>> All,
>>
>> I haven’t heard anything back on the following request
>> from anyone (other than Jody commenting about where this
>> should be sent . . .).
>>
>> So trying again . . .
>>
>> --------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> All,
>>
>> First, let me know if this is the wrong list to request from.
>>
>> We’re holding a regional Geo conference and would like to
>> include a OSGeo-Live thumb drive in each attendees goody
>> bag. So, please consider this an official request for
>> funding of OSGeo Live Thumb Drives for the event.
>>
>> This is a multi- discipline, multi-state event for all
>> things Geo. 60 confirmed presenters. This will be a
>> highly knowledgable audience and because of the varied
>> subject matter it will be an excellent venue to get the
>> word out to new folks about OSGeo and it’s mission, via
>> the OSGeo Live project. More info about the event can be
>> seen here:
>>
>> www.umgeocon.org <http://www.umgeocon.org/>
>>
>> We’ve planned for 350 attendees. We can make our own
>> thumb drives, and/or pay to have them made ourselves.
>> We’ve handed these out in the past and will also include a
>> getting started cheat sheet for each user to get them
>> going with the least amount of effort.
>>
>> I haven’t checked lately for the going rate on these.
>> Local suppliers are advertising ~$5 each for an 8GB USB3.0
>> blank drive.
>>
>> Request is for $2000 ($1750 for Drives, $250 for copying
>> the OSGeo Live suite to each).
>>
>> Related, my submission of the OSGeo Live presentation has
>> been accepted at the event, and there will also be a
>> (free) GeoMOOSE workshop.
>>
>> bobb
>>
>> --
>> Bob Basques
>> bbasques at sharedgeo.org <mailto:bbasques at sharedgeo.org>
>> 612.598.9210 <tel:612.598.9210>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Board mailing list
>> Board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:Board at lists.osgeo.org>
>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Board mailing list
>> Board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:Board at lists.osgeo.org>
>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Board mailing list
>> Board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:Board at lists.osgeo.org>
>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
>
>
>
> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee
> and may contain confidential information. If you have received this
> message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it.
>
> Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this
> message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the
> author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the
> University of Nottingham.
>
> This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an
> attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your
> computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email
> communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as
> permitted by UK legislation.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Board mailing list
> Board at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
>
--
Yours sincerely,
ir. Dirk Frigne
CEO @geosparc
Geosparc n.v.
Brugsesteenweg 587
B-9030 Ghent
Tel: +32 9 236 60 18
GSM: +32 495 508 799
http://www.geomajas.org
http://www.geosparc.com
@DFrigne
be.linkedin.com/in/frigne
More information about the Board
mailing list