[Board] Proposal to start a "OSGeo Businesses" mail list

Mon Sep 3 17:31:27 PDT 2018

I think Steven means moderated, not private.

El mar., 4 sept. 2018 2:34, Bruce Bannerman <bruce.bannerman.osgeo at gmail.com>
escribió:

> Hi Steven,
>
> I have a preference for open lists.
>
> Is there a specific reason why you’d like it to be closed?
>
> Bruce
>
> On 4 Sep 2018, at 01:21, Dirk Frigne <dirk.frigne at geosparc.com> wrote:
>
> Steven,
>
> As of today this is an open list. We used before OSGeo Europe was founded.
>
> My idea is that from an OSGeo perspective, we should support industry
> initiatives, bring like minded brains together, create an environment to
> encourage these initiatives, make the world aware that these initiatives
> exist, ...
>
> but the business initiatives themselves should be taken out of OSGeo by
> our business partner members.
>
> In 2 weeks I will test the 'OSGeo Eco-system' initiative on the INSPIRE
> conference[3]. The idea is that OSGeo hosts a booth where at least one
> industry partner, one governmental partner and one university partner bring
> together the OSGeo story: why are they involved with OSGeo and why are they
> promoting open source. Everyone from his/her perspective:
>
> The industry partner can explain his services, the governmental partner
> his FOSS projects and what they want to reach for, and the academic partner
> about how they use FOSS to embed in their curricula etc...
>
> By bringing these parties together on one booth, I hope to create an
> environment where these parties can get to know each other better, and I
> hope initiatives will raise among these partners, or with visitors of the
> event.
>
> If successful, I want to repeat this idea into other market domains...
>
> Besides the community and networking effects, this way promotes
> collaboration and shares costs amongst all parties. For the first event I
> had 5 parties each paying 2000 Euro resulting in the biggest booth on the
> INSPIRE conference with OSGeo. The cost and effort OSGeo Europe has to
> invest is my own time.
>
> Some events which could be candidate (short day now) are:
>
> InterGeo[2] (16-18 October) ... Astrid has already an initiative there
> form FOSSGIS, but maybe 2019 would be a good Horizon to try the OSGeo Eco
> System idea
>
> GeOnG forum: 29-31 october in France.[1]
>
> Probably there are other events where our business partners want to go. As
> OSGeo Europe doesn't believe in a Brexit, events in the UK can also be
> organised under the 'OSGeo Eco-system' flag, as long as we respect the 3
> different perspectives...
>
> Dirk
>
>
> [1] http://cartong.org/geong/2018
>
> [2] http://www.intergeo.de/intergeo-en/index.php
> [3] http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/conference2018
>
> On 03-09-18 16:49, Steven Feldman wrote:
>
> Thanks Dirk
>
> Is that a closed or an open list? I think this needs to be a closed list
> to avoid it getting spammed or off topic but maybe others disagree
> ______
> Steven
>
>
> On 3 Sep 2018, at 15:34, Dirk Frigne <dirk.frigne at geosparc.com> wrote:
>
> Steven,
>
> FYI
>
> There is a OSGeo Industry list that could be used for this purpose.
>
> Dirk.
>
> On 03-09-18 13:15, Steven Feldman wrote:
>
> Hi Board
>
> At FOSS4G I had several conversations with some of you that lead to the
> idea to start an OSGeo Businesses list:
>
>
>    - Maria Brovelli has identified two potential opportunities for our
>    business members
>    - The sponsor breakfast identified a desire on the part of sponsors to
>    access Open Source Geo business opportunities
>    - We have long discussed how we might present a more united presence
>    in the market for geo products and services (OSGeo Europe is an initiative
>    with similar objectives)
>
>
> I propose that we create a list for the circulation of potential
> opportunities and for discussions on collaborations and joint initiatives
> amongst our sponsor and contributor companies:
>
>    - There does not appear to be a list that covers this interest group
>    - I expect this to be a fairly low traffic list but it would provide
>    OSGeo with a means to communicate with commercial members and sponsors and
>    provide some additional value to them
>    - Based on advice from Jody and Jeff, I believe the list should be by
>    invitation only and should/could be (at least initially moderated) - I’d
>    welcome further thoughts on that
>    - Suggested membership criteria - feedback welcome
>       - Companies sponsoring OSGeo in the last year (should their be a
>       minus level of sponsorship? National, regional or global?)
>       - Companies designated as contributors by one of the OSGeo PSC’s
>       (and identified on the web site?)
>       - I hope that Jody can provide a list for the initial invitations
>       to be sent
>    - I am willing to act as the initial moderator/admin of the list and I
>    will aim to recruit a second admin as soon as possible
>
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Asante
> ______
> Steven
>
>
>
>
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>
>
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>
>
>
> --
> Yours sincerely,
>
>
> ir. Dirk Frigne
> CEO @geosparc
>
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> Tel: +32 9 236 60 18
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>
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