[Board] Proposal to start a "OSGeo Businesses" mail list
Jeff McKenna
jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
Tue Sep 4 03:58:49 PDT 2018
Here is the under-used "industry" mailing list. It has 51 members, and
only a few messages have ever been sent to it (last one August 2015):
https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/industry
I'd like to see something used, and I appreciate that Steven and Dirk
are driving some energy into this. -jeff
On 2018-09-04 10:19 AM, Guido Stein wrote:
> This list sounds great.
>
> I can't wait to see the potential collaboration that comes from this.
>
> Guido
>
> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 11:13 AM Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com
> <mailto:shfeldman at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I did mean private - businesses who wish to discuss an opportunity
> and a possible collaboration need a private space to provide some
> limited confidentiality
> ______
>
> Steven
>
>
>> On 4 Sep 2018, at 01:31, María Arias de Reyna <delawen at gmail.com
>> <mailto:delawen at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> I think Steven means moderated, not private.
>>
>> El mar., 4 sept. 2018 2:34, Bruce Bannerman
>> <bruce.bannerman.osgeo at gmail.com
>> <mailto: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
>> <mailto: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
>>>>> <mailto: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
>>>>>> o Companies sponsoring OSGeo in the last year
>>>>>> (should their be a minus level of sponsorship?
>>>>>> National, regional or global?)
>>>>>> o Companies designated as contributors by one of the
>>>>>> OSGeo PSC’s (and identified on the web site?)
>>>>>> o 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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>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Yours sincerely,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ir. Dirk Frigne
>>>>> CEO @geosparc
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.geomajas.org <http://www.geomajas.org/>
>>>>> http://www.geosparc.com <http://www.geosparc.com/>
>>>>>
>>>>> @DFrigne
>>>>> be.linkedin.com/in/frigne <http://be.linkedin.com/in/frigne>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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.geomajas.org/>
>>> http://www.geosparc.com <http://www.geosparc.com/>
>>>
>>> @DFrigne
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>>>
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