[OSGeo-Conf] OSGeo branding at FOSS4G

[Cameron Shorter]

Hi Jeroen,
The FOSS4G Cookbook is probably the place to put this.
I've started a section:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Cookbook#OSGeo_Branding

On 06/07/13 16:33, Jeroen Ticheler wrote:
> Hi all,
> This is an excellent point that is so easily forgotten! It seems so obvious for "us OSGeo folks" that there is an OSGeo booth and there is strong marketing / branding at the FOSS4G conferences. And still we've had a couple of times where the LOC and OSGeo had different expectations.
>
> Is this point also described in proposal guidelines? If not we indeed should describe OSGeo minimum requirements towards proposal writers
>
> Jeroen
>
> Op 6 jul. 2013 om 05:06 heeft Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> het volgende geschreven:
>
>> Portland and Washington teams,
>>
>> A concern was raised at the June OSGeo Board meeting [1] about the lack of OSGeo branding at the FOSS4G-NA event, especially in comparison with other brands visible at the event. (I think there was a public email thread discussing this, but I can't find it).
>>
>> I have also heard a few private concerns (in relation to OSGeo-Live not being visible at FOSS4G-NA, while it plays a prominent role in FOSS4G events in other parts of the world).
>>
>> To address these concerns, I invite both Portland and Washington teams to make a brief statement about OSGeo branding at FOSS4G 2014.  Eg: Will there be an OSGeo booth? Do you expect that the OSGeo-Live USB (or DVD) will be handed out to all delegates as has been done at prior events?
>>
>> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2013-06-13
>>
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