[OSGeo-Discuss] Recruiting OSGeo Santa Clause(s)

Tue Mar 15 12:44:17 PDT 2016

The board has a number of initiatives in mind (I am helping with sponsor
visibility right now, next up is the service providers page).

I think we are looking for two things from the marketing committee:

a) handle an operational marketing budget - for things like supporting
local chapters and events with promotional material
b) being responsible for initiatives (either coming from the marketing
committee itself, or coming out of the 201 strategic plan)

For (a) we can look to prior years as a guidelines, you will find this
years budget in keeping with prior years. For (b) we are indeed open up to
some chaos - which is where the 2016 strategic plan comes in - providing
the message we are emphasizing this year.

To be blunt - perfectly good ideas that do not fit with our message won't
have a chance to be supported.

--
Jody Garnett

On 15 March 2016 at 04:22, Marc Vloemans <marcvloemans1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Before handing out money to undoubtedly worthy causes...a marketing (which
> is more than just the promotional 'P' ) plan would be the usual starting
> point. Agreed upon by the Board and with input from all.
>
> So. Why is what is given to whom, when and to what amount? Effectively;
> what precedes a marketing committee.
>
> Unless, a plan/framework is in place, Santa Claus/Easter Bunny/Tooth
> Fairy/etc. can expect to receive a lot of flak. Groups and initiatives have
> no clue as to what (governable) rules to comply with. Besides all sorts of
> unwanted chaos and misunderstandings can be expected.
>
> By the way, does one also not start to code without some sort of initial
> and agreed plan?
>
> Any volunteers besides me to have a stab at it?
>
> Vriendelijke groet,
> Marc Vloemans
>
>
> Op 15 mrt. 2016 om 08:42 heeft Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
> het volgende geschreven:
>
> OSGeo needs help distributing money to worthy causes. We need an OSGeo
> Santa Clause.
>
> The current state of play is:
> * The OSGeo Board has allocated budget for an OSGeo marketing committee to
> distribute.
>
> * But, our OSGeo Marketing committee has imploded. (I was the last chair,
> a few years back). It seems no one is interested in the administrative
> tasks of giving away money, doing the administrative work of writing
> cheques, being accountable, deciding which requests get funded verses which
> don't based on a set of guidelines.
>
> My take is that handing out money to worthy marketing causes can't be too
> important, as it is not bugging anyone enough to want to step up and
> volunteer to fix it. But I'd be delighted to proven wrong, and see some
> people volunteer to step up to revitalise the OSGeo marketing committee. If
> you are possibly interested, please speak up. I'd be happy to help you get
> started.
>
> A first task would be to consider this request from Bob.
>
> Warm regards, Cameron
>
> On 9/03/2016 6:29 am, Jody Garnett 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> 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
>>
>> 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>bbasques at sharedgeo.org
>> 612.598.9210
>>
>>
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