[OSGeo-Discuss] sponsor benefits

Wed Feb 22 07:26:38 PST 2017

I am not sure myself so I was using discuss at osgeo.org.

For booth stuff there is some organization on the wiki from prior years:
- https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2015_OSGeo_Booth (Thanks Jeff!)
- https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2016_OSGeo_Booth (Thanks everyone, and
Anita who was there each time I visited)

--
Jody Garnett

On 22 February 2017 at 10:19, Guido Stein <gstein at appgeo.com> wrote:

> I will be talking to Anthony more about the B2B and I will be happy to
> continue to sus out the booth stuff.
>
> Should I report back to this list and/or the wiki somewhere?
>
> -guido
>
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 9:33 AM Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> So coming out of this meeting there are a bunch of good ideas - but we
>> will need volunteers to run them to ground.
>>
>> I am going to clean up the web pages a bit:
>>
>> - http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship/opportunities (need to update this
>> page for 2017 based on http://www.osgeo.org/node/1755 blog post).
>> - http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship
>>
>> Guido are you happy to take on the "networking event" ideas for foss4g?
>> It sounds like you had a b2b event already being planned.
>>
>> How to handle the OSGeo booth (at foss4g and other events) has been a bit
>> random. I do not know if I should start with the board or the marketing
>> committee.
>>
>> --
>> Jody Garnett
>>
>> On 20 February 2017 at 18:47, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to those who participated in OSGeo sponsors chat this morning,
>> here are some notes for the email list.
>>
>> I would like to highlight two common themes:
>>
>> The organizations represented in the meeting already very generous with
>> their time and resources (even before it comes to question of
>> sponsorship).  We need to reach out to new organizations that are
>> benefiting from the work we do at OSGeo and are not engaging as part of our
>> community.
>>
>> There is lots that can be done for sponsors, beyond placing sponsor logos
>> on a website. This is something I would ask us all to work on (foss4g
>> global, regional events, projects and our foundation as a whole).
>>
>> Here are those notes....
>> --
>> Jody Garnett
>>
>>
>> Attending:
>>
>>    - Anthony Calamito (Boundless)
>>    - Jody Garnett (OSGeo Board)
>>    - Simone Giannecchini(GeoSolutions) -
>>    - Regina Obe (Pargagon Corporation / FOSS4G Boston)
>>    - Michael Smith (OSGeo Board / Treasurer)
>>    - Guido Stein (FOSS4G Boston)
>>    - Jeroen Ticheler (GeoCat)
>>    - Angelos Tzotsos (OSGeo)
>>
>> 1) Introductions
>>
>>
>> 2) Review of what OSGeo currently offers sponsors:
>>
>>    - Sponsorship 2017
>>    <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kvlIENiZ3REL6mOhAUuL5UvxfSUJPEcnWERWKfxJTvE/edit?usp=drive_web>
>>    - http://www.osgeo.org/node/1755
>>
>> 3) Ideas and Feedback
>>
>>
>> *Simone (GeoSolutions)*
>>
>>
>> Reaching out for sponsors is fine, by why approach the companies on this
>> call, each of which already support OSGeo (often directly contributing
>> time).
>>
>>
>> Q: Where are the organizations those who profit from this?
>>
>>
>> Feedback on sponsoring local events, often they just want to accept money
>> and have no futher contact/engagement with sponsors.  Example of sponsoring
>> a local (Italian?) event not considering a GeoServer talk as the project is
>> already too famous...
>>
>>
>> *This is a difficult feedback to address as we do not directly
>> control/influence events put on by local chapters. I would kind of be
>> content for these events to be avoided by sponsors if they cannot be
>> bothered to provide value.*
>>
>>
>> *Anthony (Boundless)*
>>
>>
>> Asking OSGeo Sponsorship to look "beyond providing a logo on the
>> website". Look for more opportunities for visibility and promotion.
>>
>>    - More press releases (not only the joint press release offered to
>>    gold / platinum sponsors).
>>    - Co-branding activities and announcements.
>>
>> The UN OpenGIS initiative was used as an example; something that both
>> OSGeo and Boundless is supporting and can benefit from cross promotion.
>>
>>    - *Maria is our best contact here, we will need to reach out and
>>    explore what can be done.*
>>    - *GeoServer is an example of a project that handles cross promotion.
>>    Releases of GeoSever take care to link to external blog posts highlighting
>>    RnD that went into each release. When new features have been added based on
>>    consulting or customer work care is taken to thank the organizations
>>    responsible in the release announcement.*
>>
>> Help sponsors to meet customers:
>>
>>    - FOSS4G networking event?
>>    - OSGeo booth should point people towards sponsor booths as
>>    appropriate
>>
>> *Jeroen (GeoSolutions)*
>>
>>
>> Room to improve as new website is created, currently sponsorship is
>> pretty much limited to logo on the sponsors page (two or three pages in),
>> occasionally rotated into feature sponsor position.
>>
>>
>> At OSGeo events take care to promote sponsors. Example at the OSGeo booth
>> have a sheet on the sponsors available on the table.
>>
>>
>> *Breakout on Ideas*
>>
>>
>> Networking Social. Guido took up this idea with respect to the FOSS4G
>> 2017 Boston event.
>>
>>    - Apparently a B2B event is planned, and care can be taken to
>>    highlight (or lead) with sponsors at this event.
>>    - B2B event "Ignite" presentation sessions
>>    - Highlight OSGeo and Event sponsors
>>    - Someone (president? foss4g loc?) should get up and thank sponsors
>>    during this event
>>
>> Website
>>
>>    - highlights support providers (focused on contributors such as
>>    GeoCat, GeoSolutions and Boundless)
>>    - improve the visibility of sponsors
>>
>> Marketing:
>>
>>    - blogs - user focused, what is the art of the possible
>>    - videos -
>>    - promote beyond open source boundaries (gis anaysists, etc...)
>>    - having a presense at difference conferences
>>       - guido looking at booth swap conversation with other events
>>
>>
>>
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