[FOSS4G-Oceania] Swag

Tue Aug 28 07:27:54 PDT 2018

+1 for USB stick with OSGeoLive + data. (Disclaimer, I have a soft spot 
for OSGeoLive as I'm one of the people behind the project).


On 29/08/2018 12:04 AM, Greg Lauer wrote:
> We talked briefly at last meeting about USB stick? My thoughst we 
> could put OSGeo-Live VM on there plus a open data form each state. A 
> few years ago I got a USB stick from someone in Victoria who had 
> bundled all the VIC open data into a SQLite database (geopackge now) 
> and created a QGIS project. Maybe replicate that for each state?
>
> There is some cost (and time) involved but think we could get an 
> agency to sponsor?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 2:19 PM Martin Tomko <tomkom at unimelb.edu.au 
> <mailto:tomkom at unimelb.edu.au>> wrote:
>
>     +1, great ideas.
>
>     The #pyconau thread had some interesting stuff going on now, incl
>     someone who redesigned their swag.
>
>     M.
>
>     *From: *FOSS4G-Oceania <foss4g-oceania-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>     <mailto:foss4g-oceania-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>> on behalf of
>     Sarah Goodwin <sarah.goodwin at monash.edu
>     <mailto:sarah.goodwin at monash.edu>>
>     *Date: *Monday, 27 August 2018 at 2:14 pm
>     *To: *Daniel Silk <dwsilk at gmail.com <mailto:dwsilk at gmail.com>>
>     *Cc: *"foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org
>     <mailto:foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org>"
>     <foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org
>     <mailto:foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org>>
>     *Subject: *Re: [FOSS4G-Oceania] Swag
>
>     Colouring book, could be great fun!! :) (esp if Oceania or
>     Melbourne specific)
>
>     I love these wearable map from splashmap
>     <http://www.splash-maps.com>. and could be really fun swag for a
>     geo conference - we'd have to still design it obviously... but
>     probably this is not possible as too pricey (although we could
>     explore costs for batch cost). But not sure would anyone actually
>     use it ... actually if it was Melbourne specific I think they
>     would, people could draw on it...and we can mark the relevant
>     buildings - we might need to provide a wash-off-able (logo'd
>     perhaps) pen too! We could continue this with fun social media
>     posts of people using their maps around the city!
>
>     A tea towel is at least useful! and could be very cool if we have
>     a really great design.... Could we run a tea-towel design
>     competition? i.e. Using open data and open software design a
>     map for our "FOSS4G-Oceania" merchandise (merc as this could go
>     even beyond tea towels to posters or flyers if we wanted). I think
>     this could be fun and could create some buzz in the community
>     before the conference ...  I imagine we could get some great
>     entries even from outside the immediate community. And then it
>     goes to public vote, or we (I) can probably get some people
>     together as a panel of data vis /cartography / design experts to
>     critic and shortlist them first? we could hae even different
>     designs and people get them at random - we might see some swaps...
>
>     Bookmarks could be nice, although I rarely use them myself. Whilst
>     I like the idea of giving books to go with them but it seems
>     expensive and difficult to give people books relevant to them and
>     I think we will end up with lots being left behind partly as they
>     weigh luggage down! It still might be nice to have some relevant
>     books available to win if we have money available - maybe a
>     collection of different ones and the draw happens in the few days
>     before the conference... Everyone with a ticket gets the chance to
>     win and then they choose a book relevant to them when they get
>     there (first come first serve on choice). (If people don't want a
>     book then we get to re-draw for prize winners).
>
>     On Sun, 26 Aug 2018 at 16:55, Daniel Silk <dwsilk at gmail.com
>     <mailto:dwsilk at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 2:23 PM Alex Leith
>         <alexgleith at gmail.com <mailto:alexgleith at gmail.com>> wrote:
>         >
>         > I’m still super keen on tea towels! Maybe I’m a bit of an
>         old man, but I could always use of tea towels and having one
>         that reminds me of our conference would be great!
>
>         If someone can design a nice tea towel using OpenStreetMap
>         data and the conference logo, I think it would make a good
>         speaker gift.
>
>         It's a bit jarring to me as an item that we put the Platinum
>         sponsors logos on though.
>
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