[Foss4g2008loc] FOSS4G announcements and marketing

Fri Apr 11 05:05:30 EDT 2008

Daina

The important dates for the papers and presentations are as follows:
12 May 2008: Submission of abstracts
17 June 2008: Notification of acceptance of abstracts
18 August 2008: Submission presentation / papers for the proceedings
29 September - 3 October 2008: FOSS4G2008 Conference

Regards,
Serena

-----Original Message-----
From: Daina Mudimbu [mailto:dmudimbu at ledc.co.za] 
Sent: 10 April 2008 05:49 PM
To: scoetzee at cs.up.ac.za; foss4g2008loc at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: RE: [Foss4g2008loc] FOSS4G announcements and marketing

Thanks Serena 
Then the dates should be captured on website as:

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES:
Proposals for workshops and labs opens February 7, 2008 - closes 30
April .............(AND NOT August 18, 2008 as on website??)

Call for submission of abstracts for Academic and Presentation track
opens  February 7, 2008 - closes 12 May 2008 ............... (thats next
week Monday.. does this still stand???How does this relate to the
"Accepted Abstract deadline of 17 June" in the timeline under website
posting??) 

Submission of full papers or Academic and Presentation track deadline
is August 18 

Sponsor and Exhibition sales now open  ..... there is no a cut off date
so far ..right when did it open???

Poster presentation submission now open ....... do we have this ... any
dates re: deadline or when it opened??? 

Early bird registrations now open with deadline for registration on
June 15, 2008
Online registration closes September 15 2008
Late registration opens September 16 - September 29 2008
On-site registration opens September 29 2008 
Conference Dates September 29 - October 3 2008

Anyone to help us load these on the main page??? Under Conference
Information and then to update the timeline page?? Unless we are happy
with just the Timeline page?? Then we need to correct the time indicated
for call for papers on the main web page Feb7 to Aug 18 it can be a bit
misleading

Thanks,

Regards
Daina

>>> scoetzee at cs.up.ac.za 04/10/08 8:34 AM >>>
Daina,

At this stage the deadline for submission of abstracts (12 May) and
proposals for workshops (30 April) should be highlighted on the Home
page of
the website.  

Regards,
Serena

-----Original Message-----
From: foss4g2008loc-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
[mailto:foss4g2008loc-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Daina
Mudimbu
Sent: 08 April 2008 05:44 PM
To: foss4g2008loc at lists.osgeo.org 
Subject: Re: [Foss4g2008loc] FOSS4G announcements and marketing

Hi LOC,
I'm now assisting with the Marketing and need some help, ideas and
advice from any/all on the following:

Please may you all check and correct me on these:
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES:
Call for workshops and labs opens February 7, 2008 - closes August 18,
2008
Call for presentations now open 
Sponsor and Exhibition sales now open at and include varied donor
levels (cash and kind) 
Poster presentation submission now open 
Early bird registrations now open with deadline for registration on
June 15, 2008
Online registration closes September 15 2008
Late registration opens September 16 - September 29 2008
On-site registration opens September 29 2008 
Conference Dates September 29 - October 3 2008

Please add specific open and close dates where i do not have them ...
or suggestions for the tasks that are yours and may we add this to the
main home page site for the conference??

Online facilities/website for Sponsors/Exhibitors:
- Will we have a Sponsors/Exhibitor's page(s)?
Is there an online facility for potential sponsors/exhibitor where
they
can register their interest and request further information, and
perhaps
there can a be page where summaries of the prospectus info are
available
so at a quick glance and browse they can get info and either download
or
request for a prospectus copy to be mailed top them? Current home page
requires that they download prospectus to get any info ..even just
initial info. Anyone I can send my draft page suggestions to update
the
website?? can we post pictures? how best can i send it? . 

Registration:
- I've been to the Accommodation site through the link... can we make
the landing page just the accommodation page to minimize confusion?
People SA??? then related links of the things to do etc can be from
this
page?. Also an chance we can get info on the distance of each facility
from the ICC ... walking/ driving times?

Pictures... to add life to our site:
How can we add pictures to spice up the current site? Are there any
controls/copyright issues using those from .. was in it the Western
Cape
tourism? How can these be added to the site??

Please bear in mind I am by no means knowledgeable about the web
publishing package we are using so far and if there are already plans
underway to make updates and additions to the current site... I'm
jumping in from my "member of marketing committee role".

Members on marketing Committee:
- I know Inge is there... any other volunteers?

Thanks

Regards,

Daina

Daina Mudimbu
Deputy Manager GIS 
Ehlanzeni District Municipality
P.O. BOX 3333, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa
Tel: Direct line +27 (0)13 759 8616
Tel: Switchboard +27 (0)13 759 8500 extn. 8616
Mobile: +27 (0)82 8807571
Fax Number : 0866954056	
Email: dmudimbu at ledc.co.za 

GISSA Mpumalanga
www.gissa.org.za 

>>> GavinF at mintek.co.za 04/08/08 1:27 PM >>>
Please send Paul Scott any and all e-mail addresses you think should
be
getting announcements about FOSS4G 2008 and he'll add them to our bulk
e-mail list. 

OR, make sure you forward them to your contact and the lists you
belong
to when they come out. 

This will go up on a 'communication policy' wiki page soon.

Gavin 

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