[Foss4g2009] Re: [Marketing] Event Owner for FOSS4G

[Cameron Shorter]

Yes, sorry Gavin for the low numbers. We have been pushing FOSS4G2008, 
but seems we have not hit home with many people.

Gavin Fleming wrote:
> And don't forget the slot in the closing plenary where someone needs to
> announce and promote FOSS4G 2009. 
>
> We're fairly low generally on registrants from Aus/NZ, could OSGeo
> NZ/Aus assist in every way possible to promote FOSS4G 2008? We (Africa
> chapter) would of course reciprocate for 2009.
>
> Gavin 
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foss4g2009-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:foss4g2009-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Cameron Shorter
> Sent: 29 August 2008 07:23 AM
> To: Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo); OSGeo Marketing; Tim Bowden
> Cc: foss4g2009
> Subject: [Foss4g2009] Re: [Marketing] Event Owner for FOSS4G
>
> Tyler,
> I'd like to strongly recommend Tim Bowden for the OSGeo Booth 
> coordinator role.
>
> He did a very good job setting up the OSGeo stand at the WALIS 
> conference in Western Australia last year and he is an entertaining and 
> passionate OSGeo salesman.
>
> Unfortunately, he hasn't been able to scrape funds together for 
> FOSS4G2008 (he is a 1 man company and can't justify the expense). But 
> with elementary expenses paid, he would be there like a shot.
>
> Financially, he doesn't cost much. Perth is not far from South Africa, 
> so flights should be less than for others, and a few beer boxes are 
> sufficient for accommodation.  (He'd drink the beer first).
>
> And most importantly from my point of view, we would really like to have
>
> someone from the Australian FOSS4G2009 committee on the stand, so that 
> we can promote FOSS4G 2009, and Tim is just the man for the job.
>
>
> Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
>   
>> As discussed a while back at one of our last meetings, I was trying to
>>     
>
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>> line up someone to help be the event owner for FOSS4G - to help 
>> organise and coordinate OSGeo's marketing through the booth, etc.  
>> Everyone I talk to who is going to be at the event only has limited 
>> amount of time to commit, or cannot help organise before the event.
>>
>> So I started to talk to a few people who I have worked with at 
>> previous events and who might be more likely to attend if they had a 
>> free conference pass and a small budget to offset some of their 
>> costs.  The free pass wasn't really enough for anyone I spoke to.  
>> Since it looks like I won't be able to attend, it will be critical to 
>> have someone who can do the planning and delivery of the event, but 
>> still have some support from me when needed.  Some of my own travel 
>> budget could be used to help cover some of the costs but ultimately it
>>     
>
>   
>> would be general marketing costs for OSGeo. [1]
>>
>> This is the one event that I believe is important enough to make sure 
>> we have a full time booth staffer and planner/coordinator available.  
>> Volunteers certainly are still needed to do it right, but unless there
>>     
>
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>> is one person to go to, the whole effort can fall apart.  Ideally 
>> there'd be two people, but I won't push it this year ;-)
>>
>> I would like to propose a budget of $3500 to cover our presence there:
>>
>> * $1000 - handouts, collateral, shirts, banners, table cover, etc.  
>> With new branding where possible.
>> * $500 - on-site booth costs for maintenance, upgrades, equip rentals,
>>     
>
>   
>> etc.  Like video displays, extra chairs, cleaning...
>> * $1500 - costs for staffing, travel and food costs, etc.
>> * $500 - miscellaneous - some buffer room for unexpected items.
>>
>> Think of it as a delegation exercise for me, I would easily spend that
>>     
>
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>> in my own staff time, travel costs and merchandise, etc. if I was
>>     
> going.
>   
>> Sound reasonable?
>>
>> Tyler
>>
>> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Budget_2008
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