[Foss4g2009] Website Submissions

mapbutcher mapbutcher at mapbutcher.com
Tue Jan 20 07:54:48 EST 2009


Changes made here:

http://www.mapbutcher.com/foss4g2009/sponsorship/

Please confirm when you'd like to have the pages uploaded the live site

Simon


2009/1/20 FOSS4G OC - Tour Hosts <foss4goclist at tourhosts.com.au>

>  Dear Cameron/Simon,
>
>
>
> I would suggest for the proposed sponsorship page on the website that you
> also add contact details for Kirsty so that any interested and potential
> sponsors can both download the prospectus and contact Kirsty directly should
> they have any questions.
>
>
>
> Please therefore add a sentence such as:
>
>
>
> To book your preferred sponsorship package, complete the enclosed booking
> form and return to the Conference Sponsorship & Exhibition Sales Executive -
> alternatively if you would like to discuss or explore other avenues of
> involvement which may not be outlined in the Prospectus please contact
> Kirsty O'Brien, Sponsorship & Exhibition Sales Executive Tel: +61 2 9265
> 0700 or email kobrien at tourhosts.com.au.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Julia
>
>
>   ------------------------------
>
> *From:* foss4g2009-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:
> foss4g2009-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf Of *mapbutcher
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 20 January 2009 08:45
> *To:* Cameron Shorter
> *Cc:* foss4g2009 PUBLIC
> *Subject:* Re: [Foss4g2009] Website Submissions
>
>
>
> Cameron,
>
>
>
> I was planning to move the 'stay connected' stuff over to the right - cut
> the text under OSGeo (perhaps?) and free up the right hand panel for sponsor
> logo's
>
>
>
> Simon
>
>  2009/1/20 Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
>
> Simon,
> I can't see a spot for sponsors on the front page, similar to what was done
> for 2007:
> http://www.foss4g2007.org/
>
> Have you got that covered?
>
> mapbutcher wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> Uploaded reordered left hand menu:
> http://www.mapbutcher.com/foss4g2009/index.html
>
> Now includes a sponsorship page with some content
> http://www.mapbutcher.com/foss4g2009/sponsorship/
>
> This is from the last version of the prospectus which we'll upload when its
> available later this month.
>
> I've removed the link to OCS prior to the Login & Registration links on the
> submission guide page
> http://www.mapbutcher.com/foss4g2009/submissions/
>
> Lorenzo - cheers for the comments - I've added the notice for existing
> users. Rob, I'll look into amending the OCS forms but i rather like the idea
> of assigning myself a rank - I'd like to be a commodore :)
>
> Simon
>
>  2009/1/19 Lorenzo Becchi <lorenzo at ominiverdi.com <mailto:
> lorenzo at ominiverdi.com>>
>
>
>
>    my experience submitting...
>
>    1) Submission page
>    very nice and clear, I would just add the comment that the user is
>    or should be subscribed to "OSGeo Open Conference Sistem".
>    so if they've been in south africa they already have a user.
>
>    2) logging
>    happy to find my data registered from last submission for foss4g2009
>
>    3) writing
>    I like the HTML editor, you can easily add links
>
>    4) file upload
>    neat
>
>    ciao
>    lorenzo
>
>
>
>
>    mapbutcher wrote:
>
>        Thanks to all for the feedback so far - appreciated - I'll
>        make a new set of updates and post a revised version over the
>        next few days
>
>        Simon
>
>
>        2009/1/19 Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca
>        <mailto:pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>
>
>        <mailto:pramsey at cleverelephant.ca
>
>
>        <mailto:pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>>>
>
>
>           The aesthetics so far are really terrific.
>           I'd suggest you think about what's important going forward, and
>           promote some items from the sub-menus and demote others.
>         For example,
>           submitting papers and workshops should be more prominent, the
>           committee information less so, sponsoring should be
>        prominent, etc.
>
>           P.
>
>           2009/1/18 mapbutcher <mapbutcher at mapbutcher.com
>        <mailto:mapbutcher at mapbutcher.com>
>
>           <mailto:mapbutcher at mapbutcher.com
>
>
>        <mailto:mapbutcher at mapbutcher.com>>>:
>
>           > Folks,
>           > I have made a series of changes to the current site which
>        can be
>           viewed
>           > here:
>           > http://www.mapbutcher.com/foss4g2009/
>           >
>           > Note there is a new left hand menu option: Programme with the
>           following sub
>           > menu items:
>           >
>           > Conference Schedule
>           > Speakers
>           > Presentations
>           > Workshops
>           > Tutorials
>           > Posters
>           > CCIP
>           > Events & Activities
>           > Submission Guidelines
>           >
>           > I have added what content I can at this stage - the main
>        focus
>           has been
>           > around the Submission Guidelines and Workshop pages. The
>        Submission
>           > Guidelines page contains guidance and links to our OCS
>        instance
>           which I have
>           > set up. I can't make the scheduled meeting this week
>        because of
>           > work commitments - perhaps the following can be added to
>        the agenda?
>           >
>           > Do we want to provide Author Guidelines?
>           > Time can you supply some blurb for the speaker page?
>           > Could someone provide a description of the tutorial
>        format so we
>           can add
>           > this to the tutorial page?
>           > When should we open call for tutorial submissions?
>           > Anybody want to add content for the poster page - Jody do
>        you have
>           > experience from previous years?
>           > When should we open call for poster submissions - what is the
>           format of the
>           > submission?
>           > Cameron are you happy with the CCIP page - any more input?
>           > Events and activities - if we're happy with Shelbourne
>        shall we
>           add this as
>           > the 'welcome reception drinks'?
>           > Submission Acknowledgement email - Cameron within OCS we can
>           configure the
>           > submission acknowledgement email - could you scratch
>        something
>           together?
>           > Presentation Themes - are we going to have a set of suggested
>           themes?
>           >
>           > Can all OC members please create an account in OCS if they do
>           not already
>           > have one - and I will add them into the organising team page
>           within the OCS
>           > instance + I'd like us to test the submission process to iron
>           out issues
>           > before 2nd Feb.
>           >
>           > In relation to workshops:
>           > Mark wrote on the 13th Jan:
>           > "Scanning through the docs, I don't see any plan as to how we
>           will be
>           > accepting submissions.  I would expect setting up a
>        word-doc or
>           pdf template
>           > and getting people to just email them in is fine, there
>           shouldn't be an
>           > unwieldy volume.  Unfortunately, since the workshop pages of
>           previous
>           > conferences seem to get retasked with descriptions of the
>        selected
>           > workshops, I don't actually have previous instructions or
>           templates.  Can
>           > anybody direct me to some?"
>           > Are you happy for us to push the submissions through OCS
>        - can
>           you give it a
>           > whirl - do we need to make changes etc?
>           > Mark - If you create an OCS account I'll add you as 'track
>           director' for the
>           > workshops
>           > Mark - should we add in a blurb about the workshop
>        submissions
>           into the
>           > track policy on the OCS
>           > instance?:
>
> http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g2009/sydney/schedConf/trackPolicies
>           > Simon
>           >
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