[Foss4g2009] Website Submissions
Cameron Shorter
cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Wed Jan 21 17:19:17 EST 2009
Simon,
Once you are comfortable with the website, and have copied across to the
live site, Frank W. has suggested that we put the FOSS4G banner on OSGeo
web sites.
Janelle, do we have a suitable banner yet?
Shoaib Burq wrote:
> just needs a link to the new press release re CCIS
> http://twitter.com/FOSS4G/statuses/1135593656
>
>
> 2009/1/20 mapbutcher <mapbutcher at mapbutcher.com>:
>
>> 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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>>> Cameron Shorter
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Cameron Shorter
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