[Foss4g2009] Re: Next press release: Wed 1 April: Call for sponsors, and what needs to be done to prepare

[Shoaib Burq]

* Update the website with logos. Shoaib, are you able to manage the
logo updates? You might want to suggest a process which Tour Host and
others can follow to make it easier for you. (TH has access to svn
now).

Yes I can do that. TH just have to email me the
1. Sponsorship Category
2. Sponsor's Banner

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Cameron Shorter
<cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
> In order to attract FOSS4G sponsors to commit, I propose:
>
> * We put out a press release "Get your logo onto the FOSS4G website before
> registration opens". Draft at:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Release_8
> My intent is to make this a limited press release, only to potential
> sponsors, and community leaders, but not to be spammed to everyone.
>
> * Notify translators that a press release is coming, but doesn't need to be
> translated. (Cameron).
>
> * Collect as many commitments from friendly sponsors we know of before then
> in order to encourage others to get their logos on board. Organising
> Committee, could you please ping these potential sponsors.
>
> * Introduce a "Bronze Sponsor" category at $AU1000 (which equates to
> $US700). This will include logo on the website, and mention in the program.
>
> * Finalise sponsorship arrangements for Ignite Spatial. (Action: Cameron,
> Stephen and Kirsty)
>
> * Update the website with logos. Shoaib, are you able to manage the logo
> updates? You might want to suggest a process which Tour Host and others can
> follow to make it easier for you. (TH has access to svn now).
>
> * Revise some of the text on our marketing material (like the website) to
> emphasis that FOSS4G is targeting the Business of FOSS4G as well as techies.
> (We have strong feedback from Landgate that their perception of FOSS4G was
> that it is just for techies, and that regional SDI sponsors are much more
> likely to send business people to the conference than techies).
>
> * Send out the press release on Wednesday. Follow up with phone calls,
> ideally from the Organising Committee on Thursday. I'm expecting all the
> Organising Committee to make phone calls, then update our potential sponsor
> list with the status after calling so we don't hit the same sponsor twice.
> http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pu9014gybzrcfzESNe-okQg&hl=en_GB
> Let me know if you haven't got access to this sponsors list and need it.
> Kirsty, can you please coordinate this.
>
>
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