[FOSS4G2016] Web site: Sponsors

[Steven Feldman]

From the 2013 experience we gained no benefit from so called ‘media sponsors’ - if you are short of space I would suggest reconsidering media sponsorship. 

If you do have media sponsors, be clear about what your minimum expectations from them are e.g. number of banner ads, commitment to publish articles/interviews about the event prior and post, etc. Be prepared to remove them from the web site and other publicity if they do not meet their commitments and let them know that.

Cheers from a grumpy media sponsorship cynic :)
______
Steven


> On 17 Nov 2015, at 11:55, carmen.tawalika at googlemail.com wrote:
> 
> Arnulf,
> 
> 
> the structure of the whole page will change this weekend, extending the menu to not only be a one page design. Therefore only little effort was made for now to present the Sponsor Page.
> What is important for you to change before going broader public? Would it be sufficient to only show the headings, where we already have Sponsors?
> All your ideas from above will be considered this weekend. 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Carmen 
> Arnulf Christl (FOSS4G) <arnulf at foss4g2016.org <mailto:arnulf at foss4g2016.org>> schrieb am Di., 17. Nov. 2015 um 11:32:
> Follow-up:
> 
> Please call the extra category "Institutional Partners" (for UNOSA
> et.al <http://et.al/>.) and "Media Partners" (for media).
> 
> Thanx,
> Arnulf
> 
> On 17.11.2015 11:25, Arnulf Christl (FOSS4G) wrote:
> > Ha. Just reloaded the web site and can see that there is already a new
> > sponsor page. Maybe we can adjust and consider the suggestions in the
> > previous mail (see below) before we go broader public and tweet and so on.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Arnulf
> >
> > On 17.11.2015 11:21, Arnulf Christl (FOSS4G) wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> we need to make space for the sponsors. Can somebody make a suggestions
> >> how to best solve this on our web site?
> >>
> >> We need at least 5 categories (+ maybe the Diamond option). Initially we
> >> should only make those categories visible which already have at least
> >> one sponsor (to avoid "empty space"). Lower levels should probably have
> >> slightly smaller screen space for logos. The logos should be fair sized,
> >> this means total number of pixel, not max width and max height. Makes
> >> placement more difficult but is more equitable.
> >>
> >> We will also have a number of institutional supporters like the United
> >> Nations, Geogr. Dept of the University of Bonn, etc. We already have a
> >> confirmation from UNOSA and we may NOT to use their logo (says their
> >> legal department, Sigh...) but we may use the following wording on our
> >> web site:
> >>
> >> "With the support of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs"
> >>
> >>
> >> I suggest to make an additional category "Partners" or "Associated
> >> Partners" or "Institutional Partners" above "Media Partners" where we
> >> can add this text.
> >>
> >> Examples:
> >> Maybe check out how they did it (at the bottom of the first page):
> >> http://www.geospatialworldforum.org/ <http://www.geospatialworldforum.org/>
> >>
> >> We should also consider making the Diamond (if we get one) appear on the
> >> very first screen after opening the web site, right beside the "hosted
> >> by OSGeo" "Diamond Sponsor xxx"
> >>
> >> In 2014 they dedicated a whole separate page:
> >> http://2014.foss4g.org/sponsor-foss4g/sponsors/index.html <http://2014.foss4g.org/sponsor-foss4g/sponsors/index.html>
> >> ...but I suggest to make the titles "Gold, Sivler, Bronze...) a bit more
> >> apparent, maybe underline them or make discreet boxes around categories.
> >>
> >> Portland was very broad with Media sponsors (14), do we also want this
> >> or restrict to less? (I would say we take who we can get, right?).  We
> >> need to know now so that we can start to connect with the media partners.
> >>
> >> Thanx,
> >> Arnulf
> >>
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