[OSGeo-Fundraising] Re: [Board] Sponsor Networking / Info Exchange

[Dave McIlhagga]

Tyler,

The goal was to be able to provide a time-slot after the conference  
for a brief presentation (probably by the President and Executive  
Director) on the activities of the past year, upcoming activities  
etc.. with as much of the board present in order to have an exchange  
of ideas for the future with our key sponsors. This would be followed  
by a networking opportunity for board and guests.

In some respects, I think of this as a feel good event for our key  
sponsors, an opportunity to thank them for their ongoing support, and  
a chance to show in a bit more depth how their support is helping the  
foundation in terms of reaching it's goals.

Priority #1 obviously would be to ensure that our key sponsors ( in  
this case INPE and Autodesk) can participate, and to work with them  
on specific timing to work around their schedules.

Since we only have 2 eligible sponsors at this point, we might want  
to consider for this event only inviting other sponsors to send a  
representative if they are interested.

I assume we would need to coordinate this with the organizing committee.

Dave







On 6-Aug-07, at 1:16 PM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:

> One of the perks of the higher level sponsorship levels is to have  
> some time with the board at the annual event.
>
> Both Autodesk and INPE have sponsored at a level that provides these:
>
> * Invitation to Sponsor Information Exchange Event with Board of  
> Directors following annual OSGeo International Conference
>
> * Invitation to Sponsor Networking Event with OSGeo Board of  
> Directors and other invited guests following annual OSGeo  
> International Conference
>
> Any ideas for pulling something like this together?  I'd have to  
> dig into the archives to see more specifically what we'd been  
> thinking for these meeting, but I think I remember the general idea.
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