[VisCom] Where 2.0 promotional opportunities

[Gary Lang]

I see. 

Then BOFs are better.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael P. Gerlek [mailto:mpg at lizardtech.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:32 PM
To: Gary Lang; Peter Moran; dev at visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org
Subject: RE: [VisCom] Where 2.0 promotional opportunities

The Suite is paid for, but as Chris pointed out the Hospitality part
presumably isn't...

-mpg


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Lang [mailto:gary.lang at autodesk.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:30 PM
> To: Peter Moran; dev at visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org; Michael P. Gerlek
> Subject: RE: [VisCom] Where 2.0 promotional opportunities
> 
> Yes, it's a bit too much like Animal Farm for OSGeo to have a
> Hospitality Suite. 
> 
> OTOH, it's paid for right? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Moran 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:12 PM
> To: 'dev at visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org'; 'Michael P. Gerlek'
> Cc: Gary Lang
> Subject: RE: [VisCom] Where 2.0 promotional opportunities
> 
> An informal birds of feather gathering also strikes me as far more
> appropriate for OSGeo.
> 
> Peter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Holmes [mailto:cholmes at openplans.org]
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:06 PM
> To: Michael P. Gerlek
> Cc: dev at visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org; Gary Lang
> Subject: Re: [VisCom] Where 2.0 promotional opportunities
> 
> 
> >>12.	Opportunity to host reception at Fairmont Hotel 
> > 
> > 
> > +0, how would this be different from the putative BOF?
> 
> Probably just that you get the honor of buying the beer for everyone, 
> instead of just having them bring their own? ;)
> 
> I think a BOF would be more fun, and would accomplish the same thing, 
> but in a more grass roots kind of way.
> 
> I agree with all the other points of mpg...
> 
> Chris
> 
> > 
> > 
> > -mpg
> 
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