[Viscom-dev] FW: Francophone Local chapter and GeoEvenementtradeshow

[Tyler Mitchell]

I agree, but I have a hard time seeing our budget get approved quick  
enough. For background see this thread:
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2007-February/001880.html

More in another note...

Tyler

On 25-Feb-07, at 1:12 PM, Pericles S. Nacionales wrote:

> I would also like to see this supported.
> +1
>
>
> Perry Nacionales
> pnaciona at gis.umn.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Nathalie Mainland" <Nathalie.Mainland at autodesk.com>
> Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:50:21
> To:"Visibility Committee Discussion List" <viscom-dev at lists.osgeo.org>
> Cc:Frederique Dalhoum <frederique.dalhoum at eur.autodesk.com>,   
> Gwenael Bachelot <gwenael.bachelot at eur.autodesk.com>
> Subject: [Viscom-dev] FW: Francophone Local chapter and GeoEvenement
> 	tradeshow
>
> Hello viscom,
> Below is a request from the French OSGeo chapter (under formation)  
> to help fund attendance at Geo-Evenement (http://www.ortech.fr/geo- 
> evenement/index.php). They are requesting $1500--$2000 to pay for a  
> booth, collateral and t-shirts.  As the main OSGeo event budget is  
> about to be approved, can we please accommodate this Chapter's  
> request?
> Thanks,
> Nathalie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yves Jacolin [mailto:yjacolin at gloobe.org]
> Sent: lundi 19 février 2007 10:04
> To: visibilitycommittee at lists.osgeo.org
> Cc: Gwenael Bachelot
> Subject: Francophone Local chapter and GeoEvenement tradeshow
>
> Hello
>
> The creation of the francophone OsGeo Local Chapter is still under  
> discussion, helped by the [Francophone] mailing list created hosted  
> by OsGeo.
> This chapter would like to request your support for attending the  
> major french Geospatial Tradeshow.
>
> The GeoEvenement tradeshow  will take place in Paris, from 3th to  
> 5th April
> 2007 (see http://www.ortech.fr/geo-evenement/index.php).
>
> FYI, on this tradeshow, Gwenael and I plan:
> - on wedneday 4th, a meeting of all the volunteer for this local  
> chapter - at this time 65 registred to the mailing list.
> - on thursday 5th, a conference with the following subject : "Why  
> an OsGeo Francophone chapter is important?"
>
> Some Open Source system integrators (like Camptocamp) have raised  
> the will to create an Open Source village.
>> From our point of view, even if the Francophone chapter is still  
>> not official, it would make sense to have a booth in this village  
>> to present the need of a francophone chapter, and help to gather  
>> local supporters.
>
> We would like to know is OsGeo could support this booth.
>
> We estimate the budget of the booth between 1500 and 2000$,  
> depending on the budget asked by the Open Source village organizer.  
> Perhaps we could get it for free.
> We would need also your support for collaterals and T Shirt.
>
> Do you think OsGeo could support us?
>
> Regards,
> Yves
> PS : I copied the description to -
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/GeoEvenement2007
> --
> Yves Jacolin
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> 92 150 Suresnes
> 0872 14 2008
> 06 64 28 27 92
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