[Marketing] Event Owner for FOSS4G - please vote

Tue Sep 9 14:55:09 EDT 2008

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: marketing-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
> [mailto:marketing-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Arnulf Christl
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 11:26 AM
> To: OSGeo Marketing
> Subject: Re: [Marketing] Event Owner for FOSS4G - please vote
> 
> +1
> 
> We also have broad backing from the board so that even although the
> process of this vote is somewhat unorthodox I suggest we just 
> carry on and
> try to get maybe two or three more votes from this committee until we
> declare the motion as passed. This should happen at the 
> latest tomorrow at
> the Marketing Committee IRC meeting.
> 
> Best regards,
> Arnulf.
> 
> On Tue, September 9, 2008 00:28, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> > Ok, lets get the ball rolling.
> >
> >
> > Following on from on and off list emails:
> >
> >
> > I propose that $3K US is set aside to cover costs of 
> sending Tim Bowden
> > to FOSS4G 2008 where Tim will coordinate the running of the 
> OSGeo Booth.
> >
> > As a bonus, Tim will look for potential sponsors for 
> FOSS4G2009 and talk
> > up FOSS4G2009 to potential delegates. (Another marketing activity).
> >
> > +1
> >
> >
> > Tim Bowden wrote:
> >
> >> Arnulf,
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm willing and able, but obviously a decision would be 
> need to be made
> >>  very soon.  Just for the record, I've responded off list to Tyler,
> >> Frank
> >> and Cameron S. with a few personal concerns I have, but 
> otherwise no
> >> problems from my side.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Tim Bowden
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 16:41 +0200, Arnulf Christl wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Cameron Shorter wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Tyler,
> >>>> I'd like to strongly recommend Tim Bowden for the OSGeo Booth
> >>>> coordinator role.
> >>>>
> >>> Tim,
> >>> what do you say?
> >>>
> >>> If you are interested I will talk to OSGeo Finance and 
> see whether we
> >>>  can bend Tyler's travel costs to your name and make you 
> the official
> >>>  OSGeo Event Owner for FOSS4G 2008. This would mean that 
> you are sort
> >>>  of hired by OSGeo to represent, man and manage the booth. I say
> >>> "sort
> >>> of hired" because I think OSGeo never did this before so we are
> >>> creating a precedence here. But I think it is a good one as we are
> >>> running short on staff everywhere and volunteers are cool but they
> >>> are even better if you can pay them - at least a bit.
> >>>
> >>> But before I continue down that road please confirm 
> whether you are
> >>> actually available and would be willing to do what 
> Cameron suggested.
> >>>
> >>> Best regards,
> >>> Arnulf.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> He did a very good job setting up the OSGeo stand at the WALIS
> >>>> conference in Western Australia last year and he is an 
> entertaining
> >>>> and passionate OSGeo salesman.
> >>>>
> >>>> Unfortunately, he hasn't been able to scrape funds together for
> >>>> FOSS4G2008 (he is a 1 man company and can't justify the expense).
> >>>> But
> >>>> with elementary expenses paid, he would be there like a shot.
> >>>>
> >>>> Financially, he doesn't cost much. Perth is not far from South
> >>>> Africa,
> >>>> so flights should be less than for others, and a few 
> beer boxes are
> >>>> sufficient for accommodation.  (He'd drink the beer first).
> >>>>
> >>>> And most importantly from my point of view, we would 
> really like to
> >>>> have someone from the Australian FOSS4G2009 committee on 
> the stand,
> >>>> so that we can promote FOSS4G 2009, and Tim is just the 
> man for the
> >>>> job.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> As discussed a while back at one of our last meetings, I was
> >>>>> trying to line up someone to help be the event owner 
> for FOSS4G -
> >>>>> to help organise and coordinate OSGeo's marketing through the
> >>>>> booth, etc. Everyone I talk to who is going to be at the event
> >>>>> only has limited amount of time to commit, or cannot 
> help organise
> >>>>> before the event.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So I started to talk to a few people who I have worked with at
> >>>>> previous events and who might be more likely to attend 
> if they had
> >>>>> a free conference pass and a small budget to offset 
> some of their
> >>>>> costs.  The free pass wasn't really enough for anyone I 
> spoke to.
> >>>>>  Since it looks like I won't be able to attend, it will be
> >>>>> critical to have someone who can do the planning and delivery of
> >>>>> the event, but still have some support from me when 
> needed.  Some
> >>>>> of my own travel budget could be used to help cover some of the
> >>>>> costs but ultimately it would be general marketing costs for
> >>>>> OSGeo. [1]
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is the one event that I believe is important enough to make
> >>>>> sure we have a full time booth staffer and planner/coordinator
> >>>>> available. Volunteers certainly are still needed to do it right,
> >>>>> but unless there is one person to go to, the whole 
> effort can fall
> >>>>> apart.  Ideally there'd be two people, but I won't push it this
> >>>>> year ;-)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I would like to propose a budget of $3500 to cover our presence
> >>>>> there:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> * $1000 - handouts, collateral, shirts, banners, table cover,
> >>>>> etc. With new branding where possible.
> >>>>> * $500 - on-site booth costs for maintenance, upgrades, equip
> >>>>> rentals, etc.  Like video displays, extra chairs, cleaning... *
> >>>>> $1500 - costs for staffing, travel and food costs, etc.
> >>>>> * $500 - miscellaneous - some buffer room for unexpected items.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Think of it as a delegation exercise for me, I would 
> easily spend
> >>>>> that in my own staff time, travel costs and 
> merchandise, etc. if I
> >>>>> was going. Sound reasonable?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Tyler
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Budget_2008
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> Marketing mailing list
> >>>>> Marketing at lists.osgeo.org
> >>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >
> >
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> >
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