[Marketing] Re: OSGeo at Where 2.0?

[Alex Mandel]

I can pretty much guarantee that we'll have OSGeo California people
there likely including myself, Ragi, Landon and Brian.

Thanks,
Alex

On 11/08/2010 11:58 AM, Michael P. Gerlek wrote:
> /me perks up, out of nowhere
> 
> Do we have people already planning to attend, that could staff the booth?
> 
> -mpg
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: marketing-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:marketing-
>> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel
>> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 11:57 AM
>> To: marketing at lists.osgeo.org
>> Subject: Re: [Marketing] Re: OSGeo at Where 2.0?
>>
>> Wow, if they are offering all that and it's not going to cost us anything
>> monetarily that's a really good deal. We have had representation at Where
>> 2.0 the last couple of years (last year was a bit of a fiasco due to schedule
>> change and last minute issues).
>>
>> Would we need the Board to approve?
>>
>> >From a Marketing perspective +1 from me.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alex
>>
>> On 11/08/2010 11:48 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>> OSGeo Marketing,
>>>
>>> As noted below, Where 2.0 have approached us to determine if we would
>>> like to be a "Community Partner" in return for marketing.
>>>
>>> Any comments on this proposal?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 09/11/10 06:03, Allison Gillespie wrote:
>>> ... We're also wondering if OSGeo is interested in becoming a
>>> Community Partner for Where 2.0 this year? As a Community Partner, we
>>> would list you on our website, extend a discount to your org, give you
>>> a free pass to give away in a contest/raffle and give you booth space
>>> in the exhibit hall. All we ask in return is that you help us promote
>>> Where 2.0 via your website, newsletter and any other means you think is
>> appropriate.
>>> Is that something you'd be interested in?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Allison
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 09/11/10 06:29, Allison Gillespie wrote:
>>>> Hi Cameron -
>>>> Sure, go ahead and forward the email. For more info about Where, you
>>>> can visit our website (http://where2conf.com). We are currently in
>>>> the process of reviewing proposals and putting together the
>>>> conference program. We are planning to open registration right after
>>>> the New Year. You can see a list of last year's media and community
>>>> partners
>>>> here:
>>>> http://where2conf.com/where2010/public/content/media-partners
>>>>
>>>> For the DVD, I will need to run those costs by the rest of our team
>>>> and get back to you. Could we put it on a USB drive instead of a DVD?
>>>> Im wondering if that would be a cheaper way to distribute it rather
>>>> than on a DVD. How big of a file does it end up being?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Allison
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 8, 2010, at 11:06 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Allison,
>>>>> I suspect that OSGeo will wish to be a Community Partner.
>>>>> With your permission, I'd like to forward your email to the
>>>>> appropriate public email lists where we can discuss the proposal
>>>>> amongst the community.
>>>>> If you have more details in a website or similar, you may wish to
>>>>> point me at that too.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 09/11/10 06:03, Allison Gillespie wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Cameron -
>>>>>> Brady and Laurel forwarded me your email. We'd be happy to put the
>>>>>> OSGeo DVD into the Where 2.0 bags this year. We're also wondering
>>>>>> if OSGeo is interested in becoming a Community Partner for Where
>>>>>> 2.0 this year? As a Community Partner, we would list you on our
>>>>>> website, extend a discount to your org, give you a free pass to
>>>>>> give away in a contest/raffle and give you booth space in the
>>>>>> exhibit hall. All we ask in return is that you help us promote
>>>>>> Where 2.0 via your website, newsletter and any other means you
>>>>>> think is appropriate. Is that something you'd be interested in?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>> Allison
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Nathan Torkington" <nathan at torkington.com>
>>>>>>>> To: "Cameron Shorter" <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> Cc: "Brady Forrest" <brady at oreilly.com>, laurel at oreilly.com
>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:33:04 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada
>>>>>>>> Pacific
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: OSGeo-Live DVD at Where 2.0?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Brady Forrest and Laurel Ruma (hope I have the right email
>>>>>>>> address for her) are now the chairs.  I'll leave you in their
>>>>>>>> trusty and capable hands,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nat
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 29/10/2010, at 8:50 PM, Cameron Shorter
>>>>>>>> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Nat,
>>>>>>>>> Are you still involved in Where 2.0?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> For the last couple of years, we have been creating an OSGeo
>>>>>>>>> Live DVD, which contains 40 of the best GeoSpatial Open Source
>>>>>>>>> applications, pre-configured and ready to run on an Ubuntu based
>>>>>>>>> Live DVD. [1]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It has been one of the highlights of the FOSS4G conference for
>>>>>>>>> the last 2 years, where the DVD has been given to every delegate
>>>>>>>>> at the conference, and I suspect that it would be an excellent
>>>>>>>>> contribution for Where 2.0 as well. Is this something that would
>>>>>>>>> be of interest to Where 2.0?
>>>>>>>>> If so, who would be the right person to talk to about details?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [1] http://live.osgeo.org
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Cameron Shorter
>>>>>>>>> Geospatial Solutions Manager
>>>>>>>>> Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
>>>>>>>>> Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Think Globally, Fix Locally
>>>>>>>>> Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open
>>>>>>>>> Source http://www.lisasoft.com
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Laurel Ruma
>>>>>>>> Gov 2.0 Evangelist and Co-Chair Gov 2.0 Expo O'Reilly Media
>>>>>>>> 10 Fawcett St. Cambridge, MA 02138
>>>>>>>> 617-499-7532
>>>>>>>> laurel at oreilly.com
>>>>>>>> Skype: laurel.ruma
>>>>>>>> Twitter: laurelatoreilly
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brady Forrest
>>>>>>> 206.428.7666
>>>>>>> brady at oreilly.com
>>>>>>> http://twitter.com/brady
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>