[Marketing] Re: OSGeo at Where 2.0?

[Cameron Shorter]

  On 9/11/2010 7:08 AM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
> +1 from me.  As long as we have some folks able to attend a booth, I think
> it's awesome value with easy commitments.  We shouldn't need board approval
> for a marketing decision.  We aren't formalising anything except to be part of
> their community partner "program" but that's nothing formal I guess (or not
> any more formal than signing up as an exhibitor).
Tyler,
I expect that Where 2.0 will want a icon or banner on OSGeo's front page 
linking to the the Where 2.0 conference. This is one of the key items 
conferences as for.
If we are to provide such a logo for Where 2.0, will we also provide 
that service for other conferences?
We do need to be careful that OSGeo doesn't play favourites.
So we should set down some guidelines what justifies promotion on 
OSGeo's front page.

Do we put 100 links on our front page to every local OSGeo workshop or 
GeoSpatial conference where someone will give a presentation which 
mentions Open Source?
Do we expect a free booth and OSGeo-Live DVD in the showbag to justify a 
front page logo?

I think these issues need to be discussed and reviewed by the board as 
we have the potential to weaken the OSGeo brand if we throw OSGeo 
support behind every conference that asks for it.
(Note, I do think the Where 2.0 opportunity is very valuable, it is the 
our guidelines for other conferences that will be more difficult).

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