[Marketing] Marketing Digest, Vol 56, Issue 4
Daniele
daniele.ocu at gmail.com
Fri Jun 8 12:48:25 PDT 2012
+1 to the new name
Sent from my Commodore 64.
On Jun 8, 2012, at 16:00, marketing-request at lists.osgeo.org wrote:
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> 1. Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Marketing meeting to finalise definition
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> 2. Re: Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo
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> Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:32:43 +0200
> From: Free <yjacolin at free.fr>
> To: discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> Cc: OSGeo Marketing <marketing at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Marketing] [OSGeo-Discuss] Marketing meeting to finalise
> definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role
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> Hello,
>
> I agree with this new name, look much better.
>
> Y.
> Le jeudi 7 juin 2012 19:00:34 nicolas bozon a ?crit :
>> +1 Nick
>>
>>
>> 2012/6/7 Jo Cook <jocook at astuntechnology.com>
>>
>>> Hi Cameron,
>>>
>>> Sorry I couldn't make the meeting- I'm happy with the change of name, so
>>> +1 from Jo on OSGeo Advocate as a name for this new role
>>>
>>> Jo
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Cameron Shorter <
>>>
>>> cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Minutes of this meeting are here:
>>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Meeting_2012-06-04#Minutes
>>>>
>>>> Consensus was that the role should be created as outlined [1], with a
>>>> change of title from "OSGeo Ambassador" to "OSGeo Advocate", as
>>>> "Ambassador" implies that the OSGeo board has assigned the role to
>>>> someone
>>>> after a selection process (which is not the case for this volunteer
>>>> role).
>>>>
>>>> Voting will remain open for the next 48 hours if people who couldn't make
>>>> the meeting wish to vote.
>>>>
>>>> +1 Cameron Shorter to accept the "OSGeo Advocate" role.
>>>>
>>>> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Ambassador
>>>>
>>>> On 30/05/2012 6:59 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I've set up a meeting next week to discuss then finalise the setting of
>>>> an OSGeo Ambassador role. Hope to see many of you at the meeting, or if
>>>> you
>>>> can't make it, please share your thoughts (and vote?) on email before
>>>> hand.
>>>>
>>>> Location: irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgeo
>>>> Time:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2012&month
>>>> =6&day=4&hour=20&min=30&sec=0&p1=264&p2=240&p3=215&p4=179&p5=224>>
>>>> Location Local time
>>>>
>>>> Wellington <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=264> (New
>>>>
>>>> Zealand) Tuesday, 5 June 2012 at 8:30:00 AM
>>>>
>>>> Sydney <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=240>
>>>> (Australia
>>>>
>>>> - New South Wales) Tuesday, 5 June 2012 at 6:30:00 AM
>>>>
>>>> Rome <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=215> (Italy)
>>>> Monday,>>
>>>> 4 June 2012 at 10:30:00 PM
>>>>
>>>> New York <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=179>
>>>> (U.S.A.
>>>>
>>>> - New York) Monday, 4 June 2012 at 4:30:00 PM
>>>>
>>>> San Francisco <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=224>
>>>> (U.S.A.>>
>>>> - California) Monday, 4 June 2012 at 1:30:00 PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The current proposal is here:
>>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Ambassador
>>>>
>>>> This topic has been discussed by many of you on discuss, marketing and
>>>> board email lists. Here is a summary of comments, along with my
>>>> suggestions:
>>>>
>>>> 1. There has emerged to be two roles which people have been categorising
>>>> under the title of "OSGeo Ambassador"
>>>> a. Someone knowledgeable in OSGeo, who can speak at conferences and the
>>>> like. This is what we are focusing on for this definition of the role.
>>>> b. Someone who can negotiate MOU and similar on behalf of the OSGeo
>>>> board. This is proposed to be treated separately, with the OSGeo Board
>>>> delegated to someone they see fit to do the job, on a case-by-case basis.
>>>>
>>>> 2. There has been concern (from FrankW?) about defining a role which is
>>>> exclusive and prevents people from just stepping up an volunteering. This
>>>> is addressed by letting anyone who believes they have OSGeo experience
>>>> and
>>>> thinks them self worthy can step forward and volunteer.
>>>>
>>>> 3. There has been concern (from Arnulf?) that our categorisation is too
>>>> complicated. (We are proposing Board Members, Charter Members, Voted
>>>> Positions, Community Members). I believe that we do need some way to
>>>> define
>>>> OSGeo experience, because that is one of the key criteria that conference
>>>> organisors look for when selecting speakers and key notes. We can
>>>> potentially de-emphasise the categorisation by moving it into the
>>>> "Description" field rather than making a heading out of it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> 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
>>>> Sourcehttp://www.lisasoft.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> 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
>>>> Sourcehttp://www.lisasoft.com
>>>>
>>>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:44:49 -0400
> From: Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com>
> To: marketing at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of
> an OSGeo Ambassador role
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> +1 from an observer (and thanks for the name change)
>
> Daniel
>
>
> On 12-06-07 7:53 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> Minutes of this meeting are here:
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Meeting_2012-06-04#Minutes
>>
>> Consensus was that the role should be created as outlined [1], with a
>> change of title from "OSGeo Ambassador" to "OSGeo Advocate", as
>> "Ambassador" implies that the OSGeo board has assigned the role to
>> someone after a selection process (which is not the case for this
>> volunteer role).
>>
>> Voting will remain open for the next 48 hours if people who couldn't
>> make the meeting wish to vote.
>>
>> +1 Cameron Shorter to accept the "OSGeo Advocate" role.
>>
>> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Ambassador
>>
>> On 30/05/2012 6:59 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>> I've set up a meeting next week to discuss then finalise the setting
>>> of an OSGeo Ambassador role. Hope to see many of you at the meeting,
>>> or if you can't make it, please share your thoughts (and vote?) on
>>> email before hand.
>>>
>>> Location: irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgeo
>>> Time:
>>> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2012&month=6&day=4&hour=20&min=30&sec=0&p1=264&p2=240&p3=215&p4=179&p5=224
>>>
>>> Location Local time
>>>
>>> Wellington <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=264>
>>> (New Zealand) Tuesday, 5 June 2012 at 8:30:00 AM
>>>
>>> Sydney <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=240>
>>> (Australia - New South Wales) Tuesday, 5 June 2012 at 6:30:00 AM
>>>
>>> Rome <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=215> (Italy)
>>> Monday, 4 June 2012 at 10:30:00 PM
>>>
>>> New York <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=179>
>>> (U.S.A. - New York) Monday, 4 June 2012 at 4:30:00 PM
>>>
>>> San Francisco <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=224>
>>> (U.S.A. - California) Monday, 4 June 2012 at 1:30:00 PM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The current proposal is here:
>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Ambassador
>>>
>>> This topic has been discussed by many of you on discuss, marketing and
>>> board email lists. Here is a summary of comments, along with my
>>> suggestions:
>>>
>>> 1. There has emerged to be two roles which people have been
>>> categorising under the title of "OSGeo Ambassador"
>>> a. Someone knowledgeable in OSGeo, who can speak at conferences and
>>> the like. This is what we are focusing on for this definition of the role.
>>> b. Someone who can negotiate MOU and similar on behalf of the OSGeo
>>> board. This is proposed to be treated separately, with the OSGeo Board
>>> delegated to someone they see fit to do the job, on a case-by-case basis.
>>>
>>> 2. There has been concern (from FrankW?) about defining a role which
>>> is exclusive and prevents people from just stepping up an
>>> volunteering. This is addressed by letting anyone who believes they
>>> have OSGeo experience and thinks them self worthy can step forward and
>>> volunteer.
>>>
>>> 3. There has been concern (from Arnulf?) that our categorisation is
>>> too complicated. (We are proposing Board Members, Charter Members,
>>> Voted Positions, Community Members). I believe that we do need some
>>> way to define OSGeo experience, because that is one of the key
>>> criteria that conference organisors look for when selecting speakers
>>> and key notes. We can potentially de-emphasise the categorisation by
>>> moving it into the "Description" field rather than making a heading
>>> out of it.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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
>>
>>
>> --
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Marketing mailing list
>> Marketing at lists.osgeo.org
>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
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>
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> Daniel Morissette
> http://www.mapgears.com/
> Provider of Professional MapServer Support since 2000
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