[Marketing] PDX request for Exhibition Pack and OSGeo Live DVD and USB funds

[Alex Mandel]

On 04/24/2013 02:09 PM, Eli Adam wrote:
> The PDX-OSGeo chapter will have a booth at the upcoming (April 30th-May 1)
> GIS In Action conference in Portland, Oregon (a $450 in-kind contribution
> from the conference).  We would like to distribute OSGeo Live on USBs and
> DVDs.  There will be roughly 400 conference attendees.
> 
> We already have a pop-up banner but need a table runner with OSGeo logo,
> OSGeo shirts, and OSGeo Live USBs and DVDs.  We are also interested in
> printed material about OSGeo projects and OSGeo, that I think is more an
> issue of the files than the printing (since someone will probably provide
> printing).
> 
What do you want? Overviews are available, 2 page and business cards
(both need update) are in svn.

> Any recommendations for a source for the table runner?  Is the OSGeo
> cafepress store the source for shirts?  What is the best source for the
> DVDs (is it already available at some vendors)?
> 

FastSigns, does Percy not have the one he loaned me back in the day? (I
think the one I have now is from Autodesk but might be the one I'm
thinking of).

> Branders.com has been recommended as one source for USBs with printed
> logos,  It appears as if 50 4GB drives with logo would cost roughly $450.
> Are there other recommendations for USB sources?  Any that have a good
> track record for bootable USBs?
> 

Mixonic, though I need verify that they boot (they confirmed they can
clone and said it boots but I haven't seen it myself). I have some
coming from them soon to test. FYI, on your time-line these would not be
ready fast enough.

> Other than writing this list, what is the process to request marketing
> funds?
> 
> Thanks, Eli

Nope that's it, your request has been received. The Outreach (fyi IRS
requested we change the name) committee will now review the request.

Thanks,
Alex