[Marketing] osgeo handout 2017

Astrid Emde (OSGeo) astrid_emde at osgeo.org
Wed Apr 12 13:38:40 PDT 2017


Hi Jody,

great - thanks for the link.

I was not aware of the new goals.

I will review the flyer, update it and let you know.

Astrid

PS: sorry - I missed the hangout today - still working.

Am 2017-04-12 22:24, schrieb Jody Garnett:
> Thanks Astrid, i was not sure it was the write link given the goals
> and (c) 2006.
> 
> The revised goals are on the website here:
> http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/about.html
> 
> Pretty much all the goals have been rewritten, for example:
> 
> * BEFORE: To award the Sol Katz award for service to the OSGeo
> community.
> * AFTER: celebrate excellence, openness and service within the OSGeo
> community.
> 
> This is because we have more than one award now.
> 
> --
> Jody Garnett
> On 12 April 2017 at 13:17, Astrid Emde <astrid.emde at wheregroup.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Jody,
>> 
>> the link to trac is another view on the files in svn
>> 
>> 
> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/flyer/osgeo/en/OSGeo_org_EN_A4.pdf
>> [1]
>> 
> https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/marketing/flyer/osgeo/en/OSGeo_org_EN_A4.pdf
>> [2]
>> 
>> With the following links you get an overview what happened to the
>> file
>> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/flyer/osgeo/en/ [3]
>> 
>> 
> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/log/marketing/flyer/osgeo/en/OSGeo_org_EN_A4.odp?rev=12704
>> [4]
>> 
>> I updated the file in 2016 and Jeff McKenna reviewed it and we
>> discussed (also with Luca)
>> 
>> Am 2017-04-12 18:58, schrieb Jody Garnett:
>> 
>>> Reading the pdf [2]:
>>> - the goals are out of date (they were updated at the start of
>>> 2016 in > the f2f meeting)
>> 
>> if you give feedback about the goals that are not right or refer to
>> a link with the goals I could update the flyer
>> 
>>> - it says (c) 2006 at the bottom
>> yes - 2006 is the creation date. It saye also it was updated in
>> 2016:
>> © 2006 Open Source Geospatial Foundation (Updated August 2016)
>> 
>>> - are you sure we have the right link?
>> Yes.
>> 
>> Astrid
>> 
>> --
>> Jody Garnett
>> On 12 April 2017 at 09:15, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Taking this to a seperate email:
>> 
>> Hi Jody,
>> nice. I like the new flyer ;)
>> Hope it is ok, to give some feedback. I only had a quick look...
>> Sponsors
>> ----------------
>> please check the sponsors of 2017.
>> Looks like there is an error in the list:
>> http://www.osgeo.org/content/sponsorship/sponsors.html [5] [1]
>> You thank the sponsors of 2017 and then you print Boundless logo
>> which is not in the list of 2017.
>> It would be great to mention all the sponsors of 2017 - also
>> bronze sponsors and skip the logos in my opinion. Or sprint the
>> logos of the majpor sponsor.
>> 
>> We have an obligation to display sponsor logs for the higher
>> sponsorship tiers. Please see http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship [6]
>> [3]
>> 
>> for details on what "marketing" has promised OSGeo sponsors with
>> respect to handouts and booth presence. These decisions pre-date me,
>> if we wish to change we will need to do so for next year.
>> 
>> OSGeo-Live
>> ----------------
>> * Maybe you could use the whole logo
>> 
>> https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc/blob/master/images/banner.svg
>> [7]
>> * maybe you could change the first sentance (as OSGeo-live is so
>> often DVD anymore)
>> 
>> Cameron edited after this went to press, the justification and
>> column wrapping got messed up.
>> 
>> instead of:
>> "OSGeo-Live is a bootable DVD, USB or Virtual Machine with
>> pre-installed geospatial open source software, sample data,
>> overviews and quickstarts."
>> 
>> better:
>> "OSGeo-Live is a GIS software collection. It can be used as
>> Virtual Machine, USB or DVD and provides pre-installed geospatial
>> open source software, sample data, overviews and quickstarts."
>> 
>> Skip the logos from ICA and ISPRS - use the space for OSGeo
>> specific info
>> 
>> They are partners in the GeoForAll initiative, I figured they would
>> be known to AAG attendees (lending credibility to our organization
>> for this target audience).
>> 
>> ----------------
>> * add logos from OSGeo projects
>> 
>> The logos would be nice, did not have time as this was done the
>> night before. I am concerned that logos would not mean anything to
>> new users who have never head of the open source projects, it barely
>> means anything as it is but at least they can web search the name.
>> 
>> More
>> ----------
>> * Maybe you could mention the local chapters, global events, Sol
>> Katz,
>> 
>> Local chapters yes, but I am not sure if we have enough local
>> chapters in north america to promote.
>> 
>> * image - maybe they look better with a dark frame,
>> 
>> No feedback.
>> 
>> We updated the flyer in 2016. Maybe you can take some information
>> from here:
> 
> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/flyer/osgeo/en/OSGeo_org_EN_A4.pdf
> [1]
> 
>>> [2]
>> 
>> What is that pdf doing in trac? I thought all the marketing stuff
>> was in svn :)
>> 
>> We are slated as part of the website/rebranding to get updated
>> flyers. I guess we cannot wait and need to print something for
>> OSCon. I do not have capacity to update a flyer at present, are you
>> in position to provide something we can print for OSCon?
> 
> Links:
> ------
> [1] http://www.osgeo.org/content/sponsorship/sponsors.html [5]
> [2]
> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/flyer/osgeo/en/OSGeo_org_EN_A4.pdf
> [1]
> [3] http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship [6]
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> Links:
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> [1]
> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/flyer/osgeo/en/OSGeo_org_EN_A4.pdf
> [2] 
> https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/marketing/flyer/osgeo/en/OSGeo_org_EN_A4.pdf
> [3] https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/flyer/osgeo/en/
> [4]
> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/log/marketing/flyer/osgeo/en/OSGeo_org_EN_A4.odp?rev=12704
> [5] http://www.osgeo.org/content/sponsorship/sponsors.html
> [6] http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship
> [7] 
> https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc/blob/master/images/banner.svg
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