[Marketing] Marketing Digest, Vol 93, Issue 1

Wed Jan 4 12:24:51 PST 2017

Indeed, the short version seems to be the Most practical.
Thanks for pointing such stipulation, Eli. 

Kind regards,
Marc Vloemans

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>   1. Re: results of today's chat (Jody Garnett)
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>   3. Re: results of today's chat (Jeffrey Johnson)
>   4. Re: results of today's chat (Eli Adam)
>   5. Re: results of today's chat (Jeffrey Johnson)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 09:44:55 -0800
> From: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> To: OSGeo Marketing <marketing at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Marketing] results of today's chat
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> I have drafted a call for sponsorship
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/11rRUw75YgUNjP_9w2ElsGuGr9T8v4kD5Gfh9-wxFzhE/edit>
> that
> includes "Digital asset rebranding and website reboot" as an initiative for
> sponsorship. My description could use your feedback:
> 
>> 
>>   - *Digital asset rebranding and website reboot: The marketing
>>   committee has volunteered to undertake an EOI process to revamp the OSGeo
>>   visual and online presence in 2017. This is significant user-focused
>>   undertaking that would greatly benefit from your support!*
>> 
>> I would love to have a wiki page, or a draft EOI, to link to (similar to
> how I can link to the foss4g europe, foss4g boston and code sprint
> websites).
> 
> The board meeting is tomorrow, I expect the above document to be sent out
> at that time.
> 
> --
> Jody Garnett
> 
>> On 30 December 2016 at 09:46, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Here is the result of today's chat - action items have been highlighted:
>> 
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Meeting_2016-12-30
>> --
>> Jody Garnett
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> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 10:20:56 -0800
> From: Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us>
> To: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> Cc: OSGeo Marketing <marketing at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Marketing] results of today's chat
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> Hi all,
> 
> Has the Marketing Committee decided on whether OSGeo Sponsors must be
> at least in some tangential way related to open source or geospatial
> software?  I think that we should only accept relevant sponsors and
> have the option to decline sponsorships.
> 
> QGIS has a good example of a policy,
> http://qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/sponsorship/sponsorship.html#qgis-sponsorship-program
> (at the bottom):
> 
> Warning
> Acceptance of sponsorship offers is at the discretion of the QGIS PSC.
> We reserve the right to decline offers of sponsorship if the
> sponsoring organisation or party seems to be at odds with the ethos of
> our project. For example offers from marketing companies that have
> nothing to do with GIS / spatial services, or offers where we have
> reason to believe the presence of the sponsors logo and marketing
> materials on our site and other materials will degrade the experience
> of our users will be declined.
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts.
> 
> Best regards, Eli
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 9:44 AM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have drafted a call for sponsorship that includes "Digital asset
>> rebranding and website reboot" as an initiative for sponsorship. My
>> description could use your feedback:
>>> 
>>> Digital asset rebranding and website reboot: The marketing committee has
>>> volunteered to undertake an EOI process to revamp the OSGeo visual and
>>> online presence in 2017. This is significant user-focused undertaking that
>>> would greatly benefit from your support!
>> 
>> I would love to have a wiki page, or a draft EOI, to link to (similar to how
>> I can link to the foss4g europe, foss4g boston and code sprint websites).
>> 
>> The board meeting is tomorrow, I expect the above document to be sent out at
>> that time.
>> 
>> --
>> Jody Garnett
>> 
>>> On 30 December 2016 at 09:46, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Here is the result of today's chat - action items have been highlighted:
>>> 
>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Meeting_2016-12-30
>>> --
>>> Jody Garnett
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 10:22:32 -0800
> From: Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com>
> To: Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us>
> Cc: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>, OSGeo Marketing
>    <marketing at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Marketing] results of today's chat
> Message-ID:
>    <CABcRaRM+uNUqzuPZDr9hNTJhXkkuf2WFL32hDbai17FHPeDuig at mail.gmail.com>
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> +1 on this stipulation
> 
>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Has the Marketing Committee decided on whether OSGeo Sponsors must be
>> at least in some tangential way related to open source or geospatial
>> software?  I think that we should only accept relevant sponsors and
>> have the option to decline sponsorships.
>> 
>> QGIS has a good example of a policy,
>> http://qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/sponsorship/sponsorship.html#qgis-sponsorship-program
>> (at the bottom):
>> 
>> Warning
>> Acceptance of sponsorship offers is at the discretion of the QGIS PSC.
>> We reserve the right to decline offers of sponsorship if the
>> sponsoring organisation or party seems to be at odds with the ethos of
>> our project. For example offers from marketing companies that have
>> nothing to do with GIS / spatial services, or offers where we have
>> reason to believe the presence of the sponsors logo and marketing
>> materials on our site and other materials will degrade the experience
>> of our users will be declined.
>> 
>> Thanks for your thoughts.
>> 
>> Best regards, Eli
>> 
>> 
>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 9:44 AM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I have drafted a call for sponsorship that includes "Digital asset
>>> rebranding and website reboot" as an initiative for sponsorship. My
>>> description could use your feedback:
>>>> 
>>>> Digital asset rebranding and website reboot: The marketing committee has
>>>> volunteered to undertake an EOI process to revamp the OSGeo visual and
>>>> online presence in 2017. This is significant user-focused undertaking that
>>>> would greatly benefit from your support!
>>> 
>>> I would love to have a wiki page, or a draft EOI, to link to (similar to how
>>> I can link to the foss4g europe, foss4g boston and code sprint websites).
>>> 
>>> The board meeting is tomorrow, I expect the above document to be sent out at
>>> that time.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Jody Garnett
>>> 
>>>> On 30 December 2016 at 09:46, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Here is the result of today's chat - action items have been highlighted:
>>>> 
>>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Meeting_2016-12-30
>>>> --
>>>> Jody Garnett
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Marketing mailing list
>>> Marketing at lists.osgeo.org
>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
>> _______________________________________________
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>> Marketing at lists.osgeo.org
>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 10:26:17 -0800
> From: Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us>
> To: Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com>
> Cc: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>, OSGeo Marketing
>    <marketing at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Marketing] results of today's chat
> Message-ID:
>    <CACqBkM_2oQUS3PJPbH--MSEROVm+76Vu8T5jxKaCVdj8yBgHtg at mail.gmail.com>
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>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
>> +1 on this stipulation
>> 
>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> Has the Marketing Committee decided on whether OSGeo Sponsors must be
>>> at least in some tangential way related to open source or geospatial
>>> software?  I think that we should only accept relevant sponsors and
>>> have the option to decline sponsorships.
>>> 
>>> QGIS has a good example of a policy,
>>> http://qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/sponsorship/sponsorship.html#qgis-sponsorship-program
>>> (at the bottom):
>>> 
>>> Warning
>>> Acceptance of sponsorship offers is at the discretion of the QGIS PSC.
>>> We reserve the right to decline offers of sponsorship if the
>>> sponsoring organisation or party seems to be at odds with the ethos of
>>> our project. For example offers from marketing companies that have
>>> nothing to do with GIS / spatial services, or offers where we have
>>> reason to believe the presence of the sponsors logo and marketing
>>> materials on our site and other materials will degrade the experience
>>> of our users will be declined.
> 
> This is a rather bold and clear policy.  A simple policy (if we don't
> anticipate problems) could be as short as "...subject to approval."
> 
> Eli
> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks for your thoughts.
>>> 
>>> Best regards, Eli
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 9:44 AM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I have drafted a call for sponsorship that includes "Digital asset
>>>> rebranding and website reboot" as an initiative for sponsorship. My
>>>> description could use your feedback:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Digital asset rebranding and website reboot: The marketing committee has
>>>>> volunteered to undertake an EOI process to revamp the OSGeo visual and
>>>>> online presence in 2017. This is significant user-focused undertaking that
>>>>> would greatly benefit from your support!
>>>> 
>>>> I would love to have a wiki page, or a draft EOI, to link to (similar to how
>>>> I can link to the foss4g europe, foss4g boston and code sprint websites).
>>>> 
>>>> The board meeting is tomorrow, I expect the above document to be sent out at
>>>> that time.
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Jody Garnett
>>>> 
>>>>> On 30 December 2016 at 09:46, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Here is the result of today's chat - action items have been highlighted:
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Meeting_2016-12-30
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jody Garnett
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Marketing mailing list
>>>> Marketing at lists.osgeo.org
>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Marketing mailing list
>>> Marketing at lists.osgeo.org
>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 10:28:28 -0800
> From: Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com>
> To: Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us>
> Cc: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>, OSGeo Marketing
>    <marketing at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Marketing] results of today's chat
> Message-ID:
>    <CABcRaRM2h-DKop3zoFbGG1Zb7_+rcYqLDuH5hBsFxJQ1g7zxng at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> 
> I agree the entire stipulation is not required, just "subject to board
> approval" would work.
> 
>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 10:26 AM, Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> +1 on this stipulation
>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> Has the Marketing Committee decided on whether OSGeo Sponsors must be
>>>> at least in some tangential way related to open source or geospatial
>>>> software?  I think that we should only accept relevant sponsors and
>>>> have the option to decline sponsorships.
>>>> 
>>>> QGIS has a good example of a policy,
>>>> http://qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/sponsorship/sponsorship.html#qgis-sponsorship-program
>>>> (at the bottom):
>>>> 
>>>> Warning
>>>> Acceptance of sponsorship offers is at the discretion of the QGIS PSC.
>>>> We reserve the right to decline offers of sponsorship if the
>>>> sponsoring organisation or party seems to be at odds with the ethos of
>>>> our project. For example offers from marketing companies that have
>>>> nothing to do with GIS / spatial services, or offers where we have
>>>> reason to believe the presence of the sponsors logo and marketing
>>>> materials on our site and other materials will degrade the experience
>>>> of our users will be declined.
>> 
>> This is a rather bold and clear policy.  A simple policy (if we don't
>> anticipate problems) could be as short as "...subject to approval."
>> 
>> Eli
>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for your thoughts.
>>>> 
>>>> Best regards, Eli
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 9:44 AM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I have drafted a call for sponsorship that includes "Digital asset
>>>>> rebranding and website reboot" as an initiative for sponsorship. My
>>>>> description could use your feedback:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Digital asset rebranding and website reboot: The marketing committee has
>>>>>> volunteered to undertake an EOI process to revamp the OSGeo visual and
>>>>>> online presence in 2017. This is significant user-focused undertaking that
>>>>>> would greatly benefit from your support!
>>>>> 
>>>>> I would love to have a wiki page, or a draft EOI, to link to (similar to how
>>>>> I can link to the foss4g europe, foss4g boston and code sprint websites).
>>>>> 
>>>>> The board meeting is tomorrow, I expect the above document to be sent out at
>>>>> that time.
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jody Garnett
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 30 December 2016 at 09:46, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Here is the result of today's chat - action items have been highlighted:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Meeting_2016-12-30
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Jody Garnett
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Marketing mailing list
>>>>> Marketing at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
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