[Live-demo] Fwd: [Projects] update your project's FOSS4G banner

James Klassen jklassen at sharedgeo.org
Thu Oct 29 19:57:14 PDT 2015


I am probably missing something obvious, but can't the website be updated
when the banner is available separate from the OSGeo Live release cycle?
On Oct 29, 2015 6:01 PM, "Alex M" <tech_dev at wildintellect.com> wrote:

> I was thinking about the scenario where the banner for the upcoming conf
> isn't available at release time for the .5 releases.
>
> -Alex
>
> On 10/29/2015 03:48 PM, James Klassen wrote:
> > The banner and link have changed each year for the upcoming FOSS4G
> > conference.
> > On Oct 29, 2015 5:40 PM, "Alex M" <tech_dev at wildintellect.com> wrote:
> >
> >> My only question is where to put the link, and do we use a generic
> >> banner, or do we change the banner out each release for whatever the
> >> upcoming foss4g is?
> >>
> >> -Alex
> >>
> >> On 10/29/2015 03:37 PM, James Klassen wrote:
> >>> This is how the GeoMoose project views announcing the next FOSS4G
> >>> conference.  As an OSGeo project we find it beneficial to both our
> >> project
> >>> and OSGeo to raise awareness of the conference and of the other OSGeo
> >>> projects.
> >>>
> >>> OSGeo Live showcases quite a few of these projects and shows how both
> at
> >> a
> >>> community/project level and software level we work together to build a
> >>> greater ecosystem.
> >>>
> >>> Personally, it makes sense to me for OSGeo Live as a project to support
> >>> raising awareness of the primary international conference devoted to
> the
> >>> projects and community that OSGeo Live showcases.
> >>> On Oct 29, 2015 5:16 PM, "Angelos Tzotsos" <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> I believe we should endorse the international FOSS4G event on our web
> >> site
> >>>> without asking anything in advance. This is what other official OSGeo
> >>>> projects have done so far...
> >>>>
> >>>> Then we have all the time to approach the LOC and ask if/how they wish
> >> to
> >>>> distribute OSGeoLive on the event.
> >>>>
> >>>> Best,
> >>>> Angelos
> >>>>
> >>>> On 10/28/2015 11:56 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi OSGeo-Live team,
> >>>> We've had a request to include the next international FOSS4G logo on
> our
> >>>> website.
> >>>> I'm interested in thoughts on this?
> >>>>
> >>>> I think it would make sense to add a list of events, including FOSS4G,
> >> at
> >>>> the bottom of this page:http://live.osgeo.org/en/index.html
> >>>>
> >>>> Probably under a heading:
> >>>> =Appearances in upcoming events=
> >>>> Expect to see OSGeo-Live highlighted at the following upcoming events:
> >>>> * <date> <logo> <event title> <location>
> >>>> * ...
> >>>>
> >>>> We can source upcoming events for the next 12 months from:
> >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_History
> >>>>
> >>>> I think we should set a minimum of the level of involvement from
> >>>> conferences before they get mentioned. Probably either:
> >>>> * Handing out OSGeo-Live USBs in a showbag or OSGeo booth and/or
> >>>> * Using OSGeo-Live in workshop(s)
> >>>> * Presenting the OSGeo-Live presentation within a plenary session
> >>>>
> >>>> If a conference just provides an OSGeo-Live presentation within the
> >>>> program, it that enough to get a mention?
> >>>>
> >>>> I think that mentioning OSGeo-Live as part of a presentation is not
> >> enough
> >>>> to get a mention.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thoughts?
> >>>>
> >>>> Cameron
> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>>> From: Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> <
> >> jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
> >>>> Date: Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 5:56 AM
> >>>> Subject: [Projects] update your project's FOSS4G banner
> >>>> To: "projects at lists.osgeo.org" <projects at lists.osgeo.org> <
> >> projects at lists.osgeo.org> <projects at lists.osgeo.org>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hello OSGeo project officers, incubation teams and mentors,
> >>>>
> >>>> Please help the Bonn FOSS4G team now, and be sure to update or add the
> >> new
> >>>> FOSS4G 2016 logo to your project site.  There are lots of logos and
> >> banners
> >>>> available for preview at
> >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2016_Marketing
> >>>>
> >>>> For those projects that might need a custom size, the developer
> >> ishttps://github.com/apovde and would happily help you I'm sure.
> >>>>
> >>>> Let's make FOSS4G 2016 awesome :)
> >>>>
> >>>> -jeff
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> Live-demo mailing listLive-demo at lists.osgeo.orghttp://
> >>
> lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demohttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> >>>> OSGeo Charter Memberhttp://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>>
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