FW: [VisCom] Staff plan for OSGeo booth at FOSS4G (third serve)

[Arnulf Christl]

Michael P. Gerlek wrote:
> As your VisCom Chair, I'd like to formally ask all the VisCom members to
> please contact Arnulf immediately if they are attending -- or are
> considering attending -- the FOSS4G or EuroOSCON events.
> 
> (I regret that I'm not able to attend this year.  I will be cheering you
> all on, however, and following things via IRC.)
> 
> As she rightly points out below, our participation at events like this
> is very important, and of course FOSS4G is perhaps our premier event of
> the season.  We're a volunteer-based organization, so it's up to "us" to
> make these things happen.
> 
> Plus, you do get one of the Famous and Much-Coveted Black Shirts.
> 
> Thanks,
> -mpg

Many thanx, that is the right feeling.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arnulf Christl [mailto:arnulf.christl at ccgis.de] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:09 AM
> To: OSGeo-discuss; warmerdam at pobox.com; jgarnett at refractions.net;
> neteler at itc.it; uli.rothstein at ccgis.de; cameron at shorter.net;
> robert.bray at autodesk.com; sdlime at comcast.net; mlucas at radiantblue.com;
> punkish at eidesis.org; jo at frot.org
> Cc: dev at visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org
> Subject: [VisCom] Staff plan for OSGeo booth at FOSS4G (third serve)
> Importance: High
> 
> Hello again,
> Jody suggested to use our great new Contacts homepage to poke project 
> chairs more directly. MapGuide and Mapbender currently are the only 
> projects with full representation at the OSGeo booth, MapServer and 
> GeoTools have some representation (wouldn't this be a shame to the other
> 
> projects...).
> 
> Here we go again:
> 
>> Hello PSCs and corresponding chairs,
>> thanks for the many feedback on appearance at the booth.
> (this was blatant irony)
>  > Please have a
>> look at the staff plan listing the projects who have representatives
> for
>> their corresponding projects. Please check whether you find your name
>> there and if not add it:
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/OSGeo_at_FOSS4G2006#Staff_Plan
> 
> Just to make sure. We want the booth to be a thriving place of 
> communication and interaction. This is why we got this whole Foundation 
> thingy done in the first place, didn't we? This staff plan is not 
> designed by others for others, its you - OSGeo. Remember?
> 
>> We have two conference passes to give away as incentive to volunteers.
> 
> ...and currently work on more. But even those two are still there!
> 
>> Before posting this information to discuss I wanted to give the
> project
>> chairs a chance to give them to someone. Needs to be worked out this
> week.
>> Hi VisCom,
>> please also add yourself to the list, we should be able to have at
> least
>> two responsible people (large X) [1] at the booth at any time. More is
> more
>> better obviously.
>>
>> Many thanks,
> 
> [1] (large X) does not refer to shirt sizes but to the legend of the 
> booth staff plan in the Wiki. Yes, you will have to open this URL to 
> find out what this means:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/OSGeo_at_FOSS4G2006#Staff_Plan
> 
> While I am at it: I checked the docs in VisCom and there have not been 
> any changes to the flyers. If you need help, please ask. If you feel the
> 
> flyers are fine, fine.
> 
> Booth staff is entitled to get one of those highly desirable OSGeo 
> t-shirt in any size that you request until Friday 13:47 GMT.
> 
> The same applies to the EuroOSCON where participation until now is also 
> below sensor threshold.
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/OSGeo_at_EuroOSCON_2006#Confirmed_attend
> ence
> 
> Chairs,
> you are near to almighty. Please come or make others come.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> PS:
> just to bother some more i added a return receipt and high level 
> priority message tag...
> 
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