Marketing Meeting 2008.01.16

- Please note that meeting times change! -

Marketing Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday Jan. 16th, 2008 at 22:00 UTC on (#osgeo). IRC client (select #osgeo from the drop-down list, and type /nick YOURNAME, to set your nickname for use in the channel).

Meeting Agenda 2008.01.16

 * Role call
 * Assign scribe
 * Review previous minutes ( Previous meeting)
 * Review previous action items

New Business

 * Update re: Marketing project (Arnulf/Jeroen)
 * Review Marketing Budget 2008 (Tyler)
 * Discuss events for 2008 - bring your suggestions or post to bottom of this page
 * Work on WebCom_OSGeo_Site_Focus
 * please add more

Old Business

 * Define deliverables for Marketing proposal
 * Continue definition of OSGeo Mission, Vision and Value Statements for marketing purposes
 * Start adding the SWOT Analysis content for the future marketing plan
 * Discuss and (hopefully) agree on the Marketing proposal
 * Boost spreading OSGeo's name (how to?)
 * Produce HQ paper version of project / committee info sheets
 * Create an OSGeo CD/DVD with all projects to give away together with HQ paper version of project / committee info sheets
 * Actively plan and commit to more conferences, trade fairs, events at large
 * more?

Minutes

 * As per IRC logs starting at 13h00 log file time.
 * Tyler to scribe minutes
 * Present: Daniele (had some connectivity problems), Arnulf, Jeroen, Tyler, Jo Walsh also joined
 * Reviewed and accepted previous meeting minutes
 * Update re: Marketing project (Arnulf/Jeroen)
 * Jeroen gave update. The previously discussed marketing project did not yet start.  The contracts are ready to sign. Jeroen to sign them and start project, with Arnulf's help.
 * Tyler was confused, thinking we were talking about a newer project, but this is still the project discussed last meeting and not an extension. Budget comes from an advance of $5,000 that was set aside for Marketing in 2007.
 * Project will run in two parts: communication plan, and logo improvement - in parallel and be done in about one month.
 * Review Marketing Budget 2008 (Tyler)
 * Tyler explained that before Marketing Committee starts spending real money, the Finance Committee needs a budget describing how the funds will be used.
 * ACTION: Tyler to start Marketing Budget 2008 and circulate discussion to mailing list, then present to Finance Committee
 * Discuss events for 2008 - bring your suggestions or post to bottom of this page
 * Deferred to mailing list for further discussion.
 * Work on WebCom_OSGeo_Site_Focus
 * Reminder for committee folks to review WebCom_OSGeo_Site_Focus and try to improve.
 * Meeting last about 40 minutes. Tyler moved to close, Jeroen seconded, all were in favour.