Thirteenth VisCom Meeting Minutes

Attending: mpg, tyler, LisaL, Arnulf/Seven, Nathalie


 * discussions of current logo versions
 * work well underway, now finalizing final base logo style and colors
 * (for details, see mailing list or [here])


 * intro of Nathalie from Autodesk


 * discussion of Autodesk U. event status
 * Autodesk helping out here
 * Tyler likely to attend
 * free passes being distributed, booth coverage, etc


 * mpg is going to start doing a monthly report/email from VisCom to the general membership


 * discussion of event planning
 * Arnulf to be event list editor
 * policy guidelines we're thinking of:
 * 1st axis: there are Big Tier events (FOSS4G, Where, OSCon, etc) and Small Tier events (local community groups, niche GIS segments, etc)
 * 2nd axis: free/expensive -- some events we will get sponsorship for, others OSGeo will cover directly
 * 3rd axis: target domain (geographic region, specialty GIS groups, etc)
 * 4th axis: return on investment
 * we will continue to ponder all this
 * mpg to get summary thoughts down on the wiki