Marketing Committee

'''This is the new name and home of the Promotion and Visibility Committee. This change in name still needs to be approved by the Board and then needs to propagate throughout the Wiki and web site. '''

Meanwhile we start to do some work here.

First thing is a regular meeting, the first takes place Wednesday Oct. 10th at 15:00 UTC on (#osgeo). IRC client

Meeting Agenda

 * Rename "Promotion and Visibility" to "Marketing" committee
 * Arnulf nominates Jeroen to join VisCom / Marketing Committee
 * Update Wiki pages ACTION: Arnulf
 * Update portal pages (contact WebCom) ACTION: (add name)
 * Update Flyer, new design, hq print outs (input from Jeroen)
 * Proposed Service Provider Directory changes ACTION: Arnulf
 * Clothing, etc - providing opportunities for people to buy stuff ACTION: Tyler
 * Supporting events - for example
 * OSGeo-fr at GeoTunis ACTION: Yves Jacolin
 * OSGeo support on 3rd gvSIG conference: ACTION: Jorge Sanz
 * FOSS4G 2008: Action: Tyler
 * Please add

Protocol
Roll call
 * Tyler Mitchell
 * Arnulf Christl
 * Yves Jacolin

Action Items

 * Arnulf will update Wiki pages.
 * ACTION: Tyler to help compile a page for this and discuss with webcom

Proposed Service Provider Directory changes ACTION: Arnulf [17:34:54] I just need to make Arnulf write up what they discussed at the Board Meeting. [17:36:04] The idea is that service providers who want to can get "vetted" by the PSC of the projects that they want to provide services for. [17:36:17] nhvL is now known as nhv [17:36:34]  So that PSC's can "highlight" individuals/companies as being OSGeo contributors.. right? [17:36:40] They should have somebody in the corresponding dev team or have provided translations, or doics or whatever is good for a project. [17:36:50] Yes. [17:36:59] Its like Karma points [17:37:02]  As a way of helping direct "clients" to people are most involved in OSGeo. [17:37:14] Exactly. [17:37:23] There is a second way to get Karma [17:37:34] by buying oneself into OSGeo as a sponsor. [17:37:50] This will be depicted by a clearly distinct symbol [17:38:12] so that a service provider can be "blank" (like now all are by default) [17:38:31] or have a $$$ Tag (nice golden star...) [17:38:38] if they are sponsors [17:38:52]  I'm looking forward to seeing it [17:38:58] or they have a golden, blue or grey (depending on the level) wrench [17:39:13] if they are core contributers, documenters, translaters, etc. [17:39:45] Yes, me too. Again it will probably not happen because Arnulf is a lazy metal dog. [17:40:14] seven copies the ideas into the meeting minutes...

Decisions
Naming conventions for meeting protocol page names: "Marketing Meeting yyy.mm.dd"