Media Sponsorship

DRAFT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY

Media Sponsorship is a regular part of the FOSS4G conference event and a similar model is applied to OSGeo Media Sponsors. In exchange for valuable advertising space or opportunities to write articles, OSGeo recognizes a company as an official Media Sponsor. A written agreement laying out the following provisions is reviewed and renewed on an annual basis.

Sponsor Requirements

 * 1) Potential Media Sponsors are companies that focus on media outreach - magazines, online industry news sites, publishers, etc.
 * 2) Vendor-specific marketing outreach companies are not a good fit for this program, e.g. the aim is to partner with media companies that are sympathetic with OSGeo's mission.
 * 3) A commitment of $X,000 (5,000?) worth of corporate resources in the form of:
 * 4) Advertising space in printed form or online
 * 5) Featured space for writing articles around OSGeo topics
 * 6) Feature OSGeo Press Releases and News Items
 * 7) What else?

OSGeo Provides

 * 1) Media sponsors are recognized along with main Foundation Sponsorship partners on osgeo.org/sponsors and at events around the world.
 * 2) OSGeo works with the sponsors, and the OSGeo community, to use the available resources provided through this program.