VisComToDo

There are a log of things we are doing, or would someday like to do. This page is to serve as a big dumping ground, so nothing gets forgotten. (Ideally we'd have some issue tracker thingy, but this will do until the Drupal move.) There are three bins: Now, Soon, and Someday.

Now (urgent, underway right now)

 * logo/design work [mpg]
 * proposal at LogoProposal
 * discussions now ensuing


 * choose events for coming 6-12 months [OPEN]
 * from 10 mtg: "Viscom to choose/identify which conferences to support for the upcoming year... discuss on mailing list."


 * Events page [OPEN]
 * the Current events page needs to be better maintained, moved to drupal, etc
 * (mpg had volunteered, but isn't getting it done)


 * Media outreach [OPEN]
 * GIS Development has offered to do some work with us
 * see Raghavan's mail to the VisCom list on 5th September
 * GenericOSGeoPresentation


 * Press release on new chapters / I18N support [OPEN]
 * new China chapter, others


 * Location Intelligence conference [mpg]
 * see mail from Frank to VisCom on 20 Sept '06
 * Kirsten Davidson (ADSK) said they have participated in the past, can help out
 * mpg ping Joe F. on 27 Sept '06
 * need to get LI conference onto our event calendar
 * http://www.locationintelligence.net/conference/

Soon (not critical, waiting on someone else, etc)

 * new email addresses from WebCom [mpg]
 * trademarks@osgeo.org, logos@osgeo.org, press@osgeo.org
 * requested 27 Sep '06


 * banner ad for CafePress shop on homepage? [mpg]
 * requested from WebCom on 25 Aug
 * pinged again for on 27 Sept


 * prepare an OSGeo "press kit"
 * to be done


 * Move to new Drupal site


 * Add new press contacts
 * We have a list of additional press contacts
 * needs to be added to the Press_Release_Process page
 * see mail from tyler to VisCom list on 5th September


 * How To Do An Event, by Lisa
 * Lisa sent out some great mail on how to put on an event
 * see two mails from Lisa to VisCom, 31 August
 * need to move this info into the Wiki somehow


 * Need "feature matrix comparison" brochure
 * see thread on discuss mailing list from July '06

Someday (not needed anytime soon, orphaned projects)

 * "OSGeo-in-the-news" page
 * should have a web page for links to mentions of us in the press/media
 * Google/Yahoo Alert is a great help, but needs to be human filtered


 * business cards [Tyler]


 * work on budget [all]
 * started page at VisComBudget
 * see VisCom mails from Sep 2nd and Sep 4th


 * Newsletter
 * Tyler to give update
 * we just need volunteers, can leverage GRASS work, etc; could include reports from committees, board, etc
 * last discussed at 9th meeting


 * do a review/analysis of our site stats
 * https://stats.collab.net/osgeo.org/reports/ (username=osgeo, password=0sg30123)
 * VisibilityStats
 * suggest we defer until we get settled in at Drupal


 * Membership / Recruiting
 * (discussed at ninth meeting)
 * need to get ideas for this
 * (does VisCom still own this?)