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[[Marketing Committee]] meeting to be held on [hhttp://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=1&day=16&year=2008&hour=22&min=0&sec=0&p1=0 Wednesday Jan. 16th, 2008 at 22:00 UTC] on ([irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgeo #osgeo]).  [http://irc.telascience.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi IRC client] (select #osgeo from the drop-down list, and type /nick YOURNAME, to set your nickname for use in the channel).
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[[Marketing Committee]] meeting to be held on [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=1&day=16&year=2008&hour=22&min=0&sec=0&p1=0 Wednesday Jan. 16th, 2008 at 22:00 UTC] on ([irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgeo #osgeo]).  [http://irc.telascience.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi 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 ==
 
== Meeting Agenda 2008.01.16 ==
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* Review Marketing Budget 2008 (Tyler)
 
* Review Marketing Budget 2008 (Tyler)
 
* Discuss events for 2008 - bring your suggestions or post to bottom of this page
 
* Discuss events for 2008 - bring your suggestions or post to bottom of this page
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* Work on [[WebCom_OSGeo_Site_Focus#Visitors]]
 
* ''please add more''
 
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* more?
 
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[[Category: Marketing]]
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=== Minutes ===
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*As per [http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/%23osgeo.2008-01-16.log IRC logs] starting at 13h00 log file time.
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* Tyler to scribe minutes
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* Present: Daniele (had some connectivity problems), Arnulf, Jeroen, Tyler,  Jo Walsh also joined
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* Reviewed and accepted previous meeting minutes
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* Update re: Marketing project (Arnulf/Jeroen)
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** 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.
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** 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.
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** Project will run in two parts: communication plan, and logo improvement - in parallel and be done in about one month.
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* Review Marketing Budget 2008 (Tyler)
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** Tyler explained that before Marketing Committee starts spending real money, the Finance Committee needs a budget describing how the funds will be used.
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** '''ACTION: Tyler to start [[Marketing Budget 2008]] and circulate discussion to mailing list, then present to Finance Committee'''
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* Discuss events for 2008 - bring your suggestions or post to bottom of this page
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** Deferred to mailing list for further discussion.
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* Work on [[WebCom_OSGeo_Site_Focus#Visitors]]
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** Reminder for committee folks to review [[WebCom_OSGeo_Site_Focus#Visitors]] and try to improve.
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* Meeting last about 40 minutes.  Tyler moved to close, Jeroen seconded, all were in favour.
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[[Category:Marketing Meetings]]

Latest revision as of 08:02, 26 April 2024


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#Visitors
  • 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#Visitors
  • Meeting last about 40 minutes. Tyler moved to close, Jeroen seconded, all were in favour.