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=== Date and Time === | === Date and Time === | ||
− | The meeting will be on January | + | The meeting will be on January 31st, 2007, at 16:00 UTC [[http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=1&day=31&year=2007&hour=8&min=0&sec=0&p1=234]]] (8am PST) |
The meeting will take place on IRC at #osgeo and as a [[http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Conference_Call conference call]]. | The meeting will take place on IRC at #osgeo and as a [[http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Conference_Call conference call]]. | ||
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− | == | + | == Minutes == |
+ | * Full chat log at: http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/%23osgeo.2007-01-31.log | ||
+ | * Attending: Tyler Mitchell, Michael Gerlek, Nathalie Mainland, Aaron Racicot, Perry Nacionales, Arnulf Christl | ||
+ | |||
+ | Updating committee membership... | ||
+ | # Michael moved to remove Lisa from membership, with a vote of thanks for her earlier contributions, Tyler seconded, all in favour | ||
+ | # Michael moved to add Aaron Racicot as a member of Viscom, Tyler seconded, all in favour | ||
+ | # Tyler moved to add Nathalie as member of VisCom, Michael seconded, all in favour | ||
+ | # Tyler moved to add Perry N. to committee, Arnulf seconded, all in favour, passed | ||
+ | Some questions about how involved other members in committee are likely to be. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Update from Nathalie... | ||
+ | # Introducing their work on a project with City of San Francisco, which highlights the use of MapGuide Open Source. They are aiming for a launch on March 7th, 2007. | ||
+ | # Answered Nathalie's question re: process for getting news out to public. Consensus is to send items to VisCom list and we'll help direct it for her if there is any doubt. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Event Management discussion... | ||
+ | # Michael described tactics for handling events for the next year, as now documented on http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Event_Plan_2007 | ||
+ | # Arnulf pointed us back to the Event Owner requirement http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Event_Management#Event_Owner to help us be effective. | ||
+ | ## Rough discussion centred around funding levels for various size of event, though it was agreed that larger size does always mean more expensive. He explained the need for better ownership/contact for events. | ||
+ | ## Agreed that VisCom has a monitoring role over owners. | ||
+ | # Discussed some of the 'major events' that have been brought forward, where we need to be proactive to get prepared to cover. Several costs were mentioned: financial costs for booth, etc. but also costs to event owner (time) and volunteer resources (time and money). | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''' more minutes coming...''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ------ | ||
+ | * event management | ||
+ | ** what events do we do in a big way this year? how much money? | ||
+ | ** the biggies | ||
+ | *** Where 2.0 (mpg, but needs successor!) | ||
+ | *** Location Intelligence? (Tyler) | ||
+ | *** OSCON (Aaron) | ||
+ | *** FOSS4G (no work for VisCom, which is nice!) | ||
+ | *** Intergeo 2007 (Arnulf?) | ||
+ | ** Medium Events | ||
+ | *** [http://www.isde5.org/ Digital Earth] | ||
+ | *** GITA events ? | ||
+ | *** URISA ? | ||
+ | *** Geotec | ||
+ | *** AGIT 2007 (Arnulf) | ||
+ | ** Small Events | ||
+ | *** CalGIS ? | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Website Visibility | ||
+ | ** header discussion re: colours | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Newsletter status | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Booth materials | ||
+ | ** discuss 3rd party booth prep. / organising | ||
+ | |||
+ | * other drupal calender |
Latest revision as of 17:27, 5 February 2007
Date and Time
The meeting will be on January 31st, 2007, at 16:00 UTC [[1]]] (8am PST)
The meeting will take place on IRC at #osgeo and as a [conference call].
Standing Agenda
- Assign scribe
- Roll call
- review of previous meeting's minutes and tasks
- New Business (below)
- Review action items
- Set next meeting date
- Adjourn
Minutes
- Full chat log at: http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/%23osgeo.2007-01-31.log
- Attending: Tyler Mitchell, Michael Gerlek, Nathalie Mainland, Aaron Racicot, Perry Nacionales, Arnulf Christl
Updating committee membership...
- Michael moved to remove Lisa from membership, with a vote of thanks for her earlier contributions, Tyler seconded, all in favour
- Michael moved to add Aaron Racicot as a member of Viscom, Tyler seconded, all in favour
- Tyler moved to add Nathalie as member of VisCom, Michael seconded, all in favour
- Tyler moved to add Perry N. to committee, Arnulf seconded, all in favour, passed
Some questions about how involved other members in committee are likely to be.
Update from Nathalie...
- Introducing their work on a project with City of San Francisco, which highlights the use of MapGuide Open Source. They are aiming for a launch on March 7th, 2007.
- Answered Nathalie's question re: process for getting news out to public. Consensus is to send items to VisCom list and we'll help direct it for her if there is any doubt.
Event Management discussion...
- Michael described tactics for handling events for the next year, as now documented on http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Event_Plan_2007
- Arnulf pointed us back to the Event Owner requirement http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Event_Management#Event_Owner to help us be effective.
- Rough discussion centred around funding levels for various size of event, though it was agreed that larger size does always mean more expensive. He explained the need for better ownership/contact for events.
- Agreed that VisCom has a monitoring role over owners.
- Discussed some of the 'major events' that have been brought forward, where we need to be proactive to get prepared to cover. Several costs were mentioned: financial costs for booth, etc. but also costs to event owner (time) and volunteer resources (time and money).
more minutes coming...
- event management
- what events do we do in a big way this year? how much money?
- the biggies
- Where 2.0 (mpg, but needs successor!)
- Location Intelligence? (Tyler)
- OSCON (Aaron)
- FOSS4G (no work for VisCom, which is nice!)
- Intergeo 2007 (Arnulf?)
- Medium Events
- Digital Earth
- GITA events ?
- URISA ?
- Geotec
- AGIT 2007 (Arnulf)
- Small Events
- CalGIS ?
- Website Visibility
- header discussion re: colours
- Newsletter status
- Booth materials
- discuss 3rd party booth prep. / organising
- other drupal calender