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* logo/design work '''[mpg]'''
 
* logo/design work '''[mpg]'''
** proposal at [[LogoProposal]]
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** well underway now
** discussions now ensuing
 
  
 
* choose events for coming 6-12 months  '''[OPEN]'''
 
* choose events for coming 6-12 months  '''[OPEN]'''
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* [[Location Intelligence 2007]] done
 
* [[Location Intelligence 2007]] done
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** need to circle back with JoeF and Adena if we want to participate
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* Need to draft guidelines for hwo to pick 2007 events '''[mpg]'''
  
 
== Soon (not critical, waiting on someone else, etc) ==
 
== Soon (not critical, waiting on someone else, etc) ==

Revision as of 18:37, 1 November 2006

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]
    • well underway now
  • 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."
  • 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
  • Need to draft guidelines for hwo to pick 2007 events [mpg]

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

  • OSGeo meetup the day before Where 2.0? [mpg]
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Membership / Recruiting
    • (discussed at ninth meeting)
    • need to get ideas for this
    • (does VisCom still own this?)