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

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?)