FOSS4G 2016 PR

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Motto / Slogan

OSGeo.org: 10 years of Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial

ToDo


Targets

Audience

Campaigns

Early bird discount

For the organization it has a lot of advantages to know as early as possible how many folks will turn up.

Media

GIS Magazines & portals

  • Germany:
  • Netherlands: GISMagazine.nl, Geo-Info.nl
  • International: GeoConnexion.com, giscafe.com, directionsmag.com, geospatialworld.net, geoinformatics.com,
  • Some 50 more: [1]

General open source-friendly magazines and portals

  • Linux Journal, freesoftwaremagazine.com, linux-magazine.com, [2],

Knowledge from previous FOSS4Gs

Unique selling points / themes / Leitmotive

  • Nature
    • River Rhine
    • Siebengebirge
  • Culture
    • Beethovens place of birth [[6]]
    • Scientific museum Deutsches Museum Bonn
  • Sports and leisure
    • Baseball (current leader in German major league. Play-offs in August/September)
    • Other major sports in nearby Cologne (20 km): soccer, icehockey
  • Sustainability
  • History
    • UN
    • Museum Haus der Geschichte
  • 10 years OSGeo.org [[8]]