[Marketing] FIG conference and exhibition 2017

Kari_Salovaara · December 21, 2016, 8:30pm

Dear Board and Marketing Committee,

For Your information:
FIG (International Federation for Surveyors, http://fig.net/ ) is
organizing their conference and exhibition ( http://fig.net/fig2017/ )
in Helsinki, Finland May 29 - June 2 2017 (exhibition May 30 to June 1).

From their website:

"It is the largest and most prestigious conference of surveying
professionals in 2017, this time held in Finland. We expect 800–1,000
surveying and spatial experts from around 70–80 countries. The week-long
conference offers a mix of interesting plenary and technical sessions
and workshops, a trade exhibition and a variety of side events and
social functions. The technical programme will consist of around 350
presentations within the field of surveying including best practice and
new research."

OSGeo Finland asks Marketing Committee if You have intention to
participate this exhibition? See http://fig.net/fig2017/exhibition.htm
for costs and vennue.
I (as chair to OSGeo Finland) and our vice chairman discussed that we
can take part to this event by giving helping hand in daily work and
activities (at least 50% of the time), and we can manage the local
duties needed to get OSGeo presentation booth "running".
We have members who manage several languages (min.Fin,Swe,Eng) and are
GIS professionals who can participate to be present at booth.
Unfortunately our society is small and new and thus our finances don't
let us to pay any fees or other payments for exhibition booth or make or
print any material so this would stay duty for OSGeo Foundation.
And to get material; banners, USB sticks/DVD, brochures?

If You are interested to partipate and see the cooperation with OSGeo
Finland would benefit the common goal, please don't hesitate to contact
me kari.salovaara(at)pp1.inet.fi or our vice chairman Pekka Sarkola
pekka.sarkola(at)iki.fi

Best regards,
Kari Salovaara
OSGeo Finland

Cameron_Shorter · December 21, 2016, 11:51pm

Hi Kari,

Historically the marketing committee has not paid for conference booth and conference events. The reasoning was that there are many worthy conferences which OSGeo should be at, and OSGeo, as a volunteer organisation, doesn't have the budget to pay for stands at them all.

However, budget had been set aside for marketing material, especially banners and the like which can be reused.

Conferences will benefit from having OSGeo present. Delegates are interested in Open Source options.

In the past, many conferences have provided OSGeo with a free booth. (I suggest asking for this). Sometimes some local businesses have shared their booth with OSGeo.

I suggest also offering to provide OSGeo related presentations. Maybe you will wish to present a variant on:

https://live.osgeo.org/en/presentation/index.html#/

https://live.osgeo.org/en/presentation/abstract.txt

On 22/12/2016 7:30 AM, Kari Salovaara wrote:

Dear Board and Marketing Committee,

For Your information:
FIG (International Federation for Surveyors, http://fig.net/ ) is
organizing their conference and exhibition ( http://fig.net/fig2017/ )
in Helsinki, Finland May 29 - June 2 2017 (exhibition May 30 to June 1).
From their website:
"It is the largest and most prestigious conference of surveying
professionals in 2017, this time held in Finland. We expect 800–1,000
surveying and spatial experts from around 70–80 countries. The week-long
conference offers a mix of interesting plenary and technical sessions
and workshops, a trade exhibition and a variety of side events and
social functions. The technical programme will consist of around 350
presentations within the field of surveying including best practice and
new research."

OSGeo Finland asks Marketing Committee if You have intention to
participate this exhibition? See http://fig.net/fig2017/exhibition.htm
for costs and vennue.
I (as chair to OSGeo Finland) and our vice chairman discussed that we
can take part to this event by giving helping hand in daily work and
activities (at least 50% of the time), and we can manage the local
duties needed to get OSGeo presentation booth "running".
We have members who manage several languages (min.Fin,Swe,Eng) and are
GIS professionals who can participate to be present at booth.
Unfortunately our society is small and new and thus our finances don't
let us to pay any fees or other payments for exhibition booth or make or
print any material so this would stay duty for OSGeo Foundation.
And to get material; banners, USB sticks/DVD, brochures?

If You are interested to partipate and see the cooperation with OSGeo
Finland would benefit the common goal, please don't hesitate to contact
me kari.salovaara(at)pp1.inet.fi or our vice chairman Pekka Sarkola
pekka.sarkola(at)iki.fi

Best regards,
Kari Salovaara
OSGeo Finland

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Kari_Salovaara · December 22, 2016, 9:15am

Hi,

thank You of quick and precise answer.
We'll not to disturb You with this kind of questions anymore.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Kari Salovaara

22.12.2016, 1:51, Cameron Shorter kirjoitti:

Hi Kari,

Historically the marketing committee has not paid for conference booth
and conference events. The reasoning was that there are many worthy
conferences which OSGeo should be at, and OSGeo, as a volunteer
organisation, doesn't have the budget to pay for stands at them all.

However, budget had been set aside for marketing material, especially
banners and the like which can be reused.

Conferences will benefit from having OSGeo present. Delegates are
interested in Open Source options.

In the past, many conferences have provided OSGeo with a free booth.
(I suggest asking for this). Sometimes some local businesses have
shared their booth with OSGeo.

I suggest also offering to provide OSGeo related presentations. Maybe
you will wish to present a variant on:

https://live.osgeo.org/en/presentation/index.html#/

https://live.osgeo.org/en/presentation/abstract.txt

On 22/12/2016 7:30 AM, Kari Salovaara wrote:

Dear Board and Marketing Committee,

For Your information:
FIG (International Federation for Surveyors, http://fig.net/ ) is
organizing their conference and exhibition ( http://fig.net/fig2017/ )
in Helsinki, Finland May 29 - June 2 2017 (exhibition May 30 to June 1).
From their website:
"It is the largest and most prestigious conference of surveying
professionals in 2017, this time held in Finland. We expect 800–1,000
surveying and spatial experts from around 70–80 countries. The week-long
conference offers a mix of interesting plenary and technical sessions
and workshops, a trade exhibition and a variety of side events and
social functions. The technical programme will consist of around 350
presentations within the field of surveying including best practice and
new research."

OSGeo Finland asks Marketing Committee if You have intention to
participate this exhibition? See http://fig.net/fig2017/exhibition.htm
for costs and vennue.
I (as chair to OSGeo Finland) and our vice chairman discussed that we
can take part to this event by giving helping hand in daily work and
activities (at least 50% of the time), and we can manage the local
duties needed to get OSGeo presentation booth "running".
We have members who manage several languages (min.Fin,Swe,Eng) and are
GIS professionals who can participate to be present at booth.
Unfortunately our society is small and new and thus our finances don't
let us to pay any fees or other payments for exhibition booth or make or
print any material so this would stay duty for OSGeo Foundation.
And to get material; banners, USB sticks/DVD, brochures?

If You are interested to partipate and see the cooperation with OSGeo
Finland would benefit the common goal, please don't hesitate to contact
me kari.salovaara(at)pp1.inet.fi or our vice chairman Pekka Sarkola
pekka.sarkola(at)iki.fi

Best regards,
Kari Salovaara
OSGeo Finland

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jive · December 24, 2016, 11:14pm

If the local osgeo chapter wishes to attend we are happy to supply with marketing material. You may also find that some other organization or company is "osgeo friendly’ and may be in position to hand our osgeo material at the event?

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On 22 December 2016 at 01:15, Kari Salovaara <kari.salovaara@pp1.inet.fi> wrote:

Hi,

thank You of quick and precise answer.
We’ll not to disturb You with this kind of questions anymore.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Kari Salovaara

22.12.2016, 1:51, Cameron Shorter kirjoitti:

Hi Kari,

Historically the marketing committee has not paid for conference booth
and conference events. The reasoning was that there are many worthy
conferences which OSGeo should be at, and OSGeo, as a volunteer
organisation, doesn’t have the budget to pay for stands at them all.

However, budget had been set aside for marketing material, especially
banners and the like which can be reused.

Conferences will benefit from having OSGeo present. Delegates are
interested in Open Source options.

In the past, many conferences have provided OSGeo with a free booth.
(I suggest asking for this). Sometimes some local businesses have
shared their booth with OSGeo.

I suggest also offering to provide OSGeo related presentations. Maybe
you will wish to present a variant on:

https://live.osgeo.org/en/presentation/index.html#/

https://live.osgeo.org/en/presentation/abstract.txt

On 22/12/2016 7:30 AM, Kari Salovaara wrote:

Dear Board and Marketing Committee,

For Your information:
FIG (International Federation for Surveyors, http://fig.net/ ) is
organizing their conference and exhibition ( http://fig.net/fig2017/ )
in Helsinki, Finland May 29 - June 2 2017 (exhibition May 30 to June 1).
From their website:
“It is the largest and most prestigious conference of surveying
professionals in 2017, this time held in Finland. We expect 800–1,000
surveying and spatial experts from around 70–80 countries. The week-long
conference offers a mix of interesting plenary and technical sessions
and workshops, a trade exhibition and a variety of side events and
social functions. The technical programme will consist of around 350
presentations within the field of surveying including best practice and
new research.”

OSGeo Finland asks Marketing Committee if You have intention to
participate this exhibition? See http://fig.net/fig2017/exhibition.htm
for costs and vennue.
I (as chair to OSGeo Finland) and our vice chairman discussed that we
can take part to this event by giving helping hand in daily work and
activities (at least 50% of the time), and we can manage the local
duties needed to get OSGeo presentation booth “running”.
We have members who manage several languages (min.Fin,Swe,Eng) and are
GIS professionals who can participate to be present at booth.
Unfortunately our society is small and new and thus our finances don’t
let us to pay any fees or other payments for exhibition booth or make or
print any material so this would stay duty for OSGeo Foundation.
And to get material; banners, USB sticks/DVD, brochures?

If You are interested to partipate and see the cooperation with OSGeo
Finland would benefit the common goal, please don’t hesitate to contact
me kari.salovaara(at)pp1.inet.fi or our vice chairman Pekka Sarkola
pekka.sarkola(at)iki.fi

Best regards,
Kari Salovaara
OSGeo Finland

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