[Marketing] Where 2.0 2009

Committees Marketing
1

Hi all,

I'd like to see us take a strong run at next year's Where 2.0, and
convert some users into sponsors. Silly Valley is the home of lots of
OSS users, so lets make some contacts and suck a little money out of
them.

I've started an event page, and await your words:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Where_2.0_2009

Paul

2

No thoughts, concerns, etc?

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Paul Ramsey <pramsey@cleverelephant.ca> wrote:

Hi all,

I'd like to see us take a strong run at next year's Where 2.0, and
convert some users into sponsors. Silly Valley is the home of lots of
OSS users, so lets make some contacts and suck a little money out of
them.

I've started an event page, and await your words:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Where_2.0_2009

Paul

3

I'd be willing to help with a booth, and check in with the CA Chapter to see what else we can do to help. Open to suggestions about who to approach for some sponsorship.

We should have a standard exhibit pack local in by March when I'm heading up some volunteers at the AAG. (Banners etc.)

Alex

Paul Ramsey wrote:

No thoughts, concerns, etc?

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Paul Ramsey <pramsey@cleverelephant.ca> wrote:

Hi all,

I'd like to see us take a strong run at next year's Where 2.0, and
convert some users into sponsors. Silly Valley is the home of lots of
OSS users, so lets make some contacts and suck a little money out of
them.

I've started an event page, and await your words:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Where_2.0_2009

Paul

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4

Would there be any interest in sharing some booth space with Autodesk with your own branded area? We'll probably exhibit at Where next year.
Nathalie

Nathalie Mainland
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Geospatial

Autodesk, Inc.
3900 Civic Center South
San Rafael, California 94903

Direct 415 507-8221
Cell 415 259-1421
Fax 415 507-8005

-----Original Message-----
From: marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:10 PM
To: Paul Ramsey
Cc: california@lists.osgeo.org; OSGeo Marketing
Subject: Re: [Marketing] Re: Where 2.0 2009

I'd be willing to help with a booth, and check in with the CA Chapter to
see what else we can do to help. Open to suggestions about who to
approach for some sponsorship.

We should have a standard exhibit pack local in by March when I'm
heading up some volunteers at the AAG. (Banners etc.)

Alex

Paul Ramsey wrote:

No thoughts, concerns, etc?

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Paul Ramsey <pramsey@cleverelephant.ca> wrote:

Hi all,

I'd like to see us take a strong run at next year's Where 2.0, and
convert some users into sponsors. Silly Valley is the home of lots of
OSS users, so lets make some contacts and suck a little money out of
them.

I've started an event page, and await your words:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Where_2.0_2009

Paul

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5

Paul,
I agree where 2.0 is certainly a conference worth attending. And you frame the business case well. "Spend money marketing at Where 2.0 and expect sponsorship". Are you willing to hazard a guess at possible revenue gained from the conference?

I suggest you read the "Howto set up an OSGeo stand" wiki for ideas. (ah - wiki not written yet, gosh it would be great if someone wrote it).

Nathalie,
I'd like to hear a response from locals on this, but in Australia OSGeo and Autodesk have exhibited next to each other a number of times and it worked well for us.

Nathalie Mainland wrote:

Would there be any interest in sharing some booth space with Autodesk with your own branded area? We'll probably exhibit at Where next year.
Nathalie

Nathalie Mainland
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Geospatial

Autodesk, Inc.
3900 Civic Center South
San Rafael, California 94903

Direct 415 507-8221
Cell 415 259-1421
Fax 415 507-8005

-----Original Message-----
From: marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:10 PM
To: Paul Ramsey
Cc: california@lists.osgeo.org; OSGeo Marketing
Subject: Re: [Marketing] Re: Where 2.0 2009

I'd be willing to help with a booth, and check in with the CA Chapter to
see what else we can do to help. Open to suggestions about who to
approach for some sponsorship.

We should have a standard exhibit pack local in by March when I'm
heading up some volunteers at the AAG. (Banners etc.)

Alex

Paul Ramsey wrote:
  

No thoughts, concerns, etc?

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Paul Ramsey <pramsey@cleverelephant.ca> wrote:
    

Hi all,

I'd like to see us take a strong run at next year's Where 2.0, and
convert some users into sponsors. Silly Valley is the home of lots of
OSS users, so lets make some contacts and suck a little money out of
them.

I've started an event page, and await your words:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Where_2.0_2009

Paul

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Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
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Think Globally, Fix Locally
Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source
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6

On 24-Oct-08, at 1:10 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:

I'd like to hear a response from locals on this, but in Australia OSGeo and Autodesk have exhibited next to each other a number of times and it worked well for us.

We've had some great success in the past using or sharing a booth with Autodesk at Where 2.0 too.

I'd love to see a more coordinated run at Where 2.0 this year, especially considering the number of OSGeo members who are usually in attendance or speaking.

Tyler

7

I should have that page up tonight and will post the link when I do.

Alex

Cameron Shorter wrote:

Paul,
I agree where 2.0 is certainly a conference worth attending. And you frame the business case well. "Spend money marketing at Where 2.0 and expect sponsorship". Are you willing to hazard a guess at possible revenue gained from the conference?

I suggest you read the "Howto set up an OSGeo stand" wiki for ideas. (ah - wiki not written yet, gosh it would be great if someone wrote it).

Nathalie,
I'd like to hear a response from locals on this, but in Australia OSGeo and Autodesk have exhibited next to each other a number of times and it worked well for us.

Nathalie Mainland wrote:

Would there be any interest in sharing some booth space with Autodesk with your own branded area? We'll probably exhibit at Where next year.
Nathalie

Nathalie Mainland
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Geospatial

Autodesk, Inc.
3900 Civic Center South
San Rafael, California 94903

Direct 415 507-8221
Cell 415 259-1421
Fax 415 507-8005

-----Original Message-----
From: marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:10 PM
To: Paul Ramsey
Cc: california@lists.osgeo.org; OSGeo Marketing
Subject: Re: [Marketing] Re: Where 2.0 2009

I'd be willing to help with a booth, and check in with the CA Chapter to
see what else we can do to help. Open to suggestions about who to
approach for some sponsorship.

We should have a standard exhibit pack local in by March when I'm
heading up some volunteers at the AAG. (Banners etc.)

Alex

Paul Ramsey wrote:

No thoughts, concerns, etc?

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Paul Ramsey <pramsey@cleverelephant.ca> wrote:
   

Hi all,

I'd like to see us take a strong run at next year's Where 2.0, and
convert some users into sponsors. Silly Valley is the home of lots of
OSS users, so lets make some contacts and suck a little money out of
them.

I've started an event page, and await your words:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Where_2.0_2009

Paul

8

As promised in our last meeting, I've started an Exhibition Pack wiki.
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Exhibition_Pack

Tyler, you mentioned that you had ideas on where to source material from. Are you able to provide costs for the items identified.

Next step:
* The marketing committee is to approve the items on the exhibition pack (and hopefully the costs if we have that available before the next meeting).

Alex Mandel wrote:

I should have that page up tonight and will post the link when I do.

Alex

Cameron Shorter wrote:

I suggest you read the "Howto set up an OSGeo stand" wiki for ideas. (ah - wiki not written yet, gosh it would be great if someone wrote it).

--
Cameron Shorter
Geospatial Systems Architect
Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254

Think Globally, Fix Locally
Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source
http://www.lisasoft.com

9

Natalie,

The answer, after too much time wasting by me, is "yes". I hope you
can still do this, I apologize for the delay.

Paul

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 8:18 PM, Nathalie Mainland
<Nathalie.Mainland@autodesk.com> wrote:

Would there be any interest in sharing some booth space with Autodesk with your own branded area? We'll probably exhibit at Where next year.
Nathalie

Nathalie Mainland
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Geospatial

Autodesk, Inc.
3900 Civic Center South
San Rafael, California 94903

Direct 415 507-8221
Cell 415 259-1421
Fax 415 507-8005

-----Original Message-----
From: marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:10 PM
To: Paul Ramsey
Cc: california@lists.osgeo.org; OSGeo Marketing
Subject: Re: [Marketing] Re: Where 2.0 2009

I'd be willing to help with a booth, and check in with the CA Chapter to
see what else we can do to help. Open to suggestions about who to
approach for some sponsorship.

We should have a standard exhibit pack local in by March when I'm
heading up some volunteers at the AAG. (Banners etc.)

Alex

Paul Ramsey wrote:

No thoughts, concerns, etc?

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Paul Ramsey <pramsey@cleverelephant.ca> wrote:

Hi all,

I'd like to see us take a strong run at next year's Where 2.0, and
convert some users into sponsors. Silly Valley is the home of lots of
OSS users, so lets make some contacts and suck a little money out of
them.

I've started an event page, and await your words:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Where_2.0_2009

Paul

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10

Hi Paul,
Unfortunately, at this stage we no longer have plans to exhibit at Where this year. But I'll let you know if our plans change closer to the event.
Thanks,
Nathalie

-----Original Message-----
From: pramsey@cleverelephant.ca [mailto:pramsey@cleverelephant.ca] On Behalf Of Paul Ramsey
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:50 AM
To: Nathalie Mainland
Cc: Alex Mandel; california@lists.osgeo.org; OSGeo Marketing
Subject: Re: [Marketing] Re: Where 2.0 2009

Natalie,

The answer, after too much time wasting by me, is "yes". I hope you
can still do this, I apologize for the delay.

Paul

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 8:18 PM, Nathalie Mainland
<Nathalie.Mainland@autodesk.com> wrote:

Would there be any interest in sharing some booth space with Autodesk with your own branded area? We'll probably exhibit at Where next year.
Nathalie

Nathalie Mainland
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Geospatial

Autodesk, Inc.
3900 Civic Center South
San Rafael, California 94903

Direct 415 507-8221
Cell 415 259-1421
Fax 415 507-8005

-----Original Message-----
From: marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:10 PM
To: Paul Ramsey
Cc: california@lists.osgeo.org; OSGeo Marketing
Subject: Re: [Marketing] Re: Where 2.0 2009

I'd be willing to help with a booth, and check in with the CA Chapter to
see what else we can do to help. Open to suggestions about who to
approach for some sponsorship.

We should have a standard exhibit pack local in by March when I'm
heading up some volunteers at the AAG. (Banners etc.)

Alex

Paul Ramsey wrote:

No thoughts, concerns, etc?

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Paul Ramsey <pramsey@cleverelephant.ca> wrote:

Hi all,

I'd like to see us take a strong run at next year's Where 2.0, and
convert some users into sponsors. Silly Valley is the home of lots of
OSS users, so lets make some contacts and suck a little money out of
them.

I've started an event page, and await your words:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Where_2.0_2009

Paul

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11

Word is that a lot of 2009 shows are looking at fewer exhibitors and fewer attendees. "Regional" shows are possibly stronger because of this, though.

-mpg

-----Original Message-----
From: marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Nathalie Mainland
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:52 AM
To: Paul Ramsey
Cc: california@lists.osgeo.org; OSGeo Marketing
Subject: RE: [Marketing] Re: Where 2.0 2009

Hi Paul,
Unfortunately, at this stage we no longer have plans to exhibit at Where this year. But I'll let you know if our plans change closer to the event.
Thanks,
Nathalie

-----Original Message-----
From: pramsey@cleverelephant.ca [mailto:pramsey@cleverelephant.ca] On Behalf Of Paul Ramsey
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:50 AM
To: Nathalie Mainland
Cc: Alex Mandel; california@lists.osgeo.org; OSGeo Marketing
Subject: Re: [Marketing] Re: Where 2.0 2009

Natalie,

The answer, after too much time wasting by me, is "yes". I hope you
can still do this, I apologize for the delay.

Paul

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 8:18 PM, Nathalie Mainland
<Nathalie.Mainland@autodesk.com> wrote:

Would there be any interest in sharing some booth space with Autodesk with your own branded area? We'll probably exhibit at Where next year.
Nathalie

Nathalie Mainland
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Geospatial

Autodesk, Inc.
3900 Civic Center South
San Rafael, California 94903

Direct 415 507-8221
Cell 415 259-1421
Fax 415 507-8005

-----Original Message-----
From: marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:marketing-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:10 PM
To: Paul Ramsey
Cc: california@lists.osgeo.org; OSGeo Marketing
Subject: Re: [Marketing] Re: Where 2.0 2009

I'd be willing to help with a booth, and check in with the CA Chapter to
see what else we can do to help. Open to suggestions about who to
approach for some sponsorship.

We should have a standard exhibit pack local in by March when I'm
heading up some volunteers at the AAG. (Banners etc.)

Alex

Paul Ramsey wrote:

No thoughts, concerns, etc?

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Paul Ramsey <pramsey@cleverelephant.ca> wrote:

Hi all,

I'd like to see us take a strong run at next year's Where 2.0, and
convert some users into sponsors. Silly Valley is the home of lots of
OSS users, so lets make some contacts and suck a little money out of
them.

I've started an event page, and await your words:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Where_2.0_2009

Paul

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