[Viscom-dev] FW: Francophone Local chapter and GeoEvenement tradeshow

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Hello viscom,
Below is a request from the French OSGeo chapter (under formation) to help fund attendance at Geo-Evenement (http://www.ortech.fr/geo-evenement/index.php). They are requesting $1500--$2000 to pay for a booth, collateral and t-shirts. As the main OSGeo event budget is about to be approved, can we please accommodate this Chapter's request?
Thanks,
Nathalie

-----Original Message-----
From: Yves Jacolin [mailto:yjacolin@gloobe.org]
Sent: lundi 19 février 2007 10:04
To: visibilitycommittee@lists.osgeo.org
Cc: Gwenael Bachelot
Subject: Francophone Local chapter and GeoEvenement tradeshow

Hello

The creation of the francophone OsGeo Local Chapter is still under discussion, helped by the [Francophone] mailing list created hosted by OsGeo.
This chapter would like to request your support for attending the major french Geospatial Tradeshow.

The GeoEvenement tradeshow will take place in Paris, from 3th to 5th April
2007 (see http://www.ortech.fr/geo-evenement/index.php).

FYI, on this tradeshow, Gwenael and I plan:
- on wedneday 4th, a meeting of all the volunteer for this local chapter - at this time 65 registred to the mailing list.
- on thursday 5th, a conference with the following subject : "Why an OsGeo Francophone chapter is important?"

Some Open Source system integrators (like Camptocamp) have raised the will to create an Open Source village.

From our point of view, even if the Francophone chapter is still not official, it would make sense to have a booth in this village to present the need of a francophone chapter, and help to gather local supporters.

We would like to know is OsGeo could support this booth.

We estimate the budget of the booth between 1500 and 2000$, depending on the budget asked by the Open Source village organizer. Perhaps we could get it for free.
We would need also your support for collaterals and T Shirt.

Do you think OsGeo could support us?

Regards,
Yves
PS : I copied the description to -
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/GeoEvenement2007
--
Yves Jacolin
---
33 rue carnot
92 150 Suresnes
0872 14 2008
06 64 28 27 92

2

I would also like to see this supported.
+1

Perry Nacionales
pnaciona@gis.umn.edu
    
-----Original Message-----
From: "Nathalie Mainland" <Nathalie.Mainland@autodesk.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:50:21
To:"Visibility Committee Discussion List" <viscom-dev@lists.osgeo.org>
Cc:Frederique Dalhoum <frederique.dalhoum@eur.autodesk.com>, Gwenael Bachelot <gwenael.bachelot@eur.autodesk.com>
Subject: [Viscom-dev] FW: Francophone Local chapter and GeoEvenement
  tradeshow

Hello viscom,
Below is a request from the French OSGeo chapter (under formation) to help fund attendance at Geo-Evenement (http://www.ortech.fr/geo-evenement/index.php). They are requesting $1500--$2000 to pay for a booth, collateral and t-shirts. As the main OSGeo event budget is about to be approved, can we please accommodate this Chapter's request?
Thanks,
Nathalie

-----Original Message-----
From: Yves Jacolin [mailto:yjacolin@gloobe.org]
Sent: lundi 19 février 2007 10:04
To: visibilitycommittee@lists.osgeo.org
Cc: Gwenael Bachelot
Subject: Francophone Local chapter and GeoEvenement tradeshow

Hello

The creation of the francophone OsGeo Local Chapter is still under discussion, helped by the [Francophone] mailing list created hosted by OsGeo.
This chapter would like to request your support for attending the major french Geospatial Tradeshow.

The GeoEvenement tradeshow will take place in Paris, from 3th to 5th April
2007 (see http://www.ortech.fr/geo-evenement/index.php).

FYI, on this tradeshow, Gwenael and I plan:
- on wedneday 4th, a meeting of all the volunteer for this local chapter - at this time 65 registred to the mailing list.
- on thursday 5th, a conference with the following subject : "Why an OsGeo Francophone chapter is important?"

Some Open Source system integrators (like Camptocamp) have raised the will to create an Open Source village.

From our point of view, even if the Francophone chapter is still not official, it would make sense to have a booth in this village to present the need of a francophone chapter, and help to gather local supporters.

We would like to know is OsGeo could support this booth.

We estimate the budget of the booth between 1500 and 2000$, depending on the budget asked by the Open Source village organizer. Perhaps we could get it for free.
We would need also your support for collaterals and T Shirt.

Do you think OsGeo could support us?

Regards,
Yves
PS : I copied the description to -
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/GeoEvenement2007
--
Yves Jacolin
---
33 rue carnot
92 150 Suresnes
0872 14 2008
06 64 28 27 92

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I agree, but I have a hard time seeing our budget get approved quick enough. For background see this thread:
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2007-February/001880.html

More in another note...

Tyler

On 25-Feb-07, at 1:12 PM, Pericles S. Nacionales wrote:

I would also like to see this supported.
+1

Perry Nacionales
pnaciona@gis.umn.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: "Nathalie Mainland" <Nathalie.Mainland@autodesk.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:50:21
To:"Visibility Committee Discussion List" <viscom-dev@lists.osgeo.org>
Cc:Frederique Dalhoum <frederique.dalhoum@eur.autodesk.com>, Gwenael Bachelot <gwenael.bachelot@eur.autodesk.com>
Subject: [Viscom-dev] FW: Francophone Local chapter and GeoEvenement
  tradeshow

Hello viscom,
Below is a request from the French OSGeo chapter (under formation) to help fund attendance at Geo-Evenement (http://www.ortech.fr/geo-evenement/index.php). They are requesting $1500--$2000 to pay for a booth, collateral and t-shirts. As the main OSGeo event budget is about to be approved, can we please accommodate this Chapter's request?
Thanks,
Nathalie

-----Original Message-----
From: Yves Jacolin [mailto:yjacolin@gloobe.org]
Sent: lundi 19 février 2007 10:04
To: visibilitycommittee@lists.osgeo.org
Cc: Gwenael Bachelot
Subject: Francophone Local chapter and GeoEvenement tradeshow

Hello

The creation of the francophone OsGeo Local Chapter is still under discussion, helped by the [Francophone] mailing list created hosted by OsGeo.
This chapter would like to request your support for attending the major french Geospatial Tradeshow.

The GeoEvenement tradeshow will take place in Paris, from 3th to 5th April
2007 (see http://www.ortech.fr/geo-evenement/index.php).

FYI, on this tradeshow, Gwenael and I plan:
- on wedneday 4th, a meeting of all the volunteer for this local chapter - at this time 65 registred to the mailing list.
- on thursday 5th, a conference with the following subject : "Why an OsGeo Francophone chapter is important?"

Some Open Source system integrators (like Camptocamp) have raised the will to create an Open Source village.

From our point of view, even if the Francophone chapter is still not official, it would make sense to have a booth in this village to present the need of a francophone chapter, and help to gather local supporters.

We would like to know is OsGeo could support this booth.

We estimate the budget of the booth between 1500 and 2000$, depending on the budget asked by the Open Source village organizer. Perhaps we could get it for free.
We would need also your support for collaterals and T Shirt.

Do you think OsGeo could support us?

Regards,
Yves
PS : I copied the description to -
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/GeoEvenement2007
--
Yves Jacolin
---
33 rue carnot
92 150 Suresnes
0872 14 2008
06 64 28 27 92

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In the same vein as my last post, I do believe that Open Source is an interesting enough topic and well under-represented usually that you can talk your way in to having conferences provide you with a booth. Or at least give heavy discounts for non-profit status and the like.

I also feel like we could sell t-shirts, or even OSGeo 'membership' that comes with a t-shirt, directly at the booths and get these visibility events to pay for themselves. Could even have a 'pay it forward' mechanism for the print collateral, a little tip jar and tell people that their contributing a dollar to it when they take a brochure will enable us to pay for similar stuff at the next event we do. I do believe if done right you can make this 'charming' and a nice contrast to the highly corporate marketing efforts done by others.

C

Tyler Mitchell wrote:

I agree, but I have a hard time seeing our budget get approved quick enough. For background see this thread:
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2007-February/001880.html

More in another note...

Tyler

On 25-Feb-07, at 1:12 PM, Pericles S. Nacionales wrote:

I would also like to see this supported.
+1

Perry Nacionales
pnaciona@gis.umn.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: "Nathalie Mainland" <Nathalie.Mainland@autodesk.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:50:21
To:"Visibility Committee Discussion List" <viscom-dev@lists.osgeo.org>
Cc:Frederique Dalhoum <frederique.dalhoum@eur.autodesk.com>, Gwenael Bachelot <gwenael.bachelot@eur.autodesk.com>
Subject: [Viscom-dev] FW: Francophone Local chapter and GeoEvenement
    tradeshow

Hello viscom,
Below is a request from the French OSGeo chapter (under formation) to help fund attendance at Geo-Evenement (http://www.ortech.fr/geo-evenement/index.php). They are requesting $1500--$2000 to pay for a booth, collateral and t-shirts. As the main OSGeo event budget is about to be approved, can we please accommodate this Chapter's request?
Thanks,
Nathalie

-----Original Message-----
From: Yves Jacolin [mailto:yjacolin@gloobe.org]
Sent: lundi 19 février 2007 10:04
To: visibilitycommittee@lists.osgeo.org
Cc: Gwenael Bachelot
Subject: Francophone Local chapter and GeoEvenement tradeshow

Hello

The creation of the francophone OsGeo Local Chapter is still under discussion, helped by the [Francophone] mailing list created hosted by OsGeo.
This chapter would like to request your support for attending the major french Geospatial Tradeshow.

The GeoEvenement tradeshow will take place in Paris, from 3th to 5th April
2007 (see http://www.ortech.fr/geo-evenement/index.php).

FYI, on this tradeshow, Gwenael and I plan:
- on wedneday 4th, a meeting of all the volunteer for this local chapter - at this time 65 registred to the mailing list.
- on thursday 5th, a conference with the following subject : "Why an OsGeo Francophone chapter is important?"

Some Open Source system integrators (like Camptocamp) have raised the will to create an Open Source village.

From our point of view, even if the Francophone chapter is still not official, it would make sense to have a booth in this village to present the need of a francophone chapter, and help to gather local supporters.

We would like to know is OsGeo could support this booth.

We estimate the budget of the booth between 1500 and 2000$, depending on the budget asked by the Open Source village organizer. Perhaps we could get it for free.
We would need also your support for collaterals and T Shirt.

Do you think OsGeo could support us?

Regards,
Yves
PS : I copied the description to -
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/GeoEvenement2007
--
Yves Jacolin
---
33 rue carnot
92 150 Suresnes
0872 14 2008
06 64 28 27 92

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On 26-Feb-07, at 10:23 AM, Chris Holmes wrote:

In the same vein as my last post, I do believe that Open Source is an interesting enough topic and well under-represented usually that you can talk your way in to having conferences provide you with a booth. Or at least give heavy discounts for non-profit status and the like.

I think we are doing really well on this front, but it's also what you do after you get some booth space that can also add up, depending on the venue. That's pretty much where we are at right now - hard to take the gift of a donated booth if you have no funds to dress the booth right, have an internet connection, ensure volunteers are available, ship booth material, etc.... Hence the fairly loosely defined VisCom budget since things vary from event to event quite easily.

Tyler