Visiting the http://foss4g-africa.org website I cannot see any way to sponsor the event. Do you have any additional information on how much money you are looking for and what sponsors can expect in return?
I apologize if I am somehow missing this detail from the website. -- Jody Garnett On 23 February 2017 at 06:17, Serena Coetzee <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Jody, > > There will be an OSGeo-UN Hackathon on Saturday 1 July - it is a > 'Postconference Codesprint / Hackfest / OSGeo-UN Hackathon’ to be hosted at > the JCSE (Johannesburg Centre for Software Engineering) see > https://foss4g-africa.org/en/programme/. I have CC’d Gavin Fleming who is > running with it, and can add more information. > > Also, I’ll appreciate if you could add FOSS4G Africa 2017 to the list > under ‘Event sponsorship’ at http://www.osgeo.org/ > sponsorship/opportunities. The conference website is at > http://foss4g-africa.org. > > Regards, > -- > Serena Coetzee > > Geography Building 3-5 > Centre for Geoinformation Science, Department Geography, Geoinformatics > and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, > South Africa > email: [email protected] · Web: www.up.ac.za/cgis · Mobile: +27 82 > 464 4294 <+27%2082%20464%204294> · Tel: +27 12 420 3823 > <+27%2012%20420%203823> > > > On 22 Feb 2017, at 19:33, Maria Antonia Brovelli <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The Hackathon will be organized by Serena and colleagues. > > > Serena, please, can you provide more pieces of info in such a way to > advertise about it? > > > Best, > > Maria > > > > > *----------------------------------------------------* > *Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli* > Professor of GIS and Remote Sensing > Politecnico di Milano > > ISPRS WG IV/4"Collaborative crowdsourced cloud mapping (C3M)" http://www2. > isprs.org/commissions/comm4/wg4.html, Board of Directors of OSGeo; > GeoForAll Advisory Board; NASA WorldWind Europa Challenge; SIFET Advisory > Board > > UN-GGIM Italy, UN-GGIM Academic Network Task Team, UN OpenGIS Initiative > (Chair of the Capacity Building WG) > > *Sol Katz Award 2015* > > > P.zza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 - Building 3 - 20133 Milano (Italy) > Tel. +39-02-23996242 <+39%2002%202399%206242> - Mob. +39-328-0023867 > <+39%20328%20002%203867>, <[email protected]>maria. > [email protected] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *Da:* Discuss <[email protected]> per conto di Jody Garnett > <[email protected]> > *Inviato:* mercoledì 22 febbraio 2017 16.19 > *A:* OSGeo Discussions > *Oggetto:* Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] sponsor benefits > > Website updated - http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship/opportunities > > Maria do you have any more details I can link on to on the "OSGeo-UN > Hackathon"? I know it was a fund raising target set in January and I would > love to have more details to pass on here. > > > > -- > Jody Garnett > > On 22 February 2017 at 09:33, Jody Garnett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So coming out of this meeting there are a bunch of good ideas - but we >> will need volunteers to run them to ground. >> >> I am going to clean up the web pages a bit: >> >> - http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship/opportunities (need to update this >> page for 2017 based on http://www.osgeo.org/node/1755 blog post). >> - http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship >> >> Guido are you happy to take on the "networking event" ideas for foss4g? >> It sounds like you had a b2b event already being planned. >> >> How to handle the OSGeo booth (at foss4g and other events) has been a bit >> random. I do not know if I should start with the board or the marketing >> committee. >> >> -- >> Jody Garnett >> >> On 20 February 2017 at 18:47, Jody Garnett <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks to those who participated in OSGeo sponsors chat this morning, >>> here are some notes for the email list. >>> >>> I would like to highlight two common themes: >>> >>> The organizations represented in the meeting already very generous with >>> their time and resources (even before it comes to question of >>> sponsorship). We need to reach out to new organizations that are >>> benefiting from the work we do at OSGeo and are not engaging as part of our >>> community. >>> >>> There is lots that can be done for sponsors, beyond placing sponsor >>> logos on a website. This is something I would ask us all to work on (foss4g >>> global, regional events, projects and our foundation as a whole). >>> >>> Here are those notes.... >>> -- >>> Jody Garnett >>> >>> >>> Attending: >>> >>> - Anthony Calamito (Boundless) >>> - Jody Garnett (OSGeo Board) >>> - Simone Giannecchini(GeoSolutions) - >>> - Regina Obe (Pargagon Corporation / FOSS4G Boston) >>> - Michael Smith (OSGeo Board / Treasurer) >>> - Guido Stein (FOSS4G Boston) >>> - Jeroen Ticheler (GeoCat) >>> - Angelos Tzotsos (OSGeo) >>> >>> 1) Introductions >>> >>> 2) Review of what OSGeo currently offers sponsors: >>> >>> - Sponsorship 2017 >>> >>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kvlIENiZ3REL6mOhAUuL5UvxfSUJPEcnWERWKfxJTvE/edit?usp=drive_web> >>> - http://www.osgeo.org/node/1755 >>> >>> 3) Ideas and Feedback >>> >>> *Simone (GeoSolutions)* >>> >>> Reaching out for sponsors is fine, by why approach the companies on this >>> call, each of which already support OSGeo (often directly contributing >>> time). >>> >>> Q: Where are the organizations those who profit from this? >>> >>> Feedback on sponsoring local events, often they just want to accept >>> money and have no futher contact/engagement with sponsors. Example of >>> sponsoring a local (Italian?) event not considering a GeoServer talk as the >>> project is already too famous... >>> >>> *This is a difficult feedback to address as we do not directly >>> control/influence events put on by local chapters. I would kind of be >>> content for these events to be avoided by sponsors if they cannot be >>> bothered to provide value.* >>> >>> *Anthony (Boundless)* >>> >>> Asking OSGeo Sponsorship to look "beyond providing a logo on the >>> website". Look for more opportunities for visibility and promotion. >>> >>> - More press releases (not only the joint press release offered to >>> gold / platinum sponsors). >>> - Co-branding activities and announcements. >>> >>> The UN OpenGIS initiative was used as an example; something that both >>> OSGeo and Boundless is supporting and can benefit from cross promotion. >>> >>> - *Maria is our best contact here, we will need to reach out and >>> explore what can be done.* >>> - *GeoServer is an example of a project that handles cross >>> promotion. Releases of GeoSever take care to link to external blog posts >>> highlighting RnD that went into each release. When new features have been >>> added based on consulting or customer work care is taken to thank the >>> organizations responsible in the release announcement.* >>> >>> Help sponsors to meet customers: >>> >>> - FOSS4G networking event? >>> - OSGeo booth should point people towards sponsor booths as >>> appropriate >>> >>> *Jeroen (GeoSolutions)* >>> >>> Room to improve as new website is created, currently sponsorship is >>> pretty much limited to logo on the sponsors page (two or three pages in), >>> occasionally rotated into feature sponsor position. >>> >>> At OSGeo events take care to promote sponsors. Example at the OSGeo >>> booth have a sheet on the sponsors available on the table. >>> >>> *Breakout on Ideas* >>> >>> Networking Social. Guido took up this idea with respect to the FOSS4G >>> 2017 Boston event. >>> >>> - Apparently a B2B event is planned, and care can be taken to >>> highlight (or lead) with sponsors at this event. >>> - B2B event "Ignite" presentation sessions >>> - Highlight OSGeo and Event sponsors >>> - Someone (president? foss4g loc?) should get up and thank sponsors >>> during this event >>> >>> Website >>> >>> - highlights support providers (focused on contributors such as >>> GeoCat, GeoSolutions and Boundless) >>> - improve the visibility of sponsors >>> >>> Marketing: >>> >>> - blogs - user focused, what is the art of the possible >>> - videos - >>> - promote beyond open source boundaries (gis anaysists, etc...) >>> - having a presense at difference conferences >>> - guido looking at booth swap conversation with other events >>> >>> >>> >> > >
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