Bob we do have a spot for unsigned but proactive partners - we call them friends :)
If you are interested let's approach the board, with the information you provided here, and set up a page for GITA (highlighting the good work, and open source advocacy) they do. -- Jody Garnett On 1 February 2018 at 13:14, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) < bob.basq...@ci.stpaul.mn.us> wrote: > All, > > Recieved this from the GITA admin conference contact: > > > > > Jody and Cameron, > Thank you for the assistance. Per your question: “Q: Does GITA have a > partner relationship with OSGeo?” > > GITA does not have an MOU or similar in place with OSGeo. However, > > > - GITA ran FOSS4G in Denver, > - SharedGeo runs all of GITA’s operations (we are the entity behind > the curtain), > - SharedGeo was the operational hosting organization for FOSS4G-NA > Minneapolis, and > - As you are probably aware, SharedGeo is one of the prime supporters > of the OSGeo GeoMoose project, last coordinating a $60,000 upgrade which > resulted in GeoMoose 3.0. > > > So going forward I hope you will think of the GITA-SharedGeo team as an > unsigned, but very proactive partner. We would very much like to > officially promote OSGeo Live at the GITA Phoenix Conference: > www.gitasw.org. As such, the presentation by Bob, and the USNG track > which follow will be open to the public for free. > > Cheers, > Steve > > *Stephen D. Swazee Sr.* > GITA Admin > Office: 651-456-5411 <(651)%20456-5411> > Cell: 612-239-6981 <(612)%20239-6981> > ad...@gita.org > > Website: www.gita.org > 1360 University Ave. West, Suite 455 > St. Paul, MN 55104-4086 > USNG <http://mmdolbow.github.io/usng-gmap-v3/>: 15T VK 8529 7851 > Toll free: 844-447-4482 <(844)%20447-4482> (844-GIS-GITA) > > > > Is this enough info to use for setting up a Press release? Should I start > up something? > > Thanks > > bobb > > > > > > On Feb 1, 2018, at 1:09 PM, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shor...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Bob, if ok with you, would you mind CCing this thread to live-demo > <live-demo@lists.osgeo.org> <live-demo@lists.osgeo.org>. > > I like Jody's idea of a news item. I suggest draft it up a joint > OSGeo-Live/GITA press release at: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/ > OSGeoLive#Press_Releases > > You could add a quote from GITA. Get a quote from one of the <big title> > people at OSGeo Live to add legitimacy. > > "Angelos Tzotsos, chair of OSGeo Live and vice president of the OSGeo > Foundation said ..." (assuming ok with Angelos) > > The press release can include an endorsement of the speaker's involvement > with OSGeo-Live as an authoritative contributor. > > Cheers, Cameron > > On 2/2/18 4:04 am, Jody Garnett wrote: > > Quickest way is to get a thumbs up for OSGeo Live team, and ask them to > make a blog post (https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/). Which is a > good idea in any case. > > You could also add the date to the OSGeo events: http://osgeo.org/events/ > > Q: Does GITA have a partner relationship with OSGeo? > > -- > Jody Garnett > > On 1 February 2018 at 08:23, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) < > bob.basq...@ci.stpaul.mn.us> wrote: > >> You two, >> >> I’m doing the OSGeo Live, Lighting Presentation here next month: >> >> https://gitasw.org/lightning-overview-of-the-best-geospatial-open-source/ >> >> And the organizers want to play up the OSGeo angle a bit more, what’s the >> quickest way to get official recognition / permission to say that OSGeo is >> advocating for the presentation? The organizers want to send out a >> promotional blast in a few days. If it makes any difference, we’re >> planning to also hand out preconfigured USBs at the event to each attendee. >> >> Thanks >> >> bobb >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Live-demo mailing list > Live-demo@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo > http://live.osgeo.org > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc >
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