Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-06-08 Thread Free
Hello, I agree with this new name, look much better. Y. Le jeudi 7 juin 2012 19:00:34 nicolas bozon a écrit : > +1 Nick > > > 2012/6/7 Jo Cook > > > Hi Cameron, > > > > Sorry I couldn't make the meeting- I'm happy with the change of name, so > > +1 from Jo on OSGeo Advocate as a name for thi

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-06-07 Thread nicolas bozon
+1 Nick 2012/6/7 Jo Cook > Hi Cameron, > > Sorry I couldn't make the meeting- I'm happy with the change of name, so > +1 from Jo on OSGeo Advocate as a name for this new role > > Jo > > On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Cameron Shorter < > cameron.shor...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Minutes of this

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-06-07 Thread Jo Cook
Hi Cameron, Sorry I couldn't make the meeting- I'm happy with the change of name, so +1 from Jo on OSGeo Advocate as a name for this new role Jo On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote: > Minutes of this meeting are here: > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Meeting_2012-06-04

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-05-31 Thread Cameron Shorter
Based on feedback from a number of you, I've update the wiki and endeavoured to simply the Ambassador role. I've removed the concept of "Categories", and have instead changed it to: "Understanding OSGeo Roles" http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Ambassador#Understanding_OSGeo_roles All ambassadors

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-05-31 Thread Jeroen Ticheler
Thanks Puneet, Good to have some sharpening opinions here that reveal that most of us likely agree with the need for an easy to find pool of prominent OSGeo ambassadors. And yes, also those promotors that are not CMs could be Ambassadors in my opinion. It would just be nice if they connected a

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-05-31 Thread Puneet Kishor
top posting... To be clear, I am completely for the need that the proposed "ambassadors" would fulfill. I am against -- 1. Creating another level of organizational complexity; and 2. The club-ish language in the proposal that seems to create a subjective value-laden hierarchy. I personally k

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-05-31 Thread Jeroen Ticheler
Dear Puneet, The idea is that conference organizers usually look for people to give keynotes etcetera at their event that have a higher than average visibility so they will attract a large audience to the conference in order to make it a success. Isn't it kind of natural to have such leaders in

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-05-31 Thread Jo Cook
ns > *Subject:* Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise > definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role > > Would someone be able/willing to give such a talk at the MapWindow/Open > Source GIS conference in Velp, The Netherlands next month? See > http://www.mapwindow.

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-05-30 Thread Suchith Anand
From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Daniel P. Ames [dan.a...@isu.edu] Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 4:41 AM To: Cameron Shorter Cc: OSGeo Marketing; Jo Cook; OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-05-30 Thread Daniel P. Ames
Would someone be able/willing to give such a talk at the MapWindow/Open Source GIS conference in Velp, The Netherlands next month? See http://www.mapwindow.org/conference/2012/ We have a box of live DVD's to give out. Actually we have about 800 Live DVD's but will probably only give out 100 or so

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-05-30 Thread Puneet Kishor
On May 30, 2012, at 5:14 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote: > On 31/05/2012 12:08 AM, Jo Cook wrote: >> My thoughts- initially I thought the idea was too complicated, but if we >> envisage outside organisations/conferences coming to us for speakers, then >> we will need something like you suggest. I wo

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-05-30 Thread Cameron Shorter
On 31/05/2012 12:08 AM, Jo Cook wrote: My thoughts- initially I thought the idea was too complicated, but if we envisage outside organisations/conferences coming to us for speakers, then we will need something like you suggest. I wonder, in all honesty, how much that is going to happen, but at

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Marketing meeting to finalise definition of an OSGeo Ambassador role

2012-05-30 Thread Jo Cook
Can't make the meeting, I'm afraid- this weekend is a long holiday weekend in the UK! I'd also prefer to vote after the meeting rather than before, when (I presume) the proposal will have been discussed and potentially re-formulated. My thoughts- initially I thought the idea was too complicated, b