FOSS4G 2009 Get Involved - Revision history

Wiki-Camerons at 19:55, 30 March 2009

2009-03-30T19:55:20Z

Wiki-Camerons: /* Make FOSS4G better */

2009-03-30T19:52:33Z

Make FOSS4G better

Wiki-Camerons: /* What defines a successful conference? */

2009-03-30T19:43:03Z

What defines a successful conference?

Wiki-Camerons at 19:41, 30 March 2009

2009-03-30T19:41:40Z

Wiki-Camerons: /* Local Networking & Viral Marketing to our Target Market */

2009-03-30T19:39:34Z

Local Networking & Viral Marketing to our Target Market

Wiki-Camerons at 19:37, 30 March 2009

2009-03-30T19:37:43Z

Wiki-Camerons at 11:45, 30 March 2009

2009-03-30T11:45:06Z

Wiki-Camerons at 20:28, 29 March 2009

2009-03-29T20:28:19Z

Wiki-Dpatton: add 'back to' link; remove FOSS4G category

2008-10-08T02:27:04Z

add 'back to' link; remove FOSS4G category

Wiki-Camerons at 02:19, 31 March 2008

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 * Industry Sponsors reach targeted customers which results in future work.
 * The conference is financially successful, by attracting sufficient sponsors and delegates.
 ==Make FOSS4G better==
 FOSS4G initiatives work best when they are prepared for, publicised, supported, and then successfully and smoothly executed during the conference.
 === Live DVD ===
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 http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2009
 [[Category:FOSS4G2009]]

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 ==Make FOSS4G better==
-FOSS4G initiates work best when they are prepared for, press releases sent, participants questions answered, participants engaged, and then successfully and smoothly executed during the conference.  Which initiative best suites your skillset?
+FOSS4G initiatives work best when they are prepared for, publicised, supported, and then successfully and smoothly executed during the conference.
 === Live DVD ===
-FOSS4G will be producing a Live DVD, to be handed out to all delegates, which can be booted up into Linux with pre-installed Geospatial Open Source software. In also contains windows installers, sample datasets, and probably a few other things that we will throw in for free.
+A Live DVD will be given to all FOSS4G delegates. It can be booted into Linux with pre-installed Geospatial Open Source software. In also contains windows installers, sample datasets, and probably a few other things that you may want to throw in for free.
-This Live DVD will be significantly more valuable than just being a hand out at conferences, because it will be used by the OSGeo community to promote Geospatial Open Source at other Open Source events and as a teaching tool.
+This Live DVD will be significantly more valuable than a conference handout. It will live on to be used at future conference, and be used as a teaching tool.
 We need a number of technical people to bring this Live DVD up to the latest version of Software, provide latest documentation, and generally polish the live DVD.
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 === Workshops, Tutorials, Presentations, etc ===
-FOSS4G needs to attract good presenters and topics and promote them to delegates and sponsors. Maybe you have a worthy presentation to give, can help attract good presenters, or can coordinate one of the presentations, tutorial or workshop streams.
+FOSS4G needs to attract good presenters and topics and promote them to delegates and sponsors. Maybe you have a worthy presentation to give, can help attract good presenters, or can coordinate one of the presentation, tutorial or workshop streams.
 ===House Keeping===

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 * Industry Sponsors reach targeted customers which results in future work.
 * The conference is financially successful, by attracting sufficient sponsors and delegates.
 ==Make FOSS4G better==

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−	~~Back to [[FOSS4G 2009]]...~~	+	Venka Raghavan recently asked, "What can local chapters do to help FOSS4G?". It took me a while to answer, because there are so many things involved in staging a successful conference, and FOSS4G's success derives from the breath of skill-sets from the people who step up to help.
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−	~~''You are excited to see FOSS4G come to Sydney and would like to get involved? Excellent. Here are some ideas and business drivers you can run past your boss.''~~
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−	Venka Raghavan recently asked, "What can local chapters do to help FOSS4G?". It took me a while to answer, because there are so many things involved in staging a successful conference, and FOSS4G's success derives from the breath of people ~~and their skillsets~~ who step up to help.

	== What defines a successful conference? ==		== What defines a successful conference? ==

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 Translating press releases to different languages also demonstrates a commitment to these communities too.
-If you wish to introduce a potential sponsor, help with translations, write an article, or add someone to the community leaders and media press release list, please let me know: c a m e r o n . s h o r t e r AT lisasoft.com
+If you wish to introduce a potential sponsor, help with translations, write an article, or add someone to the community leaders and media press release list, please let me know:
 [[Category:FOSS4G2009]]

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 ==Marketing==
-=== Press Releases ===
+=== Local Networking & Viral Marketing to our Target Market ===
-=== Translations ===
+We need marketing to reach potential delegates, presenters and sponsors.
-=== Web Site ===
+The best way to reach delegates is to have the conference personally recommended from someone they trust. Community leaders have proven to be very effective in this regard, by forwarding FOSS4G press releases along with a personal recommendation explaining why FOSS4G worth attending for a particular community. A personal, one-on-one invitation for key people is even better.
-=== Local Networking & Viral Marketing ===
+Identify relevant email lists, newsletters and magazines and either write an article for these, or organise for one of these existing articles to be written.
-===Attract Delegates from our Target Market===
+Magazines like good stories. If you plan to present at the conference, write an article on the topic of your presentation, completing the article with "Joe Blow will be presenting at the FOSS4G conference, along with many other presentations about Business Cases and latest technologies associated with Geospatial Open Standards and Open Source".
-===Attract Sponsors===
+Translating press releases to different languages also demonstrates a commitment to these communities too.
 [[Category:FOSS4G2009]]

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 Venka Raghavan recently asked, "What can local chapters do to help FOSS4G?". It took me a while to answer, because there are so many things involved in staging a successful conference, and FOSS4G's success derives from the breath of people and their skillsets who step up to help.
 A successful conference is one where:
 * Delegates find people, products and techniques to solve their business problems, which they take home and implement.
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 ==Make FOSS4G better==
 === Live DVD ===
 FOSS4G will be producing a Live DVD, to be handed out to all delegates, which can be booted up into Linux with pre-installed Geospatial Open Source software. In also contains windows installers, sample datasets, and probably a few other things that we will throw in for free.
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 http://external.opengis.org/twiki_public/bin/view/ClimateChallenge2009/WebHome
 ===House Keeping===
 ==Marketing==
 ===Attract Delegates from our Target Market===

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	''You are excited to see FOSS4G come to Sydney and would like to get involved? Excellent. Here are some ideas and business drivers you can run past your boss.''		''You are excited to see FOSS4G come to Sydney and would like to get involved? Excellent. Here are some ideas and business drivers you can run past your boss.''
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		+	<font color="red">--- Draft ---</font>
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		+	Venka Raghavan recently asked, "What can local chapters do to help FOSS4G?". It took me a while to answer, because there are so many things involved in staging a successful conference, and FOSS4G's success derives from the breath of people and their skillsets who step up to help.
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		+	A successful conference is one where:
		+	* Delegates find people, products and techniques to solve their business problems, which they take home and implement.
		+	* Delegates have an enjoyable time, see the sights of the hosting country and catch up with friends in the industry.
		+	* Sector Sponsors (like government departments, OSGeo and the OGC) increase the effectiveness of the Geospatial sector, by training delegates in the techniques, case studies and tools presented at the conference.
		+	* Industry Sponsors reach targeted customers which results in future work.
		+	* The conference is financially successful, by attracting sufficient sponsors and delegates.
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		+	Addressing all these requirements takes a team of people with different skillsets.
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		+	==Make FOSS4G better==
		+	=== Live DVD ===
		+	FOSS4G will be producing a Live DVD, to be handed out to all delegates, which can be booted up into Linux with pre-installed Geospatial Open Source software. In also contains windows installers, sample datasets, and probably a few other things that we will throw in for free.
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		+	This Live DVD will be significantly more valuable than just being a hand out at conferences, because it will be used by the OSGeo community to promote Geospatial Open Source at other Open Source events and as a teaching tool.
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		+	We need a number of technical people to bring this Live DVD up to the latest version of Software, provide latest documentation, and generally polish the live DVD.
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		+	http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
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		+	=== Climate Challenge Integration Plugfest ===
		+	The OGC are leading an initiative to install a suite of Standards based geospatial software (both Open Source and Proprietary) and demonstrate integration through a Climate Change scenario. Many of the conference workshops, tutorials and presentations will use this CCIP as their basis.
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		+	Again, this initiative will be rolled out by the OGC at future conferences and events, ensuring the CCIP is more valuable than just the FOSS4G conference.
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		+	If you are technically minded, please help install and tweak packages in the CCIP, or create presentations that use it.
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		+	If you are organising a future conference, please commit to incorporating the CCIP in your conference. Knowing that the CCIP will live on will attract more sponsors and developers to the CCIP. (We already have commitment from FOSS4G 2010, and strong interest from some others).
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		+	http://external.opengis.org/twiki_public/bin/view/ClimateChallenge2009/WebHome
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		+	===House Keeping===
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		+	==Marketing==
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		+	===Attract Delegates from our Target Market===
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		+	===Attract Sponsors===
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		+	===Attract Speakers===

	=OSGeo Geeks=		=OSGeo Geeks=

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	''You are excited to see FOSS4G come to Sydney and would like to get involved? Excellent. Here are some ideas and business drivers you can run past your boss.''		''You are excited to see FOSS4G come to Sydney and would like to get involved? Excellent. Here are some ideas and business drivers you can run past your boss.''

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 =OSGeo Geeks=
-==Australian Universities==
+=Australian Universities=
-* Provide students to help man the conference.
+# Provide students to help man the conference.
-* Facilitate access to rooms and labs. (UNSW)
+# Help with the coordination and management.
-* Contribute presentations.
+# '''Provide students''' to man the conference.
-* Help with the coordination and management.
+# '''Supply Labs''' (UNSW). Computer labs are very popular as they give people the chance to get their hands dirty trying out the latest technology.
 =Government Agencies=