June 19, 2025 Advisory Committee

Community Day-to-day project operations
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Attendees

  • Esther Jackson - Advisory Committee
  • Julie Faure Lacroix - Advisory Committee
  • Jan Ainali - Advisory Committee
  • Martin Magdinier - Project Manager

Discussions

BarCamps

We received seven registrations so far. Social media post for sharing and boosting

Next

  • publish on https://foss.events
  • Martin to start mailing
  • We need to start suggesting a session on the forum, potentially around workflow and use case demo, since registered participants (so far) are mostly users and not contributors.

Funding

Martin

OpenRefine merchandising

During a recent fundraising discussion, the group explored the idea of opening a store to sell stickers and t-shirts. Jan, drawing from his previous experience with a similar initiative for WMSE, emphasized that the primary goal of this project is to show appreciation to the community rather than to raise significant funds. He noted that community members appreciated receiving something tangible. To streamline the process, Jan suggested utilizing a print-on-demand platform, which would handle printing and shipping, thereby minimizing logistical challenges. This approach could also simplify the distribution of stickers for conferences and workshops, allowing trainers to order them from a centralized location.

Martin will do a quick review of options based on

  • Pricing of the item
  • Print Quality
  • Quality of the product (t-shirt …)
  • Coupon code (so we can give free or at-cost item if we want).
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Another factor to consider is if they offer shipping from different locations, as that can otherwise be a significant cost for community members not in that area.

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