Is listing "osgeo sponsors" on Partner and GeoForAll Lab pages clear?

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Is listing "osgeo sponsors" on Partner and GeoForAll Lab pages clear? #120

Open jodygarnett opened 7 years ago

jodygarnett commented 7 years ago

We have standing space at the bottom of each page for OSGeo sponsors (which is fine it is our website after all).

There are several cases where it may be confusing to list osgeo sponsors, this ticket is a chance to discuss:

[x] Listing sponsors or individual project pages: this page area been replaced with appropriate service providers, see qgis, which looks great.

[x] Listing sponsors at the bottom of OSGeo Local Chapters, this has been removed see osgeo netherlands. I think this is fine, it was probably done to remove confusion, not sure if local chapters have a chance to list their own sponsors here if appropriate?

[ ] Listing sponsors at the bottom of GeoForAll lab pages: center for spatial information science, university of tokyo. Is this okay? We should check with GeoForAll labs.

[ ] Listing sponsors at the bottom of Partner pages: ogc. Helena provided the feedback, and I agree, that it is not clear visually if the sponsors listed are osgeo sponsors or ogc sponsors.

jodygarnett commented 7 years ago

I have asked the board and the geoforall lists for clarifications; I will report back any feedback.

My own take is that this section being removed for project pages (we had a better use for the space) and local chapters points out a visual design issue. I do however like the current appearance and would prefer to keep it unchanged (even if it means removing sponsors from the GeoForAll labs and Partner pages).

jodygarnett commented 7 years ago

Asking GeoForAll mailing list responded with:

Yes, you are right: it is not clear enough. I also find confusing the "Related news" item as it is not "related" to the lab in particular but to OSGeo in general. But, again, despite this it's looking great! Thanks!

Sergio Acosta y Lara

jodygarnett commented 8 months ago

I have updated the links to point to the now final website

jodygarnett commented 8 months ago

Looking at how the local chapters can manage their sponsors - they choose and list their own sponsors as part of the form.

However the resulting logo on this page not clickable!

Feedback: I think this is a lot of work to maintain, I am not sure how many local chapters have taken advantage of this.

jodygarnett commented 8 months ago

For discussion:

The two pages clearly say OSGeo Sponsors so this issue could be resolved.
The GeoForAll labs could request functionality similar to Local Chapters allowing them to list their sponsors.
For local chapters listing sponsors, it would be good to confirm these are managed alongside the sponsors page (taking part in osgeo annual sponsorship model).