Promo campaign to University's and HPCs

[makeasnek]

Idea: Send a postcard or promotional packet to University research departments across the country. Include HPCs as well. We have a manually-compiled address list at the link below, mostly thanks to Weber462 from the Gridcoin discord.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M5g_YrjMgvuTJoTtkneuoaNvlVUzUdof/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115695780834830800125&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PQrtcKQ0KNSJ1x7gnvDdepiwHyPgE555oqzuMPMLhag/edit?usp=share_link

[jring-o]

Gobby suggests this should be a 1-page with one-page and a 5-slide ppt/slide deck

[jring-o]

Two routes:

1. Scattershot
2. Direct outreach

Two phases:

1. Pre-microgrid
2. Post-microgrid

Phase 1:

Scattershot

• Brief description of BOINC
• [ ] Postcard to mail
• Landing page for the initiative
• [ ] Landing page graphics
• [ ] Landing page text
• [ ] Video from BOINC workshop on how to set up a docker project

Direct outreach

• Brief description of BOINC
• [ ] Image formatted for twitter
• Task list: find us people to contact DO NOT CONTACT THEM YOURSELF
• [ ] List of people to contact
• [ ] List of people who have applied for time on JWST
• [ ] A person to do the outreach

Phase 2:

• [ ] Microgrid

Scattershot

Direct outreach

[delta1513]

From last weeks meeting, we discussed that the advertisement will have a single link with QR code which will take a person to thesciencecommons.org/BOINC or something similar with information about BOINC and relevant links.

[makeasnek]

Quotes received: Uprinting: $500.00 to $700.00 includes printing and mailing to recipients, approx $220 for printing only and no mailing or shipping Amherst Collective Copies - $180 printed and mailed to us add $25 for tri-folding Printing4Less - $645 for if they mail to recipients, $441 to print fold and mail to us Mailing ourselves will cost approx $150 in stamps

[jring-o]

@makeasnek is putting together a resolution to fund fliers and businesscards