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!! Goal
To promote MelbWireless to the public.

!! Members
DrewUlricksen %%%
TysonClugg %%%
(mailto:dwayne@pobox.com Dwayne Jones-Evans) %%%
(mailto:dsaab@saabenterprises.com DavidSaab) %%%
[Clae]

!! Mailing List
(mailto:WGpropaganda@wireless.org.au WGpropaganda@wireless.org.au) %%% (mailto:Majordomo@wireless.org.au?body=subscribe%20wgpropaganda Subscribe)

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!! The Message
* What do we want to say?
* How do we want to say it?
* Who do we want to say it?
* Where do we want to say it?
* Why do we want to say it?


!! Visibility
* Our main presence seems to be via the web, through our website:
** (http://www.wireless.org.au/ Melbwireless )
** Hard to promote on the net without spamming
** Posting on msg boards when it's relevant to the discussion avoids being spam
*** (http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-threads.cfm?f=18 Whirlpool Wireless forum)
*** (http://forums.overclockers.com.au/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=4 Overclockers General forum )
** Submitting news to various sites, when we have something newsworthy
*** (http://www.core.org.au/modules.php?name=Submit_News Core )
*** (mailto:submit@whirlpool.net.au Whirlpool)
** Submitting to search engines
*** (http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2063699 Google bombing) (is a good way to get removed from google altogether)
*** [LinkingPolicy Linking Policy]

* Flyers
** Need a design / series of motif's
** Need ideas for places to put them
*** Swap meets? Contact wireless card sellers (at the meets) and see if they could promote melb wireless? Maybe with a banner or something eye catching?
*** Universities? They often have wireless networks for students, so the users are already a bit 'wet'? (was mentioned on the mailing list recently)
** check out MelbWirelessLogo
* Posters
** Need a design / series of motif's
** Need specific places to put them
** can we paste on construction sites? everyone seems to do it, cant be *that* illegal
*** Actually, it is borderline illegal. Canvassing and hawking are not good propaganda for the group.
**** Good point, but can we get *permission* to paste some somewhere?
***** Next to the crown casino they have "Freshwater place" and it has ABC printed posters advertising their triple J cd's. How illegal can it be if a government organisation is doing it? hmm, then again
****** Anyone want to (http://www.australand.com.au/apart/mel/Freshwaterplace/Freshwaterplace/ contact them )and see if ABC got permission to do that from them? And if so, can we do the same?
** check out MelbWirelessLogo
*** some logo design (http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/wpd1100.htm guidelines)

* Stickers
** Need ideas for places to put them
** (http://www.wcpenfold.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?item=565819&search123=sticker&intAbsolutePage=1 Sticker paper for inkjets, pre-cut into circles)
*** 20 stickers per sheet x 10 sheets = 200 stickers for $23.80 = ~11.9 cents per sticker. OR in bulk, 3 packages are $62.85 = 600 stickers @ 10.4 cents per sticker
** (http://www.officeworks.com.au/product_group_detail_display.asp?pgid=26&CategoryID=227&SectionID=15&txtReturnURL=http://www.officeworks.com.au/search_results.asp?searchtype=basic&searchfield=Adhesive&pgid=26&categoryid=227&SectionID=15&page=1 "Clear Adhesive Labels, A4" )
** Design: MelbWirelessLogo

* T-shirts
** anyone know a cheap source for plain white shirts? - Dimmeys
** anyone know a cheap source for silk screeners?
** or the cheap way, iron on
** Design: MelbWirelessLogo

* Business Cards
** ??

!! Motifs
(http://www.wireless.org.au/~tyson/files/Tin%20Cans.png Tin Cans) %%%
Tin Cans (3816 bytes)

!! Gaining kudos
How can we gain kudos?
* Technical community Recognition
* Local community Recognition
** not being arrested or fined.
** Do something for the community. Provide wireless for poor organisations / do training etc.
* Hold "Field Days" for testing links and people's equipment.

!! Suggestions
Threw together a sample 3-fold brochure type thing today just to see what we could put on there;
(http://www.gummay.net/dropbox/3-Fold-28-06.pdf Check it out).
Star/Open Office users can have a (http://www.gummay.net/dropbox/3-Fold.sxw modifiable version)

Originally, I was thinking of floating the idea of a regional organiser to be a nice, easy point of contact for new users, make the association approachable on a personal level. I disregarded this -- why should one user be in a position like this when there multiple times the wealth of knowledge of a group. However, after closer scrutiny I noticed a reason that we may appear as a faceless organisation. Of the [RegionalGroups Regional Groups], only 2 have w.o.a mailing lists and there are 6 that have no mailing list at all. I believe if we become more contactable it will result in more users, and ultimately a better network. --gummAY 2004-28-06

Nice 3-fold brochure, except the URL is wrong - (http://www.melbournewireless.org.au/ www.melbournewireless.org.au) is better because people recognise www.whatever... as a web address, you don't need to include the http:// to let people know what you are talking about.
--TysonClugg 2004-28-06
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As far as local communities go, if we get nodes working we should probably publicise it in the local free weeklies.  What do you think?

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