November 2 meeting: Mat, Jeff, Adam

GM Forum Kickstarter launch @ thanksgiving (MONDAY, 11/21) * stickers + T-shirts for sale * mention in video kits are coming * 1st week of december, spectrometer, balloon kits for sale.

GM Forum printing-- December 10th ish? (leaving 4 days printing 10 days for shipping before xmas)

Mathew: Leading on getting Now objects up and printed and available * will get in touch with Christina @ Breadpig

Jeff: Leading on getting Soon objects up, starting storyboarding

Adam: Leading on getting legal clearance for what we can offer on Kickstarter

When to talk next? * how going to get GM Forum done? Discuss plan on staff call friday 11/4. * get that list of Sections, word counts, * Next GMF: Chandeleur Islands from May 9th with big slick: http://publiclaboratory.org/map/chandeleur-islands-louisiana/2010-5-9

Salable items

Fulfillment: $3.50 per item through Amplitude/Breadpig

Now

• T-shirts (grey map squares) - $7 printing, $7 shipping, contact Zoo City, get rolling
  • Start working on balloon rising T-shirt along back-- shannon’s design.
• Stickers - $5, we get $1.50

Soon

Jeff taking lead with Spectrometer as our first case study with Parts & Crafts

• Spectrometry kits - coordinate with Parts and Crafts - $15+3.50 at cost - $35 total, we keep $16.50
  • 100 spectrometers ~= $1000.
• Balloon kits, $63 each, last count - ready to go, just need to coordinate with Amplitude Fulfilment and Breadpig
  • https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlY4Tg28DhosdG10VU5rVW45d2pTLVBJUFh0cjZHWFE&hl=en_US#gid=0

GM Forum Kickstarter launch @ thanksgiving (MONDAY, 11/21)

• capture membership, sell other shit to them
• video: storyboard: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MGP0bBiP5GPwG9PzzD9uwOIaf1D4JRtpSwg5Hhqp1ZU/edit?hl=en_US#slide=id.p
• overview map, ¾ view cartoon map, with where the trip went
• something like this: https://geoloqi.com/blog/2011/08/hyper-interactive-uses-geoloqi-for-iphone-to-track-balloon-flight-17-km-in-the-air/

GMF workflow:

• divide up grid, pass out google docs to contributors.
• How do we launch GM Forum all at once, with retail-- i.e. donation levels from GM Forum up to balloon and spectrometer kits.

Adam- don’t lose gifts that are donations to our organization that are tax-deductible, this is our big push and make it clear that we can receive donations.

Are people “backers” also members of PLOTS?

• reward can be “membership” -- find out legally what “membership” means
• “membership” vs. being part of the Plots community? - “member of the plots ….” - use Kickstarter’s “backers”, makes people seem like “investors” -- rather than charity-givers/donaters

Kit development

Kites, not ready for retail by end of November, but design should be finalized, sales possible by mid-Dec?

Previous

Retail & Sales

Are we creating educational packages, ready to order? do we want to supply schools (one satellite per child pack?)

Manufacturing

• how much are we willing to engage factories? should we rely on only DIY?
• balloon designs, spectrometer, etc.

Kits

• look for sponsors?

sourcing balloons, kites, retail partnerships

• Amazon
• storefronts

Subscriptions

• maps by order, prints

Fashion

• t-shirts, jackets, etc. can we make something actually stylish? where would you wear a map?