[CREATE] Brussels venue?
Jon Phillips
jon at rejon.org
Mon Jun 29 23:32:02 PDT 2009
This all makes sense to me. I agree important to hit with a bang. bang. bang.
Jon
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Femke Snelting<snelting at collectifs.net> wrote:
> Hello Nathan,
>
> Thanks a lot for updating the press release; I'll correct the French and add
> a Dutch one.
>
> Hmm... if you think it makes no sense to push it without venue: we're hoping
> to close in on it this week (some interesting options, you'll see :-)).
>
> An e-mailing with info on LGM 2010 goes out to our network this afternoon
> anyway + I'll tell you more about how great Brussels is in a bit!
>
> best,
>
> Femke
>
> Nathan Willis a écrit :
>>
>> Ch-ch-ch-changes. In.
>>
>> We should also take suggestions for updating:
>> (1) the list of projects that participate
>> (2) the "accomplishments" section
>> to reflect the events of LGM 2009.
>>
>> Also, quotes. A good pithy quote on the importance of the conference goes
>> a long way in getting picked up by mainstream press outlets (i.e.,
>> non-Linux-specific). Similarly, a quote from one of the organizers about
>> how great Brussells is going to be as a venue wouldn't be out-of-line (since
>> that factoid is the focus of the release). Might attract more attention in
>> Belgium.
>>
>> Nominations?
>>
>> Nate
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Nathan Willis <nwillis at glyphography.com
>> <mailto:nwillis at glyphography.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Got some thoughts for toughening up a couple of spots on the press
>> release (active voice, etc) that I'm about to put in. Well, in the
>> English copy, anyway.
>>
>> That said, I feel like I have to come down solidly on the side "if
>> you don't have the venue, the press release for the city is
>> premature." Speaking solely from the perspective of someone who
>> receives unsolicited press releases, if I were to get one that
>> announced the city and date but not the location, I would consider
>> it incomplete information and probably not jump on it. Granted,
>> there are a lot of robo-release sites these days that will reprint
>> anything (legit) that comes in, but attracting their attention
>> wouldn't attract writers and *probably* wouldn't attract additional
>> attendees.
>>
>> I know that doesn't help accelerate the process of finding a venue
>> (and I know you can't roll the dice and rush that), but I think
>> 10-months-out-with-full-information bests
>> 11-months-out-with-partial-information. However, I will still
>> happily add a tweak or two to the English copy of the press release
>> wiki page.
>>
>> Nate
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 3:59 AM, Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org
>> <mailto:jon at rejon.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Ping! Today is monday. I'd like to send all of our press
>> machines into
>> overdrive today :)
>>
>> I'm here!
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Nathan
>> Willis<nwillis at glyphography.com
>> <mailto:nwillis at glyphography.com>> wrote:
>> > On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org
>> <mailto:jon at rejon.org>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Brussels team, could you add a bit more to the release?
>> Also, I wonder
>> >> if we might tempt our master wordsmith Nathan to take a pass
>> at the
>> >> release. I think this will take a few days to get, so we can
>> release
>> >> on monday brussels time, good?
>> >
>> >
>> > Me lookee wordz....
>> >
>> > Nate
>> >>
>> >> The website news looks pretty good. Good stab at this.
>> >>
>> >> Jon
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Louis
>> >> Desjardins<louis.desjardins at gmail.com
>> <mailto:louis.desjardins at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >> > 2009/6/19 <snelting at collectifs.net
>> <mailto:snelting at collectifs.net>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hello!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The city was decided last week (Brussels). Right now
>> we're working on
>> >> >> settling the venue here with the local team; the original
>> deadline for
>> >> >> city and venue was 8th of June, no new deadline set (it's
>> on the
>> >> >> timeline
>> >> >> for June and July, and in my agenda too ;-)).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Why can't we announce city now, and than in August,
>> announce venue and
>> >> >> new
>> >> >> website? There's a first press-release here:
>> >> >> http://create.freedesktop.org/wiki/Press_Release_1
>> (French and English)
>> >> >
>> >> > Based on the principle *Communicate early, communicate
>> often* I agree we
>> >> > should kick off without delay. We know it’s Brussels, we
>> know it’s May.
>> >> > People can already book their agenda.
>> >> >
>> >> > Cheers!
>> >> >
>> >> > Louis
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Femke
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Agree...is there a timeline on the press for this?
>> gotta keep the
>> >> >> > fire
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > :)
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Jon
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 3:46 AM, Nathan
>> >> >> > Willis<nwillis at glyphography.com
>> <mailto:nwillis at glyphography.com>>
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >> Is there any word on a physical venue for LGM2010
>> yet? I am all
>> >> >> >> for
>> >> >> >> putting
>> >> >> >> out a press release a.s.a.p. announcing it, but we
>> would need to
>> >> >> >> know
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> venue in addition to the city and the date.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> My apologies if this has been mentioned already and I
>> just didn't
>> >> >> >> see
>> >> >> >> it....
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> >> Nate
>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> nathan.p.willis
>> >> >> >> nwillis at glyphography.com
>> <mailto:nwillis at glyphography.com>
>> >> >> >> aim/ym/gtalk:n8willis
>> >> >> >> flickr.com/photos/willis
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>> >> >> >>
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