[CREATE] LGM2011 Launch Timings + pledgie drive

[Louis Desjardins]

2011/2/11 jon at rejon.org <jon at rejon.org>

> ok, yes, better for international things. My friend Mark who owns
> pledgie update it and is adding video support.
>
> How about we target march 1 for announcing the conference and the pledge
> drive.
>
> Is that good and realistic? That gives two months of money raising and
> getting quality submissions together prior to the conference.
>
> I would argue then best to do another press blast on April 2 (not
> april 1 joke day).
>
> Then a final one the week of the event to secure some press.
>
> I updated only some minor things on the wiki, but is getting tighter.
>
> Great to have the site and all major pieces for accepting submissions
> and the like together prior.
>

This plan rocks !

2 months is more than enough to gather the momentum around Pledgie, yes.

One thing is I would launch the call for talks a bit sooner. What do you
think?

Femke : closing the call for talks ~3 weeks before LGM sounds reasonable ?
Friday April 22?

Louis

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