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 <[email protected]>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 <[email protected]> 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<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Jon Phillips <[email protected]> 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<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > 2009/6/19 <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> >> >> 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<[email protected]> >> >> >> > 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 >> >> >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> aim/ym/gtalk:n8willis >> >> >> >> flickr.com/photos/willis >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> CREATE mailing list >> >> >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> > Jon Phillips >> >> >> > http://rejon.org/ >> >> >> > +1.415.830.3884 (sf/global) >> >> >> > +852 6855-7267 (hong kong) >> >> >> > +86 132-6817-8381 (china) >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > CREATE mailing list >> >> > [email protected] >> >> > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Jon Phillips >> >> http://rejon.org/ >> >> +1.415.830.3884 (sf/global) >> >> +86.134.3957.2035 (china) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> CREATE mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > nathan.p.willis >> > [email protected] >> > aim/ym/gtalk:n8willis >> > flickr.com/photos/willis >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Jon Phillips >> http://rejon.org/ >> +1.415.830.3884 (sf/global) >> +86.134.3957.2035 (china) >> > > > > -- > nathan.p.willis > [email protected] > aim/ym/gtalk:n8willis > flickr.com/photos/willis > -- nathan.p.willis [email protected] aim/ym/gtalk:n8willis flickr.com/photos/willis
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