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 > <[email protected] <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Jon Phillips <[email protected] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> > 2009/6/19 <[email protected] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> >> >> aim/ym/gtalk:n8willis > >> >> >> flickr.com/photos/willis <http://flickr.com/photos/willis> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> >> CREATE mailing list > >> >> >> [email protected] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[email protected]> > >> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create > > > > > > > > -- > > nathan.p.willis > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > aim/ym/gtalk:n8willis > > flickr.com/photos/willis <http://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] <mailto:[email protected]> > aim/ym/gtalk:n8willis > flickr.com/photos/willis <http://flickr.com/photos/willis> > > > > > -- > nathan.p.willis > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > aim/ym/gtalk:n8willis > flickr.com/photos/willis <http://flickr.com/photos/willis> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > CREATE mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create
