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<[email protected]> 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 <[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 > -- 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
