On Apr 30, 2013, at 3:23 AM, Giles Sirett <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sebastien, thanks for the info. > > I understand the need for any activity such as this to be clearly focussed on > ACS (as Chip mentioned earlier) You're right, any booth would have to be > clearly about ACS and ACS only. > We have to check the exact specifics. But for instance I don't think you can mix logos. > That does present us with the problems of activities such as this being a > little bit piecemeal. Using this cloudexpo opportunity as an arbitrary > example, I'd guess we'd need c.$5-10k to put together a well designed, decent > sized booth. To be blunt, I wouldn't fund that: I'd spend the money on my > own booth, where I can sell my wares! I think most business folks would feel > the same way Maybe shapeblue would not fund it all, but you could try to put together a team of companies that all give a bit and you end up with the $5k-$10k > > However, it would be nice if the community was able to jump at opportunities > like this - there must be plenty of people like us who would like to see > things like this happen. > > My suggestion ? - could we set up a marketing fund ? - - rather than donating > specific items, people can donate cash, which we could pool for items of > significant cost. Has an Apache project ever done that before ? > That way, we could have a budget for marketing activities which could be > prioritised (and obviously decided on this list with PMC approval) > I don't know > > Kind Regards > Giles > > D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 > [email protected] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sebastien Goasguen [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 29 April 2013 15:20 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Discuss - CloudExpo Europe 2014 > > > On Apr 29, 2013, at 10:04 AM, Giles Sirett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Sebastien >> >> I'm not yet sure of the scale of this part of cloudexpo (and I think that >> the organisers probably aren't sure yet) but a table cloth and pop up may be >> a bit lightweight. >> > yes, most likely :) > >> That of course then does start to raise interesting, more generic, >> questions......how would a community such as ours go about getting something >> like an exhibition stand ? My guess is that we'd all look to one of the >> companies involved in the community to fund/donate such a thing ? > > Yes exactly. In that particular case, let's say that Shapeblue drives this on > behalf of ACS. Then you would donate the fabrication of the booth to ACS (via > approval). You would also need to request approval for the design of said > booth. > > Several companies could help out in sponsoring this event to pay for the > booth and their respective sponsorship would need approval as well. > > You would not be allowed to promote shapeblue at this booth, but I can't see > how you could not say "if you are looking for commercial services, here is my > professional card when I don't represent ACS". I believe this would be > acceptable. > > >> >> That's just a generic question.....my suggestion, cloudexpo is a long way >> off and we've got lots of time o work this out. >> >> (my interesting and relevant fact for the day: In India they call a >> pop-up exhibition stand "a standee" ) >> >> >> >> Kind Regards >> Giles >> >> D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sebastien Goasguen [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: 29 April 2013 14:39 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Discuss - CloudExpo Europe 2014 >> >> >> On Apr 29, 2013, at 9:23 AM, Chip Childers <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 09:36:16AM +0000, Giles Sirett wrote: >>>> All >>>> >>>> I've just had a long chat with Magie Meer, who organises Cloudexpo Europe. >>>> >>>> For next years show (29/30 Jan, London) , they are going to do an >>>> open cloud hall/area and want to give 3 or 4 cloud opensource >>>> communities some free space at the show. My guess is that will be >>>> openstack, ACS, eucalyptus & opennebula and that they will use these >>>> as a way of pulling in commercial sponsors >>>> >>>> I'd like to say "yes please". >>>> I guess that is technically accepting sponsorship so I need a >>>> discussion here, PMC approval & a committer to be involved in the >>>> organisation (I think). I work with Geoff Higginbottom who can take >>>> the committer role. So, please discuss on this list with a view to >>>> getting PMC approval >>>> >>>> One question: if we do say yes, what could we do for an exhibition stand >>>> ? - my gut feeling is that she may offer to help us with that also. >>>> >>>> In terms of manning the stand, it's a long way out, but I'm sure we >>>> can find a few people between us (Sebastien et al, a couple of the >>>> ShapeBlue guys,etc) >>> >>> +1 - with the (perhaps obvious) reminder that if the booth is an ACS >>> booth, that the people and materials are there to represent ACS only >>> (and not any other entity / org) >>> >>> concom and pmc lazy consensus remains required via that email >>> suggested to [email protected] and [email protected] >>> >>> Sebastien - does CTXS have ACS branded booth equipment that they >>> could lend to the affair situated in the EU? >> >> yes, we have a pop-up banner and a table cloth that can be borrowed. >> Of course anyone doing such an exhibit for ACS can also design/fabricate >> their own and get approval. >> >>> >>> -chip >> >> >> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended >> solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. 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