(note mix of public / private lists) Closing the loop on this topic... see below.
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 09:37:26PM -0400, Shane Curcuru wrote: > (Please note the private/public list crossposting) > > With the strong support from the Cloudstack PMC and with the good > track record of Citrix in respecting Apache branding in a number of > other events, I don't have any specific concerns about this event; > it certainly seems in good hands. > > To address explicit approvals, we need to have a better > understanding of what the primary and secondary branding elements > for the conference are. For example: > > - What is the primary branding name of the conference? Similarly, > the conference logo itself? CloudStack Collaboration Conference Europe (similar to the previous Collaboration conferences) > > - Does any of the secondary branding - taglines, page footers, > marketing emails, etc. - use the CLOUDSTACK or Apache marks? If so, > how do they use them? The site is here: http://cloudstackcollab.org/ Note the use of the Apache CloudStack logo at the top, and the footer including: "Apache, CloudStack, Apache CloudStack, and the Cloud Monkey are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation" Anything else the conference planning team needs to deal with? > > If you have samples of the branding text, that is helpful, or if you > have a mockup of the event website that's great. > > - Shane Curcuru > VP, Brand Management > The Apache Software Foundation > > > On 7/16/13 9:08 AM, Chip Childers wrote: > >Friendly nudge to trademarks@. Can we get a review and (if > >appropriate) approval to move forward with this conference? > > > >This is a very positive event for the CloudStack community, and I don't > >want to have the organizers get stuck without agreement. As you can see > >below, Harm was quite diligent about responding to each requirement we > >place on events like this. > > > >Of course, comments and concerns are important to raise (if there are > >any). > > > >Thanks all! > > > >On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 12:57:46PM -0400, David Nalley wrote: > >>+ TM@ > >> > >>ACK from the CloudStack PMC . > >> > >>--David > >> > >>On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Harm Boertien > >><[email protected]> wrote: > >>>Dear all @marketing CloudStack, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Hereby we would like to have your blessing for the CCC 2013 Amsterdam > >>>officially and like to ask the marketing list for permission to use the > >>>Apache Cloudstack logo's. > >>> > >>>The conference will take place 20-21-22 November in Amsterdam at "De Beurs > >>>van Berlage". (http://www.beursvanberlage.nl/welcome ) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>With regards to the trademark guidelines ( > >>>http://cloudstack.apache.org/trademark-guidelines.html ) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>CloudStack Specific Conferences: > >>> > >>>The following is required: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>1. Project approval from the PMC is needed. > >>> > >>>2. Requests for approval will be acknowledged by a member of the PMC, > >>>forwarded to [email protected], and approved automatically if no issues > >>>are raised 72 hours after acknowledgement. > >>> > >>>3. Membership on committees deciding content should be open to any > >>>Committer. > >>> > >>>4. At least one committer must be planning to attend the event. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>At 1. Hereby we ask the PMC for formal approval of the > >>>event > >>> > >>> 2. Who will be acknowledge and forward to > >>>[email protected] ? > >>> > >>> 3. We will of course comply to this rule > >>> > >>> 4. At least Hugo Trippaers, Kelcey Damage, Chip > >>>Childers, Sebastien Goasquen and John Burlow will attend the event, and > >>>probably more. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>With regards to the events section here: > >>>http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/events.html > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>1. Event Names Using Apache Marks > >>> > >>>· This will be taken care of by point 2. Above. > >>> > >>>2. ASF Listing As Community Partner > >>> > >>>· We will adhere to this policy > >>> > >>>3. Providing Open Educational Content > >>> > >>>· We will have a hackathon on Apache Cloudstack itself, and we will > >>>give gold-sponsors the opportunity to give workshops at least on the 1st > >>>day > >>>of the conference. > >>> > >>>4. PMC Representatives To Event Selection Committee > >>> > >>>· At least 4 PMC’s will be attending the conference, Hugo > >>>Trippaers, > >>>Chip Childers, Kelcey Damage, Sebastien Goasquen and John Burlow > >>> > >>>5. Referring To Apache Marks And Projects/Products > >>> > >>>· We will adhere to this policy > >>> > >>>6. Trademark Attributions > >>> > >>>· We will adhere to this policy > >>> > >>>7. Logos And Graphics > >>> > >>>· We will adhere to this policy > >>> > >>>8. Event Dates > >>> > >>>· The event is scheduled to take place 20, 21 and 22 November 2013 > >>> > >>>9. Event Profits And Donations > >>> > >>>· In case the event will run cash-flow positive we will of course > >>>consider donating to the Project Cloudstack. We might consider to use this > >>>as well for organizing further meetups in Europe. > >>> > >>>10. Use Of "Apache" And "ApacheCon" Names > >>> > >>>· We will adhere to this policy > >>> > >>>11. Steps to gain approval to use an Apache Mark > >>> > >>>Who is organising the event > >>> > >>>· At this moment the main organizers are Citrix, Schuberg Philis B.V., > >>>ShapeBlue > >>> > >>>When is the event > >>> > >>>· 20,21,22 November 2013 > >>> > >>>How much PMC involvement is there already > >>> > >>>· Almost all PMC’s are already involved. > >>> > >>>Which marks are requested > >>> > >>>· Cloudstack logo > >>> > >>>How would you propose that the ASF will be listed as a community partner? > >>>(See "ASF Listing As Community Partner") > >>> > >>>· ASF can be represented on our Landing page and of course on the event > >>>itself as listed above. > >>> > >>>How will the event selection work? (See "PMC Representatives To Event > >>>Selection Committee" and "Providing Open Educational Content") > >>> > >>>· See above > >>> > >>>Is this for profit or non-profit? (See "Event Profits And Donations") > >>> > >>>· It is a non-profit event, the ticket cost will be kept as low as > >>>possible. > >>> > >>>· The goal is to broaden the developer and user base of CloudStack > >>>through > >>>workshops and talks. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Warm regards, as a representative of the organizers, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Harm Boertien > >>> > >>>MCE > >>> > >>>Schuberg Philis B.V. > >>> > >>>[email protected] > >>> > >>>+31 6 14008293 > >> > >
