Sally: still on hold, sorry about that. I think we can make the call tonight (EU time) whether we are in shape to start a vote (and a subsequent “next Tuesday” release announcement, or if we bump the whole thing by another week.
I’m purposefully not working on the PR before all the other bits are done, just to keep me honest to actually not forget anything ;) Thank you for you patience, and let me know if we can help in curb the IBM/Cloudant PR excitement ;) Best Jan -- > On 07 Sep 2016, at 22:41, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> wrote: > > [ASF only] > Jan? Rest of PMC? Where are we at with this? > The draft I started at > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-bjRGoRC4i5PFIemJfsueXIuBTAEr5D_UH2DhhgajEM/edit?usp=sharing > remains untouched. > The IBM PR team are also getting a bit itchy for details, as they're planning > a podcast and video blog to go out in tandem with our press release. I have > no details to share with them. > Thanking you in advance for your help with this. > Warmly, > Sally = = = = = vox +1 617 921 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype sallykhudairi > > From: Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> > To: Jan Lehnardt <j...@apache.org>; marketing@couchdb.apache.org; Sally > Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > Cc: Douglas S Flora <dsfl...@us.ibm.com>; Joseph Gallo <jga...@us.ibm.com>; > James W Young <jwyo...@us.ibm.com>; Joanna L Varvoutis <jlvar...@us.ibm.com>; > Lawrence J Weber <lawrence.we...@us.ibm.com>; "pr...@apache.org" > <pr...@apache.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2016 1:27 PM > Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > > Thanks so much, Jan. > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Jan Lehnardt" <j...@apache.org> > To: <marketing@couchdb.apache.org>, "Sally Khudairi" <s...@apache.org> > Cc: "Douglas S Flora" <dsfl...@us.ibm.com>, "Joseph Gallo" > <jga...@us.ibm.com>, "James W Young" <jwyo...@us.ibm.com>, "Joanna L > Varvoutis" <jlvar...@us.ibm.com>, "Lawrence J Weber" > <lawrence.we...@us.ibm.com>, "pr...@apache.org" <pr...@apache.org> > Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > Date: Thu, Sep 1, 2016 13:19 > Hey all, > we’re not likely ready to ship on Tue/6th, let’s bump the Press Release date > to the Tues/13th. > I’ll keep you posted with the progress and a PR draft over the next days. > BestJan-- > > On 31 Aug 2016, at 23:30, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> wrote: > Thanks, Joseph and Doug. > I toggle between Manhattan and Boston, and am happy to meet you both when our > schedules ease up a bit :-) > I'll share the draft press release once I have content from the PMC. Right > now, my copy that I've shared with them isn't where they're editing at > present, so I, too, am on standby. > With respect to a call on Friday, 11AM-12Noon is great. Do let me know if > you'd prefer to set it up. > Warmest regards,Sally = = = = = vox +1 617 921 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype > sallykhudairi > > From: Douglas S Flora <dsfl...@us.ibm.com> > To: Joseph Gallo <jga...@us.ibm.com>; s...@apache.org > Cc: James W Young <jwyo...@us.ibm.com>; Joanna L Varvoutis > <jlvar...@us.ibm.com>; Lawrence J Weber <lawrence.we...@us.ibm.com>; > marketing@couchdb.apache.org; pr...@apache.org > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 4:48 PM > Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > > Hi Sally, I am also available at 11am ET on Friday. Side note - I am located > in Boston, if you wanted to meet in person. Thanks!DougDoug FloraPortfolio > Marketing - Cloud Data ServicesIBM AnalyticsE-mail: dsfl...@us.ibm.comOffice: > +1 617 528 1249Mobile: +1 901 289 7954 > ----- Original message ----- > From: Joseph Gallo/New York/IBM > To: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > Cc: Douglas S Flora/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, James W Young/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, Joanna > L Varvoutis/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, Lawrence J Weber/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS, > "marketing@couchdb.apache.org" <marketing@couchdb.apache.org>, > "pr...@apache.org" <pr...@apache.org> > Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > Date: Wed, Aug 31, 2016 4:36 PM > > Hi Sally - I'm in IBM Communications team, focusing on the analytics business > (including our Analytics Platform Services team). Once you have a draft of > the announcement, I'd love to see it and see how we can help support it (with > a quote, a tweet, blog post, something). > > I'm based in NY (so ET like you) and can talk between 11-12. > > Thanks! > > | JOSEPH C. GALLO > > External Communications Manager > IBM Analytics | > > > | | > | Phone: 917-421-8834 | Mobile: 646-588-9642 > E-mail: jga...@us.ibm.com > Find me on: | > > 51 Astor Pl > New York, NY 10003 > United States | > > > > > Sally Khudairi ---08/31/2016 04:04:41 PM---Thanks so much, Doug. I'm actually > waiting for the preliminary draft from the PMC, so I don't have a > > From: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > To: Douglas S Flora/Boston/IBM@IBMUS > Cc: "pr...@apache.org" <pr...@apache.org>, "marketing@couchdb.apache.org" > <marketing@couchdb.apache.org>, Lawrence J Weber/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS, James W > Young/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, Joanna L Varvoutis/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, Joseph Gallo/New > York/IBM@IBMUS > Date: 08/31/2016 04:04 PM > Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > > > Thanks so much, Doug. > > I'm actually waiting for the preliminary draft from the PMC, so I don't have > anything to share just yet. > > Having said that, we are soliciting quotes from the community, and definitely > welcome one from IBM! Please refer to https://s.apache.org/z9pk as a resource > on how our testimonials should look like. > > Should you wish to issue a standalone "Hurrah, Apache CouchDB!" press > release/blog/tweet/*, that would be fantastic as well. > > Let's discuss to coordinate tactics and further details. I'm in Boston over > the next week and can call/Skype this Friday between 11AM-12.30PM and > 2.30-4PM. > > Warmly, > Sally > > = = = = = > vox +1 617 921 8656 > gvox +1 646 598 4616 > skype sallykhudairi > > From: Douglas S Flora <dsfl...@us.ibm.com> > To: s...@apache.org > Cc: pr...@apache.org; marketing@couchdb.apache.org; Lawrence J Weber > <lawrence.we...@us.ibm.com>; James W Young <jwyo...@us.ibm.com>; Joanna L > Varvoutis <jlvar...@us.ibm.com>; Joseph Gallo <jga...@us.ibm.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 3:58 PM > Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > > Hi Sally, > > I'm with the IBM Cloudant marketing team (other members copied here). I > wanted to reach out in regards to the forthcoming Apache CouchDB 2.0 press > release after Labor Day. I was hoping to find out more about what the ASF is > planning PR-wise. We'd be happy to make some of the prominent IBM committers > available for comment to the press, where relevant. If you've already reached > out to some of them about this, apologies in advance - I just wanted to see > if we could get a better of idea of what is currently in plan so that we can > align our own efforts and editorial calendar accordingly. > > Additionally, we are planning to wrap the CouchDB 2.0 news into an > announcement blog post, and include in proactive media outreach, around > upcoming Cloudant product / service updates - likely in late September or > October. > > Could we set up some time to discuss this with Joe Gallo (also copied here) > from IBM external comms? Look forward to hearing back. > > Best, > Doug > > Doug Flora > Portfolio Marketing - Cloud Data Services > IBM Analytics > E-mail: dsfl...@us.ibm.com > Office: +1 617 528 1249 > Mobile: +1 901 289 7954 > > > -- Professional Support for Apache > CouchDB:https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/ > > -- Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/
