Thanks, Jan. Normally, working on the press release over the weekend is do-able for me (although my request in every Board report is 2 weeks), but since we have the IBM-ers also wanting to announce in tandem, this makes things a bit more challenging.
Again, giving ourselves an extra day to hammer out details may work in our favor, and that way I can let the IBM PR folks that we'll have the draft for Monday. Thoughts? [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> Cc: "Sally Khudairi" <s...@apache.org>, "pr...@apache.org" <pr...@apache.org> Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR Date: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 04:51 On 08 Sep 2016, at 10:19, Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com.INVALID> wrote: Thanks so much, Jan.To confirm I've understood this correctly, should we be able to get all the ducks in a row vote-wise to announce this upcoming Tuesday (13 September), would we be ready with things like supporting testimonials?I ask because it usually takes a while for folks to get those in to us. And, many of them need to see a draft of _something_ (some don't care/mind either way, which is good too). I hadn’t considered testimonials. I’m not in a position to coordinate those before we can make the call. Anyone else on marketing@c.a.o that could jump in here? Also, I will need to lock in the copy ~12 hours before announcing on the newswire service. ...so Wednesday might possibly be a better option....and getting copy in place before the weekend would be helpful for those not working after close of business Friday (not us!) Based on your previous 12 hrs requirement, my thought was “start vote on a Thursday, work on the PR over the weekend, send to you early Monday, release Tuesday”, but if you say pre-weekend is better, we should get something going soon. Anyone? :) Best Jan -- Cheers and chat soon,Sally[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: "Sally Khudairi" <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com>, "pr...@apache.org" <pr...@apache.org>Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRDate: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 04:10Sally: 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 ;)BestJan--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 PRThanks 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 PRDate: Thu, Sep 1, 2016 13:19Hey 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 sallykhudairiFrom: 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; press@apache.orgSent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 4:48 PMSubject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRHi 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/IBMTo: 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 PRDate: 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. GALLOExternal Communications ManagerIBM Analytics || || Phone: 917-421-8834 | Mobile: 646-588-9642E-mail: jga...@us.ibm.comFind me on: | 51 Astor PlNew York, NY 10003United 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 aFrom: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org>To: Douglas S Flora/Boston/IBM@IBMUSCc: "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@IBMUSDate: 08/31/2016 04:04 PMSubject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRThanks 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 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype 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 PMSubject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRHi 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 FloraPortfolio Marketing - Cloud Data ServicesIBM AnalyticsE-mail: dsfl...@us.ibm.comOffice: +1 617 528 1249Mobile: +1 901 289 7954-- Professional Support for Apache CouchDB:https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/-- Professional Support for Apache CouchDB:https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/ -- Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/
