Re: [marketing-events] Other Non-Linux Confs - Global Creative Economy Convergence in Philadelphia
please remove me from this mailing list. thank you. - Original Message - From: "Louis Suarez-Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [marketing-events] Other Non-Linux Confs - Global Creative Economy Convergence in Philadelphia Hi On 2006-03-18, at 14:15 , Benjamin Horst wrote: I emailed back and forth with Kelly Lee several times. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. I'll cc you. You can find her phone number and other info on their site here: http://www.ipphila.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/staff.detail/staffID/17 I understand about the possibility of hidden costs, but until or if we hit that obstacle, let's see what we can do. True. Thanks Louis! np. -louis -Ben On Mar 18, 2006, at 1:40 PM, Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: Hi Ben, On 2006-03-10, at 10:12 , Benjamin Horst wrote: I was close to landing a speaking gig at the "Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit" this summer in Philadelphia. http:// www.ipphila.com/creativeeconomy/GCECS/ Interesting. It would still be a great place to have a booth. They're not specifically software or FOSS-oriented, which means we'd be reaching a new audience. They are all about the 'creative economy' and 'digital,' so they would be very sympathetic to us. If a smooth talker (Louis?) can get them to give us a booth, I will staff it the whole time, and bring at least one other New Yorker with me. I can try. Give me a contact name. Again, I'm all for getting non -techie conferences going, provided we can swing the costs. They can be hidden and they can be formidable. Best, Louis Thanks, Ben On Friday, March 10, 2006, at 09:27AM, Louis Suarez-Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hi On 2006-02-08, at 13:22 , James Walker wrote: I would agree here, I always wondered why we target Linux conferences, when what we should be doing is going to the windows ones :-D , but seriously what are the chances of attending something that is more targeted toward windows users, is there such a thing. --Alexandro Colorado We can certainly target others. We had successes in COMDEX, for instance, CeBIT (ongoing) is a big one that transcends linux, and there is JavaOne, we can now attend, as well as other, more mainstream ones. However, the nonLinux ones often ask us for money, or at least it is more difficult to get a boothspace. Still: select some we should target and make a case. Cheers, Louis PS note changed subject.
Re: [marketing-events] Other Non-Linux Confs - Global Creative Economy Convergence in Philadelphia
Hi On 2006-03-18, at 14:15 , Benjamin Horst wrote: I emailed back and forth with Kelly Lee several times. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. I'll cc you. You can find her phone number and other info on their site here: http://www.ipphila.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/staff.detail/staffID/17 I understand about the possibility of hidden costs, but until or if we hit that obstacle, let's see what we can do. True. Thanks Louis! np. -louis -Ben On Mar 18, 2006, at 1:40 PM, Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: Hi Ben, On 2006-03-10, at 10:12 , Benjamin Horst wrote: I was close to landing a speaking gig at the "Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit" this summer in Philadelphia. http:// www.ipphila.com/creativeeconomy/GCECS/ Interesting. It would still be a great place to have a booth. They're not specifically software or FOSS-oriented, which means we'd be reaching a new audience. They are all about the 'creative economy' and 'digital,' so they would be very sympathetic to us. If a smooth talker (Louis?) can get them to give us a booth, I will staff it the whole time, and bring at least one other New Yorker with me. I can try. Give me a contact name. Again, I'm all for getting non -techie conferences going, provided we can swing the costs. They can be hidden and they can be formidable. Best, Louis Thanks, Ben On Friday, March 10, 2006, at 09:27AM, Louis Suarez-Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hi On 2006-02-08, at 13:22 , James Walker wrote: I would agree here, I always wondered why we target Linux conferences, when what we should be doing is going to the windows ones :-D , but seriously what are the chances of attending something that is more targeted toward windows users, is there such a thing. --Alexandro Colorado We can certainly target others. We had successes in COMDEX, for instance, CeBIT (ongoing) is a big one that transcends linux, and there is JavaOne, we can now attend, as well as other, more mainstream ones. However, the nonLinux ones often ask us for money, or at least it is more difficult to get a boothspace. Still: select some we should target and make a case. Cheers, Louis PS note changed subject.
Re: [marketing-events] Other Non-Linux Confs - Global Creative Economy Convergence in Philadelphia
I emailed back and forth with Kelly Lee several times. [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can find her phone number and other info on their site here: http://www.ipphila.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/staff.detail/staffID/17 I understand about the possibility of hidden costs, but until or if we hit that obstacle, let's see what we can do. Thanks Louis! -Ben On Mar 18, 2006, at 1:40 PM, Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: Hi Ben, On 2006-03-10, at 10:12 , Benjamin Horst wrote: I was close to landing a speaking gig at the "Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit" this summer in Philadelphia. http://www.ipphila.com/creativeeconomy/GCECS/ Interesting. It would still be a great place to have a booth. They're not specifically software or FOSS-oriented, which means we'd be reaching a new audience. They are all about the 'creative economy' and 'digital,' so they would be very sympathetic to us. If a smooth talker (Louis?) can get them to give us a booth, I will staff it the whole time, and bring at least one other New Yorker with me. I can try. Give me a contact name. Again, I'm all for getting non -techie conferences going, provided we can swing the costs. They can be hidden and they can be formidable. Best, Louis Thanks, Ben On Friday, March 10, 2006, at 09:27AM, Louis Suarez-Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hi On 2006-02-08, at 13:22 , James Walker wrote: I would agree here, I always wondered why we target Linux conferences, when what we should be doing is going to the windows ones :-D , but seriously what are the chances of attending something that is more targeted toward windows users, is there such a thing. --Alexandro Colorado We can certainly target others. We had successes in COMDEX, for instance, CeBIT (ongoing) is a big one that transcends linux, and there is JavaOne, we can now attend, as well as other, more mainstream ones. However, the nonLinux ones often ask us for money, or at least it is more difficult to get a boothspace. Still: select some we should target and make a case. Cheers, Louis PS note changed subject.
Re: [marketing-events] Other Non-Linux Confs - Global Creative Economy Convergence in Philadelphia
Hi Ben, On 2006-03-10, at 10:12 , Benjamin Horst wrote: I was close to landing a speaking gig at the "Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit" this summer in Philadelphia. http:// www.ipphila.com/creativeeconomy/GCECS/ Interesting. It would still be a great place to have a booth. They're not specifically software or FOSS-oriented, which means we'd be reaching a new audience. They are all about the 'creative economy' and 'digital,' so they would be very sympathetic to us. If a smooth talker (Louis?) can get them to give us a booth, I will staff it the whole time, and bring at least one other New Yorker with me. I can try. Give me a contact name. Again, I'm all for getting non -techie conferences going, provided we can swing the costs. They can be hidden and they can be formidable. Best, Louis Thanks, Ben On Friday, March 10, 2006, at 09:27AM, Louis Suarez-Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hi On 2006-02-08, at 13:22 , James Walker wrote: I would agree here, I always wondered why we target Linux conferences, when what we should be doing is going to the windows ones :-D , but seriously what are the chances of attending something that is more targeted toward windows users, is there such a thing. --Alexandro Colorado We can certainly target others. We had successes in COMDEX, for instance, CeBIT (ongoing) is a big one that transcends linux, and there is JavaOne, we can now attend, as well as other, more mainstream ones. However, the nonLinux ones often ask us for money, or at least it is more difficult to get a boothspace. Still: select some we should target and make a case. Cheers, Louis PS note changed subject.
Re: [marketing-events] Other Non-Linux Confs - Global Creative Economy Convergence in Philadelphia
I was close to landing a speaking gig at the "Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit" this summer in Philadelphia. http://www.ipphila.com/creativeeconomy/GCECS/ It would still be a great place to have a booth. They're not specifically software or FOSS-oriented, which means we'd be reaching a new audience. They are all about the 'creative economy' and 'digital,' so they would be very sympathetic to us. If a smooth talker (Louis?) can get them to give us a booth, I will staff it the whole time, and bring at least one other New Yorker with me. Thanks, Ben On Friday, March 10, 2006, at 09:27AM, Louis Suarez-Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >hi > >On 2006-02-08, at 13:22 , James Walker wrote: > >> >> I would agree here, I always wondered why we target Linux >> conferences, when what we should be doing is going to the windows >> ones :-D , but seriously what are the chances of attending >> something that is more targeted toward windows users, is there such >> a thing. >>> --Alexandro Colorado > >We can certainly target others. We had successes in COMDEX, for >instance, CeBIT (ongoing) is a big one that transcends linux, and >there is JavaOne, we can now attend, as well as other, more >mainstream ones. However, the nonLinux ones often ask us for money, >or at least it is more difficult to get a boothspace. > >Still: select some we should target and make a case. > >Cheers, > >Louis > >PS note changed subject. >