Hi Sally, I think we would prefer to wait until after the first of the year, if that is OK - we are also planning a site relaunch and new release to coincide with the graduation, and we would like them to be ready when the press release is issued.
I will try to put together a draft of the press release sometime over the next couple of days, using the examples you sent as a guide. Thanks! Greg On Dec 10, 2009, at 8:27 AM, Sally Khudairi wrote: > Hello Greg! > > I'm so sorry that your message below got lost in the shuffle last week. > > I am still available to help with crafting a press release with you. We can > issue it next week, Thursday 17 December (before 10AM ET) being the absolute > drop-dead time to do so. > > You also mentioned testimonials. Ideally, you'll have a quote from the PMC > Chair, along with 2-3 highly visible implementations or users. For example, > this little tidbit I just read on the incubating Cassandra > http://n2.nabble.com/Cassandra-users-survey-td4040068.html#a4040439 > > Our process for getting press releases done has evolved to have the PMC write > as much of the announcement itself (this is why I'm after everyone to take > Media Training!), then I come in and help massage it into the right form as > needed. We've been doing this successfully over the past three years now, as > the Project knows more about itself than anyone else, and I'm able to help us > keep the right perspective for the press release. > > A couple of really good "graduation" announcements include Apache Qpid > http://apache.org/foundation/press/pr_2009_03_03.html as well as Apache > Synapse http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS151245+05-Feb-2008+PRN20080205 > > Again, I'm happy to help, and get Pivot the media attention it deserves. It's > going to be a bit of a challenge with the following week being Christmas, but > I'm not afraid of trying. Otherwise, let's aim for Tuesday, 5 January 2010. > > Do let me know your thoughts on this. > > Many thanks, > Sally > > > --- On Thu, 12/3/09, Greg Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Greg Brown <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Pivot graduation >> To: "Khudairi Sally" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "Rich Bowen" <[email protected]>, "ASF PRC Team" <[email protected]> >> Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 9:50 AM >> Hi Sally- >> FWIW, we mention that the Incubator has approved the >> graduation but that we are still waiting on the board >> resolution, so it may sound "stale" if we delay it until the >> press release goes out, for example. Just a thought - >> whatever you prefer is fine, of course. :-) >> Greg >> >> On Dec 3, 2009, at 9:40 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: >> >>> Sally, >>> >>> I got a good recording with Greg this morning, and >> expect that I'll have it edited this evening. If you'd like >> for me to time the release of this podcast any particular >> way, please let me know, otherwise I'll go ahead and push it >> out as soon as it's ready. >>> >>> -- >>> Rich Bowen >>> http://feathercast.org/ >>> >>> >> >> > > >
