Re: [marketing] Virtual conferencing system Was: [Funding request for a Visual Identity meeting in Hamburg]

2010-01-11 Thread Juergen Schmidt
On 1/10/10 10:07 PM, Gianvittorio wrote: Christine and all, I am a managing director for a software company. In my daily job we have a planning process that starts in september and ends in december. January we start the year and we have budget set aside for all the activities planned for the

Re: Re: [marketing] Virtual conferencing system Was: [Funding request for a Visual Identity meeting in Hamburg]

2010-01-11 Thread Gianvittorio
Juergen, I am new to the OO world. What you say sounds reasonable and I all for structuring (a bit, not too much). Gian On Mon 11/01/10 09:39 , Juergen Schmidt juergen.schm...@sun.com sent: On 1/10/10 10:07 PM, Gianvittorio wrote: Christine and all, I am a managing director for a software

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hello Alexandro, This event is one where developers will be all over the place and would be great oportunity to recruit and have a display. Unfortunately this trip won't allow me to cover the expense of a boot. But I will be able to bring some brochures and CDs. But also walk around to other

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 5:59 AM, Florian Effenberger flo...@openoffice.org wrote: Hello Alexandro, This event is one where developers will be all over the place and would be great oportunity to recruit and have a display. Unfortunately this trip won't allow me to cover the expense of a boot.

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Alexandro, Unfortunately I wont give a talk since the CFP was over on the 24th of last month but I will still be able to participate on the un-conference and drive a BOF on ODF/OOo and other of the projects I am involved like Education, BizDev and Certification. if you are able to give a

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, if you are able to give a talk/BoF, then basically, it would be fine for me. As always: If we have people living nearer who can make it with less funding, that is to be preferred -- but basically, to me it sounds okay, especially if the costs are shared amongst two organizations. oh, and

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Juergen Schmidt
On 1/11/10 1:34 PM, Alexandro Colorado wrote: On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 5:59 AM, Florian Effenberger flo...@openoffice.org wrote: Hello Alexandro, This event is one where developers will be all over the place and would be great oportunity to recruit and have a display. Unfortunately this trip

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Jürgen, ... will still be able to ... Alexandro the point is probably more that people want a clear and detailed request. I will talk about X at event Y where we will also have booth with N people and we would like to request XY dollars funding to sponsor travel expenses and ... I don't

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Sophie
Hi Alexandro, Alexandro Colorado wrote: [...] Well actually I still have been contacing Ryan, the ex-west coast USA lead for shaping BizDev and developing further in the US. Last but not least we are forming the OOo USA NLC although still in very early stages with support from Drew Jensen from

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Juergen Schmidt juergen.schm...@sun.com wrote: On 1/11/10 1:34 PM, Alexandro Colorado wrote: On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 5:59 AM, Florian Effenberger flo...@openoffice.org  wrote: Hello Alexandro, This event is one where developers will be all over the place

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:28 AM, Sophie sgautier@free.fr wrote: Hi Alexandro, Alexandro Colorado wrote: [...] Well actually I still have been contacing Ryan, the ex-west coast USA lead for shaping BizDev and developing further in the US. Last but not least we are forming the OOo USA NLC

Re: [marketing] Virtual conferencing system Was: [Funding request for a Visual Identity meeting in Hamburg]

2010-01-11 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:17 AM, Sophie sgautier@free.fr wrote: Hi all, Sorry for jumping late, I've health problems and I'm not really available. But this is important. Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi Alexandro, first of all, thanks for agreeing to the funding of the meeting. I hope that

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Sophie
Hi Alexandro, Alexandro Colorado wrote: On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:28 AM, Sophie sgautier@free.fr wrote: Hi Alexandro, Alexandro Colorado wrote: [...] Well actually I still have been contacing Ryan, the ex-west coast USA lead for shaping BizDev and developing further in the US. Last but

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Drew Jensen
Sophie wrote: However does NLC handles regional? or which project handles these type of affairs? No, it should be independent, even if from now, most groups are derived from the NLC communities. Here is the page on the wiki http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Regional_Groups

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Hello Folks, Le Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:10:36 -0500, Drew Jensen drewjensen.in...@gmail.com a écrit : Sophie wrote: However does NLC handles regional? or which project handles these type of affairs? No, it should be independent, even if from now, most groups are derived from the

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Sophie
Hi Drew, Drew Jensen wrote: Sophie wrote: However does NLC handles regional? or which project handles these type of affairs? No, it should be independent, even if from now, most groups are derived from the NLC communities. Here is the page on the wiki

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Drew Jensen
Charles-H. Schulz wrote: That's encouraging. May I perhaps suggest -whether now or later- that this group actually splits into smaller units? like US West Coast, North Mexico, Great Lakes groups, etc. North America is a big chunk to swallow :-) Hello Charles, Hopefully there will be a

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Drew Jensen drewjensen.in...@gmail.com wrote: SCALE is a large event and one we have had a presence at in the past. This year a SCALE special feature is  OSSIE - Open Source Software in Education http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/special-events/ossie-CFP

Re: [marketing] Re: marketing phone conferences

2010-01-11 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Florian Effenberger flo...@openoffice.org wrote: Hi, based on the feedback, I'm happy to announce our first marketing call to take place on        Monday, January 25th        18:00 (6 pm) UTC+1 I will follow up with technical details for the dial in soon.

Re: [marketing] Proposed change of Marketing Project Lead

2010-01-11 Thread James Walker
+1 for me, and sorry for the late reply, I have been way too busy lately James Walker On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 5:34 AM, Florian Effenberger flo...@openoffice.orgwrote: Hi, Thanks John, Congratulations Florian, and vice versa... I would like to thank you, John, for all the enthusiasm

[marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-11 Thread WorldLabel.com
Hi Everyone I would be interested in helping (Donate) some funds for Openoffice exhibiting at http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/annual/index.cfm In general I think attending and/or exhibiting at Linux/open source shows, besides trying to recruit help, is preaching to the choir.

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-11 Thread Andy Brown
WorldLabel.com wrote: Hi Everyone I would be interested in helping (Donate) some funds for Openoffice exhibiting at http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/annual/index.cfm In general I think attending and/or exhibiting at Linux/open source shows, besides trying to recruit help,

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-11 Thread Benjamin Horst
I strongly agree. Education should be a very fertile market for our promotional work. This ALA conference is in Washington DC, so it's possibly within range for me. Anthony is near DC as well, so if he's available that could be great. Ben Sent from my iPhone On Jan 11, 2010, at 12:55

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Alexandro, all, Cor Nouws wrote (10-01-10 10:03) Peter Junge wrote (10-01-10 03:28) Alexandro's request seems to be quite reasonable, at least. +1 Not for me. I miss any reason why someone from Mexico should go to Los Angeles, there is no clear outsight on networking resulting in

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-11 Thread Drew Jensen
Benjamin Horst wrote: I strongly agree. Education should be a very fertile market for our promotional work. This ALA conference is in Washington DC, so it's possibly within range for me. Anthony is near DC as well, so if he's available that could be great. June 24 - 29, personally I've

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Cor Nouws oo...@nouenoff.nl wrote: Hi Alexandro, all, Cor Nouws wrote (10-01-10 10:03) Peter Junge wrote (10-01-10 03:28) Alexandro's request seems to be quite reasonable, at least. +1 Not for me. I miss any reason why someone from Mexico should go to

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread eric b
Hi Alexandro, Le 11 janv. 10 à 20:51, Alexandro Colorado a écrit : Telling about the education project could be one thing. I remember your presentation in Orvieto, Alexandro. It was full of ideas, but not so specific. It looks like a container of wishes for the next decade (s) or so ;-)

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread eric b
I forgot : If my vote is valid (not sure), I'd add a +1 for Alexandro. Regards, Eric Bachard, Lead, OpenOffice.org Education Project -- qɔᴉɹə

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-11 Thread WorldLabel.com
Some quick thoughts regarding this. $2,025 is the cost and from what I see that does not include a floor pass for both workers I would help with some of that. And, there are other expenses, duplication of OOo CDs, signs, flyers on why.openoffice.org ect. I spoke to Richard Widick who handles

Re: [marketing] Re: marketing phone conferences

2010-01-11 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Alexandro, I will follow up with technical details for the dial in soon. Please do not forget to put your favorite agenda items in the wiki: Please add instructions on how to participate into the call. I will follow up with technical details for the dial in soon. ;-) Florian

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-11 Thread Andy Brown
WorldLabel.com wrote: I would help with some of that. And, there are other expenses, duplication of OOo CDs, signs, flyers on why.openoffice.org ect. I spoke to Richard Widick who handles sales of booths for ALA, he advised that they would as a special for openoffice give us a small table

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-11 Thread Drew Jensen
Andy Brown wrote: WorldLabel.com wrote: I would help with some of that. And, there are other expenses, duplication of OOo CDs, signs, flyers on why.openoffice.org ect. I spoke to Richard Widick who handles sales of booths for ALA, he advised that they would as a special for openoffice

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-11 Thread Andy Brown
Drew Jensen wrote: Andy Brown wrote: I can assist with the OO.o CDs so that would be a no cost. All I would need is a address to ship them and an estimate on how many would be needed. I would start on the CDs as soon as v3.2 is released. Being only a few hours drive (mini-van) I

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-11 Thread Christine Louise Beems
Some of the info you seek about exhibiting may be found at http://exhibitors.ala.org/files/AN10-SpaceApplication.pdf Note for the record that whoever said they were offering you a 'special' deal was toying with you as this is the regular price that anyone would pay for a 'small press table'.

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-11 Thread Christine Louise Beems
Ancillary promotional benefits of ALA2010 (note unlimited FREE guest passes): a.. Unlimited VIP guest passes for you to invite your customers and prospects; b.. A free listing, product description and product category listings in the Exhibit Directory Buyer's Guide, which reinforces your