The point with only one stool etc pisses me a bit... - sounds like isolation and boring... 1 person only at the booth? Stupid
Openfactory GmbH Silvan M. Gebhardt pcdog at openfactory.ch +41 32 512 69 58 VOIP CH +41 52 720 39 88 Analog CH +41 78 810 39 88 Cell CH +1 (505) 480-9905 Cell US +1 (360) 718-3416 Landline US + 1 866-941-3869 Toll Free US +31 85 888 0256 NL +44 1225 63 7104 UK Am 02.12.2009 um 22:27 schrieb "Mika Borner" <opensolaris at bluewin.ch>: > Hi Members > > It is now possible to register for the OpenExpo 2010. I guess we > should > discuss how we will proceed, as IMHO there are changes that affect us > quite heavily. Read it through and reply with your comments to this > mail. > > http://www.openexpo.ch/openexpo-2010-bern/anmeldung-projekt/ > > Cheers Mika > ----- > > > For those who do not speak German, here is my translation. > > -OpenSource Projects should have a "SME" focus > -The project should have a clear agenda what information and content > will be presented and what the targets are. > -Somebody has to be at the stand at all time > -The stand has to be set up from the beginning > -The project has to propagate it's participation in its own community > -The project has to propagate it's participation publicly (web page, > press release...) > > Target audience: > > -Business-, department-, project leaders, decision makers and > employees > of small/medium and also larger companies > -IT-responsible, IT-employees > -Consultants, IT-journalists, experts > -Government members, organization, NPO > -Programmers, Community-Members > -Students > (Important: More focus on visitors who are not familiar with the > topics) > > Preferred topics: > > - Suppliers/implementors of business software (ERP,CRM, BPM, CMS, DMS, > BI etc.) OS-Solutions for all industries. Focus is the smae as for > topsoft. Commercial- Service and Industrial companies plus Government, > less Banks and Insurance > -Supplier of OS-based Infrastructure solutions / Web Service providers > -Developers of individual Software > -IT-Service/IT-System-Management > -Others > > Decision-criteria: > > -Only non-commercial projects with a strong relation to the topics > mentioned, get a sponsored project stand > -Vitality and activity behind the community behind the project plays a > big role > -The project should be related to topics, that are in the interests of > Businesscompanies and visitors of the OpenExpo and Topsoft > -The project should be innovative and of a "new kind" > -The project must provide sufficient staffing for the whole event > > Important is, that the project is in the focus, and not the company > behind it. This means, that any posters and documents are not > allowed to > contain the company of the people behind the stand. If services are to > be sold, a commercial stand has to be acquired. Each project stand has > to make a declaration. > > The number of project stands is limited to 25. The committee is > allowed > to make any decision about the attendance of the stand (for any > reason...). OpenExpo provides: > > -Sponsored Stand, posterwall, table and bar stool > -Free A1 Poster from PDF > -Free Power/Internet > -Free Catering > > Changes: > -The stand's focus is on the fair's visitors. This is the reason for > the > new structure (see Picture) > -There is only one bar stool. There can not be 3-4 project attendees > at > the stand at the same time. > -The table is smaller, but higher. Used for presentations and > discussions > -Selection of topics should be targeted to businesses > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ug-chosug mailing list > ug-chosug at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/ug-chosug
