[Workshops] Re: foss4g press release pipeline

[Lorenzo Becchi]

Thanks Cameron for this useful hints

Lorenzo



On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Oscar Fonts <oscar.fonts.lists at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thank you, Cameron,
>
> I've sent a reminder to the lists, projects and local chapters contacts,
> and to <news_item at osgeo.org> as Frank W suggested.
>
> Regards,
>
> Oscar.
>
>
>
>
> 2010/1/25 Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>:
> > Yes Oscar,
> > Our foss4g 2009 press release process is here:
> > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Release_Process
> >
> > I have shared our extensive foss4g 2009 contact list which includes lists
> of
> > translators and project owners which we used for forwarding on major
> press
> > releases.
> >
> > I strongly suggest you make use of community leaders to forward on press
> > releases for you.
> >
> > You can see from our foss4g metrics just how successful this tactic was:
> > 53% heard about foss4g from a friend or colleague. 24% heard about it
> from
> > an email list.
> > Despite having many adds in targeted magazines, only 1% heard about the
> > conference from a magazine.
> >
> > Have a look at "Cover Email" links at
> > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Releases for examples of
> > letters to community leaders.
> >
> > Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Óscar Fonts
> >> <oscar.fonts.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> Press releas was sent to osgeo-discuss, foss4g, conference-workshops
> and
> >>> live-demo osgeo lists. I didn't want to flood all the project specific
> >>> lists
> >>> with the call, but I will in a few hours if it is worth sending. Sorry
> >>> for
> >>> this conservative press release.
> >>>
> >>> No, don't have good contact email list. If you are aware of other lists
> >>> or
> >>> contacts beyond OSGeo mailman ones please tell here and will send the
> >>> press
> >>> release as well.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Oscar,
> >>
> >> Cameron had an extensive protocol for getting out
> >> FOSS4G 2009 announcements.  It include
> >> news_item at osgeo.org and a list of key community
> >> members in the various projects who were asked to
> >> forward the announcements to their project.
> >>
> >> I would encourage you to forward the announcement
> >> now to news_item at osgeo.org and I'll publish it on
> >> the main osgeo announce channel.  Then review
> >> Cameron's protocol - likely in the wiki.  If not, ask
> >> him for details.
> >>
> >> I personally wouldn't mind if we were slightly less
> >> aggressive about getting all the announcements out
> >> to all likely locations.  But there are a few key
> >> announcements that do need to be widely  distributed.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
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> >
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> >
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