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<p>I've reviewed the press release and added suggestions. In
particular, I think it is important to re-iterate what is FOSS4G
and SoTM, as many people will be reading this press release for
the first time, especially if it is getting published by Spatial
Source.</p>
<p>I've also added quotes from John and Alex, which is typically the
style used when going through news channels. John, Alex, I suggest
you make sure with the comments I've attributed to you and change
as you see fit.<br>
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<p>As always, feel free to accept or reject anything.</p>
<p>Ideally, we should get this through to Dan, the editor at Spatial
Magazine, by first thing tomorrow (Wednesday) so it goes out in
his weekly news wrap.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 19/6/18 10:15 am, Alex Leith wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi All
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<div>I've drafted an email/news item here. Very keen for your
input into this, as it needs polishing!</div>
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<div><a
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bOYvafc6vE6v3XdMEgZ2EcopssBZEQDbzGln_IrTLsA/edit#"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bOYvafc6vE6v3XdMEgZ2EcopssBZEQDbzGln_IrTLsA/edit#</a><br>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
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<div>Alex</div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Tue, 19 Jun 2018 at 09:49 John Bryant <<a
href="mailto:johnwbryant@gmail.com" moz-do-not-send="true">johnwbryant@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hey everyone
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<div>It's alive! The website is ready to accept submissions
for workshops and presentations. <span
style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Thanks
to Cholena for a late night troubleshooting session to
sort out an email spam issue.</span></div>
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<div>Anyone who wishes to put in a submission will need to
create an account and fill in the relevant form (or follow
the instructions for academic submissions). I encourage
everyone here to try it out and look for any hiccups now
so we can work out any bugs that arise and ensure a
positive experience for the community.</div>
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<div>Please hit up your networks and spread the word. If you
know anyone who might have a good story to tell, encourage
them to put in a submission. If we're serious about
encouraging diversity at our conference, this is one of
our best opportunities to actually make an impact. The #1
way we can ensure there is decent representation of women,
indigenous people, different age groups, and other diverse
parts of our community is to go out, find them, and nudge
them into putting in a submission.</div>
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<div>I would like us to be able to offer support for people
who might be a little hesitant to put themselves forward.
We could help brainstorm ideas for talks, or help with
abstracts. Those of you who are experienced speakers might
be in a position to coach or encourage new speakers. We
could offer technical help. It's on all of us to reach out
to the whole community and make sure it's not JUST the
usual suspects (though, of course, the usual suspects are
very much welcome!).</div>
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<div>I believe Alex is going to write up a blog post, I've
tweeted, but the work of promoting has just begun. Cameron
has been reaching out to his network through direct
personalised emails, and I'd encourage everyone here to do
the same. This group has tremendous collective reach
across the region, let's make use of it!</div>
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<div>(Can you tell I'm excited?)</div>
<div><br>
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<div>jb</div>
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