Thanks Cameron for this useful hints<br><br>Lorenzo<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Oscar Fonts <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oscar.fonts.lists@gmail.com">oscar.fonts.lists@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Thank you, Cameron,<br>
<br>
I've sent a reminder to the lists, projects and local chapters contacts,<br>
and to <<a href="mailto:news_item@osgeo.org">news_item@osgeo.org</a>> as Frank W suggested.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Oscar.<br>
<br>
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2010/1/25 Cameron Shorter <<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">> Yes Oscar,<br>
> Our foss4g 2009 press release process is here:<br>
> <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Release_Process" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Release_Process</a><br>
><br>
> I have shared our extensive foss4g 2009 contact list which includes lists of<br>
> translators and project owners which we used for forwarding on major press<br>
> releases.<br>
><br>
> I strongly suggest you make use of community leaders to forward on press<br>
> releases for you.<br>
><br>
> You can see from our foss4g metrics just how successful this tactic was:<br>
> 53% heard about foss4g from a friend or colleague. 24% heard about it from<br>
> an email list.<br>
> Despite having many adds in targeted magazines, only 1% heard about the<br>
> conference from a magazine.<br>
><br>
> Have a look at "Cover Email" links at<br>
> <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Releases" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Releases</a> for examples of<br>
> letters to community leaders.<br>
><br>
> Frank Warmerdam wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Óscar Fonts<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:oscar.fonts.lists@gmail.com">oscar.fonts.lists@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Hello,<br>
>>><br>
>>> Press releas was sent to osgeo-discuss, foss4g, conference-workshops and<br>
>>> live-demo osgeo lists. I didn't want to flood all the project specific<br>
>>> lists<br>
>>> with the call, but I will in a few hours if it is worth sending. Sorry<br>
>>> for<br>
>>> this conservative press release.<br>
>>><br>
>>> No, don't have good contact email list. If you are aware of other lists<br>
>>> or<br>
>>> contacts beyond OSGeo mailman ones please tell here and will send the<br>
>>> press<br>
>>> release as well.<br>
>>><br>
>><br>
>> Oscar,<br>
>><br>
>> Cameron had an extensive protocol for getting out<br>
>> FOSS4G 2009 announcements. It include<br>
>> <a href="mailto:news_item@osgeo.org">news_item@osgeo.org</a> and a list of key community<br>
>> members in the various projects who were asked to<br>
>> forward the announcements to their project.<br>
>><br>
>> I would encourage you to forward the announcement<br>
>> now to <a href="mailto:news_item@osgeo.org">news_item@osgeo.org</a> and I'll publish it on<br>
>> the main osgeo announce channel. Then review<br>
>> Cameron's protocol - likely in the wiki. If not, ask<br>
>> him for details.<br>
>><br>
>> I personally wouldn't mind if we were slightly less<br>
>> aggressive about getting all the announcements out<br>
>> to all likely locations. But there are a few key<br>
>> announcements that do need to be widely distributed.<br>
>><br>
>> Best regards,<br>
>><br>
><br>
><br>
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