[foss4g2014] promotion and publicity plans

[David Percy]

I think Portland, since no one else knows what PDX stands for.

Other themes includes Roses and Bridges.

Bridges might be an interesting theme, we could somehow link it to bridging
the gap between COTS software, bridging communities of practice, bridging
skill sets, all sorts of possibilities...


On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Phillip Davis <pdavis at delmar.edu> wrote:

> Portland or PDX?  PDX.  What makes PDX unique?  Beer.  The Merry Men of
> PDX.  Beer!
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> I'd like to brainstorm ideas about promoting FOSS4G 2014.
>
> What should our theme be?  There could be a serious theme pertaining
> to content (I've heard user focus suggested) as well as a fun theme
> pertaining to location/identity.  Nottingham's Robin Hood theme worked
> very well for the location/identify theme.
>
> What makes Portland soo Portland?  Bikes? Put a bird on it? Trees?
> Smallest park in the world (I'm told this is no longer true or
> contested)? What else?
>
> Are we Portland or PDX?
>
> Once we collect some of this information, then we can craft it into
> press releases, promotional videos, etc.
>
> What are your thoughts?
>
> Eli
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