| Eclipse Marketing Call Minutes from Oct. 23 |
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Eclipse Marketing Call Minutes October 23, 2007 at 12:00 pm EST Next Call: November 6, 2007 at 12:00 pm EST Dial 1-866-362-7064 or +1 613-287-8000 Pass code 880932 Attended: Han Dong ( FOUNDATION UPDATES (see below
for information that was given on each event): 2. EclipseCon – call for submissions and
sponsorship 3. EclipseWorld MAXIMIZING BENEFITS
OF ECLIPSE WEB PROPERTIES Guest Speaker: Donald Smith,
Director of Ecosystem Development with the Eclipse Foundation Slides available at http://eclipse.org/go/WEB 1. Eclipse Democamps http://www.eclipse.org/org/press-release/20071022eclipsedemocamp.php Austin, Beijing, Budapest, Chicago, Karlsruhe, London,
Munich, New York, Ottawa, Palo Alto, Portland, Sofia, Stuttgart, Toronto,
Vancouver Nov. 1-Dec. 14, 2007 Eclipse DemoCamps will take place around the world during
November and December. They are an opportunity to showcase all of the
cool, interesting technology being built by the Eclipse community. It is also
an opportunity for Eclipse enthusiasts to meet other local enthusiasts. Opportunities 1) Organize a DemoCamp in your city – see details at http://www.eclipse.org/community/democamp/organizedemocamp.php 2) Demo your Eclipse technology - sign up for your
local DemoCamp at http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_DemoCamp 3) Attend a DemoCamp – register your name for your
local DemoCamp at http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_DemoCamp 2. EclipseCon 2008 http://www.eclipsecon.org/2008/ Mar. 17-20, 2008 EclipseCon is the Foundation’s premier technical and
user conference focusing on the power of the Eclipse platform. Opportunities 1) Submit a talk for EclipseCon by Nov. 19. Of
particular interest to marketing folk is the business category. The
business category is looking for long talks, short talks and panel submissions related
to doing business with Open Source. Both practical and academic experiences are
welcome. Topics can include things such as business models (making money with
open source), legal issues and marketing experiences. Information on the
EclipseCon call for participation is at http://www.eclipsecon.org/2008/index.php?page=submissions/. 2) Gold, silver and bronze sponsor packages are available
for EclipseCon. See http://www.eclipsecon.org/2008/index.php?page=sponsorship/
for details on sponsorship opportunities. Note that gold level sponsors
have an add-on option for Developer Day – a dedicated long-talk track for
an entire day (6 long talks of your choice, relevant to Eclipse). 3. EclipseWorld Nov. 6-8, 2007 Opportunities 1) Attend the Eclipse Foundation “Meet the Projects”
Party on Nov. 7, 8:00-10:00 pm. Eclipse project leaders and committers
will be on hand to demo their projects and answer your questions. Come early to
chat and network with some of the leaders of the Eclipse projects. RSVP
to attend and reserve a shirt by emailing eclipse-world-party@xxxxxxxxxxx. Regards, Lynn Gayowski Marketing Events Manager Eclipse Foundation, Inc. |