| Eclipse Marketing Call Minutes from Nov. 20 |
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Eclipse Marketing Call Minutes November 20, 2007 at 12:00 pm EST Next Call: December 4, 2007 at 12:00 pm EST Dial 1-866-362-7064 or +1 613-287-8000 Pass code 880932 Attended: Jeff Anders
(SAP), Manuela Duft (compeople), Donna Esposito (EclipseWorld), Lynn Gayowski
(Eclipse), Brian MacDonald (Instantiations), Sanj Matharu (Symbian), Vijay Ramakrishnan
(Actuate), Ian Skerrett (Eclipse), Al Stern (Inetsoft), Sherry Weebaker
(Klocwork) FOUNDATION UPDATES (see below
for information that was given on each event): 1. EclipseCon 2. OS Summit Asia
– conference postponed 4. Members Meeting Call 5. EclipseWorld 6. JavaOne 1. EclipseCon 2008 http://www.eclipsecon.org/2008/ Mar. 17-20, 2008 The call for papers closed Nov. 19 and about 500 submissions
were received. There will be a call for short talks soon. Opportunities 1) Gold, silver and bronze sponsor packages are available
for EclipseCon. For any questions contact Donald Smith at donald dot
smith at eclipse dot org. Details on sponsorship opportunities are at http://www.eclipsecon.org/2008/index.php?page=sponsorship/. 2. OS Summit OS Summit Asia has been postponed until 2008 as registration
didn’t reach expectations. The new date will likely be announced in the
new year. 3. Eclipse DemoCamps http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_DemoCamp 29 cities around the world Nov. 13-Dec. 17, 2007 Eclipse DemoCamps will take place around the world during
November and December. They are an opportunity to show off what’s
happening in Eclipse and to meet with local developers. Opportunities 1) Attend a DemoCamp – sign up to attend at http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_DemoCamp 2) Demo your Eclipse technology - sign up for the nearest
DemoCamp at http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_DemoCamp 4. Members Meeting Call Dec. 18, 2007 8:30am PST / 11:30am EST / 4:30pm GMT Call will be a maximum of 1.5 hours To join the next members meeting teleconference, call: 1-866-362-7054 ( Participant pass code 187860# The agenda will include: Executive Director Report Membership Report Ganymede Update New Member Introduction(s) Marketing Update Opportunities 1) Please email Donald Smith at donald dot smith at eclipse
dot org if you’d like to suggest other agenda items 5. EclipseWorld Review Nov. 6-8, 2007 Donna Esposito of EclipseWorld gave a brief review of the
conference. There were just over 500 attendees and 18 exhibitors. The
majority of attendees indicated they used Eclipse for application development,
so it appears that the conference did well at attracting the target market. Reviews
of the hotel, food, and turnkey sponsor pods were positive. Some changes to
the exhibit hours are planned for next year. Opportunities 1) Mark your calendars to attend the next EclipseWorld on
Oct. 28-30 in 5. JavaOne http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/ May 6-8, 2008 Eclipse is currently evaluating 2 ideas for JavaOne. Eclipse Pavilion: Member companies would have a pedestal
within a coordinated Eclipse Pavilion area. The idea is to increase the impact
of member companies by combining forces, while possibly reducing costs. JavaOne
has indicated they are okay with the “consortium”-type set-up. Costs
are still being worked out, but it looks like the cost of a member company
pedestal will likely be between $5,000 and $10,000, which would include a stool,
carpet, electrical drop and an IP address. Feedback to this idea on the call
was generally positive. It’s more likely that member companies that had
no or a small presence at JavaOne in the past will participate, while larger
companies that typically sponsor in the gold+ range will not. It probably doesn’t
make sense for a company at the gold level to have a duplicate presence. Eclipse
will also run a passport game as in the past, conference attendees have to
gather stamps from Eclipse member company booths in order to collect a t-shirt
from Eclipse. Eclipse Day: The Foundation would find meeting space for
the Monday (May 5), before JavaOne and have a half to full day of technical
presentations. The focus will be on Eclipse projects rather than vendor
presentations, but we could look at having vendor literature, displays or other
promotions available. Sponsors would be given the attendee list and would
possibly make up the program committee. This event would need 3 to 6 member
companies to sponsor. Most importantly, strong promotional support from member
companies would be needed. Opportunities 1) If you may be interested in participating with Eclipse at
JavaOne as a sponsor of the pavilion, passport program or Eclipse Day, email
Lynn Gayowski. Feedback and suggestions are also welcome. Regards, Lynn Gayowski Marketing Events Manager Eclipse Foundation, Inc. |