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Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:15:43 +0200
From: Jeremias Maerki <jeremias@apache.org>
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Subject: Re: Open Expo =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Z=FCrich?=
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On 22.08.2008 08:57:05 Henri Yandell wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:38 PM, berndf <berndf@apache.org> wrote:
> > Jeremias Maerki wrote:
> >>
> >> On 20.04.2008 11:14:44 Robert Burrell Donkin wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, 2008-04-20 at 09:24 +0200, berndf wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Jeremias Maerki wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm forwarding this CfP here as I've participated in the last OpenE=
xpo
> >>>>> in Berne, Switzerland. It was a huge success [1][2]. I hope you'll
> >>>>> excuse that most of the information below is in German. There's som=
e
> >>>>> information in English on the OpenExpo website at:
> >>>>> http://openexpo.ch/en
> >>>>>
> >>>>> [1] http://www.openexpo.ch/en/openexpo-2008-bern/press-release/
> >>>>> [2]
> >>>>> http://www.jeremias-maerki.ch/blog/2008/03/14/openexpo-in-berne-was=
-great/
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Matthias St=FCrmer, one of the organizers, has mentioned to me that=
 they
> >>>>> would be interested in having an Apache Track. In the last issue we
> >>>>> were
> >>>>> three people from three different Apache projects. Mine was the onl=
y
> >>>>> presentation on an Apache project. I'm not sure we can come up with
> >>>>> enough proposals for a full Apache track but we can certainly try. =
So I
> >>>>> decided to forward the CfP here to reach a larger audience inside t=
he
> >>>>> ASF. It would be great to see more Apache projects represented ther=
e,
> >>>>> either with a small booth or with a presentation. I'm sure it's als=
o a
> >>>>> good opportunity for potential sponsors operating in the D/A/CH are=
a.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Please spread the word! Thanks!
> >>>>
> >>>> I'd be interested in participating. Should we just throw CfPs at the=
m or
> >>>> should we coordinate Apache CfPs beforehand? :-)
> >>
> >> I think it's a good idea to just place the proposals. We can
> >> additionally coordinate in some form.
> >>
> >>>> Coincidently, I ran into the CfP of German openexpo.de (ends April 3=
0th)
> >>>> some days ago. This event seems to be related to the swiss one. I th=
ink
> >>>> the ASF should represent there, too! (And if the organizers are
> >>>> hard/sym-linked with each other, we can test run for Winterthur (ver=
y
> >>>> nice city!).
> >>
> >> I've asked Mattias St=FCrmer how openexpo.de and openexpo.ch relate to
> >> each other. I'll let you know.
> >>
> >>>> My intention was to submit a talk about the ASF in general
> >>>> there.
> >>
> >> Good idea! I did that last time, too. Only got the FOP talk accepted,
> >> though. But if we can create enough weight (maybe to the point to have
> >> an Apache track), that should become easier. I think it's extremely
> >> important to tell the people there how the ASF works.
> >>
> >>>> BTW, what about an ASF booth at both events? The ASF should be more
> >>>> visible at events like these!
> >>
> >> The ASF booth is no problem. We simply have to request it. More of a
> >> problem is some PR-materiel. I've got a big poster on FOP [1]. Some
> >> eye-catcher materiel for the ASF as such would be good to have, too.
> >>
> >> [1] http://jeremias-maerki.ch/download/fop/fop-poster.pdf
> >
> > I am able to help out at booth on the 25th.
> >
> > Would be cool to have a large poster with a big ASF logo and maybe all
> > projects listed. I am not experienced with posters. What does it take t=
o
> > make one (sizes etc.) if we don't already have one?

As part of the booth arrangement, we get one poster (A2 sized) printed
that we can put up on the small wall at the booth (not great quality but
my FOP poster [1] isn't, either). See [2] for what it looked like last
time in Berne. I'm planning to get creative next week (provided we don't
already have something around which I don't assume).

[1] http://www.jeremias-maerki.ch/download/fop/fop-poster.pdf
[2] http://www.jeremias-maerki.ch/blog/2008/03/14/openexpo-in-berne-was-gre=
at/

> If there are Apache related talks at the conference,

There are.

> make sure to
> include these on whatever material is created at a booth. I think
> that's a highly valuable thing to be doing.
>=20
> Even if it's just a case of printing up some items on b+w paper. Which
> talks/bofs to goto is a good call-to-action for a booth.

Good idea!

> I'd also be tempted to have a sign-in sheet/poster/something for
> Apache people who show up. If you're an Apache committer, put your
> name here.

I'll prepare that. Sounds like fun!


Jeremias Maerki


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