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Hi Sean and All,<div><br></div><div>Could you include something about the Contributors Program in the press release? I will be doing a 30 min Virtual Session at NECC Unplugged (Tues June 30 from 11:00-11:30 EDT) where folks can learn more about the Contributors program and have their questions about it answered. If they plan to attend any of the virtual sessions (including Caroline's, Walter's, Mike Lee's and mine,) they will have to get access to Elluminate (free). This should be done ahead of time.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.neccunplugged.com/ ">http://www.neccunplugged.com/ </a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.elluminate.com/ ">http://www.elluminate.com/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Incidentally, I want to encourage you all to consider applying for the Contributors program. This is a great time to do it. Machines are currently available (XO-1.0s) for just about any legitimate project proposed. </div><div><br></div><div>The innards of XO 1.5s will also be available for developers and others with good projects who have the 1.0s and the ability to swap them out. If any of you are interested in getting one of these, this is the time to apply and "get in line" for when they come out.</div><div><br></div><div>Sean, If you need any more info from me for the press release, just send me a private email at caryl@laptop.org</div><div><br></div><div>Caryl</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. If any of you are interested in ARG, a certain relative of mine, Chris Bigenho, will be doing a double onsite virtual session on Monday June 29 from 12:30-1:30 P.M in the same room where Mike Lee is presenting in the morning. Chris is working on using ARG in education as part of his PhD program at the University of North Texas. He hopes to include Sugar and the XO in his project.</div><div><br></div><div>> <br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:30:54 +0200<br>> From: Sean DALY <sdaly.be@gmail.com><br>> Subject: [IAEP] Press release flurry planning (LinuxTag - FOSSED -<br>> NECC - GUADEC)<br>> To: Sugar Labs Marketing <marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org>, Sugar Devel<br>> <sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org>, iaep <iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org><br>> Message-ID:<br>> <378b2b050906180930m12319e53ua1b194973c899941@mail.gmail.com><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<br>> <br>> We've discussed my idea to do a "flurry" of press releases over the<br>> next couple of weeks, coinciding with our presence/sessions at:<br>> <br>> * LinuxTag<br>> Berlin<br>> June 24-27<br>> http://www.linuxtag.org/2009/en.html<br>> <br>> * Free & Open Source Software in Education (FOSSED)<br>> Bethel, Maine<br>> June 24-26<br>> http://www.fossed.com<br>> <br>> * National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)<br>> Washington, DC<br>> June 28-July 1<br>> http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009<br>> (also EduBloggerCon / Classroom 2.0 "LIVE in DC" on June 27:<br>> http://www.edubloggercon.com/EduBloggerCon+2009)<br>> <br>> * Gran Canaria Desktop Summit (GUADEC+Akademy)<br>> Canary Islands<br>> July 3-July 11<br>> http://www.grancanariadesktopsummit.org/<br>> <br>> <br>> After mulling it over I feel our interests will be best served by two<br>> press releases (eReleases/PR Newswire + Sugar Labs press page +<br>> targeted mailing to journalists & educators), with an option for a<br>> third at GUADEC if there are new developments (very possible over next<br>> 10 days):<br>> <br>> Wednesday, June 24th, datelined LinuxTag:<br>> SoaS v1 Strawberry release!<br>> Gould grant / GPA pilot -> classroom tests of SoaS<br>> 100 GCompris/ASLO -> offer enriched<br>> XO-1.5 refresh/XO SoaS version -> not forgetting the XO installed base<br>> Local Labs -> Colombia, Washington DC, Rochester?<br>> Dailymotion channel -> info source<br>> Image: SoaS beauty shots<br>> <br>> * Monday, June 29th: NECC (Washington DC)<br>> Nexcopy partnership<br>> Image: TBD<br>> <br>> <br>> I feel the richness of our news on the day both LinuxTag and FOSSED<br>> open will increase our chances for wide coverage. I think back-to-back<br>> releases won't work for our targeted mailing list and including two<br>> releases in one mailing would be clumsy. This will also simplify<br>> printing for handouts.<br>> <br>> The Nexcopy partnership has a different angle and call to action<br>> (collect & recycle sticks / gesture for schools) and merits a separate<br>> treatment.<br>> <br>> The deadline for the Wednesday SoaS release is in 24 hours... I will<br>> put up a draft for the marketing list in a few hours.<br>> <br>> I will attend LinuxTag on June 26-27 and SugarCamp/FUDCon June 28th.<br>> <br>> If I've forgotten anything, if anyone has better ideas, please by all<br>> means let me know<br>> <br>> thanks!<br>> <br>> Sean<br>> <br>> <br><br></div></body>
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