I *really* like this idea. -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@rcbowen.com
On Jun 4, 2014 1:14 AM, "Ross Gardler" <rgard...@opendirective.com> wrote: > I don't imagine many attendees would be interested in a sponsorship keynote > per se. However, as part of a "how the foundation works, what it is and its > current status" keynote it makes more sense. > > If we do a State of the Feather keynote in EU then I'd like to propose that > it not be 40 mins of the President talking but rather three or four mini > keynotes anchored by the President. e.g. > > - Welcome and intro (President) > - Celebrate our success (some stats, evidence of our winning Apache Way > etc. from the Prez) > - How the foundation works (presented by a Director) > - Why people sponsor (VP Fundraising) > - Our culture (a PMC chair) > - Challenges of managing growth, adaptation to a changing world whilst > preserving our culture (Prez) > - A closing rally call for the future > > In terms of time this would be something like 5 minutes intro and outro by > the Prez and 1 minute into and 9 minutes content for the other speakers. > > Ross > > > > > > > > > > On 3 June 2014 11:06, Upayavira <u...@odoko.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > > On Wed, May 21, 2014, at 01:59 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: > > > I'm trying to pull together keynotes for ApacheCon Budapest, and would > > > welcome some suggestions. > > > > > > For reference, the current list is: > > > > > > * Whoever is president after the upcoming board is seated, State of the > > > Feather > > > * Douglas Carswell, MP Clacton - http://douglascarswell.com/ > > > * David Nalley, VP Infrastructure, speaking about the value (ie, > > > monetary) of the Foundation. > > > > Shane suggested a presentation at ApacheCon about fundraising. I've > > thought offering to do it, and I think there's great potential, but it'd > > be MUCH better as a keynote, as the intent is to show the audience how > > they can help. > > > > That could form a part of the first, or last of your above options. > > > > I'm happy to help prepare, to speak, or whatever, as is needed or not. > > > > Upayavira > > > > >
