Daniel Carrera wrote:
Of course there will be exceptions. The NEA conference is an example.
It was announced ahead of time on the marketing list, but neither the
leads nor the MacCons were interested in. So it was funded by the
volunteers going in themselves.
Well, the NEA was also important and noticed because of the INGOTS,
which makes sense for the INGOTS on a business level (there's no critic
in this). Of course, you guys notified the MP before, and hence
something should had been done in whatever direction; but as it has been
pointed out, although every goodwill is appreciated, we need more
clarity in regard of our business partners. Anyway, let's hope that our
discussion will lead to more reactivity in regard of this issue.
Third point. You saw the three different kinds of events I described
above. Let's put some priority on them, and let's add some
flexibility to these priorities.
category I: highest priority. Maximum efforts should be put there.
Except for OOoCON, the subsidiarity policy applies.
category II: average priority, depending on the context: are we
having a major release? is there something important we should tell
the world about? subsidiarity applies there too.
category III: education events are important, but we should make sure
that we wouldn't make a mistake in going there (sometimes computing
is just not the topic), and there are tons of other events. If you
pick one that you feel could help boost OOo's popularity, go for it.
Subsidiarity also applies here.
If you wish I can design a .sxc matrix about this...
I think I would say that categories I and III are highest priority,
for different reasons:
* I is important for "in-reach". So the community members meet.
* III is important for "out-reach". So people who have never heard of
OOo, hear about it.
In general, I'd say that II scores relatively low in both "in-reach"
and "out-reach" (people in FLOSS conferences already know about OOo)
so should probably be our lowest priority.
Right. I'd say that the importance of *II is deemed to change according
to the context. If there's nothing important for us around the next LWE,
then it shouldn't get a high priority. If we'releasing OOo 3.0, we want
however to be all over there and speak. See what I mean?
Another thing, you said that some times computing isn't the topic. But
remember that for "out-reach" computing doesn't have to be the topic.
Some examples from education:
* If you are a language teacher, you'd be interested in OOo because
it'd help your students write their homework without spending money.
* If you are an art teacher, you'd be interested in OOo Draw.
So, if the conference isn't about computers, you modify your message
so that it appeals to the audience.
Well, I'm not a big fan of aggressive marketing :-) ... What I mean is
that sometimes people such as teachers simply want to meet among
themselves and talk about things that do not concern us. That's why...
Charles.
Cheers,
Daniel.
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