Actually Drew, I'd say your 'dream' is totally on-point. The timing is
perfect, especially as OOo is getting all this free-buzz about being a force
to be reckoned with <smile> and the feds are making delicious noises about
requiring Open Document Format...
Also it is propitious that OOo plans to have a 'fresh off the presses'
Presentation Kit by the Gov 2.0 May 2010 date, which would extend
promotional outreach from any OOo presentation. And the guidelines given on
http://www.gov2expo.com/gov2expo2010/public/cfp/82 about presentation
development are beautifully done... so whether the presentation we submitted
ended up being among the 1% selected, we would still end up with a cohesive
structure for an OOo presentation that would be suitable for a range of
presentation opportunities, ie: the annual, regional or local OOo
conferences and gatherings.
In this regard, I would suggest we develop (as called for in the above
referenced guidelines) a set of 4 to 6 '5-minute rapid fire presentation'
with the topic for each of these taken from the list provided in the above
referenced guidelines, for example:
<> A presentation on how Open Standards work to the benefit of Enterprise
Collaboration by making all documents more universally readable.
<> A presentation on how Open Standards define and apply the concept of
Intellectual Property, using the OOo Productivity Suite as an example.
<> A presentation on how Open Standards assist with Procurement Reform,
making it easier for procurement officers to compare various products on an
'apples-to-apples' basis and also eliminating systemic problems with
application intercompatibility.
Done as short and punchy audio/video 'info-tainment' (with lots of sparkel
and dazzle but sans any trace of 'marketing hype'), these savvy newsy-clips
would illuminate facts and figures about the 'who, what, when, where, why &
how' of Open Standards, ODF and OS... driving home the point that 'this is
the way to go' and soft-selling by association our postion that OOo is 'the
best way' to "Bridge the Digital Divide, Minimize Citizen Pain, Encourage
Creative Thinking and Learn How Less Is More in the Brave New World of Open
Standards!"
And if we could additionally muster the forces to exhibit at Gov 2.0,
imagine what having a blub about OOo on this page
http://www.gov2expo.com/gov2expo2010/public/content/exhibitors would do to
our brandname image <grin>, and then study the 'pr opportunities' being
coordinated by the expo-hosts
http://www.gov2expo.com/gov2expo2010/public/content/pr-opportunities which
offer additional avenues of 'getting the word out there' about OOo.
Thus I see this as a marvelous marketing opportunity for OOo which I hope we
will -- including Drew's strategy for approaching FEMA, etc. -- seriously
discuss as a project worth investing resources in. Also, this integrates
nicely with the design and development of the proposed Presentation Kit, my
thoughts about which will shortly be posted to that thread.
In the interim, Happy (almost) New Year!!! I'm having a party.... y'all
come!!!! ~Christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Drew Jensen" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 12:02 AM
Subject: [marketing] Washington, DC USA is lovely in May
Hi,
Came across this announcement that the call for papers at the Gov 2.0
conference, May 2010 has been extended till Jan. 6th.
http://www.gov2expo.com/gov2expo2010/public/cfp/82
So - Just thought I'd ask if there is anyone with a canned, or time to
generate, presentation about the benefits of OO.o AND maybe you would like
to visit DC in May?
It really is a beautiful town - It costs though. I can mitigate logging to
nil...*smile* (I think)
Timing would be good - there is a lot of chatter within the federal
bureaucracy right now about open source software. Sadly the DoD folks seem
to be leading the charge. [I used to write software for the Dept. of Def.
so don't get me wrong, they're nice enough people..but]
Anyway - I recognize that this isn't likely to happen, and since I'm just
dreaming..let me go on.
If i had an ear at a Gov tech conference this year I would head right to
the folks at FEMA. (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
I know - you may think no!...Department of Education would be better...but
FEMA because of the large fleet of mobile housing units they maintain, for
use after natural disasters. Last year I had the pleasure of getting to
know some of the FEMA contractors that disburse the (some of) homes. A pc
in each housing unit is a subject that had a lot of traction with
them..but no funding.
I'd tell what ever FEMA contact I could make to get me the name of the
person running the procurement contract for those PC's and explain the
savings that could be had by switching to a FOSS software platform.
..and then comes the part were we find the person in the HHS (Health &
Human Services ) and explain how FEMA's needs can be met by having
community training centers, such as the one I learned of this September in
Columbus, supply the systems as part of their re-cycling efforts. They
think it's a great idea - Senators McCain and Reed agree...(yeah)..and
pass the funds..
Hey it's just a dream....
Drew
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