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Hi Craig,

Would you like to talk next week?

Unfortunately, we don't have many OpenStack community members in Miami, but I am interested in the concept more broadly.  If we learn more about the project and level of funding / support you’re seeking, we could communicate the opportunity to our community leaders and sponsors. 

Thanks,
Lauren


On Aug 21, 2014, at 10:13 AM, craigo at kondoit.com wrote:

> Josh, thank you for the introduction.
> Lauren, its really nice to meet you.
> 
> Lauren, as Josh stated, as he an I have spoken, I was taken with the interesting parallels between the urban art and open source communities.  We both take something, once held in ivory towers and democratize it, allowing it to be re-imagined, explored and utilized for the benefit of everyone. It was a bottle water moment for me, "why didnt I see this before". 
> 
> Josh, thank you for your support, when you have a moment, lets follow up on your generous gift to our efforts.
> Lauren, would you be open to talking through a strategy that would cross pollinate our missions into our respective constituencies in a way where everyone benefits?
> 
> Warm wishes
> 
> Craig ONeil
> Kondoit, LLC
> mo. 352-428-2730352-428-2730
>  
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: OpenStack-sponsored street art in Miami
> From: Joshua McKenty <joshua at pistoncloud.com>
> Date: Tue, August 19, 2014 8:32 pm
> To: Lauren Sell <lauren at openstack.org>, craigo at kondoit.com
> Cc: marketing at lists.openstack.org, Sean Roberts
> <seanroberts66 at gmail.com>, Heidi Bretz <heidi at openstack.org>, Gretchen
> Curtis <gretchen at pistoncloud.com>
> 
> Lauren,
> 
> I wanted to introduce Craig ONeil - he’s the primary organizer of an exhibition of street artists in Miami, fundraising to reconstruct the Miami Stadium.
> 
> I’ve been talking with him about sponsoring a piece commemorating OpenStack, given that there are interesting parallels between the street art and open source communities.
> 
> The budget for the installation is modest, but out of reach of Piston’s marketing budget for this year. I’m willing to kick this off with a very small personal contribution, and I believe Piston would match that. Would you be interested in helping me round up the rest of it from various OpenStack sponsors?
> 
> There’s some PBS video coverage of the project here: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/graffiti-art-gives-abandoned-miami-stadium-second-life/#.U83Xvl-1BkU.twitter
> 
> 
> --
> 
> Joshua McKenty
> Chief Technology Officer
> Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.
> +1 (650) 242-5683+1 (650) 242-5683
> +1 (650) 283-6846+1 (650) 283-6846
> http://www.pistoncloud.com
> 
> "Oh, Westley, we'll never survive!"
> "Nonsense. You're only saying that because no one ever has."
> 

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