March 2016 - Marketing - lists.openinfra.dev

[OpenStack Marketing] Barcelona OpenStack Summit Sponsorship Prospectus
by Claire Massey 30 Mar '16

30 Mar '16

Hi everyone, The upcoming Austin Summit is just a few weeks away, but it’s not too soon to start planning for the next one! The Barcelona Summit will take place October 25-28, 2016. If you’re interested in having a presence at the event here’s some high level sponsorship info for your planning needs. More details will be made available in May/June. Thanks, Claire Barcelona Sponsorship Prospectus: https://www.openstack.org/summit/barcelona-2016/ <https://www.openstack.org/summit/barcelona-2016/> Venue: Centre Conventions International Barcelona (CCIB) Mark Your Calendars: June 1: - Call for Speakers (CFP) submission open June 15: - Sponsor sales open at 8:00am PDT / 10:00am CDT / 15:00 UTC. At that time all sponsorships are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. See page 4 of the Prospectus for the full contract process. - Hotel room blocks open Summit Dates: Main Conference and Marketplace Expo will run Tuesday - Thursday, October 25-27 The Design Summit will run Tuesday - Friday, October 25-28

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[OpenStack Marketing] March 29 OpenStack Content Meeting
by Allison Price 28 Mar '16

28 Mar '16

Hi everyone, I wanted to send a reminder that there will be a content meeting tomorrow at 12pm PDT / 19:00 UTC to discuss upcoming Foundation & community content campaigns, as well as share assets leading up to next week’s Mitaka release. Register here: https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/j.php?MTID=m566b7bd901c768dd3f90f035d… <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/j.php?MTID=m566b7bd901c768dd3f90f035d…> Please let me know if you have any questions. Cheers, Allison Allison Price OpenStack Marketing allison(a)openstack.org

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[OpenStack Marketing] March 29 Price Increase - OpenStack Summit Austin
by Kendall Waters 28 Mar '16

28 Mar '16

Hi everyone, Prices for the Austin Summit will be increasing on Tuesday, March 29 at 11:59pm PT (Wednesday, March 30 at 6:59 UTC). Register NOW <http://openstacksummit2016austin.eventbrite.com/?aff=summit10> before prices increase. All discount registration codes (including ATC, speaker, sponsor, etc.) must be redeemed by April 19. If you have any Summit-related questions, please contact summit(a)openstack.org <mailto:summit@openstack.org>. Cheers, Kendall Kendall Waters OpenStack Marketing kendall(a)openstack.org

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[OpenStack Marketing] [OpenStack Day Israel] Get in Your talks by March 31st!
by Jeremy Hess 25 Mar '16

25 Mar '16

Hi Everyone, OpenStack Israel is proud to be holding it's upcoming OpenStack Day on June 2nd. CFPs are still open for the next few days and we want to get as many talks in as we can, so feel free to submit any talks you submitted for the Austin Summit as well. SUBMIT YOUR TALK HERE <http://www.openstack-israel.org/#!copy-of-call-for-papers/cu3y> Join Jonathan Bryce, Tim Bell (CERN), Jesse Proudman (Bluebox), and more fantastic participants for this all-star event! Looking forward to seeing you all there! Jeremy Hess OpenStack Israel Organizing Team

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[OpenStack Marketing] Mitaka release - marketing preview slides & recording
by Heidi Joy Tretheway 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

Greetings, Jonathan Bryce offered a great overview of Mitaka’s key themes, features and enhancements in yesterday’s marketing community call. View this presentation <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJOXYvOCPN4&feature=youtu.be> on YouTube or download <https://www.dropbox.com/s/2auydh00svkk96d/Mitaka%20marketing%20preview.mp4?…> it now (25 minutes). You can download <http://www.openstack.org/marketing> the Mitaka release logo and the powerpoint overview slides at openstack.org/marketing (look at the last item under Collateral + Presentations). Thanks to the Product Work Group for the community roadmap, which supplied some key content for our release messaging framework. Also, see the last slide for our marketing plan for the April 7 launch of Mitaka. Just two weeks to launch! ______ Heidi Joy Tretheway Senior Marketing Manager, OpenStack Foundation 503 816 9769 | skype: heidi.tretheway

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[OpenStack Marketing] Reminder: Tomorrow, Mitaka release preview
by Heidi Joy Tretheway 22 Mar '16

22 Mar '16

Hi team, Just a quick reminder that we have a Marketing Community Meeting tomorrow to preview the Mitaka marketing release plans, highlighting key features and enhancements. This webinar is recorded and I’ll include the download/playback link in an email tomorrow shortly after the call. I encourage you to join us to learn about major Mitaka release themes and high-level messaging. Special thanks to the Product Work Group’s roadmap team and project team leaders for supplying key information for the Mitaka release and the roadmap beyond. Details: Wednesday, March 23 at 16:00 UTC/ 9 a.m. PDT. Webex link: https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/j.php?MTID=mb28528c5e43cde185fc36735e… Cheers, Heidi Joy ______ Heidi Joy Tretheway Senior Marketing Manager, OpenStack Foundation 503 816 9769 | skype: heidi.tretheway

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[OpenStack Marketing] Registration Prices Increase March 11 - OpenStack Summit Austin
by Kendall Waters 10 Mar '16

10 Mar '16

Hi everyone, The early bird registration deadline for the Austin Summit is this Thursday, March 10 at 11:59pm PST (March 11 at 7:59 UTC). Prices will increase immediately following that time. Register NOW <https://openstacksummit2016austin.eventbrite.com/> to hear from OpenStack users including Nike, Walmart, AT&T, Verizon, Ancestry.com and more! Checkout the full lineup of speakers in the Summit agenda <https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/summit-schedule>. There will also be: Several training and workshops available at OpenStack Academy <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/openstack-academy-opens-its-doors-a…> StackCity Austin, a community festival for Stackers 20 tracks and more than 400 sessions in the main conference If you have any questions related to the Summit, please contact summit(a)openstack.org <mailto:summit@openstack.org>. Cheers, Kendall Kendall Waters OpenStack Marketing kendall(a)openstack.org

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[OpenStack Marketing] Bulletin: Mitaka preview, Superuser Awards deadline, event invites
by Heidi Joy Tretheway 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

OpenStack Marketing Bulletin March 8, 2016 Upcoming meetings Mark your calendar for the next Marketing Community meeting, when we’ll preview what’s coming in the Mitaka release. We’ll email out a recording the same day if you’re unable to make this time. Wednesday, March 23 at 16:00 UTC/ 9:00 a.m. PDT <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/j.php?MTID=mb28528c5e43cde185fc36735e…> Join the Analyst Relations team to discuss plans for the upcoming Summit and more. Thursday, March 17 at 16:30 UTC/ 9:30 a.m. PDT <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/j.php?MTID=mcdb056cb14c73e94c373bc392…> Join the Content Team to discuss upcoming major content pieces and campaigns associated with newly released content. It’s a great way to participate! Tuesday, March 29 at 19:00 UTC/ 12:00 p.m. PDT <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/j.php?MTID=m566b7bd901c768dd3f90f035d…> UPCOMING DEADLINES Superuser Awards nominations: The deadline to nominate one of your customers for the Superuser Awards is this Friday, March 11. Winners will be recognized on stage at the upcoming Austin Summit. Learn more <http://superuser.openstack.org/awards> about the awards and nominate your customers <https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/superuserawards> before Friday. CONTENT SuperuserTV <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/section/superuser-tv> will be on-site again at the Austin Summit. If you would like to propose a topic or speaker, please email superusertv(a)openstack.org <mailto:superusertv@openstack.org>. If you missed the Jan. 14 marketing community meeting when we shared 2015 highlights and the 2016 marketing plan, you can stream <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/ldr.php?RCID=84fd2de72b9e40f2e40be348…> or download <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/lsr.php?RCID=3afca85e2b185afb0abbb8b0…> the recording. EVENTS If you or your team is attending the Open Networking Summit <http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/open-networking-summit>, or just in the neighborhood, please join OpenStack, OPNFV, OpenDaylight and DevOps for Networks for an evening reception on Monday, March 14. It is 6 – 8 p.m. at the Levi's Stadium <http://www.levisstadium.com/> 501 Club, a short walk <https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hyatt+Regency+Santa+Clara,+5101+Great+Ameri…> from the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. Conference registration is not required to attend, however RSVP <https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V65Y3DF>s are requested. Hope to see you there! SUMMIT UPDATE The main conference schedule for the upcoming OpenStack Summit in Austin <https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/> is now available! Plan your schedule now: https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/summit-schedule/ <https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/summit-schedule/> As always, contact summit(a)openstack.org with any questions. SPEAKER NOTIFICATIONS If you submitted a talk, check your email. Everyone who submitted a speaking proposal for the Summit will soon receive an email notification to let them know whether their talk is accepted. The email sent to selected speakers was sent from speakersupport(a)openstack.org and contains important next steps and their speaker registration code. Each speaker is responsible for registering themselves to attend the Summit. Please make sure your colleagues read the email and complete this step. MOBILE APP In mid April the Summit schedule mobile app will also be available for download. We will notify the community at that time. _______________________ The OpenStack Marketing Bulletin is a resource for the OpenStack marketing community, distributed every 2-4 weeks to the marketing mailing list <http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/marketing>. You’ll find upcoming events, opportunities to participate, fresh content <http://www.openstack.org/marketing>, and important dates. Watch for future marketing meetings <https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Foundation/Marketing#Open_Market…> (use this link to see past agendas, slides, and recordings too). The bulletin is edited by Heidi Joy Tretheway <mailto:heidijoy@openstack.org> and your contributions are welcome. ______ Heidi Joy Tretheway Senior Marketing Manager, OpenStack Foundation 503 816 9769 | skype: heidi.tretheway

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[OpenStack Marketing] Schedule Published - OpenStack Summit Austin
by Claire Massey 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

Hi everyone, The main conference schedule for the upcoming OpenStack Summit in Austin <https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/> is now available! SCHEDULE: https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/summit-schedule/ <https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/summit-schedule/> SPEAKER NOTIFICATIONS If you submitted a talk - check your email. Everyone who submitted a speaking proposal for the Summit will soon receive an email notification to let them know whether or not their talk is accepted. The email sent to selected speakers was sent from speakersupport(a)openstack.org <mailto:speakersupport@openstack.org> and contains important next steps and their speaker registration code. Each speaker is responsible for registering themselves to attend the Summit. Please make sure your colleagues read the email and complete this step. MOBILE APP In mid April the schedule mobile app will also be available for download. We will notify the community at that time. Contact summit(a)openstack.org with any questions. See you in Austin! Cheers, Claire

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[OpenStack Marketing] March 11 deadline - Superuser Awards nominations
by Allison Price 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

Hi everyone, The deadline to nominate a team or organization <https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/superuserawards> for the OpenStack Summit Austin Superuser Awards is this Friday, March 11. Like in previous rounds, the winner will be chosen by the community at large and announced onstage at the OpenStack Summit Austin <https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/> in April. The Superuser Awards recognize teams using OpenStack to meaningfully improve business in an innovative way, while also contributing back to the community. Teams of all sizes are encouraged to apply! If you fit the bill, or know a team that does, we encourage you to submit a nomination here <https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/superuserawards>. Learn more about the awards <http://superuser.openstack.org/awards>, our previous winners, CERN <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/and-the-superuser-award-goes-to>, Comcast <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/and-the-superuser-award-goes-to-0b6…> and NTT Group <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/and-the-superuser-award-goes-to-e72…> and submit your team’s application before this week’s deadline! Please reach out to me directly if you have any questions or would like to nominate your team. Cheers, Allison Allison Price OpenStack Marketing allison(a)openstack.org <mailto:allison@openstack.org>

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