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[OpenStack Marketing] June 15 - Barcelona OpenStack Summit Sponsorship Sales Open
by Kendall Waters 31 May '16

31 May '16

Hi everyone, Friendly reminder - Wednesday, June 15, at 8:00am PT / 15:00 UTC sponsorship sales for the October 2016 OpenStack Summit in Barcelona will open. At that time the executable electronic contract will be made available for signature HERE <https://www.openstack.org/summit/barcelona-2016/sponsors/#how-to-sponsor>. All sponsorships will be sold on a first-come basis determined by the time stamp on completed electronic agreements. The top level sponsorships and limited quantity add-ons always sell out quickly so please be mindful of that. Full details of the sponsorship signing process are outlined here <https://www.openstack.org/summit/barcelona-2016/sponsors/#how-to-sponsor> and on page 4 of the Prospectus <https://www.openstack.org/assets/barcelona-summit/Barcelona-Sponsorship-Pro…>. Once you execute the Barcelona Summit contract you will receive a confirmation email from Echosign, you must click the link in that email to complete the signing process. Don’t forget that last step! If you have any overdue balances owed to the Foundation then these must be paid in full before you sign the Summit contract. REGISTRATION Registration is now open <https://openstacksummit2016barcelona.eventbrite.com/>. Purchase your early bird passes now! CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS CFP will open in the coming days. Stay tuned! Please contact summit(a)openstack.org <mailto:summit@openstack.org> with any questions. Cheers, Kendall Kendall Waters OpenStack Marketing kendall(a)openstack.org

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[OpenStack Marketing] Last call for Ignite Talks - OpenStack Day Israel
by Jeremy Hess 22 May '16

22 May '16

Hi Everyone, OpenStack Israel is happening June 2nd in Tel Aviv. We are closing the Ignites by Friday, May 27th and we want your submissions. Feel free to submit talks at this link: https://docs.google.com/a/gigaspaces.com/forms/d/19HHreDjpCzKbCXMhHyLZpjcb-… More info on OpenStack Day Israel: http://www.openstack-israel.org/ Thanks! The OpenStack Day Israel Team

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[OpenStack Marketing] OpenStack Silicon Valley sponsorships and registration now open!
by Rachel Renski 20 May '16

20 May '16

Hi All, OpenStack Silicon Valley: The Unlocked Infrastructure Conference is getting ready for its third annual event on August 9th and 10th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. We have an amazing lineup of speakers such as Diane Bryant from Intel, CIO of the Williams Formula 1 team, CIO of Staples, Head of Infra at Volkswagen Group, and Clark Masters, who runs converged cloud at SAP. The event was fully sold out the last two years, so register early if you don't want to miss out. Early bird pricing is $400 and ends July 1st. Important links: * - Sponsorship Prospectus - https://content.mirantis.com/rs/451-RBY-185/images/openstack-silicon-valley… <https://content.mirantis.com/rs/451-RBY-185/images/openstack-silicon-valley…> - Ticket Sales - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/openstack-silicon-valley-2016-the-unlocked-inf… <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/openstack-silicon-valley-2016-the-unlocked-inf…> - Event Website - https://www.openstacksv.com/ <https://www.openstacksv.com/>* Hope you can join us! Best, Rachel Renski Marketing Events Mirantis Inc. (650) 903-7035

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[OpenStack Marketing] OpenStack Days East CFP Extended!
by Alex Campanelli 05 May '16

05 May '16

Hi Everyone, The OpenStack Days East event is happening on August 23-24th at the Playstation Theater in New York City. The CFP process has been extended until Monday, June 6th at 11:59 PM EST. You can submit talks HERE<http://www.openstackeast.com/call-for-papers/>. Confirmed speakers include Steve Eastham (Best Buy), Andrew Mitry (Walmart), Steve Muir (Comcast) and Jonathan Bryce. Thanks! Alex Campanelli

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[OpenStack Marketing] Bulletin: Summit recap, new resources, AR/PR highlights
by Heidi Joy Tretheway 03 May '16

03 May '16

OpenStack Marketing Bulletin May 3, 2016 Welcome back from Austin and a fantastic Summit! Did you know our first Summit in Austin had just 75 people, and less than six years later we returned to the city with than 7,500? Thank you to our colleagues and community members who made it possible. Another favorite stat? More than half of Fortune 100 companies use OpenStack. CONNECT YOUR TEAM In Austin, we met several new marketers from companies in our ecosystem. Please help your team stay on top of new marketing resources and important dates by sharing the marketing mailing list with your team: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/marketing <http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/marketing>. NEW RESOURCES Did you know that during our January marketing meeting, we shared what we planned to do before the Summit, and in the first four months of 2016 we accomplished all of it? Special thanks to great collaboration with community contributors. We hope you’ll consider contributing to the 2016 projects we have planned for the rest of the year, and help guide us by telling us what’s most valuable to your business. Here’s a quick reminder of new resources and major campaigns delivered so far this year: Network functions virtualization (NFV) report <http://openstack.org/telecoms-and-nfv> Containers page <http://openstack.org/containers> updates The Path to Cloud <http://openstack.org/enterprise> (how-to booklet from the Enterprise Work Group, available in epub, mobi and print) User Survey report <http://openstack.org/user-survey>, beta dashboard <http://openstack.org/survey-report> and highlights video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmu5r7BCY_U> Mitaka software release <http://openstack.org/software/mitaka> Independent software vendor (ISV) landing page <http://openstack.org/isv> You can download the slides from this session at openstack.org/marketing, and incidentally we’re planning a major overhaul on that page. Send us feedback <mailto:heidijoy@openstack.org> on what you’d like to see there. We also shared some plans for upcoming content: OpenStack 101 slide deck (and eventually, video) … comment on draft content here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cjuCDifsMctubZmL-qio0gkDXGBqiNJU1GzM8eh…> Containers report update High performance computing (HPC) paper Security brief Continuing market share analysis More user stories SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS FROM AR/PR Here are some great links (with marketers in mind) to check out from the Summit. Analyst Track Videos: Al Sadowski & Donnie Berkholz, 451 Research <https://www.openstack.org/videos/video/openstack-pulse-unbiased-research-on…> Analyst Panel <https://www.openstack.org/videos/video/analyst-q-and-a-what-the-analysts-wh…> featuring Paul Miller (Forrester), Roz Roseboro (Heavy Reading), Colm Keegan (ESG), Steve O’Grady (Redmonk), and Rene Buest (Crisp Research); moderated by Mike Shuster (NetApp) Larry Carvalho and Ashish Nadkarni, IDC <https://www.openstack.org/videos/video/a-proxy-for-openstack-adoption-marke…> Media Panel <https://www.openstack.org/videos/video/media-q-and-a-the-journalistic-persp…> featuring Frederic Lardinois (TechCrunch), Sean Michael Kerner (eWeek), Caroline Donnelly (ComputerWeekly) and Yasuyuki Matsushita; moderated by Susan Wu (Midokura) Lauren Nelson, Forrester Research <https://www.openstack.org/videos/video/openstack-is-ready-are-youredux> Analyst Briefing Session: Presentation Decks <https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xysearyd2uan7w2/AAD8mh_EI4F8X1ZeUhj8VuTra?dl=0> OPENSTACK SUMMIT BARCELONA It’s not too soon to start planning for the October 25-28, 2016 OpenStack Summit Barcelona <https://www.openstack.org/summit/barcelona-2016/>. The Sponsorship Prospectus and Registration are available now; the Call for Speakers will open on June 1 and run through July 13. Sponsor sales will open on June 15. Continue to check the Barcelona website for updates. Also, plan to attend an OpenStack Day near you. There are 16 OpenStack Days <https://www.openstack.org/community/events/openstackdays> scheduled around the globe from May through September. INDUSTRY EVENTS The OpenStack Foundation will be at the following industry events in May: CoreOS Fest - May 9-10, 2016 in Berlin, Germany OSCON - May 16-19, 2016, Austin, Texas Big Communications Event - May 24-25, 2016, Austin, Texas Cloud Foundry Summit - May 23-25, 2016, Santa Clara, CA PyCon - May 28, 2016, Portland, Oregon Cloud Foundry Summit Europe 2016 <https://www.cloudfoundry.org/community/summits/program/cfp/?summitId=11993> is September 26 – 28, 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany, and the call for papers deadline the June 17, 2016. _______________________ 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 <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N6Fi1iAgpkDKMkcaTh8s7pwPzwjKuPzJJdg….>, 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 <tel:503 816 9769> | Skype: heidi.tretheway <https://webapp.wisestamp.com/sig_iframe?origin=mac-mail&signature_id=549976…> <http://linkedin.com/in/heiditretheway> <http://twitter.com/heiditretheway> <http://www.openstack.org/>

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