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OpenStack Marketing Bulletin
December 22, 2015 

Mark your calendar for the next marketing community meeting: 
Thursday, January 14 at 18:00 UTC/ 09:00 Pacific <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/j.php?MTID=m965e2a9fc51dbbb5a7cce4d342103765> (click through to add it to your calendar)
We’ll be sharing plans for 2016 in events, content and campaigns, as well as highlights from 2015.

The Analyst Relations team meeting is coming up Jan. 6 at 18:00 UTC/ 09:00 Pacific <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/j.php?MTID=mbe51084db03d71c31e09511012fb8e87>. If you missed the last Analyst Relations team call 12/2, you can stream <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/ldr.php?RCID=5eb70b56969bb6f8d6c0042c89fd1a01> or download <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/lsr.php?RCID=dad5f2379d94401deca37e918184cd06> the recording.

The Content team meeting will be Monday, January 18 at 20:00 UTC / 12:00 Pacific <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/j.php?MTID=me9d95e9c7483a8f5dc068d991db9935b> where we will share a preview of the NFV whitepaper and campaign materials. If you missed the last content team meeting on 12/9, you can stream <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/ldr.php?RCID=7c397cfb1a3d5c68b701f96d2c0cdd44> or download <https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/lsr.php?RCID=233dea916a79edd6bef0ab2725daba35> the recording and review the etherpad <https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/Content_Team_12.9>. 

ACTION ITEMS
***Get more support at industry events from the OpenStack Foundation by answering a short survey about your event plans <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KAzpRjVhoFUT88FJwwMkySF_7bUIaKX6Do9qYVMpkyc/viewform> for attendance and sponsorship. Please answer the survey by Jan. 7!

We gathered nearly 20 great interviews on Superuser TV <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/section/superuser-tv> at the OpenStack Summit Tokyo. Now we’re planning more interviews via online video. Want to share your company’s expertise? Submit articles for Superuser TV <https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Superuser_TV>. 

CONTENT
The OpenStack NFV white paper will be public and promoted the week of January 18, 2016.  It will be published along with additional content on a new page for Telecoms, accessible from the Users <https://www.openstack.org/user-stories/> dropdown on openstack.org. Community collaboration with OPNFV is progressing as well—see the details on the OPNFV OpenStack Community wiki <https://wiki.opnfv.org/community/openstack>. More to come on joint marketing with OPNFV!

Superuser has been running interviews with Project Team Leaders over the past month about plans for the Mitaka release. Check out recent interviews on Superuser <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/openstack-mitaka-release-what-s-next-for-neutron-cinder-and-ceilometer> with great slide summaries, or go to the OpenStack YouTube channel for a complete playlist of interviews <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKqaoAnDyfgpMle_oc7rRrjvQ80pDA1jF>. More interviews to come in the next several weeks.

SUMMIT
Preparations for the OpenStack Summit in Austin <https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/> are ramping up, and the Call for Speakers <https://www.openstack.org/summit-login/login?BackURL=%2Fsummit%2Faustin-2016%2Fcall-for-speakers%2F> is now open! Feb. 1 is the deadline to submit a talk. NEW: Speakers are limited to a maximum of three submissions.
Other Summit details now available: 
Attendee Registration <https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/austin-and-travel/> - Price increase in early March
Call for Sponsors <https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/sponsors/#how-to-sponsor> - March 8 deadline
Hotel Discount Room Blocks <https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/austin-and-travel/#hotels> 
Visa Invitation Request <https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/austin-and-travel/#visa> 
Travel Support Program Application <https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/austin-and-travel/#travel-support> - February 8 deadline

OTHER EVENTS
PyCon 2016 <https://us.pycon.org/2016/>: Paper submission <https://us.pycon.org/2016/speaking/> deadline: January 3, 2016
USENIX Annual Technical Conference 2016: Paper submission <https://www.usenix.org/conference/atc16/call-for-papers> deadline: February 1, 2016
DockerCon 2016: Paper submission <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bvMlHNkIS1BzO7fofA3jLoJ7xbG1MIViSzwDZjBo0TE/viewform?c=0&w=1> deadline: March 18, 2016

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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/190SjAy6wVpRfnhKCZPbPnKQbEdly2eA1Q7wqEzmNFmY/edit#gid=8>, 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_Marketing_Meetings_2014.2F2015> (use this link to see past agendas, slides, and recordings too). The bulletin is edited by Heidi Joy Tretheway <mailto:heidijoy at openstack.org> and your contributions are welcome.

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