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OpenStack Marketing Bulletin
Dec. 21, 2016

CAN’T-MISS ANALYST REPORT
Don’t miss the latest Forrester report on OpenStack from Lauren Nelson, “OpenStack's Global Traction Expands For Its Newton Release.” It says OpenStack has “grown into a de facto standard platform for the private cloud market and now serves as the foundation for public clouds, particularly in Europe and China.” 

You can see the foundation’s news release <https://www.openstack.org/news/view/292/openstacks-global-traction-expands-according-to-independent-research> and download the full report here <http://www.openstack.org/analysts>. If you’d like to help us promote it, please retweet <https://twitter.com/OpenStack/status/811270766822039552> the @OpenStack handle, join the conversation on LinkedIn, and of course share with your internal teams and prospects.

UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next Marketing Community meeting will be held for two time zones, Jan. 12/13, focusing on 2017 plans and logo refresh. It will also be recorded.
For Europe/North America time zones. Copy and paste the following into your calendar: 
Time: Jan 12, 2017 8:30 AM (GMT-8:00) Pacific Time (US and Canada) 
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/5038169769
Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll):  +16465588656,5038169769# or +14086380968,5038169769#
Or Telephone:
    Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll)
    Meeting ID: 503 816 9769
    International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=E5Gcj6WHnrCsWmjQRQr7KFsXkP9nAIaP <https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=E5Gcj6WHnrCsWmjQRQr7KFsXkP9nAIaP> 

For Asia Pacific time zones. Copy and paste the following into your calendar:
Time: Jan 13, 2017 0230 UTC/ Jan 12, 2017 6:30 PM (GMT-8:00) Pacific Time 
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/5038169769
Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll):  +16465588656,5038169769# or +14086380968,5038169769#
Or Telephone:
    Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll)
    Meeting ID: 503 816 9769
    International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=E5Gcj6WHnrCsWmjQRQr7KFsXkP9nAIaP <https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=E5Gcj6WHnrCsWmjQRQr7KFsXkP9nAIaP> 


Next Analyst Relations Work Group call: January 19, 1 pm Eastern
Copy and paste the following into your calendar: 
Time: Jan 19, 2017 10:00 AM Pacific Time (GMT-8:00) 
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/5038169769 <https://zoom.us/j/5038169769> 
Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll):  +16465588656,5038169769# or +14086380968,5038169769#
Or Telephone:
    Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll)
    Meeting ID: 503 816 9769
    International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=E5Gcj6WHnrCsWmjQRQr7KFsXkP9nAIaP <https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=E5Gcj6WHnrCsWmjQRQr7KFsXkP9nAIaP> 


BOSTON SUMMIT 
Sponsorship sales are open <http://www.openstack.org/summit/boston-2017/>
If you plan on sponsoring both 2017 Summits (Boston & Sydney), make sure to check out page 4 of the Boston Summit sponsorship prospectus <https://www.openstack.org/assets/boston-summit/Boston-Sponsorship-Prospectus.pdf> for a special discount on Sydney Summit sponsorship packages.
Call for presentations is open now
Early bird registration <https://openstacksummit2017boston.eventbrite.com/> is open now

INDUSTRY EVENTS
FOSDEM, Feb. 4–5, 2017 in Brussels Belgium—look for the OpenStack Foundation table at this event. To view the complete list of 2017 industry and events, please visit the www.OpenStack.org/Marketing <http://www.openstack.org/Marketing> portal and look for the Global Events calendar. 

Which industry events will you be attending? Contact us <mailto:heidijoy at openstack.org> to tell us where would you like OpenStack to have a presence. 

OPENSTACK DAYS
2017 OpenStack Day events are currently being organized, with the first kicking off in March. Check out the OpenStack Days <https://www.openstack.org/community/events/openstackdays> website for the latest up-to-date information.

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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/1quxq_a3gwDip-PFqtv0hTeutl9hoMzJ_4q5ZV9GMwHw/edit#gid=2073218727>, 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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