FUDCon *PLANNING* [was Re: FUDCon Marketing?]

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007, Matthew Miller wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 06:30:59AM -0800, John Poelstra wrote:
>> Could we get some help from the RHT Communications people to start a
>> campaign now that builds up to the actual event?  Maybe first starting
>> with a press release?
>
> This is a great idea, but another place where we really need to be working
> more in advance. It's almost too late for the current one. Anyone who needs
> to convince their employer to send them, justify expenses, and book a plane
> ticket is probably already out of luck.
>
> If we want to have serious events, we need to have all the proverbial ducks
> in a row with their Ts dotted and Is crossed (or something like that) at
> least two months in advance. Preferably three or more.
>
> Since we already know the basic release schedule that far in advance, this
> really shouldn't be impossible.

Well, then, we should announce the summer FUDCon now, since we know it'll 
be in Boston in conjunction with the Red Hat Summit.

--g

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