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Line 11: − 1. Making Sugar Labs press-contactable - there's a problem with − Google's Grand Central: it's US-only (for call forwarding) at this − time. But I think I have a solution - obtain a US GSM SIM card which I − could use in Europe (if the roaming fees won't ruin me ;-) . − :: What are the "requirements" for a successful "SL is press-contactable now!" solution? Not being too familiar with PR, I'm curious what we're aiming for here, exactly. [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] − ::: The idea is that a journalist has a phone number to call (many journalists are short on time and are facing a deadline) which is not Walter's. (Of course, if they already know Walter, that's different.) Ideally, there should be a fallback, i.e. if I can't respond quickly, someone else can see that there is a message and call back. This kind of reactivity is why many companies use PR firms. Google's beta Grand Central seems like a good solution but unfortunately will not forward to non-US numbers as far as I can make out. [[User:SeanDaly|Sean]] − 2. List of education publications I have added for press releases -+ − after much googling & yahooing I have identified a number of education+ − publications/portals. I'll submit my list for comment later today.+ − + − + + + + + + − 3. Elevator pitch for teachers - I will respond to Walter's rough − draft later today & would like your input. This text may be a starting − point for the next press release's short description of Sugar Labs − (underneath "news" part of press release). − :: Editable version at [[MarketingTeam/Pitches]], from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/marketing/2009-February/000279.html Walter's first draft to the list], since I couldn't find another wiki version - please merge/redirect if there's a duplicate, or let me know and I'll do it. [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] − 4. Press release languages - I'd like to spend a couple of minutes+ − discussing the possibility of doing press releases in languages other+ − than English, in particular en, fr, de, pt. I can do French and+ − perhaps we can find volunteers to do the other languages? There's a+ − workflow aspect to this of course.+ − :: I'm guessing you meant es instead of en, above. ;) [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] − ::: Yes, quite right - es not en! [[User:SeanDaly|Sean]] − 5. Sugar Labs Ambassadors program - dfarning has suggested we look at − Fedora's Ambassadors program. − :: Also Ubuntu LoCo teams. Other non-software location-based community teams that might be worth looking at as models: Rotary, Habitat for Humanity, Boy Scouts / Girl Scouts, American Cancer Society (and other community-run fundraising/outreach efforts from the medical field). [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] − 6. Obtaining USB sticks for Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) - have we+ − contacted anyone beyond Belkin, Pantone, Emtec? and where are we with+ − these three leads.+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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''by Sean Daly''
''by Sean Daly''
1) Make SL press-contactable
We still have no telephone(s) solution and this is getting hot. I am
currently looking at an answering service solution which can provide a
:: Can you add a link to that (hopefully wiki-editable) list at the end of the agenda item here? I'll take a look and try to add my own ideas to the list once it is up. [[User:Mchua|Mchua]]
local dedicated phone number to voicemail in Boston or NYC with e-mail
::: Mel - there are over 75 links on the list so I mailed it to the Marketing alias. I don't think it's advisable to maintain the PR contact list on a wiki, in particular e-mail addresses... [[User:SeanDaly|Sean]]
alert for under $10 per month. Advantages: stable phone number and
cost, any phone message can reach several people so no single point of
failure. Disadvantage: journalists prefer speaking with humans instead
of recordings of humans. We do need a solution this week. Side issue,
but urgent: we need to be able to send the press releases (en, fr, es,
de, pt) from the pr@sugarlabs.org alias. How will that work?
2) 0.84 Marketing talking points.
What new features of the Sugar Learning Platform do we want to talk
about in the press release? Let's hit-parade them. Input please! My
feeling is to prefer talking up Activities over the platform, but
perhaps there is platform news we just can't keep to ourselves?
3) 0.84 Press release draft - how shall we handle?
I had been asked to do a brief on the fuzzy science of creating a
press release (distributing it and placing it is a separate subject!).
We need to start with the skeleton (letterhead, About Sugar Labs).
But, I'm not at all sure if we want to circulate actual title & draft
text prior to the launch. However, the goal of asking the translation
team for help requires some lead time - the sooner they have the text,
the better. Your point of view regarding this workflow is requested.
4) Launch countdown
It's not quite clear to me how we pick the magic date & time when the
release goes out, the final version is published, and hopefully
journalists take notice. If we can work out a coordination protocol
(e.g. Walter decides, or Simon decides the release date/time), we can
work together to the countdown. Let's work together on this.
5) Printable PDF brochure (was: elevator pitch for teachers)
The more I think about it, the more this resembles a condensed version
of text from the new static site. So I think we should put energy into
that over the next couple of days, and the PDF will come out on the
rebound in time for the launch.
6) Sugar Stories
Can we try to put together at least 3 and hopefully 5 stories about
Sugar contributors? Before we all nominate each other (joke) let's
think about how we can do this quickly. The goal being to encourage
prospective volunteers to the fun & satisfaction of working on Sugar.
maybe as simple as asking everyone to update their page on the wiki
with "Why I Contribute To Sugar"?
7) Sugar on a Stick (SoaS)
Update on where we are with ordering sticks, but we also need to
decide shipping address! Fabulous idea from Carol: include a SoaS USB
maker in Sugar & on the liveCD.
8) Other topics?
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