Re: Lastest Proposal Version and Sponsorship document

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

Mario:

> enclosed the latest version of the Summit Proposal and the Invitation
> for Sponsorship.
>
> I seperated these two documents. It makes it easier for us.

I think it would be good to send these documents to the
marketing-list gnome org for a few days of further review before sending
them out.  Just to make sure that there aren't any issues with the
messaging.

That said, these look good to me.  I have some comments below.

In the Sponsorship document:

I wonder why the Platinum Sponsor gets 1 stand, but no booths, while the
other types of sponsors get booths.  Why are stands at the company's
expense, but the booths do not say they are at the company's expense.

Seems a little odd that both Platinum sponsors get stands, but for
different numbers of days than other kinds of sponsors.

The Platinum sponsor gets 12 company registrations.  I think it would
also be good to give Gold/Silver/Bronze sponsors a smaller number of
free registrations.  Especially so for Gold and Silver.  Giving $5,000
or more seems to warrant being able to send some people at no further
charge.

Might also be good to check with Stormy and find out if there is
any additional advertisements that the general GNOME community could
provide as additional benefits to GNOME.Asia sponsors.

In the GNOME Asia Summit Proposal:

Page 3:

> "More than 500 multipliers"

Is "multipliers" the right word here?

> "Distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, RedHat, Mandriva,
>  OpenSolaris and many others implement GNOME and contribute to the
>  desktop leading the market with virus resistant operating
>  systems

I would say "and many other distribute with GNOME".  I would also say
"Red Hat" not "RedHat".  You use "RedHat" or "Redhat" in several places
in this document.

Also, in two places you refer to "Sun".  I'd say "Sun Microsystems"
since Sun prefers its full name in documents like this.

GNOME does not really lead the desktop market, perhaps it would be more
accurate to say "leading the free desktop market".

Page 6:

The header says "Outcome GNOME.Asia 2008".  I would say "The Outcome of
GNOME.Asia 2008".

>  "Totally 400 people has registered.  10% of them are from other
>  countries"

I would use the past tense.  "In total, 400 people registered, 10% of
them were from other countries"

Again, it says:

>  "Totally we have 40 speakers, more than 40 speech sessions and BOF"

I would say "We had 40 speakers with more than 40 talks and BOF's"

You say "gtk-based".  I would say "GTK+ based".

Page 8:

I am the "GNOME Foundation board secretary", so please use that title
for me.

Thanks,

Brian