Re: [guadec-list] Press team

[Sriram Ramkrishna <sri aracnet com>]

On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 06:52:05PM +0200, Javier Vazquez wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> El jue, 18-05-2006 a las 00:21 -0700, Sriram Ramkrishna escribió: 
> > Greetings,
> > 
> > So I think we need to start talking about the press team and I know this 
> > is something that I am interested in helping out with.  I'd like to
> > start with establishing goals and asking who would like to participate.
>   
>  In an email from Quim a few days ago:
> 
> "[...] By now we have Andy Wingo coordinating the coverage, Fernando San
> Martín in charge of the press/VIP room, Javier Vázquez willing to help
> contacting the Spanish press... who else? And who coordinates."
> 
>  Thomas Keups answered to propose writing one or two general media
> releases in English. Shaun McCance answered offering support to write or
> review any English material.
> 
>  So, I suppose that the press team will be formed by Sriram, Andy Wingo,
> Fernando San Martín, Thomas Keups, Shaun McCance and me.

Sounds good to me.

>  Today, I have been asking to some colleagues who managed the press team
> in GUADEC-ES 2005 -http://2005.guadec-es.org-.

> * Someone to be "a Quim" for the press team :), I mean a coordinator ;)
> 
>  I could  be the person responsible for handle Spanish press during the
> conference (I have a cellphone, I like talking ;)), but I would like
> that a native English speaker cope with international press if
> necessary. I could also write the Press Kit and press releases in
> Spanish, probably based on GUADEC-ES material.
> 
>  Anyway:  Sriram, Andy, Fernando, Thomas, Shaun, Quim, whoever... Do you
> have any comments, corrections, ideas? 
> 
>  Let's go to make this GUADEC the most known ever! :)

I have some knowledge of being a coordinator since I've been doing a lot of that 
work, but I don't mind trying to write a press release for each day if someone
will translate appropriately in Catalan/Spanish.

sri