Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-marketing (141 mails)

["Sascha 'saigkill' Manns" <samannsml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Joe,

Am Donnerstag 28 Mai 2009 17:42:54 wrote Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier:
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:16 AM, Sascha 'saigkill' Manns
>
> <samannsml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I'm just realized, that the "Ambassador-Program" is very different
> > from the originaly "Spokesperson-Program [1]". Why?
>
> I don't think it's *very different - is there something missing we
> should add?
Thanks for answering. The old rules was:

Who can be a spokesperson
* everybody who signed the guiding principles and is an openSUSE member
That is not in the new rules.

What are the tasks of a spokesperson?

In general these community members should spread the word about openSUSE 
in their area, like:

* promote openSUSE
No Problem

* dispatch openSUSE DVDs/CDs
No Problem then I need an Package witth them...
    
* contact to local LUGs
No Problem

* attend events (tradeshows, university, community etc.), give 
presentations
No Problem, than I need business Cards. So i can be an "official" 
Contactperson.

* help updating the event calendar on news.o.o
Then i need an Access for news.o.o

* contact for local community (in person, chat, mailinglists etc.) and 
get feedback to the project
No Problem   

* mentor other interested people
No Problem

* write reports from events, meetings etc on news or lizards.o.o
Access

Novell:
*  welcome box (t-shirts, caps, Promo DVDs), to be resend with each new 
release
* special business cards (template or real)
Needed
* special t-shirt
It would be nice

* a special guide/howto to make it easier and better organized
strongly needed

* event box (portable booth, signage, banner, flyer, poster etc.)
Needed

* certain budget for travel
Strongly needed.

* create a spokesperson day parallel or a day prior to the openSUSE 
conference
Good

* single point of contact to drive the program and manage travel, DVD 
shipment, events etc.
I need an Contact from SuSE/Novell Germany. Anyone who i can ask.

* exclusive mailinglist for spokespersons to allign our efforts (albeit 
it's public anyway to get feedback) 
Not truly needed

<my_view> I think the Role shoud be the following. The Ambassadors are 
"official Representative" from Novell//OpenSUSE. The Ambassadors are 
making Public Releations in their own Country. That Means they are 
representative and making interviews, and Articles in Magazines, Blogs, 
news.o.o. The Ambassadors are official OpenSUSE Members (Since => 1 
year). Why if the Ambassadors are representative they must know more 
about the Project as an single forums User. The Ambassadors are getting 
Money from Novell for: Traveling and Hostel and for Publicity. 
</my_view>

If that all are granted by Novell, so i'm holding my Name in the List. 
Otherwise i'm removing me...
-- 
Sincereley yours

Sascha Manns
openSUSE Marketing Team
openSUSE Build Service
openSUSE Features Screening Team
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