[eclipse.org-european-marketing-wg] Agenda European Marketing WG Tues Ap

[Susan Iwai <siwai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone -
Here's the agenda for today's call -
Regards,
Susan

European Marketing Working Group
Minutes, Tuesday, April 14th, 16:00 CET

Dial-in info:
Ottawa and International:  +1 613 287 8000 

Toll-free:
NOTE:  the Toll Free numbers may not work from a mobile phone.

 North America:   866 362 7064
 Finland:  990 800 2288 3502
 France (excl. Monaco):  00 800 2288 3502
 Germany:  00 800 2288 3502
 Sweden:  00 800 2288 3502
 United Kingdom:  00 800 2288 3502

Participant p/c:  187860#

1 - News and Updates

European Marketing WG Live Meeting at JAX
- Manuela has offered ComPeople Lounge
- Tuesday April 21st, 16:00-18:00
Possible discussion topics - RT Initiative,

Eclipse Banking Day - France
- Actuate, Obeo
- targetting September 2009

EclipseStammtisch
Stuttgart - WeigleWilczek and Instinctools

Eclipse Insurance Day
- postponed due to conflict with another Insurance related event

2 - DemoCamps - Lynn/ Ian

Eclipse is organizing a new series of DemoCamps from May 18 to June 26 to celebrate the Galileo release.  Eclipse DemoCamps are an opportunity for local Eclipse communities to meet in cities around the world, to network and exchange ideas.  

We would like to encourage Eclipse member companies and Eclipse committers to help organize and attend a local DemoCamp.  The Eclipse Foundation will provide up to $500 USD to sponsor each event.  If you are interested in organizing, please see http://www.eclipse.org/community/democamp/organizedemocamp.php for more details.

3 - Market Research on Eclipse users - Katharina

4 -  Runtime Initiative - Ian / Andrea

5- Test conferences jointly 
Plan is to have a joint exhibit as we did at JavaPolis at 3 conferences for 2009 
- focus on European conferences 
- look at Linux Tage, bring forward suggestions as we receive the notifications

2009
Linux Tage, Berlin 24-27 June, IDG conference, 12,000 attendees 

- interesting options are a partnership (approx. € 6.000) or a normal booth (approx. € 2.000)

- participating companies will share cost

- Java Forum Stuttgart, July 2010 - EUR 3000 for med. sponsorship
- JavOXX, December - seems worthwhile for lead generation and meeting students

6  - Reminders

Training series 
8 weeks April 6 - May 29th - announced, in newsletter from Industrial TSI
65 classes, 30 cities, flyers, posters at EclipseCon

Eclipse members training calendar 
- on the wiki for all member training courses

 JAX / Eclipse Forum Europe, 20-24 April, Mainz - Nadja 
-  overview of the marketing for EFE
- Nadja has sent information on member-to-member benefits

EclipsIST 2009,  April 28-29, Istanbul - Karen Dai
http://www.eclipsist.org/
See posting to this list from Karen.
Eventbrite registration system - free for free conferences 

Eclipse Embedded Day - June 25th, Stuttgart
- focusing on embedded, telematics - call for papers closes April 10th
- contact Christine Mitterbauer, MicroDoc 
- http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseEmbeddedDayStgt


EclipseTime 2009, 23-24 June, Toulouse
- sponsors will have booth, 40 min talk and on website and materials, EUR 1500 
- 150 people - managers, technical ; downtown Toulouse venue
- first day will be talks, 2nd day workshops, possibly evening demoCamp
- see info on this list

Eclipse Day Karlsruhe -  July 7th
http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseApplicationDeveloperDayKarlsruhe

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- Eclipse Banner is now available for shared use by European members. 

- Eclipse Brochures are available on http://wiki.eclipse.org/Marketing_Resources#Brochures

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Susan Iwai
Communications Project Manager

EclipseSource
www.eclipsesource.com