| [eclipse.org-membership-at-large] Reminder and Update: EclipseCon Press Initiatives |
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Just a reminder that if you are doing a press release
around EclipseCon, the Eclipse Foundation would like to support you with the initiatives
outlined below. To ensure we include you in our coverage, it is
important you inform Schwartz communication of your plans. I have also include the updated press
attendee list for the conference. We are expecting close to 30 editors
and analysts at the conference. This list only includes the editors
and analyst that have indicate it is ok to release their name. Finally, we will have a press interview
room at EclipseCon. Member companies can reserve this room in 30 minute
blocks. It will be available on a first come first serve basis but
each company will be limited to 4 – 30 minute blocks. If you would
like to reserve this room in advanced please e-mail eclipse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with your
prefered day and time. Please let me know if you have any
questions. From: Ian Skerrett
[mailto:ian.skerrett@xxxxxxxxxxx] EclipseCon is fast approaching and all indications point to
a very exciting conference. We are expecting a number of member companies
to issue press releases during the week. To help our member companies
increase the exposure of their announcements, we have put together a number of
supporting press initiatives. Schwartz Communications, the Eclipse
Foundation PR Agency, will be assisting with many of these initiatives.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact myself or Schwartz
at eclipse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Press Room and Interview Room A press room will be located in the conference hotel.
Companies will be able to leave press kits and press releases in this room for distribution
to the attending press. We will also have a private room available for
companies to arrange interviews with the press. This room can be
reserved on a first come first serve basis but will be limited to 4 – 30
minutes slots per company. A signup sheet for the interview room will be
located in the press room. Eclipse Community Press Release and
EclipseCon News Portal The Eclipse Foundation plans to issue a press release
Tuesday, March 1 featuring the companies issuing press releases at the conference.
We will also list all of these press releases on the EclipseCon web
site. Schwartz Communication will be coordinating these initiatives.
If you would like to be included in this press release and on the
EclipseCon web site, please e-mail a short 50 word synopsis of your release to eclipse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. The
synopsis needs to be received before February
18, 2005. A final link to your press release needs to be
e-mail to eclipse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
by 1:00PM EST February 28, 2005. Please
note Eclipse will not host the actual release, we will just list a link to the
press release posted on your corporate site. Press Quote from Eclipse Foundation The Eclipse Foundation is happy to provide supporting press
quotes to any member company’s press release. If you would
like to include such a quote, please send a draft version of your press
release, including a draft quote attributed to Mike Milinkovich, Executive
Director, Eclipse Foundation. To ensure approval in time for the
conference, the draft press release needs to be e-mailed to eclipse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
before February 22, 2005. As
a reminder, the Eclipse Foundation does not endorse any commercial products. EclipseCon Press Attendee List EclipseCon will provide access to the press attendee list to
all member and exhibiting companies. Attached is the current list of press
attendees that have registered for the conference and have agreed to be
contacted with additional information. An updated list will be sent
out prior to the conference. Director of Marketing Eclipse Foundation, Inc. Tel: 613-224-9461 ext. 227 Fax: 613-224-5172
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