We should do this for F13.

I'm taking this ticket with me over to FAD NA next week.

13:45 < rbergeron> #1 - We need to figure out a way to get the word from ambassadors to
marketing that people are doing release events
13:45 < rbergeron> so that we can promote - via microblog, blog, whatever.
13:45 < rbergeron> #2 - If they need posters, signage, etc. - we can help coordinate
those items with design
13:45 < NourishedCloud> Sure, I'll help out with that :)
13:45 < rbergeron> but we need to have them ready far prior to when release parties
actually occur.

Follow up next week.

Replying to [comment:4 rbergero]:

13:45 < rbergeron> #1 - We need to figure out a way to get the word from ambassadors to
marketing that people are doing release events
13:45 < rbergeron> so that we can promote - via microblog, blog, whatever.

Right now Release Events are "owned" or better initiated and coordinated by FAmSCo right now Susmit and lfoppiano are in charge
the Parties are maintained here - Reports included - Reports are also aggregated on the Planet in the most cases:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F13_release_events

and normaly we try to provide a small incentive to encourage our fellow Ambassdors to do a Party

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_report_2010-05#General_accomplishments_or_decisions

In the past we have done Release Party contests, but we learned that this provides too many discouragement.

13:45 < rbergeron> #2 - If they need posters, signage, etc. - we can help coordinate
those items with design

if Design has the Manpower to Release Artwork for every Release ok for me - very nice to have that.

In the past we learned to invest in really good high quality generic artwork to be used more than one time to safe costs.

13:45 < NourishedCloud> Sure, I'll help out with that :)
13:45 < rbergeron> but we need to have them ready far prior to when release parties
actually occur.

lets get Feedback from the Release Event Owners for the F13 Events

Replying to [comment:6 jsimon]:

In the past we learned to invest in really good high quality generic artwork to be used more than one time to safe costs.

http://mihmo.livejournal.com/52591.html

Am 23.06.2010 02:24, schrieb Luke Slater:

I also saw about the generic posters, which are nice but I think it would be
nice to have some variety in there :-) We can also work to provide other such
items, posters were an example.
this was just a old link to the initial post to have such generic
designs - this posters never went public in this color ;)

Current generic designs are the 4f´s, they are cool and well used by the
Ambassadors.

As said we welcome any new Design we can use to produce things - we
learned that we have to be carefull with our Design-Ressources - so
strong generic Artwork is better than none, or "not done" Artwork,
because the Design Contributors have a lot of work and have to set
priorities - we saw that, as example from the XFCE CD-Sleeve Design.

We also learned that - as example SWAG - has regional Requirements
- things that work in Germany, might not work in Hungary and so on. That
is why SWAG Production and Prototyping is historicaly done by the
regional Ambassadors, just two examples [1],[2] - there are many more
from every Region in the world.

What we need from my pov are good base-designs so we can create our
Posters, T-Shirts, Bags .... SWAG

The best Marketing Instrument i know for Release Parties, are printed
good-looking OnePage Release Flyers.

Marketing is welcome to brainstorm of new SWAG Ideas - like we had the
Idea to have "Ballon Stess Balls" to the "Ballon Artwork" of Fedora 7.

cu Joerg

[1] http://zoltanh721.linuxempire.hu/?p=50
[2]
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQ4q3hjYrFQ/SElOyhmOdfI/AAAAAAAAASw/W8JJbH8c1JI/s1600-h/sany0002k.png
<- or would marketing ever thought on Fedora Bathrobes ;)

Milestone F13d: Follow-up deleted