DebConf15/Germany/PromotionIdeas

Ideas for promoting DebConf. Publicity and Social Media

Ideas

• Write a blog post: always add DPN + Microblog proposals too

• Handle @debconf Twitter account

• Create @debconf GNUSocial/Pump.io account

• Spread the word in social networks where we (people) are present: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pump.io (larjona), GNUSocial (larjona)

• Translate the sponsorship brochure and maybe other relevant info or announces into relevant languages (German, Spanish, Chinese?). Or put workforce in translating the Debian Project News.

• There is probably quite a lot to be taken and learnt from https://github.com/PyCon/2015/wiki/PyCon-2015-Checklist

Possible blogposts

• MiniDebConfs
• Sponsors (microblog announcing each signed sponsorship?)
• Fundraising campaign?
• Call for talks
• Debcamp
• Opening Weekend
• GSoC/OPW students coming to DebConf

Timetable

October

• DC14 final report

January

• Call for papers

February

• First set of talks accepted.

March

• Registration is now open for Debconf15
• Sponsored registration for Debconf closes today

April

• Second set of talks accepted. Last call

June

• Talks review and selection process

July

Status update by LArjona

I'm gathering all the published items from DC14 in July/August in the different channels (bits, dcblog, identi.ca...) in the wiki, as a guide for this year: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf15/Germany/PromotionIdeas

I have time during July to work on DebConf publicity, so expect updates/proposals in the mailing list next weekend at most.

Today we had a meeting the Publicity team, and we will try to "prepare in advance" the coverage of DebConf15 in a similar way that we do for the releases: a "filler" with some already-crafted notes for posting in the social networks, and templates for the different announces.

However, I'm not sure if there is something "urgent" that needs to be done:

something to be published "anywhere" this week or next week. If you expect that I (or publicity team) do something, please contact me or send email to the list.

After 02/08/2015, I will not be available to work on this, so please refer to the Publicity team mailing list in case that no other volunteer steps ahead for publicity stuff.

August

Ideas:

• Welcome to DebConf
• Full coverage for DC talks

DebConf14 published items:

• bits.debian.org: DebConf14 - schedule available - 03/08/14
• http://blog.debconf.org/blog/debconf14 Welcome to DebConf - 23 Aug 2014
• Debian News: [31 de ago de 2014] DebConf 14 closes in Portland and DebConf 15 dates announced