[TYPO3-UG US] Typo3: .ca & .us consortium ideas

[Michael Cannon]

Sander,

I definitely would like to meet next week.


All on list,

Is Thursday evening at the Queens Hotel to meet at 6 PM local for a  
walk to pub to talk about TYPO3 North America fine?

How many folks will be coming?

Michael

-----
Michael Cannon
President of Cannonbose, LLC
Tel    : +1 (603) 294-4418         Fax : +1 (802) 609-2776



On Sep 26, 2006, at 07:59 , Sander Vogels wrote:

> Hi Michael,
>
> Since I authored and co-authored some of the TYPO3 marketing material,
> have experience with setting-up TYPO3 user-groups and are reasonable
> up2date with TYPO3 Association affairs and viewpoints, I might give  
> you
> guys some ideas of directions here and there. So if you like I can  
> join
> the meeting Karlsruhe.
>
> Sander
>
>
> Michael Cannon wrote:
>> I've had a few calls this past week with people interested in North
>> America TYPO3 Association, NATA, marketing efforts.
>>
>> Quite a few concerns come down to how will the NATA become
>> self-sufficient regarding funding and how will members benefit.
>>
>> It seems that at this time, any NATA efforts are going to be working
>> around a core group of people to accomplish two main goals.
>>
>> 1. Increase North American awareness of TYPO3
>> 2. Gain corporate acceptance of TYPO3 as a viable solution
>>
>> Once I've reviewed the official TYPO3 global marketing  
>> documentation, I
>> might revise the two previous goals. The goals can also change based
>> upon your supported feedback.
>>
>> If you're interested in supporting NATA in a small or large part,
>> contact me directly to compile a list of resources and interests.  
>> From
>> talks to take place next week, we might be moving forward with a  
>> small
>> scale Typo3.us launch. While in Germany, further discussions with the
>> TYPO3 association core will be held to gather further guidance  
>> before we
>> work on expanding Typo3.us.
>>
>> Who here will be available to sit and talk in Germany?
>>
>> After Germany, who'll be available for a group IM conference the  
>> second
>> week of October?
>>
>> Other general thoughts from discussions
>> -----
>> * Present TYPO3 as business resource with details to strategically
>> aligned TYPO3 consultancies
>> * North American weekend TYPO3 conference
>> * Incorporate TYPO3 .ca .us as non-profit or for profit agency
>> * find a way to increase community
>> * increase visibility of TYPO3
>> * increase visibility of consultancies
>> * acknowledgment of members
>> ** honorary for being base team
>> ** corporate
>> ** individual
>> * Make TYPO3 into a re-sellable product
>> ** pre-built installations
>> ** formal support packages
>> ** clustered solutions
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> -----
>> Michael Cannon
>> President of Cannonbose, LLC
>> Tel    : +1 (603) 294-4418         Fax : +1 (802) 609-2776
>>
>>
>>
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