Re: ebXML POC PR Conference call summary...

[Steven Yung <steven.yung@sun.com>]

Hi Philippe,

We would like to show everything, but it's been our experience that the
demo-attention timespan of the press is about 20 minutes tops.  I was in the
back of the room in San Jose next to the press, they all looked dis-interested
after about 15 minutes.  We rather show something than nothing.  We can still
have everyone at the event and on stage, and reference everyone in the
presentations and handouts.

Cheers,
Steve

Philippe DeSmedt wrote:

> Steve,
>
> I'm all in favor of doing a demo associated with the PR event in the US, but
> I am concerned about showing one scenario of one track, as is being
> suggested. This would not do justice to the various participants in the
> other tracks. The PoC tracks were constructed in such a way that not all
> participants play in each track, and this was done because there is a lot to
> show and there are a lot more participants than at the San Jose PoC.
>
> To be fair to all participants, I believe we should either show the entire
> thing or nothing.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Philippe
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Yung [mailto:steven.yung@sun.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 2:32 PM
> To: Meredith Wehmann; srosen; iwasa; Susan_LaDow; ksaneii; lwagman;
> t.nakao; nanneman; erind2; eduard.weijgers; shickman; bcox; lisa.faust;
> slangdon; nkeating; anthony.dutton; carol.geyer; susan.struble;
> Heather_Lukens; Simon.Nicholson; Ed.Julson; mnaughton; Annette_Herr;
> breuer; vsumpter; ebxml-poc@lists.ebxml.org
> Subject: ebXML POC PR Conference call summary...
>
> Hi All,
>
> Here is a quick list of the take-aways from the POC PR conference call
> this afternoon.
>
> - If at all possible, we would like to do a live demo for the POC PR
> event in the states.  We would like to discuss this at the regular POC
> conference call on Thursday.  We are looking to do a condense (20-30
> minutes) version of the POC demo, so we may select one track and demo
> one scenario out of the track.  We would like to get input and buy-in
> from the POC team on this.  Date of the event will depend on when we can
> get the most POC people in one place.  Please be prepare to discuss a
> date in late November/early December.
>
> - At this point, there is no plan to do a major press release for next
> week.  We would like to hold off until the POC PR event.  Carol Geyer of
> OASIS is the point person for any press release
> (carol.geyer@oasis-open.org).  We ask that participanting companies hold
> any press release until we do a coordinated effort at the POC PR event.
>
> - We are still looking for a resource for video taping the POC demo.
> What we are asking for is a local resource in Tokyo to arrange for a
> professional crew to come in and tape the event.  This is not a request
> for funding, we can work out the funding issue.
>
> - The marketing group would like to arrange for some time with the POC
> team in Tokyo to go over demo, messaging, etc.  (Monday morning?)  We
> understand that the POC team will be very busy working on the demo, but
> a more coordinated effort between marketing and the POC team will result
> in better messaging coming out of the POC.  The POC is one of the most
> visible elements of ebXML, we really want to ensure that ebXML and the
> partners gets the biggest bang out of it.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
> --
> Steve Yung, steven.yung@sun.com
> Market Segment Manager
> XML/Web Development Solutions
> Sun Microsystems
> Phone: +1-650-786-8469
> Fax: +1-650-786-3674

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Steve Yung, steven.yung@sun.com
Market Segment Manager
XML/Web Development Solutions
Sun Microsystems
Phone: +1-650-786-8469
Fax: +1-650-786-3674