Re: [Debconf-team] mysql asks for a talkslot
On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 11:28:49AM +0100, Amaya wrote:
> Andreas Schuldei wrote:
> > no, i dont really expect help here
I meant that i just send this for information and did not hope
for people's votes or suggestions on how to tell them off since
the cfp deadline was over already. we had a discussion about this
at the irc meeting on monday where it was stated that it was
standard procedure for sponsors to ask for a talk slot to present
their stuff to the conference attendees. We get these requests
every year and sometimes those talks are really good. (like
bdale garbee's (from HP) about why HP uses debian and the talk by
Dario (from Extremadura) was really an intel talk). Then we
accept (or even ask for) them. if they seem far fetched we try to
avoid them and usually succeed in both not alianating the
sponsor and in still getting some money/goods/booze/drugs. There
was a wide variety of oppinions there about how to select talks
and deal with sponors and i felt that it would help to provide a
recent example of such a "sponsor-asks-for-talk" incident from a
known-good company.
> > and will try to talk them out of it with reason.
> I don't understand anything. I even had more coffee, and I still don't
> understand. Can you clarify?
i told them stuff like "we are all familiar with mysql and know
how to use it, we are all techies, we are not your target
audience for a marketing talk"
i also pointed out that a direct link to debian would be
important to make the talk relevant for us and asked what that
link would be in this case.
I tried to be friendly and not repulsive to not drive away a
potential sponsor.
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