[FIWARE-Evangelist] FIWARE Marketing Round-up Edition #10

[FIWARE Marketing Team]

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Dear FIWARE Community,

Here in Europe, where the FIWARE Foundation is based, autumn is in full
swing, as are our activities for the last quarter of 2020. We are
determined to end this unprecedented year with a bang and that is what we
are working towards. Our last face-to-face event of 2020, Greencities
in Málaga, has passed and it was great to see some familiar faces. We will
continue to come together as a community, albeit online, to share our
(Impact) Stories, to promote your activities, and to show the world just
how much can be achieved with Open Source implementation and an
international innovation-driven community. Without further ado, let's crack
on with this month's FIWARE Marketing Round-up.
Great Opportunities for You
Here’s why your next event should be listed on smartcities.events
Sneak Preview: Set to become the biggest event platform dedicated to open,
sustainable and Smart Cities worldwide, *smartcities.events *will offer a
year-round calendar and experience with affiliated promotion services for
free. It will also run special theme weeks, such as the *Smart Cities
Events Week *(16-20 November), 2020. Whether you’re a city creating a first
Open Source solution, a company implementing innovative Smart City
platforms or a standardisation body striving for harmonised data models, we
cannot wait to promote your Smart Cities event via our local, regional and
global networks.

Smartcities.events - a collaborative initiative between FIWARE Foundation
and FIWARE iHub Future City Foundation - *is launching in the next 48 hours*.
Once the page is up and running, you can register all your events around
Smart Cities, Smart Regions and Smart Destinations.

REGISTER <http://smartcities.events>
Your FIWARE Impact Story could be featured here
We've just published two new *FIWARE Impact Stories *on "*Cycle routes
and air quality monitoring with real citizen engagement"* about the
*Snifferbike
project*, a collaboration between *the province of Utrecht, Civity, SODAQ,
and RIVM *and *"IoT, AI and Blockchain based platform improving livestock
Farming"*. Whereas the first one focuses on how new technology, open data,
and active user engagement contribute to healthier living environments, the
latter showcases how Digitanimal and its role in the project Cattlechain,
is increasing farm productivity, and animal welfare with a monitoring
solution for beef cattle, based on a “powered by FIWARE” architecture that
combines  IoT wearables, AI algorithms, satellite images, blockchain
technologies.

Want to become a FIWARE Impact Story? Get in touch with Tonia Sapia
<tonia.sapia at fiware.org> to make it happen! Want to be featured in our
Newsletter, our Marketing Round-up Call and email, and be promoted all over
social media? Then Charlotte Kotterman <charlotte.kotterman at fiware.org> is
the right person to reach out to.

READ MORE <https://www.fiware.org/community/impact_stories/>
Get involved with the upcoming FIWARE Domain DAYS
During the upcoming months, we will continue to come to a computer screen
near you with our successful *FIWARE Domain DAYS*! The events in October
are practically a done deal but we have got plenty of domain-specific
virtual experiences coming up for you to get involved in. Want to share
your Smart Mobility use case, or present a specialist speech on Smart
AgriFood? We are all ears. Please do not hesitate to contact the Marketing
team with your proposal. We will then do our best to accommodate your
thoughts and suggestions. The Domain DAYS aim to give visibility to key
voices in different domains, and that includes you!

get in touch <marketing at fiware.org>

Upcoming FIWARE Domain DAYS

*FIWARE* *Smart Cities DAY* *ed. 1*
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fiware-smart-cities-day-tickets-123480482447>
(22 October), *FIWARE* *Smart Cities DAY ed. 2*
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fiware-smart-cities-day-edition-2-tickets-124279494313>
(5 November), *FIWARE* *AgriFood DAY* (12 November), *FIWARE Industry DAY*
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fiware-industry-day-tickets-122559335271>
(26 November), and *Future Mobility DAY ed. 2* (3 December)
Marketing Materials for You
The FIWARE Marketing Materials Portal is up and running
We have listened to your feedback and are, therefore, pleased to announce
that the FIWARE Marketing Materials Portal is officially up and running,
and waiting for you to check out all the materials that are available to
you. The portal is *the *place to find *all the FIWARE materials you could
possibly need* to promote your activities, accelerate your business, and
showcase what the FIWARE Community is doing in different domains, as well
as on a global scale. From sector-specific brochures to the Press Kit, and
from Impact Stories to White Papers - it's all there at your fingertips!

While you are there, have a look at our recently-updated *Press Kit* and
*FIWARE* *Membership Brochure*.

VIEW PORTAL <https://www.fiware.org/marketing-material/>
Strategy Talk
*Introducing our newly elected Board of Directors*
It was great to "see" so many of you during the latest hybrid *General
Assembly meeting*. Not only did we vote on some important points and
presented what the FIWARE Foundation is doing and where we are headed, but
we also introduced the newly elected Board of Directors (BoD), the body
responsible for the overall strategic direction of the FIWARE Foundation.
We are pleased with such a diverse board, covering 12 seats with
representatives from four continents and various industries. Another fun
fact is that for the first time, two end-users have joined the BoD: *Brigitte
Lutz (City of Vienna)* and *Pierre Golz (City of Herne)*. A warm welcome to
the newcomers. Here's to another great season together!

mEET THE BOARD <https://www.fiware.org/foundation/board-of-directors/>
*Calling all Gold Members: Join the bi-monthly Gold Members Call*
Every second-month FIWARE Foundation hosts the *Gold Members Community Call*,
the perfect opportunity for department heads and C-level management to come
together to talk strategy in relation to FIWARE. In these calls, we discuss
topics such as the technical roadmap, how we can expand the FIWARE market,
how we can unlock new potential for Gold Members through projects, upcoming
event opportunities, and much more. The invite for these calls gets sent
out to all Gold Member representatives, but should you wish for us to send
the invite to a particular person, please do not hesitate to fill in
the following
form
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFmgTqA4juLRVLXGyu3aAdFy9bfRh0_hIWZOiqDtygwQjj3Q/viewform&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1600271021141000&usg=AOvVaw2XHlSJs2wKiK-BOqXNzp_r>.
We want to make sure you do not miss out on this *exclusive opportunity for
Gold Members* to engage with fellow Gold Members, as well as to hear
directly from the FIWARE Board of Officers about how to get the most out of
your membership.

The next call is scheduled for *October 21* at *15:00 (CEST)*. Fill out the
form and join us there.

fill in the form
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFmgTqA4juLRVLXGyu3aAdFy9bfRh0_hIWZOiqDtygwQjj3Q/viewform&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1600271021141000&usg=AOvVaw2XHlSJs2wKiK-BOqXNzp_r>
Call to Action & Open Calls
*Become a FIWARE Expert*
Last month we ran the first edition of the *FIWARE #ExpertExams*, which
allows those who have made a solid recognized contribution to the FIWARE
Community, are up-to-date with all aspects of the NGSI inference and other
FIWARE fundamentals, have a solid understanding of what it takes to make a
product FIWARE-ready, and more, to be recognized by their peers in the
FIWARE Community as an acknowledged expert. Interested in joining one of
our upcoming #ExpertExams? Then be sure to sign up for the *FIWARE Experts
Certification Program*. Our open call is open at all times.

apply now <https://www.fiware.org/community/fiware-experts/>
*Reminder: Have you filled out the FIWARE Smart Cities survey?*
We are sure that you will most likely have (directly or indirectly) worked
on, developed, or implemented *FIWARE Smart City projects*. If so, can you
share the reference with us? We would hereby like to send a reminder to
fill out the Smart Cities survey. By doing so, you will help us and our
community to produce the *best Reference Marketing possible*. In other
words, you will contribute to the creation of new FIWARE Impact Stories,
case studies, video testimonials, press releases, media and analyst
interviews, speaking engagements, and much more - all in the name of
growing the level of awareness and adoption of FIWARE among different
players. Thank you in advance for your support with this!

fill out survey
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0SEIGbWmmMbbO11h-V_L7we84MHpJHhhHubOat3kvkEKfvg/viewform?>

Join the FIWARE Marketplace!

We passionately believe in helping the FIWARE Community to promote their
businesses on a global scale. The FIWARE Marketplace is a global
one-stop-shop that gives access to a wide range of existing commercial
offerings around FIWARE. It hereby helps entrepreneurs to gain visibility
and credibility, essential to building partnerships, and gaining market
traction. We link featured solutions to further initiatives, mention them
in the press kit, FIWARE booklets, and much more. Do not wait and join the
170+ solutions that are already benefiting from the FIWARE Marketplace
today.
apply to be certified <https://marketplace.fiware.org/>
Hot Off the Press
*Join the waiting list for future collaborations and campaigns*
Last month, our editorial campaign
<https://business-reporter.co.uk/2020/09/23/fiware-is-powering-up-cities-across-the-board-2/>
with Business Reporter was launched and in the week commencing 19th
October, the content can be seen on *Forbes.com*. We also published our White
Paper
<https://www.fiware.org/wp-content/uploads/White_Paper_FIWARE_Our_Future-Water.pdf>
in collaboration with Robert Brears and Our Future Water. Due to popular
demand, we will soon be looking for similar collaborations and
opportunities with other leading international publishers. If you would
like to be added to the waiting list for upcoming editorial campaigns,
please contact our Press and PR Manager, Val de Oliveira
<valdirene.deoliveira at fiware.org>. We look forward to finding even more
ways in which we can highlight the impactful activities that the FIWARE
Community is undertaking with Open Source technology.
New and Ongoing Initiatives
We have welcomed four new FIWARE iHubs
The FIWARE iHubs network continues to grow and we could not be happier to
welcome on board two new Digital Innovation Hubs in Athens, Greece (*Hellenic
FIWARE iHub* <https://www.fiwareihub.gr/> and *Uni FIWARE iHub*), one in
Wolfsburg, Germany (*ASTRID)*, and one in Monheim am Rhein, Germany (*Ideas
Forum Innovation Hub* <https://ideasforum.org/>). Each new iHub is backed
by a familiar face: FIWARE Foundation members *Future Intelligence*, *Uni
Systems*, and *Umagine*, as well as FIWARE Accelerator Partner *Wobcom*. By
becoming FIWARE iHubs, organizations expand the potential for local
businesses and further disseminate FIWARE technologies. Interested in
joining the global FIWARE iHubs network? You will find all the information
you need on our dedicated iHubs page
<https://www.fiware.org/community/fiware-ihubs/>.

read more
<https://www.fiware.org/news/new-fiware-ihubs-opening-in-germany-and-greece-to-accelerate-innovative-business/>
Upcoming Events
Follow us at #INTERGEO20
Tune in today (14 October 14) between 14:15-17:15 (CEST) to hear from
FIWARE Foundation CEO *Ulrich Ahle* during the *INTERGEO.digital. *For the
first time, the international Geo-IT community will be meeting digital! We
are excited to be bringing FIWARE to the event and to talk about standards
and open source technology for Smart Cities. Want to catch our session?
Then stop by the INTERGEO Expo Stage - Smart City Solutions, where FIWARE
Foundation CEO *Ulrich Ahle* will be taking part in the "Smart City Data
Management and Communication Infrastructures" session to present "*Global
standards and open source technology for Smart Cities*". We've got a little
present for the FIWARE Community: use the following FIWARE ticket code
<https://www.messe-ticket.de/HINTE/INTERGEOEXPO2020/Register/IG20-FIWARE>
to secure yourself a ticket to the event.

visit event <https://www.intergeo.de/de/>
FIWARE is heading to #SCCON20
This year, we are returning to the *Smart Country Convention* (27-28
October), which will take place in a virtual form to adhere to the COVID-19
regulations. This special edition, which will be the digital meeting point
for the public sector, will provide plenty of opportunities for exchanges
and targeted networking. FIWARE Foundation CEO Ulrich Ahle will present "A
System of Systems approach for Smart City platforms" on 28 October,
11:35-12:00 at DIGITAL FORUM, as well as Smart MaaS on 28 October 2020,
12:30-13:00. But wait, we have more good news to share. We invite you to
register for the event free of charge following this link
<https://www.smartcountry.berlin/en/>.

visit event <https://www.smartcountry.berlin/de/>
Yes, more FIWARE Webinars!
You asked for more webinars, and here we are! Several brand new
*#WednesdayWebinars
*have been added to the fall line-up already, with many more (including
*#BusinessBoost* webinars) in the pipeline. How about a session on "Machine
Learning with Cosmos and Spark" in collaboration with the team at UPM, a
webinar on "Fast RTPS and FIWARE: Getting the Most Out of Them Together"
with Gold Members eProsima, or perhaps "Precision Farming Using FIWARE
Smart Data Models for Agrifood" with FIWARE Foundation's very own Alberto
Abella? Registration is free of charge so be sure to sign up and join the
events. Every event also includes a live Q&A for any questions you might
have.

check it out <https://www.fiware.org/community/fiware-webinars/>

Join the Upcoming Marketing Round-up Calls
*Are you a FIWARE Platinum, Gold, or Associate member? Want to take part in
the calls but have not yet done so? *We would kindly like to ask you to
provide the details of the person in charge of Marketing or Communications
within your organization so we can invite the relevant person(s) to the
upcoming calls.


*The next Marketing Round-up call will happen on 28 October from
14:00-15:00 (CEST)*
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