[Fiware-pcc] Formal reaction from the EC about ECFI_how to move on

[De-Lama Sanchez, Nuria]

HI all,

Let me forward this e-mail sent by Peter today about ECFI. You can see what is the formal reaction from the EC.
Juanjo, I talked to Peter this morning and he told me that Ilka had contacted to you to let you know that FI-WARE, FI-LAB, FI-OPS presentation will happen on the first day (plenary).  If this is confirmed I suppose we should go ahead now, no?

Can you clarify our position so that we can start working ASAP (preparing all this is not an easy task and consumes time).

If the decision is "going ahead" then, some urgent actions would be:


*         Providing a good flyer from ECFI that could be designed by Ogilvy. I think this could be a great contribution from our side and I am sure that Ogilvy can prepare that very quickly. Like this we could even ensure that our brands appear explicitly.

*         Use our networks to disseminate the event (I see this as only that makes sense only if the fee is reduced or removed...).

Thanks for your reactions on their reactions...

Nuria



From: Peter.Fatelnig at ec.europa.eu [mailto:Peter.Fatelnig at ec.europa.eu]
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 3:17 PM
To: ilkka.lakaniemi at aalto.fi; gupta at eurescom.eu; De-Lama Sanchez, Nuria; jhierro at tid.es; kennedy at eurescom.eu
Cc: Ragnar.Bergstrom at ec.europa.eu; Arian.ZWEGERS at ec.europa.eu; Maria-Concepcion.ANTON-GARCIA at ec.europa.eu; Peter.Fatelnig at ec.europa.eu
Subject: 1. ECFI

Dear colleagues,

Only now I read the flurry of emails on the 1.ECFI.

Since cancelling the event is not an option (from what I read in the emails), the event will go ahead. Hence all effort should focus on making it relevant and good (we can complain later about problems and money it costs...)

1.       From Ilkka I understand that FI-Ware has a slot on day one in the morning. That issue is therefore off the table.

2.       Please take out a paid advertisement on Euractiv, http://www.euractiv.fr/submit-your-event - of course you are free to decide how to advertise the event, but you should be in crisis-mode already.

3.       Please take out a paid advertisement on EuropaenVoice http://www.europeanvoice.com/page/european-voice-events-contact-us/274.aspx  - argument, see above.

4.       I recommend to do the same on ScienceBusiness: http://www.sciencebusiness.net/Events/EventsOverview.aspx

5.       I was hoping to get a fancy flyer about the FI-PPP and one about the 1.ECFI which I can use for Mario to invite Commission colleagues. I don't have anything, so I will draft simple email which I hope Mario will agree to send to some colleagues.

6.       I suggest to reduce the fee to 49 Euro or zero, clearly 285 Euro is big deterrent. In Brussels people are used to eat for free, will be hard to change that. I know that has budget implications. But what is more important, making the event now happen or a hole in someones pocket? I guess we talk here of a 'loss' of 15-20 KEuro

Action 2-4 are important to move ahead with action 5 and a revamped Commission advertising.

All the above are my humble recommendations, they should not be understood me pushing business to Euractiv, EuropenVoice of ScienceBusiness.

Thanks in advance for leaving the quarrels behind and getting the event on the right track. Clearly you lot are capable of pushing the right buttons and doing a turn-around in no time.

Peter



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