[Fiware-pcc] Reaction by Ilka to ECFI process

[De-Lama Sanchez, Nuria]

Just for your info and as follow up of the ECFI process.

From: Lakaniemi Ilkka [mailto:ilkka.lakaniemi at aalto.fi]
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 4:49 PM
To: Peter.Fatelnig at ec.europa.eu
Cc: gupta at eurescom.eu; De-Lama Sanchez, Nuria; jhierro at tid.es; kennedy at eurescom.eu; 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; Malmberg Katariina
Subject: Re: 1. ECFI

Dear Peter and others,

Many thanks to all for your comments and opinions.

As indicated by Peter below, I looked at the conference schedule and various feedback from FI-PPP projects.

Thus I today morning offered Juanjo a speaking slot for Day 1 and the already planned FI-WARE session on Day 2. I have not yet heard from Juanjo.

Besides the above arrangement, we will promote the FI-WARE outcomes in the various presentations. I trust this is OK to all.

As to the other points made by Peter, let's have tri-lateral talk/e-mails between Peter, David and me to sort out the details.

KR,

Ilkka

Sent from my iPad

"Peter.Fatelnig at ec.europa.eu<mailto:Peter.Fatelnig at ec.europa.eu>" <Peter.Fatelnig at ec.europa.eu<mailto:Peter.Fatelnig at ec.europa.eu>> kirjoitti 27.2.2014 kello 16.16:
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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