Fwd: [PMCs] Be the first to take the 2014 Future of Open Source Survey

[jan i <ja...@apache.org>]

Hi.

You are hereby invited to participate in a opensource survey, that tries to
determine the future for us all. This survey is one of the biggest, most
important of the kind, trying to charter the future of opensource.

All PMCs in all projects have been invited, and like in other projects the
invitation is hereby passed on to the whole community.

the link to the survey is:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014-future-open-source

the submit (start) is below the sponsor list.


rgds
jan I.



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 *From:* Megan DeGruttola <md...@blackducksoftware.com>
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*Cc:* "Jim Jagielski (jimjag@gmail.com)" <ji...@gmail.com>
*Sent:* Monday, 3 February 2014, 18:05
*Subject:* Be the first to take the 2014 Future of Open Source Survey

 *Welcome to the 2014 Future of Open Source Survey!*

*Black Duck* <http://www.blackducksoftware.com/> and *North
Bridge*<http://www.northbridge.com/>,
in partnership with * Forrester Research Analyst Jeffrey Hammond,* would
like to thank you for your participation as a collaborator in this year's
thought leadership program. As you know, this annual survey provides a
report on the state of the open source industry and analysis of future
trends from influencers and important open source-related organizations
like yours.

*Be the first to take the
survey!*<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014-future-open-source>

We will be publically announcing the survey on* February 5th*, but as a
2014 Survey Collaborator you are invited to be one of the first to take
this survey <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014-future-open-source> in
advance of its availability to the broader open source community!

*Opportunities and Highlights*

 ·         *30+ collaborators*! We'd like to welcome back our returning
industry leaders and the new organizations that have joined this year.
 ·         *Collaborator logos* are displayed on the live survey, the survey
webpage <http://www.blackducksoftware.com/future-of-open-source/> and in
all media advisories.
 ·         The Future of Open Source has a dedicated blog category on Open
Source Delivers<http://osdelivers.blackducksoftware.com/category/community/future-of-open-source/>,
which you are invited to submit content to. For more information, please
contact Megan DeGruttola at mdegruttola@blackducksoftware.com.
 ·         *Results revealed in a live webinar!*  The Future of Open Source
Survey sponsors, Black Duck and North Bridge, will host a live panel
discussion revealing this year's survey results on April 3, 2013 at 2 p.m.
ET<http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=747636&s=1&k=B58F9E4E837E364F4D3B045BE6C18CCB&partnerref=collabkickoff>
.

*Help us reach our goal of 1,000 respondents this year!*

Starting *February 5th*, please distribute the survey link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014-future-open-source via newsletters,
e-mails, blogs, tweets, etc. throughout the coming weeks.

*The planned survey close date is March 5, 2014.* Please let us know your
plans for distributing the survey, and how many respondents you hope to
reach. Together we'll make this the most successful survey to date!

*Get social*

Follow all the news and activity around the Future of Open Source Survey *on
Twitter at **@FutureofOSS* <https://twitter.com/futureofOSS>! Join the
conversation by *using the hashtag
**#FutureOSS*<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FutureOSS&src=typd>.


If you send us your Twitter handles, we'll be sure to follow you. Suggested
tweets coming soon!

*Help with promotions*
 We will provide a link to the survey announcement media advisory, email
templates for you to use in your outreach, along with suggested tweets.

If you have a PR firm, please include them in this effort. We are happy to
send them any official communications from our PR firm, Emanate.

Please contact: Megan DeGruttola at +1-781-425-4432
mdegruttola@blackducksoftware.com or Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco 978-283-8333
jackie@marketingrecon.com for any questions regarding the survey.

Best,

*Megan DeGruttola*
Communications Manager
*Black Duck | Connect. Code. Create.*
mdegruttola@blackducksoftware.com
Twitter: @megandegruttola <https://twitter.com/MeganDeGruttola> | Skype:
blackduck_mdegruttola
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