[awards-program] Press Release language

[Jim Grisanzio]

Jesse Silver wrote:
> Press release language for OpenSolaris:
>
> The OpenSolaris Community Awards program features a $100,000 open call 
> for innovation and a $75,000 student research program. The awards will 
> recognize outstanding or innovative contributions 

Outstanding *and* innovative? How about just innovative? A nit, I know. 
:) Your call.


> to the OpenSolaris 
> community and the OpenSolaris ecosystem at large, 

Not sure you need "OpenSolaris ecosystem at large."  The term 
"OpenSolaris community" is (or should be, anyway) considered global.. 
Another nit. Your call. I just don't like "ecosystem" that much.

> with twenty five 
> $1,000 second prizes, three $15,000 first prizes, and a $30,000 grand 
> prize. The student research program will fund student-professor research 
> collaborations, focused on OpenSolaris, at universities across the 
> globe. Visit opensolaris.org to participate.
>
> More info, may include if desired:
>
> -There are no categories for submission. Winning projects could include 
> code, video, documentation or others.
> -read the FAQ at: http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/Awards_Program_FAQ
>
> Contact me for edits or for more info :) 310-766-2006
>
> Thanks,
> Jesse
>

When is this going out?

Jim


> Teresa Giacomini wrote:
>> Awards will recognize contribution and innovation to the OpenSolaris 
>> community....
>>
>>
>> Winning submissions could be code projects or other types of projects 
>> such as documentation or video.
>> Demonstration of a cool use of OpenSolaris
>>
>> and may include....  code....
>>
>> There are no categories for submission.....will all be considered....
>>
>> Leave out the types...
>>
>> My first draft for the press release:
>>
>> The OpenSolaris Community Awards program features a $100,000 open call 
>> for innovation and a $75,000 student research program. The innovation 
>> awards will recognize outstanding and innovative contributions to the 
>> OpenSolaris community and the OpenSolaris ecosystem at large, with 
>> twenty five $1,000 second prizes, three $15,000 first prizes, and a 
>> $30,000 grand prize. Winning submissions may include code, 
>> documentation, video or a combination thereof. The student research 
>> program will fund student-professor research collaborations, focused 
>> on OpenSolaris, at universities across the globe.
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> awards-program at opensolaris.org
>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/awards-program
>>
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