[aaloa supporters] AALOA press release
Susan Schwarze
s.schwarze at prosyst.com
Tue Nov 16 11:22:26 CET 2010
Thanks, Saied!
Apart from a few minor typos (to be corrected) I like it much since it
includes the buzz words journalists are after if they are not technical.
Good investment!
My two cents,
Susan
Am 15.11.10 19:22 schrieb "Mohammad-Reza Tazari" unter
<saied.tazari at igd.fraunhofer.de>:
> Dear Susan,
>
> thank you very much for the feedback that, as far as I can judge, does
> unfortunately come too late :-( because people have already prepared
> translations of the old text... a pity!
>
> Dear German-speaking supporters,
>
> Earlier this morning, I sent the message below to Antonio:
>
>> this is just to check if what I have arranged with our press office is what
>> you wanted to have:
>>
>> * our office sends a short message that invites the press to watch the live
>> video streams at the given time
>> * but the German press release will remain blocked until the live streaming
>> is finished
>> * however, this would mean that the press release will effectively be
>> released on Wednesday morning on a special channel, where all German press
>> has access to (it costs 500 €, but our institute is paying it)
>> * last but not least, our press office has rejected to use the translation
>> provided by us, because they believe that it is too technical that attracts
>> no / little attention (according to them, our translation could be
>> appropriate for being put on the Web sites rather than being sent as a press
>> release). They are preparing a free translation that reflects the same spirit
>> but is more appropriate for the press. This revised text will be sent to that
>> special channel on Wednesday. I will send it to you as soon as I receive it.
>>
> Now, I have the "free translation" by our press office that had to remain
> within the boundaries of 300 words in order not to exceed the cost of 500 €.
> Here, I would like to simply share it with you (see the attachment).
>
> Kind regards,
>
> -- Saied
>
> Susan Schwarze wrote on 15-Nov-10 17:47:
>>
>> Thanks, Saied,
>>
>> Sorry for my late response - I hope it's still useful.
>> In order to make it a real press release, you need to add a location and
>> date. I also have slightly edited the press release - see attached. If you
>> disagree with the edits just remove them.
>>
>> I will need to talk to Jesus, the coordinator of OSAMi Commons, whether we
>> can join the quotes section.
>>
>> BTW, where do we stand now with the initiation of a real organization? Do we
>> need any admin support, do we have a financial background we can rely on
>> etc.? Please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Susan
>>
>>
>> Am 12.11.10 14:21 schrieb "Mohammad Reza Tazari" unter
>> <saied.tazari at igd.fraunhofer.de> <mailto:saied.tazari at igd.fraunhofer.de> :
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> also Reiner Wichert has added a statement; I tried to gather all the
>>> statements and the original text by Francesco & Joe in one document for a
>>> better overview of all the text to be translated (attached).
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> -- Saied
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> I have discussed with Francesco that Gunnar quote will be the following
>>>>
>>>> The MonAMI project objective is investigate, specify, validate and
>>>> promote an approach based on mainstream technologies so that AAL
>>>> applications can be deployed in a cost effective manner. We believe
>>>> that this can only happen if a widely used AAL platformbased on
>>>> standards is available. This is the reason why we have participated
>>>> to the creation of AALOA. We intend to play an active role in
>>>> ensuring that building blocks made availble in AALOA platform can be
>>>> integrated into future industry solutions.
>>>>
>>>> I have also translated the press release in French. Bruno is to check
>>>> it again.
>>>>
>>>> Antonio
>>>>
>>>> On 10/11/2010 17:32, Francesco Furfari wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> here a first version already reviewed by Joe.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> *A new Ambient Assisted Living community is born and wants you.
>>>>> *
>>>>> Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) is a new term referring to one of the
>>>>> most important societal challenges facing us in the coming years.
>>>>> Starting from the problem of population aging, AAL is about
>>>>> intelligent systems that use technology to provide assistance for a
>>>>> better, healthier and safer life in the preferred living environment.
>>>>> Starting in 2006, various research projects funded by the EU FP6 and
>>>>> FP7 research programmes have been developing ideas in this field.
>>>>> Seven of these projects have now joined forces and decided it is time
>>>>> to start a convergence process to build a consensus on the
>>>>> standardization of AAL systems. To do so, the projects now support the
>>>>> incorporation of an AAL Open Association -- known as AALOA.
>>>>>
>>>>> The mission of AALOA is to provide a shared open framework for
>>>>> developers, technology and service providers, research institutions
>>>>> and end user associations to discuss, design, develop, evaluate and
>>>>> standardize a common service platform for Ambient Assisted Living.
>>>>>
>>>>> The call for action is expressed in the AALOA Manifesto
>>>>> (http://www.aaloa.org/manifesto), and was distributed publically for
>>>>> the first time in September 2010 at the AAL Forum in Odense, Denmark
>>>>> (http://www.aalforum.eu/).It has attracted subscriptions from more
>>>>> than fifty individuals coming from the academic world and industry.
>>>>> The first project initiated by the AALOA community is EvAAL
>>>>> (http://eval.aaloa.org), an international competition aimed at
>>>>> evaluating AAL systems and creating recognized benchmarks for the
>>>>> assessment of the research results in this field.
>>>>>
>>>>> AALOA invites you to join the community, and to participate in its
>>>>> activities: to bring fresh ideas, to propose workshops and new
>>>>> projects and to contribute actively to the growth of the association.
>>>>> For details of how to join, please visit: http://www.aaloa.orgor write
>>>>> to info at aaloa.org_
>>>>> _
>>>>>
>>>>> -----------------------------------------------
>>>>> Francesco Furfari from CNR, Italy the first subscriber of the
>>>>> Manifesto says:
>>>>>
>>>>> "It's the first time that independent research projects have decided
>>>>> to join their efforts and share their findings before the projects
>>>>> have even finished. This is possible thanks to a common Open Source
>>>>> policy which may produce a strong impact on the market. Several
>>>>> industrial alliances have recently demonstrated how OSS can quickly
>>>>> open new markets, especially when the costs of developing a platform
>>>>> are spread over a multiplicity of stakeholders".
>>>>>
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>>>> Joe Gorman coordinator of EU project universAAL says:
>>>>>
>>>>> "As the latest and largest AAL project in the series funded by the EU,
>>>>> one of the main objectives of the universAAL project is to work
>>>>> towards establishment of a standard platform for AAL.And not just the
>>>>> platform itself:also a community of people and organisations
>>>>> contributing to its development and uptake.We see AALOA as playing a
>>>>> central role in this, by putting us in touch with key stakeholders in
>>>>> the field, and providing a forum for real discussion and synergy with
>>>>> them".
>>>>>
>>>>> -----------------------------------------------
>>>>> *Gunnar Fagerberg coordinator of EU project MonAMI says:*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------
>>>>> *anybody else ????*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - Francesco
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Il 20.59, Antonio kung ha scritto:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Next week we will have one of the big days : announcing AALOA to the
>>>>>> press.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here is a list of actions that are pending:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * Francesco to provide a text. Note that Gunnar Fagerberg will
>>>>>> provide a quote for inclusion (something like /MonAMI supports
>>>>>> the AALOA initiative and we are delighted that this workshop is
>>>>>> the event where AALOA is announced/)
>>>>>> * At least 3 translations in French (Trialog), Italian (CNR) and
>>>>>> German (Rainer/Saied)
>>>>>> * Contacting the press. France (Trialog), Italy (CNR), Germany
>>>>>> (Fraunhofer), Sweden (SIAT) will announce the event to
>>>>>> Journalists and inform them that a facebook videostream will be
>>>>>> available
>>>>>> * Gerald, can you provide the details on the facebook videostream
>>>>>> * Press release to be make public on AALOA, UniversAAL, MonAMI
>>>>>> websites on tuesday afternoon
>>>>>> * A joint statement to be provided concerning AALOA/OpenURC (see
>>>>>> e-mail that follows)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Antonio
>>>>>> --
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Board Member & VP Marketing OSGi Alliance (osgi.org)
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