Anyone interested in doing a joint presentation for Apachecon US 2008 ? On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 3:38 AM, ant elder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Call for Papers Opens for ApacheCon US 2008 > > !REMINDER: this will be a short CFP, ending on 3 April, so please be > sure to get your CFP submissions in soon! > > The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) invites submissions to its official > users' conference, ApacheCon US 2008, held 3 November through 7 > November, 2008 at the Sheraton New Orleans. ApacheCon serves as a forum > for showcasing the ASF's latest developments, including its projects, > membership, and communities. ApacheCon offers unparalleled educational > opportunities, with dedicated presentations, hands-on trainings, and > sessions that address core technology, development, business/marketing, > and licensing issues in Open Source. > > The conference program includes competitively selected presentations, > trainings/workshops, and a small number of invited speakers. All > sessions undergo a peer review process by the ApacheCon Conference > Planning team. > > With the great success of ApacheCon US 2007, we are excited to move to > New Orleans in 2008. We're proud to announce that we are going to > intensify and deepen the pre-conference trainings by offering 2-day > trainings alongside full- and half-day trainings, and each training > session will have certifications of completion for those who fulfill all > the requirements of the training. > > The ASF comprises some of the most active and recognized developers in > the Open Source community. By bringing together the pioneers, > developers, and users of flagship Open Source technologies, ApacheCon > provides an influential platform for dialogue, between the speaker and > the audience, between project contributors and the community at large, > traversing a wide range of ideas, expertise, and personalities. > > ApacheCon welcomes submissions from like-minded delegates across many > fields, geographic locations, and areas of development. Please note you > do not need to be committer or project contributor at the ASF to submit > a proposal! The unique nature of the Apache community lends itself to > creating a conference content that is not only the best of Open Source > but cutting edge as well. > > Conference Themes and Topics > > * Apache HTTP server topics: installation, configuration, migration > * ASF-wide projects such as, Jakarta, Tomcat, Maven, Geronimo, > Harmony, Lucene, SpamAssassin, Portals, and Web Services > * Scripting languages and dynamic content such as Java, Perl, Python, > Ruby, XSL, and PHP > * Security and e-commerce > * Performance tuning, load balancing and high availability > * New technologies and initiatives such as Web Services and Web 2.0 > * ASF-Incubated projects such as Abdera, CXF, and Qpid > * Case studies and industry profiles demonstrating the use of Apache > software > * Open source community and business models, legal and marketing > issues > > NOTE: Marketing-oriented submissions aimed at promoting specific > organizations or products will not be accepted. > > > Submission Guidelines > > Submissions must include title; speaker's name with affiliation and > email address; format (Training vs. General Session) and duration > (1-hour general session, or half-, full-day, or two-day training); > expertise level (beginner to advanced); a full description including > abstract and objectives (200 words or less); intended audience and > maximum number of participants, with background knowledge expected of > the participants (Trainings only); and speaker bio (100 words or less). > Full presentation and training materials will be due at a later > date, as noted below. > > Types of Submissions: Trainings, General Sessions, Case Studies and > Industry Profiles. > > Speakers whose proposals are accepted have registration fees waived, > reasonable travel and part of their lodging expenses paid. Only one > speaker will be covered per accepted proposal. > > > Important Dates > > Proposal submission deadline: 3 April, 2008 *Before* ApacheCon Europe! > Notification of acceptance: 25 April, 2008 > Materials for Web site: 3 October, 2008 > Materials for Trainings: 17 October, 2008 > Conference Date: Monday to Friday, 3-7 November 2008 > Trainings: Monday and Tuesday, 3-4 November 2008 > General Sessions: Wednesday to Friday, 5-7 November 2008 > > > To submit your completed proposal, please follow the directions to logon > here to the existing ApacheCon CFP system: > http://www.us.apachecon.com/us2008/ > > Use your existing ApacheCon CFP login, or create a new one as needed. > Then under ApacheCon US 2008 Status and Options, click the "Fill out a > CFP form" link. > > If you are not yet subscribed to the ApacheCon announcement mailing > list, send an email message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > About ApacheCon US 2008 > > ApacheCon is co-produced by the Apache Software Foundation and Stone > Circle Productions. The ApacheCon Planning team comprises ASF Members > from all over the world working on a wholly-volunteer basis. > For more information, visit http://www.apachecon.com/ or the > ApacheCon US Web site at http://www.us.apachecon.com/us2008/. > > -- ApacheCon Planning Team > planners-2008-us (atsymbol) apachecon.com >
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