Second Annual JA-SIG Unconference - University of Wisconsin - Madison, October 6-8, 2008
JA-SIG has always been about people coming together to share and learn in an open environment, and this is what an "unconference" is all about. The unconference format fits very well with our community values and goals. Last year's inaugural unconference at Rutgers University was a great success and this year's promises to be even better! "An unconference is a conference where the content of the sessions is driven and created by the participants, generally day-by-day during the course of the event, rather than by a single organizer, or small group of organizers, in advance." -Wikipedia This October event will provide both spontaneous and planned opportunities to collaborate on all JA-SIG projects and to find out about initiatives from other open source communities. It's a great place to bring your questions, meet with the experts, discover how others have worked through problems similar to yours--all in an informal, fun setting. Mark your calendar and make plans to join us! More information about the event will be available soon. Would you like to help us plan for the unconference? We are forming a planning committee and would like to start with a telephone discussion mid-June. The time commitment for unconference planning is far less than that of a conventional conference, since most of the activity is self-organized by participants. If you have considered participating in JA-SIG event planning but haven't yet volunteered, this is a great way to get your feet wet, meet some new colleagues, make some new friends. Please send an email to jjmarkow at ja-sig dot org and let us know if you are interested. Thank you, Jonathan Markow JA-SIG Executive Director
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