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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DebConf10 to take place in New York City, USA in August 2010 ============================================================ * Annual Debian conference to take place August 1-7, 2010 * Hosted in New York City; first time ever in the United States * General public invited to day of talks about Debian and Free Software * Call for papers, registration to open in January 2010 New York City, USA, October 30, 2009 - The Debian Project, the team behind the free Debian GNU/Linux operating system, confirmed the dates and venue for its next annual conference, DebConf10. The conference will take place from August 1 to 7, 2010, at Columbia University, in New York City, USA, in cooperation with the Columbia Computer Science department. In DebConf's eleven-year history, this will be the first time it has been held in the United States of America. Every year, DebConf allows new and existing Debian project participants from around the world to assemble, share knowledge, make collaborative contributions to Debian, and build tighter community bonds. Conference costs are largely funded by corporate sponsors who find significant value in enabling Debian's success. "The Debian community in New York City is excited to welcome our colleagues from around the world to join us for this rewarding and productive conference," says Jimmy Kaplowitz, leader of the local team for DebConf10. "We look forward to energizing North American Debian contributors and introducing interested users to ways they can give back to Debian, making it an even better operating system and an even better community." DebConf will include a day when it opens its doors to the general public. There will be talks and demonstrations about the benefits of Debian and Free and Open Source software in general to corporate, governmental, academic, and individual users. The call for papers and registration will open in January 2010. DebConf10 will be preceded by DebCamp, the yearly developer work sessions, starting on July 25. Information about DebConf10 is updated at http://debconf10.debconf.org as it becomes available. ABOUT DEBIAN Debian GNU/Linux is a free computer operating system. Over three thousand volunteers from all over the world work together to create and maintain Debian software. Translated into 27 languages, and supporting a huge range of computer types, Debian calls itself the "universal operating system". In the United States, Debian is backed by Software in the Public Interest, Inc., a not-for-profit public charity as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. ABOUT DEBCONF DebConf is the annual Debian conference, which has taken place since 2000 in places as varied as Canada, Finland, and Argentina. Several hundred developers, contributors, and users gather each year at a new location to further ideas, cooperate, and socialize. More information about DebConf is available from http://debconf.org. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT DebConf press team [email protected] http://debconf10.debconf.org/ Americas: Europe / Middle East / Africa / Asia / Pacific: Jimmy Kaplowitz Martin Krafft [email protected] [email protected] Tel: +1 347 277 1465 Tel: +41 32 5119511 ### -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJK6iXkAAoJEGT+wHBUdj6bnS8P/i5Dhqfd1W1Hc4CfGuc5jX21 XlVbEeFvEiKfzTnmcKZQ83ff3/x/ggdjmNJvqgODJBcOOZShIp5Fo5ALBHSYa5Xe uOUp+Xlkv2UpepW7dpvdGRLga7Zzr92VPHrpAgwQmmfGSKgizd+Bzr8a8bq3PJQg ntDMnkSYc5fvyrIUt+pNIhnXCswKa5FFlPEGcfQ4ckJxkJ0YkAijwZmGzuovOilp IrrLEGXSQgLFm/UYJH68CTyEahn2OinS9yjiUNfFg7fT7sj/119rmiT6bx3EjnlA t1eJS9BTnK18v18M+RSdW1Jv8ORH+FzLpkKQVeO0gofif7vA/3FOWoxDBQGeHQKz EahQyYKLIfk1EcvrSG29hMmmusmUQlE6rGcrAe+DgD9w6ofwSE6w1GQ3Cft27dMM H2sT7SIDLHZ5z9QrnfgRLhJkw1MMtYSZCnughh63rF+VfBTTTbmCwykBG2TFx9iJ LzyTj9fjRgm+GE9OF/MVJ/SmQogUYLXhLx9E555v9P3aWIuIquqMJWXov8LwXEE9 3mdOKE1bzf5TbWbonlTEnNXskXC4hrW+ZBxV8vFN3rinOgwXfMXBc1j0WBhsuC/w 2IzH7it4jxGDvYFTX0Cr6OaxN2grqDwUaum5NjXr3K4suSDnA9pMaFKTK3XA8l0P apCjt26v6ucVcDfY8x0h =uXBa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
