FYI. Would you like to see a Camel presentation at ApacheCon this fall? If yes, any topic in particular?
Hadrian Begin forwarded message: > From: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > Date: March 20, 2010 3:35:57 PM EDT > To: annou...@apachecon.com > Subject: ApacheCon NA 2010 Business/Community Track Call For Participation > Reply-To: s...@apache.org > > ApacheCon North America 2010 > Business/Community Track Call For Participation > > All submissions must be received by Friday, 30 April 2010 at midnight Pacific > Time. > > > The official conference, trainings, and expo of The Apache Software > Foundation (ASF) will return to Atlanta this November, with dozens of > sessions on Servers, Cloud Computing, Search, NoSQL, Incubating projects, > innovations, emerging technologies, and more. ApacheCon's technical tracks > are currently being planned by their respective Project Management Committees > and will be announced in the upcoming weeks. > > Over the past five years, the ApacheCon Business/Community Track brought some > of the most compelling non-technical topics in Open Source, bridging user, > developer, and deployment issues as they relate to customer and community > success. > > We are soliciting 50-minute presentations for the Business/Community Track at > the next conference, 1-5 November 2010, at the Westin Peachtree in Atlanta. > > The ASF's meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way", is widely credited > for the success of many leading Open Source projects and communities. We are > particularly interested in presentations that demonstrate real-world examples > that address The Apache Way and its impact on the following topics: > > - The Business of Open Source (policies, governance, ecosystem) > - Adoption Success Stories (enterprise/business, military/government, > non-profit/academic/research) > - Business Model Strategies (evolving landscape, transforming changes, > emerging trends) > - Apache in the Enterprise (motivations, operations, markets, > interoperability) > - Open Source In the House (tips/tricks/tools that improve internal > processes, productivity, collaboration) > - Open Development and Distributed Computing > - Educating and Evangelizing > - Open Source Licenses and Legal Issues (roadmaps, hybrid environments, > compatibility, etc.) > - Meritocracy Model and Community Building > - Mentoring Projects, Users, and Communities > - Fostering Emerging Group Participation (students, women, multi-national, > etc.) > > > Other proposals on topics of interest that showcase “how we did it” are also > welcome. Submissions are open to anyone with relevant expertise: ASF > affiliation is not required to present at, attend, or otherwise participate > in ApacheCon. > > Please keep in mind that whilst we are encourage submissions that the > highlight the use of specific Apache solutions, we are unable to accept > marketing/commercially-oriented presentations. > > All accepted speakers (not co-presenters) qualify for general conference > admission and a minimum of two nights lodging at the conference hotel. > Additional hotel nights and travel assistance are possible, depending on the > number of presentations given and type of assistance needed. > > To submit a 50-minute presentation proposal, please send an email to bizcom > AT apachecon DOT com containing the following information in plaintext (no > attachments, please): > > 1. Your full name, title, and organization > > 2. Contact information, including your address > > 3. The name of your proposed session (keep your title simple and relevant to > the topic) > > 4. The category of the intended presentation (Business or Community) > > 5. A 75-200 word overview of your presentation > > 6. A 100-200-word speaker bio that includes prior conference speaking or > related experience > > 7. Feedback or references (with contact information) on presentations given > within the last three years > > > To be considered, proposals must be received by Friday, 30 April 2010 at > midnight Pacific Time. Please email any questions regarding proposal > submissions to bizcom AT apachecon DOT com. > > > Business/Community Track Key Dates > > 20 March 2010: Call For Participation Open > 30 April 2010: Call For Participation Closes > 17 May 2010: Speaker Acceptance/Rejection Notification > 1-5 November 2010: ApacheCon NA 2010 > > > We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta! > > Business/Community Track Chairs > Sally Khudairi, Vice President, ASF Marketing & Publicity > Luciano Resende, Apache Community Development Committee > > > >
